So I know I haven't blogged since the World Series started.  I was pretty caught up in the games and also didn't want to jinx my team by talking about them too much.  The Yankees claimed their 27th World Championship title by taking a 7-3 victory against the Phillies a week ago so I'm back.  They had a terrific season and capped it off in the best way possible. I was a little nervous about the Phillies cause they're a really good team. I can only say that they played well but the Yankees played better.  Maybe Jimmy Rollins should've put his bat where his mouth was when he made his predictions and Charlie Manuel probably shouldn't have referred to Andy Pettitte as an older pitcher with diminished stuff when he somehow found a way to beat them twice. The Yankees answered them by just playing and winning.  Last Friday the city celebrated with a ticker tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan followed by a City Hall ceremony presenting the team with keys to the city.  It was a crisp fall day and over a million people showed up.  NYC and the Yankees know how to throw a rockin' party!  The energy was incredible and it was great to see my city come together to cheer my favorite team.  The parade started at 11AM but when I met with my friends at 8AM the crowds were already gathering. I was pressed up against this bus stop for a few hours and my left tricep hurt for 2 days after but I'm not complaining.  My friend Wanda was awesome.  She kept propelling us forward and even found a box for me to stand on for better viewing and picture taking.

It's no secret that I'm an ardent fan of baseball and the NY Yankees.  So I'm super excited that they're this year's American League Champions and will be playing in the World Series against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.  It should make for some exciting baseball as it's a pretty even matchup on a level of talent. The Yankees came into the post-season with the best record in baseball winning 103 out of 162 games.  The Phillies are the reigning champs and the fact they've made it this far again proves just how formidable they are.  Of course the epic collapse of the Mets certainly helped.  The 7 game series commences tonight on Fox with JayZ and Alicia Keys set to perform “Empire State of Mind" pre-game.  Hopefully the rain will stop before then.  Mr. B and I will start out sitting in the same spots we were in the last time they won.  If that doesn't work we start moving.  If they score, we don't move.  Just a few of my fave moments from this season.  Go Yankees!

Well I'm back...sorta...kinda...not really completely... just yet.  But  I'm putting in a cameo appearance here to say I'm still around, feeling better, getting myself straightened out and just enjoying the summer in NYC.  I hope a good summer is being had by all. Thank you to everyone who's dropped me a comment, message or email.  I apologize for being so slack to respond and for all the blogs I've missed out on but sitting in front of the computer for hours just hasn't been the thing for me lately.  I'll try my best to make it up though I can't make any promises on feeds so please understand.  If anyone wants  me to read a particular blog of theirs, just point it out to me and I will try to oblige.  Here's a bit of a catch up of the past few months in photos.

The last time I blogged about the Yankees, they were in first place.  Well that hasn't changed.  We got to attend 2 games at the new stadium and it rocks.  Our first game on July 4th ended up being a 6 hr. 12 inning affair completed with a dramatic walk off win.  Then we got to see our 1st ever game against division rivals Boston thanks to free tix from a vendor of Mr. B's. We went early to batting practice.  The energy at these games is always more intense and the stadium was shaking when the Yankees scored 9 runs in the 5th inning.  They went on to win the game 13-6.  We're thinking we must bring them good luck.