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  • Staten Island

    Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 10:21AM / Standard Entry / Members only
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    Mr. B and I went to see some live baseball this past weekend.  No, not our favorite New York Yankees but the Staten Island Yankees who happen to be the Single A affiliate of the Yankees.  Single A is the first level of the minor leagues that players usually play at when they sign with a Major League team.  The Yankees are also known as the Bronx Bombers and the S.I. team have been dubbed the Baby Bombers.  It was a pretty big game as they happened to be playing the Brooklyn Cyclones who are the Single A affiliate of the  cross-town rival New York Mets.

    The easiest way to get Staten Island is probably via the Staten Island Ferry.  The station itself is kind of interesting from a graphic standpoint.  I like the big letters on the sign outside. There's a walkway behind them if you want to get close.  It's also kind of a gross station cause pigeons fly inside and around it.  That always freaks me out since I'm so not fond of pigeons.  The ride itself is probably about 15 minutes.  It's not bad when the weather is nice and fairly scenic too.
    Inside the station


    Leaving downtown Manhattan

    The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges
    A view of one of artist Olafur Eliasson’s New York City Waterfalls. For 110 days,
    these installations will pump 35,000 gallons of water per minute up and over
    four man-made towers, including one taller than the Statue of Liberty.
    The sun shining down on the Statue of Liberty
    The S.I. Yankees at bat in the first inning.
    We had pretty good seats by home plate. This was our view of the game.

    A view of the park from higher up

    Even though we attended a night game it was still pretty unbearably hot cause of the humidity.  We ended up leaving during the 7th inning stretch when the Baby Bombers were down by a score of 4 - 1.  We were happy to learn that they came back to win it in the bottom of the 9th by a final score of 4 - 5.  Go Yankees!  In case anyone is wondering, I took these photos with my point & shoot.  I'll be trying to catch up on my feeds in the next couple of days.  Haven't been on much this week since Mr. B has been off from work and we've been chilling.

Entry comments (28)

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  • femme
    posted on Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 12:58AM [Report]
    Absolutely fabulous photo + experience Butter!
  • JRS
    posted on Monday, Jul 28, 2008 11:50PM [Report]
    Wow!  That game you attended looked pretty packed....NY'rs love their baseball!  =)
  • JRS
    posted on Monday, Jul 28, 2008 11:49PM [Report]
    This is quite lovely!
  • Sorica7
    posted on Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 12:03AM [Report]
    Ar u a big fan of baseball games?  i often find them boring... just a time to hang out with co-workers
  • nobleterry
    posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 8:25AM [Report]
    That's cool...our minors are in places that I'd not go.
  • elenahapasmama
    posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 4:42AM [Report]
    hey good for you for getting quality time with the mr. thanks for checking in at my blog. now jeremy is sick...we suspect kidney stones. ugh. oh well, we'll make it eventually : )
  • w-bird
    Official artist
    posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 4:22AM [Report]
    thanks for blogging about the waterfalls... i haven't seen them yet. love the ferrys. btw, i just got back from philly and i haven't looked at the shakespeare shows you've sent yet!
  • Blueamrub
    posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 2:14AM [Report]
    i havent taken the ferry in years...but the views are incredible.  and yeh, dont like the pigeons either.
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  • lisako
    Official artist
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 10:48PM [Report]
    Staten Island! I love the ferry because it's the only public transit in nyc whose price actually went down (to free). once my boyfriend and I rode our bikes down the island and then ate sri lankan food there. there's a big sri lankan community on s.i. which I hadn't known about before.
  • Dreamy
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 10:07PM [Report]
    great pictures........ u are really a baseball fan..  :)
    last night i passed by seaport.. i actually saw 2 waterfalls........ it was very pretty.. and then my hubby said.. WASTE of MONEY.. lol
  • AsianChick100
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 10:05PM [Report]
    oh yeah, you're a fan of softball, right?
  • Happybunny
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 8:16PM [Report]
    I wanna visit New York too!
  • Happybunny
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 8:13PM [Report]
    Wow this is pretty amazing!
  • JoanneSanderson
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 6:46PM [Report]
    I'm glad you've both had a chance to chill. I don't know much about baseball,so it's nice to learn more about the leagues and game from you.
  • JoanneSanderson
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 6:45PM [Report]
    oh that's nice picture.
  • ivy17
    Official artist
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 4:33PM [Report]
    I enjoyed riding the Staten Island Ferry from time to time. Great views, relaxing ride, and it's free... what's not to love?
  • ivy17
    Official artist
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 4:31PM [Report]
    very cool!
  • skinph55
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 4:29PM [Report]
    I am being tossed deciding whether to head south or go to NYC again.  Every time I see your blog entries, I feel like dropping south and going north.
  • janechu
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 2:34PM [Report]
    this is a nice view for the game... =)
  • janechu
    posted on Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 2:33PM [Report]
    ah... nice picture! hehee... =) as I told Ivy, someday, I gotta visit NY... hahaa..
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