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Seriously.

I finally made it to Yankee Stadium. And I was rewarded for my troubles (Well, the wife's troubles. Thanks, wife!) with a horrible Orioles loss. Sarfate managed only 4 innings, walking three and allowing five runs, although only three earned. Burres and Cabrera were even worse.

On the bright side, I did see a future Hall of Famer hit a home run in one of the most hallowed places in baseball. And we had a nice lunch with a friend and a nice dinner with a brother-in-law.

I was impressed with the Yankees fans. They were much more pleasant on their home turf than they are in Baltimore. There were a few words exchanged between Yankee and Oriole fans, but nothing nasty. And the Orioles fans actually came out in pretty good numbers. The guy next to me was part of a group of about 400 O's fans from Pennsylvania who came up for the game.

The new Yankee stadium across the street is UGLY. I mean, hideous. I didn't get a good look at it, and the inside is probably nicer, but the outside looks like a giant bank.

Next on my list of stadiums to visit is Wrigley Field. Probably not this year, though.