I Love a Parade

It is being said that the pent up emotion of the past nine years was the reason for the overwhelming attendance and outpouring of emotion at today's unbelievable parade.  It was a brisk, cold, yet beautiful day in downtown Manhattan.... the crowd was swelling with anticipation and a ligtness of mood that has not been felt in a long, long time.   The feeling that emanated from this Yankee Nation was nothing more than pure joy and gratitude... gratitude for not only this 27th World Series Championship, but gratitude for more.

You can't measure this kind of emotion, especially during these times when people are being bled dry... financially, emotionally and yes, sometimes in their soul.  We really needed something to lift our collective mood... and people are in a great mood when they come to a party like this.   The joy that is being felt in this parade is a celebration in the promise that if you are diligient, hopeful, pray like there is no tomorrow - well tomorrow will come.  And tomorrow is going to be great, we will be champions and rule the universe.

A note to those who wanted to rain on our parade:  stop whining and belly-aching about how dare the city spend the money on this kind of event during these times,  etc.   This is about joy and fun, period...and we really need to have some serious fun right now.  It's money well spent.  In fact, there's no price on this kind of eurphoria and the goodness that can come from it.

Thank you, our 2009 World Series Champions, New York Yankees.  Thank you for giving New York a big injection of mojo when when we needed it most.   Today was a nice clambake, for sure.

Snooze Series

Maybe it's just me... being a Yankees fan and all that. However I can't seem to fight the overwhelming bouts of narcolepsy that have fallen on me during these World Series. Sorry, but I just don't feel that championship rush that should be there. It felt like I was watching a game during July before the All-Star break.

First off... has anyone noticed that the crowds at Fenway are unusally quiet... especially now for the home stretch? Not for nothing... but I have felt more excitement during a regular season Yankees/Sox game. The Rox seemed to be completely over their head in these series, and have not been able to combat the Sox formidable defense. Last night Schilling opened the game well (it wasn't exactly pretty, but he got the job done), and Papelbaum closed it out with a 99/mph fastball. Rox offense just layed their like possums acting like roadkill.

Another thing is... how is it possible... I mean how... to play a 2-1 game for almost 4 hours? If people are getting striked out like that, it should be boom, boom, boom game over. Strange.

Were there that many commericals?