Well, there was a group of Phillies fans in the next section from where I was sitting, decked out in their Phillies gear.

They cheered when they got the Yanks’ out in the 1st, and when the Phils got their 1st run in the 3rd.

A couple of the more…uh…shall we say alcohol altered….Yankees fans in my area got up to jeer and curse at them.

In the 8th inning, with the game more or less over, they went over to confront the Phillies fans, get in their faces, and one of the Phillies fans bravely called security to get them taken off. The security people came over and chased them off, sending them back to their seats. They backed down rather than get themselves ejected before the title was clinched.

Hey, just want to sneak in some house-cleaning here. As mentioned, this will be the last Water Cooler.

The days of spending 90 hours per month making 150 posts a month are over for me. Going forward, I am going to aim to keep it closer to 30 hours per month and <50 posts per month.

No more Water Coolers and, most likely, no more daily Game Commentary next year. It will be more features and isolated breaking news things…more like Pinstriped Bible and less like LoHud, if you need examples…

That said, while there will not be Coolers each day, PLEASE, please, please – did I say please? – feel FREE to use whatever post is the most recent one on the site and leave comments there on the Yankees, much like you did in the Coolers.

The fact that this blog is a gathering site for a community of Yankees fans is not changing at all.

If you have any questions on this, please let me know. Thanks!

Jay-Z performs ‘Empire State of Mind’ at Yankees Championship Parade

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=7fb9eac0-e6f8-419c-90f0-c4f1f645eabf

Hal Steinbrenner WS Parade speech

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=865180dc-f94e-4eca-aa91-7fdf68f24b63

Joe Girardi WS Parade speech

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=68f4fe6a-3aba-4dc3-9835-415dc1325336

Derek Jeter WS Parade speech

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=454b2986-9e30-4cbb-a995-7876b6bae30a

NY’s Mayor Bloomberg’s gift for Jimmy Rollins

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=1112d589-fe28-44ae-9265-6ddd396e0ce2

Joba Chamberlain WS Parade interview

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=facd6a4f-7717-49aa-a13e-ef03297cbacb

Reggie Jackson WS Parade interview

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=c807cc75-38cb-4687-a3c7-144d95347c68

Johnny Damon WS Parade interview

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=75463b57-8b7f-49e9-b0f0-3e6ff5ed4a4c

CC Sabathia WS Parade interview

http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=f7a198c7-a5c1-40b9-8587-1c3dac69573e

JRK,

Cleary you did not attend Game Six. With the exception of a “Who’s Your Daddy?” chant here and there, there was not one disparaging Phillies comment during the game or during the post-game festivities. The fans were in attendance to cheer for the Yankees; we were focused supporting our team and the desire to talk trash about the Phillies was overshadowed by celebrating our first World Series Championship since 2000.

Even after Howard’s 2 run homer the stadium was silent – you could hear a cricket as you watched two men run the bases.

I was at the game and I agree with Keith, the fans were the epitome of class!

All Your Smilies Are Belong To Us!

Just like when I post in this blog.

That’s what I meant.

I’ve been to Fenway about a dozen times, but never for a Yankees game.
When asked, I’ve told them I’m a Yankee fan, but I love baseball enough to watch a Sox game without the Yanks being there.

I never volunteer the info. I own a Yankees cap, but no other gear, and I never really wear the cap, anyway. (In fact, I generally don’t wear hats at all.)

I never root openly against the Sox.

I always feel that, even though I paid for the ticket, I’m a guest in someone else’s home. You shouldn’t go out of your way to start arguments or fights in someone else’s home.

Just like when I post in this blog. *roll* (I’ll bet that didn’t work at all.)

Went to enough parades of various kinds when my kids were young to last me a lifetime (lost one momentarily at a Macy’s Day parade, that was a heartstopper).

The view is always better on TV, also the food and bathroom access, not to mention the company. So now I clear the agenda, sit back with all the comforts (and goodies), and watch every step of the way.

Love it. The only truly fitting end to the season. Doesn’t matter if they’re all basically alike. Like Jeter, I don’t get tired of this…

While the World Series film is nice, it is not the DVD you are looking for. What you want is this guy:

http://www.amazon.com/MLB-2009-World-Collectors/dp/B002FU8J1K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1257550097&sr=8-2

To get an idea of what will be on it here is the Phillies one from last year:
http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Phillies-2008-World-Collectors/dp/B001ILFUSM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1257550148&sr=1-2

Steve Lombardi wrote:

BTW, I found this last night –
google “yankees parade bank of new york girls” and see what you get….
NSFW, FWIW

Just tried it, didn’t see anything out of the ordinary…