While I haven’t exactly been thrilled with much of the new Yankee Stadium, from the ticket prices to the atmosphere to the food, there is one new tradition that I’m totally on board with.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear about how Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi, and Brian Bruney greeted fans in the Great Hall before yesterday’s game. What a cool thing to do! (Click here to see pix, courtesy of lohud.com.) Looks like fans got to talk with them, get autographs from them, and pose for photos with them as well.
Here’s hoping Squawker reader Peggy got to meet at least one of them – it was her birthday yesterday, after all! Too bad last night’s game, which Peggy attended, was so putrid!
The Yanks are planning on doing this type of meet-and-greet once each homestand. What a great new tradition for the Great Hall!
And that’s not all. CC Sabathia and Phil Coke gave Bronx kids haircuts yesterday, at Jordan’s Barber Shop. (Click here to see the pix.) Those kids must have been thrilled to meet the pitchers.
Speaking of hair, A.J. Burnett started debuting his new look this week – he’s growing a mustache! The new blog Big League Screw (no, that’s not a typo – it’s a different blog from our friends at Yahoo’s Big League Stew) noticed a shocking development – A. J. Burnett is growing a mustache! (Click here to see his new look.)
What’s more startling – A.J. Burnett’s new mustache or the Yankees being fan-friendly?
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