THE STARTING 11: Oddities of playing at Yankee Stadium in November
George Steinbrenner’s shivering ghost! “The House Next to the One Ruth Built Used To Be” was meant for dingers not fancy-pants Europeans faffing about in early winter! But alas, so it was that local foot and ball outfit Toronto FC and a few hundred hosers spent yesterday evening in the Bronx at the makeshift soccer-baseball stadium. However, it’s usually empty by November which made for some interesting sights…
11. Ridiculously narrow pitch even smaller from low temperature shrinkage
10. Reggie Jackson roams the concourses aggressively reminding everyone there’s no “Mr. November”
9. New York-style boiled hot dogs mostly inserted into gloves for warming hands
8. Visitor’s locker room full of past season’s used Yankees’ jocks
7. The only “frozen ropes” on display are actual frozen ropes
6. Frank Lampard constantly mistaken for Macy’s Parade float
5. Visiting supporters wasted on Pumpkin Spice Lattes
4. Pizza Rats have their full winter coats of fur
3. TFC fans basking shirtless in balmy weather
2. Corner flags are mostly week-old rotting Jack-o’-lanterns
1. Only cards David Villa receives from referees are early Christmas greetings
November 10, 2016
Wait a minute, “pizza rat”, is that the secret ingredient in the famous New York pizza?
November 11, 2016
Hilarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPXUG8q4jKU