Barb’s Burblings

All eyes are on Yankee Stadium tonight (well, all eyes that aren’t on the Emmys; how evil is this?), and it’s easy to see why. Brian Roberts, Aubrey Huff, and Nick Markakis could possibly be the first three teammates ever to have 50 doubles each! Isn’t that nuts? Brian already has 51 (a career high!), Aubrey has 48, and Nick has 47. Who knows where they’ll be after tonight?
No, seriously, I’ve been glued to ESPN for a good chunk of the evening watching the salutes to Yankee Stadium. I grew up going to games there; the last time I went was 4 years ago.

I remember going when I was little, bringing in food and cheering them on. I remember the great feeling as we left, listening to Frank singing. Mind you, these were the days when the Yankees sucked. They won that game in 1992 (if I recall, they lost maybe 1 game I actually attended), but went 76-86 for the season. (Of course, compared to how the O’s have done the last 10 years, that’s not too bad!) I didn’t go to another major league baseball stadium until, I think, 1993, when I saw a game at Camden Yards. To me, like so many others, Yankee Stadium was the stadium. It still is, much as I love Camden Yards. (Of course, to me, New York remains The City, must as I love others.)
But I couldn’t make it up this season, much less this weekend, so I decided to honor the occasion by visiting Babe Ruth’s birthplace in downtown Baltimore. (His dad owned a bar that stood around where shallow right field at Camden Yards now is.) It was neat going to the birthplace; it’s a nice museum and it’s just so cool seeing all of those Ruth items. I definitely recommend it. It was also neat that there were a fair number of people there.

And, of course, I had to swing by Camden Yards…

Here’s hoping the magic moves across the street.