Category Archives: Yankee Stadium

Derek Jeeper Rides Tall

The Yankeemobile at the station this morning. The owner has Tivo’d last night’s Yankees-Tigers deciding Game 5. His wife wanted to watch X Factor and they only have one TV. So if you see him, DO NOT tell him what … Continue reading

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Not Taking the Train to the Game

A friend bequeathed me some Yankee tickets for last night’s game, so I decided to take Little G to his first major league ballgame. This was not without some deliberation. Rooting for the Yankees is absolutely forbidden is politely discouraged … Continue reading

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Yankeemobile Spawns Two-Wheeled Whelp

We’ve written extensively about the Yankeemobile of central Westchester, which sits itself in a prime parking space most days of the week at our station. Well, this morning, not 30 feet from where the Yankeemobile resides on the border of … Continue reading

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Where’s the ‘Beef’? On My Train.

I stepped off the 5:27 yesterday in Hawthorne, and a handful of boisterous Yankee fans were on board, celebrating the Bombers’ sterling 1-0 record. I had one of the pinstriped fellows directly in front of me. The name on the … Continue reading

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True ‘Bombers’ Playing Yankee Stadium This Weekend

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame of course face off against the Black Knights of Army this Saturday at Yankee Stadium, in the We Were Great a Half-Century Ago Bowl. Kickoff is 7 pm, and Metro-North is adding extra trains … Continue reading

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Ride With Pride: Yankeemobile Stands Tall

I must say, I didn’t expect to see the ol’ Yankeemobile at the train station today, after the Yankees’ ignominious distant second place finish in the ALCS against those fearsome Rangers from the Lone Star State. But there it was, … Continue reading

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‘Nostalgia Train’ Rides to Yankee Stadium Tonight

Three “Nostalgia Train” subways will roll from Grand Central to Yankee Stadium this week for the Bombers’ pursuit of another world America-plus-Toronto championship, reports SecondAvenueSagas.com. Writes SAS: The four-car train is scheduled to leave an hour before game time. Tonight … Continue reading

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What Drives Yankee Fans Wild

Something’s been a little different the past month or so down at the train station. Yes, there’s been a hint of fall in the morning air. No, the town has not decided what to do with the station house. (Maybe … Continue reading

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Wither the Yankeemobile??

In a week during which elderly Yankee figures seem to be meeting their demise with frightening regularity, it is worth noting that the Yankeemobile of Hawthorne train station–the pinstriped, Yankee-logo-d Jeep Cherokee that graced the Hawthorne lot over the past … Continue reading

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THE TRAINJOTTING READER: The Given Day

We shared an earlier passage of Dennis Lehane’s The Given Day a few months back–which also had Babe Ruth drinking heavily on a train. It’s a big ol’ 700-pager, but it’s interesting. Lehane of course does those Boston-based crime novels that … Continue reading

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