Yankee Doodle

Victor, Corina, & Eduardo

This past week, Eduardo and I had the pleasure of hosting his cousin Victor, who now lives in Calgary and studies electrical engineering at the university there.  Victor travels the way I do - at full speed - using almost every minute of the day to soak in everything possible.  He loves theater and saw something like 5 Broadway shows, including Phantom of the Opera, Aladdin, Avenue Q, Newsies, and Matilda.  He also works at a theater in Calgary, and is often able to work shifts that allow him to watch the shows.  Sad to say, I have yet to see a Broadway show since I got here in May, but "Broadway Week" is fast approaching, so Eduardo and I are on the lookout for discounted tickets.

at the Yankees v. Tigers game

On his last evening here, Victor treated us to a Yankees v. Chicago White Sox game.  Eduardo and I had been to a Yankees v. Detroit Tigers game a couple weeks prior, so it wasn't our first time at the stadium, but this game was definitely more exciting, with a better outcome.  Corina, Eduardo's sister, who is studying English here, also came to the game, so it was a bit of a family reunion.  Jeter is definitely the most popular player, although I'm sure he has many more female fans that are willing to cheer quite loudly whenever he is up to bat.  I have to say, he's actually not just a pretty face, as he was a clutch hitter during the White Sox game.  It was a great game, as the Yankees won the game in the bottom of the 9th, with the game tied, the bases loaded, and Venezuelan Martin Prado hitting the game-winner.

I've retained some of my loyalty to the SF Giants, though.  It was an easy walk to AT&T Park from the apartment, a gorgeous, bay side setting, the food is better (I know I've already talked about the Crazy Crabz sammie in a previous post!), and by now I know most of the players by name, who seemed more familiar (e.g., seeing Hunter Pence coming down the Embarcadero on his motorized scooter and with a big, friendly smile on his face).  Luckily, the Giants and the Yankees are in different leagues, so now I have two teams to cheer on.