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My daughter and I had a great time - Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Time's Square, Yankee Stadium, lunch with Derek Jeter....all courtesy of Upper Deck for completing the Yankee Stadium Legacy set.
Derek Jeter was again a class act, super cool to Madeleine, and took time out to chat with a bunch of kids on the internet. We got a tour of Yankee Stadium which was extra nice because it wasn't crowded. The Stadium is absolutely magnificent. They have auto'd balls from teams from the '20s, 30's etc, a Gehrig jersey from 1930. They had a statue of Don Larsen and the release point starts a long plastic display case that is filled with auto'd baseballs of everyone to ever play for the Yankees. I think they had almost 1,000 of the 1,600 something so far. There was a Thurman Munson clean on the sweet spot right above a Rickey Henderson. I need to get a cable to get the pictures off my camera.
My daughter got on the field for batting practice and had a great time. A.J. Burnett, Nick Swisher and Phil Hughes, and of course Jeter, were awesome to her, signing and chatting/laughing it up. Joe Girardi wasn't overly social, I'd imagine serious before the game, but he signed for them. Mariano Rivera took the time to sign and as one of the boys was from Panama and idolized him, that was a huge thrill. Phil Coke and Alfredo Aceves also signed. I hate to do it, but I have to point out that Alex Rodriguez was a dick. Good job with the kids ARod.
At lunch UD had a bunch of packs to rip and Madeleine pulled a Jeter card. Derek signed a few things at lunch for everyone then we took the tour of the Stadium. When Madeleine went on the field she took that card and a ball she had bought at a shop outside of the stadium and asked Derek to sign them. When she came back into the stands she gave them to me and said , "Happy Father's Day." She asked him to sign both of them - To Tommy.
Great city, great game, great time and great gifts. Thanks again to Upper Deck, Derek Jeter and My Daughter!!!
Derek Jeter was again a class act, super cool to Madeleine, and took time out to chat with a bunch of kids on the internet. We got a tour of Yankee Stadium which was extra nice because it wasn't crowded. The Stadium is absolutely magnificent. They have auto'd balls from teams from the '20s, 30's etc, a Gehrig jersey from 1930. They had a statue of Don Larsen and the release point starts a long plastic display case that is filled with auto'd baseballs of everyone to ever play for the Yankees. I think they had almost 1,000 of the 1,600 something so far. There was a Thurman Munson clean on the sweet spot right above a Rickey Henderson. I need to get a cable to get the pictures off my camera.
My daughter got on the field for batting practice and had a great time. A.J. Burnett, Nick Swisher and Phil Hughes, and of course Jeter, were awesome to her, signing and chatting/laughing it up. Joe Girardi wasn't overly social, I'd imagine serious before the game, but he signed for them. Mariano Rivera took the time to sign and as one of the boys was from Panama and idolized him, that was a huge thrill. Phil Coke and Alfredo Aceves also signed. I hate to do it, but I have to point out that Alex Rodriguez was a dick. Good job with the kids ARod.
At lunch UD had a bunch of packs to rip and Madeleine pulled a Jeter card. Derek signed a few things at lunch for everyone then we took the tour of the Stadium. When Madeleine went on the field she took that card and a ball she had bought at a shop outside of the stadium and asked Derek to sign them. When she came back into the stands she gave them to me and said , "Happy Father's Day." She asked him to sign both of them - To Tommy.
Great city, great game, great time and great gifts. Thanks again to Upper Deck, Derek Jeter and My Daughter!!!
