Post by sleepy on Jun 5, 2010 6:48:03 GMT -8
I was just thinking about this game last night (as I was standing in centerfield and watching my softball team get pummeled... again).
Long before Stras packed 'em into TGS, the New York Yankees came to town for one last tuneup before the 1998 season began -- 2 against the Padres (a preview of things to come) and 1 to close out at SDSU on 3/30/98. That was the first time I ever saw an overflow crowd for, really, anything on campus aside from graduation at Aztec Bowl. This was the resurgence of the Yankees empire -- Jeter was in place, and they had just come off their first or second world title in a string that was to come.
I had forgotten about the controversy with Hideki coming into town. What I do recall is that an Aztec hit a homerun, and so did Straw.
But it was the surreal aspect of it that really got to you during those few hours: Holy crap! The New York Yankees, and their Murderer's Row history, are out on the field here at SDSU, right before my eyes!!
Here's the pre and post-game articles from the NYT. It's about what you'd suspect for a pre-season article. I tried finding something from the UT's search engine, with no effect. Perhaps the Daily Aztec? Somewhere in some box in my house I have photos from this game, which I will try to find.
www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/sports/baseball-spring-training-yankees-harrowing-ride-comes-to-an-uneventful-end.html?scp=1&sq=Yankees+Aztecs&st=nyt
www.nytimes.com/1998/03/31/sports/baseball-irabu-wins-but-many-questions-remain.html?scp=2&sq=Yankees+Aztecs&st=nyt
Long before Stras packed 'em into TGS, the New York Yankees came to town for one last tuneup before the 1998 season began -- 2 against the Padres (a preview of things to come) and 1 to close out at SDSU on 3/30/98. That was the first time I ever saw an overflow crowd for, really, anything on campus aside from graduation at Aztec Bowl. This was the resurgence of the Yankees empire -- Jeter was in place, and they had just come off their first or second world title in a string that was to come.
I had forgotten about the controversy with Hideki coming into town. What I do recall is that an Aztec hit a homerun, and so did Straw.
But it was the surreal aspect of it that really got to you during those few hours: Holy crap! The New York Yankees, and their Murderer's Row history, are out on the field here at SDSU, right before my eyes!!
Here's the pre and post-game articles from the NYT. It's about what you'd suspect for a pre-season article. I tried finding something from the UT's search engine, with no effect. Perhaps the Daily Aztec? Somewhere in some box in my house I have photos from this game, which I will try to find.
www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/sports/baseball-spring-training-yankees-harrowing-ride-comes-to-an-uneventful-end.html?scp=1&sq=Yankees+Aztecs&st=nyt
www.nytimes.com/1998/03/31/sports/baseball-irabu-wins-but-many-questions-remain.html?scp=2&sq=Yankees+Aztecs&st=nyt
