This game opens the Yankee's final homestand of the regular season and should be a good inter-league matchup. For travel logistics, it is obviously a good idea that whenever the teams do meet in New York, the Giants should also play a series against the Mets. The Giants and Yankees only play every three years under the current rotation system, and it is fortunate that it is in September when I am able to visit too. I'm looking forward to Sunday's game in particular, as it should be the Yankees' Andy Pettitte's final career start in New York (assuming they don't make the play-offs!) as well as the celebration of the career of Mariano Rivera (pictured right)
The Giants sent Tim Lincecum to the mound to open the series against the Yankees' ace CC Sabathia and it was a close game at 1-1 until the Yankees managed to load the bases against Lincecum. At this point, much to Tim's annoyance, Bruce Bochy replaced him with George Kontos, who promptly gave up a grand slam to Alex Rodriguez - the 24th of his career, making him the all-time leader in grand slams. Up until that point, even the local fans had been booing him during his appearances at the plate. The biggest cheers of the night were reserved for #42 though, as even the Giants fans stood and applauded his entrance into the game in the top of the 9th inning.
Since the Yankees do not sport orange colours like the Mets, it was much easier to see how split the crowd was between the two teams. There was a significant number of Giants fans in the crowd, perhaps 20% or more.
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