Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Tampa Bay Rays 2 Yankees 1 in 11 Innings

Even though I am a big Met fan, I like to go to Yankee Stadium about 2 times every season. I was able to get tickets through StubHub in the upper deck behind home plate. We arrived at the ballpark at 12:50 PM, but had to wait on line for about 30 minutes to be screened. This is what everyone must face in this post 9/11 world.

The Yankees have performed quite well this season in spite of losing so many players to injuries. At this point in the season, they are fighting with Tampa Bay for first place in the AL East. However, the bats died in today's matinee. They only scored one run as Brett Gardiner scored on a Blake Snell wild pitch in the third inning. The Rays tied the game with a 7th inning home run by Brandon Lowe. The game went into extra innings with Austin Meadows hitting a home run in the 11th inning to win the game for the visitors.

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