27! Go Yankees!!!!

The last time the city went crazy like this was when Obama won the Presidential Election. There was something in the air then...something exciting....something that brought this city together in a mostly united front. It was exciting and fun to be a part of something so monumental while I was tucked away safely in my apartment--close enough to hear, but far enough away to avoid extremists.

This same "united feeling" seemed to spread like wildfire when the New York Yankees won their 27th World Series Wednesday night. All day people were talking predictions and strategies. When the actual game was on, fans were glued to televisions or radios, in sports bars, on the sidewalk, or in their homes. Once the Yankees were declared victors, people poured into the streets--cheering, hollering, and chanting. They drove by in cars honking their horns and pumping their fists into the night air.

Granted, the NY Yankees winning the series doesn't even come close to the election of a new President of the United States, but what I'm referring to is the united feeling that permeated the city. It was nearly tangible. It's nice when something good brings people together. It's nice when people are happy and friendly with complete strangers.

And so, Yankee fan or not, this team brought this huge and sometimes isolated city together for a brief moment...and what a great moment it was!

Go Yankees!!!!