The night the Yankees lost the World Series to the Dodgers

THIS. WAS. CRAZY. Soooo much drama and sad Yankee fans. Errors, meltdowns, tantrums, bottles being thrown at the police, and more. Game 5 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium was historic in MANY ways, and it was nuts to be there for it.
Yes, this video is absurdly long, but it covers the ENTIRE DAY. I arrived at the stadium more than four hours before first pitch, saw both teams take batting practice, snagged a couple of baseballs, got up close to Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, and Alex Rodriguez, watched Gerrit Cole warm up in the bullpen, and had amazing seats on the "short porch" in right field. Mookie Betts and Juan Soto were right in front of me. Aaron Judge was nearby in center field and . . . well, we all know how THAT went. Plus I saw Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani too. And then after the game, I headed to the 3rd base side for the Dodgers' celebration as world champions! Magic Johnson and other celebrities were there, and I got a peek at the World Series trophy. This was truly SO DAMN COOL.
But wait, shouldn't I be sad about how this all went down? I'm a native New Yorker. Aren't I supposed to be a Yankees fan? Why do I always wear that cap with the MLB logo? See here:
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By the way, this game took place on October 30, 2024, and it's the third time that I've seen a World Series clincher in person. As promised, here are my blog entries about the other two experiences . . .
Game 6 of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park:
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Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field:
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This video was filmed by Rachel Messbauer who did an amazing job all season. Zac Gutherman (@zg_films) edited the first 12 minutes (basically everything pre-game), and I edited everything else after that. Thanks for watching (especially if you make it to the very end). Much love to you all!