A Grand (Slam) Opening

The new Yankee Stadium will likely witness many a great moment over its lifeline, but yesterday was hardly how the boys in pinstripes hoped to christen the field. The Yankees trailed by one until the fifth when Jorge Posada homered, marking the first homerun in the new park and the first Yankee run, run batted in, and Yankee to touch all four bases in a game that counts.

Insane went the crowd.

Then the bullpen happened. Or, more specifically, this happened:

The crowd went insane.

Of course, this is a non-story that will be blown out of proportion until the Yankees win tomorrow or the next day, or whenever they finally win in the new park. The only reason I’m even contributing to the coverage is to highlight one specific incident; the chant of “We want Swisher!” by the Yankees faithful.