Yankees Find Home

Three days ago the New York Yankees were struggling to find comfort in their, "Five-star resort built around a ball field."--(Trost.) Home field advantage was M.I.A.

The old Stadium featured packed, raucous crowds and brought back warm memories of glorious victories. Confidence came with the friendly ghosts. Winning was routine. (413-233, or .639 at home last eight years.--NY Daily News) The record speaks.

That was then, this is now. The ghosts are gone. History is across the street. The Yankees search for comfort and confidence while settling in to their sparkling new digs. The debut was disappointing. Booming crowds were replaced by hushed stretches of empty seats. The best pitching money could buy flopped in a homer haven. ("You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."--Dylan.) Thirteen games produced an appalling 6-7 record. It wasn't supposed to be like this.

What a difference three games make. Consecutive walk-off-wins featuring come-from-behind heroics have bolstered the Bombers. Dour countenance has morphed to joyful exuberance. Confidence blooms. The pennant race is real. History is written. "There is no place like home."--(Wizard of OZ.)

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