# Cool World Series opening! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2000, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842 "2000-10-22T01:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Lnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lnix)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/1 "2000-10-22T01:43:44Z")
Okay, as a lifelong Southerner and Dodger fan, this World Series holds absolutely no interest to me. I do love baseball,however and I usually at least have the game on. Did anyone see the opening ceremonies? Slightly corny but very cool nonetheless. The Navy color guard marched to the middle of the field, they observed a moment of silence for the USS Cole and the victims of the bombing. Billy Joel then sang the national anthem (looking just like Richard Hatch from Survivor, might I add) while a bald eagle (or ergle as the Yankee’s announcer said) named “Challenger” flew from center field to the pitcher’s mound. Whew! I’m spent. ---
**Author:** ![L714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@L714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L714)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/2 "2000-10-22T02:51:00Z")
I have to say it’s a great night to be a NY’er. The weather is very mild so people have their TV’s run out onto their front stoops. Lots of fireworks, lots of yelling, lots of beer. ---
**Author:** ![L714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@L714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L714)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/3 "2000-10-22T02:54:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lnix \* > **Okay, as a lifelong Southerner and Dodger fan,** Heh, I’m a Dodger fan too There are plenty of them in NYC but we’ll never forgive them for leaving Brooklyn ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/4 "2000-10-22T03:04:24Z")
I missed the opening, but I’m watching the game now. New York’s ahead! ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/5 "2000-10-22T08:16:01Z")
Update: after the longest game in WS history, the Yankees finally won in extra innings thanks to a single by Jose Vizcaino. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/6 "2000-10-22T12:24:28Z")
Come on, people. You _never walk the lead-off man in late-innings!!!_ AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!! [sub]As you can no doubt conclude, I’m rooting for the Mets.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-world-series-opening/37842/7 "2000-10-22T14:28:42Z")
And gol-dangint, you’re supposed to run hard all the time. It ain’t a homer until the ump twirls his hand in the air! AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!