Trip of the Week: New York

Friday – Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 6:07pm

Saturday – South Florida @ Syracuse 12:00pm

Sunday – Oakland Raiders @ New York Giants 1:00pm

Monday – Anaheim Ducks @ New York Rangers 5:00pm

Its playoff baseball time.  This means my trip of the week heads to New York to see the odds on favorite New York Yankees host the fighting Minnesota Twins in ALDS.  After seeing that, you can take the drive to Syracuse to see the Orange take on Big East rival West Virginia.  If that’s not enough, the New York Giants host the struggling Raiders.  To end the trip, take Columbus Day off on Monday and check out the Anaheim Ducks take on the New York Rangers to end the awesome sports weekend.

 

Friday – Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 6:07pm

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What a better way to start your weekend than playoff baseball!  Get out to Yankee stadium early and check out the scenery around the stadium.  Start by going to Stan’s Sports bar, the most popular by the stadium.  This bar gets crowded but everyone is friendly (if you aren’t wearing the opposing teams stuff) and get a few beers before it becomes uncomfortable.  After that, head to the Yankee Tavern, family owned since 1923 to grab a few beers and a bite of food.  Yankee Tavern is known as the best food by the stadium and its probably a little bit cheaper than an 8 buck beer and 5 buck hot dog.  Be sure to get into the Stadium early as you’ll want to see it.  Monument park is free to walk up to half hour before the game and its more than worth seeing all their history.  Whether you like the Yankees or not, its pretty amazing to witness all their history before they try to make more!  Get to your seats by the top of the 1^st and listen to the players roll call.  In the right field bleachers, the fans take turns chanting players names until they are acknowledged, every player participates (some more excited than others) and it is a famous tradition.  After that, enjoy the game!  It’s playoff baseball in Yankee Stadium!  Not quite sure what could be better!

Saturday – West Virginia @ Syracuse 12:00pm

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If your willing to drive 4 hours, and would rather do that then spend a day in the city, head up to Syracuse, NY and check out Paulus and the rest of the Orange Big East Rival West Virginia.  Game is at noon so there is probably not too much time to do more than get there for game time.  If you do get out of the hotel before 8am and to the Carrier Dome, hit up the tailgates and grab a few brews before entering the stadium.  Hopefully Paulus will step up and make it an enjoyable experience.  After the game, stop at Harry's Bar - Of the city’s hundreds and hundreds of bars, Harry's Bar fits right in the middle of the bell curve – a place to hit with your buddies on the way to your ultimate destination. Not the ideal spot for fabulous, drunken debauchery, but it’s a good as place as any to pre-drink.  Make sure someone stays sober, you are going to want to get home and ready for the next day.

Sunday – Oakland Raiders @ New York Giants 1:00pm

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Wake up early on Sunday and head over to Giants Stadium to watch the undefeated Giants take on the struggling Oakland Raiders.   Check out this aging stadium in the Giants last season before they move to brand new Meadowland’s Stadium.  Its been an exciting season for the Gmen so far and don’t risk our chance to see the possible Super Bowl champion.  Enjoy the awesome tailgate and maybe the best team in the NFL take the field.  There is plenty of parking on the premise but get there early to enjoy it with the best fans.

Monday – Anaheim Ducks @ New York Rangers 5:00pm

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Whether he was a good guy or a bad, some people get Monday, October 12th off for Columbus day, might as well enjoy the holiday as well!  Take the day to enjoy all the city has to explore.  Go to the top of the Empire State Building and view the whole city, or take a stroll through Central Park before it gets too cold to enjoy.  If you  need to do some shopping, walk down 5th Avenue and check out all the stores or get a little culture into you when in New York. go to the Metropolitan Museum (the "Met"), the Museum of Modern Art or the Museum of Natural History.

You don’t have too much time, however, as the New York Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks in a 5:00 battle in the world famous Madison Square Garden.   If you can get in early, check out the Play By Play Sports Bar and Restaurant located inside Madison Square Garden.  While you're enjoying the fun atmosphere of the Play By Play, take a jump shot from "downtown", play air-hockey or video games. Watch all the fast action on our 11 High-Definition televisions and 14 other TVs! The Play By Play is your place to get close to the action before, during or after the game!  If inside MSG isn’t for you, just walk around, there are literally hundreds of bars around the arena and you can easily find one to fit your fancy.  And post game… find that bar again, because the 3-1 Jets are on Monday Night Football