The Yankees have extended their lead to one and a half games against the Tampa Bay Rays. The pre-game started with emotional moments for the Yankees when their previous boss George Steinbrenner’s monument was unveiled. George Steinbrenner was the principal club owner and managing director of the Yankee’s for a record 37 years till his death a couple of months ago.
He died after suffering a heart attack in his Tampa home on the morning of July 13, 2010, the day of the 81st All-Star Game. During his ownership, the Yankees earned 7 World Series titles and 11 pennants. The first year Yankee Curtis Granderson made the game a perfect tribute to ‘The Boss’ by scoring 5 runs in a very close game with final score 8-6.
Granderson who never had a chance to meet Steinbrenner now had the opportunity to give the perfect ending to the game with two home runs, which pulled of the game from the hands of the Rays – something that would have made George very happy.
It was the second time that the Yankees were paying tribute to their former boss. “We should do ceremonies like this every day,” said Nick Swisher. We were 2-0 for him, he added. The rookie pitcher Nova had a mixed day in the game though he did very well with a cruising start. “I was pitching good the first five innings, and then one inning, boom, it was gone.” Nova said after conceding 3 runs in hits in the 6th innings.