I'm sad to say it, Yankee fans just aren't as into it as Red Sox Fans

Last night was the 4th game I attended this season. It was a crisp game, on a ridiculously chilly late May evening in the Bronx. The game was played in a reasonable amount of time, the pitching was good and the result was a New York Yankee victory.

The crowd was impressive (right around 50,000) but now to the negative - there was a distinct sense of apathy abound last night. Case in point - bottom of the 9th inning, A-Rod up with 0 outs and the winning run on first - the decibel level in the Stadium barely rose a notch. If this was Boston and ManRam was up, the New England Drunks Red Sox Fans would be chanting "Lets Go Red Sawx" and the atmosphere would be raucous. Not the case for A-Rod (and the at bat ended up being just as quiet as the crowd was with a strikeout).

I'll admit that the fans got riled up into a frenzy when Joe Girardi channeled Billy Martin with his hat-throwing tirade - who wouldn't? As soon as Joe G calmed down and exited stage right, the crowd was quiet again. Instead of jubilant enthousiasm about the impending walk-off hit that Robinson Cano was due to deliver, there was a nervous murmur throughout Yankee Stadium.

It was the 7th inning of a 1-1 game and the wave broke out. It was the bottom of the 9th and the crowd was quiet. So, I have to ask - have New York Yankee fans lost their swagger?

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