There was no way the Yankees were going to lose this baseball game, let’s be honest about that, not after you had to sit through those conditions. That would have gone against every law of fair play, would’ve run contrary to all that is just and right, would’ve violated the sacred compact between fan and team.
“A lot of tonight was trying to stay warm,” manager Aaron Boone would say with a laugh, maybe half an hour after this 11-4 chill-a-thon of a Yankees victory was complete. “Keep your feet moving. I got a little bit numb out there.