Springing Forward ; Long Road to October Glory has Festive Start for Yankees

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TAMPA, Fla. The ballpark was broom-swept clean, adorned with enough red, white and blue bunting to remind you this wasn't just any preseason opener it was Day One for George Steinbrenner's $185 million investment. First impressions count in The Boss' fiefdom (even in March.)

Why else would the Yankees stage a four-jet flyover from nearby McDill Air Force Base, filling Legends Field with the sounds of October? The stadium wasn't just crowded, it had a buzz that occurs when every last ticket has been sold out for weeks.

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Springing Forward ; Long Road to October Glory has Festive Start for Yankees

You saw it, heard it, even felt it. The cars streamed in from Dale Mabry Highway, snaking around the ballpark. Inside, the concourses were just as choked with pedestrian traffic, just like it is in the Bronx. Everyone wanted a piece of the a...

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