Wing Beneath My Wings

It's nice to see a familiar (albeit furry) face here tonight: Challenger, a bald eagle, will be doing his flying thing before tonight's game.

Challenger used to appear at big Yankee games, though it's believed the organization became a little less-interested in having him there after he was spooked by a fighter jet flyover and nearly hit Derek Jeter and Jason Giambi in the head. Challenger's supporters, of course, downplay that episode, saying the players shouldn't have been worried and that the bird would have easily cleared them.

Either way, it's good to see Challenger putting in an honest day's work again.