The New York Yankees vs. New York Mets series are dubbed the 'Subway Series' because you can hop on the train and take it to the next stadium. That experience is unique to New York and the phrase began back when the Yankees would play the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
The tradition of hoping on the subway line and visiting both parks in a day is something very few people have ever done, so when a group of students were able to experience the game this way it was all the more special.
Students in Mr. Rosa, Mr. Hennings and Mr. Costello's college sports management programs from both Smithtown High School East and West recently took part in this unforgettable "Subway Series Experience.”
The trip started in Queens with an in depth and behind-the-scenes tour of Citi Field then students followed the path of the #7 and #4 subway lines up to the Bronx where they participated in a networking and Q&A session with top Yankees Executives in the DigaCore Conference Center. After the panel, students were treated to field level seats at that evening against the Texas Rangers. They also received concession vouchers, future NYY game ticket vouchers, and several of the students even found themselves up on the video scoreboard between innings.
The teachers said this was an incredible and unforgettable experience offered to the students registered in the Smithtown School of Business college sports management courses.