We're going to Saturday's Subway Series game - in style!

A few days ago, Squawker Jon and I were resigned to the fact that we wouldn't be going to the Subway Series at all this season, for the first time since we started writing Subway Squawkers.

Well, thanks to the good folks at Blimpie, not only are we going to Saturday's Subway Series game, but we're going to be sitting in the Legends Suite box seats!

We're so excited - and grateful - over this. I'm feeling like one of the women on "Oprah" who just found out that they're part of the "Oprah's Favorite Things" programs!


Here's the deal. Squawker Jon and I ran Blimpie's Subway Series giveaway contest for our readers, but we didn't expect anything out of it (we were just happy to give away a pair of tickets to one of our readers!) In fact, Jon and I joked to each other that this contest was the closest we were going to get to the Subway Series this year.

Then Thursday morning, I came home after running errands to find out literally the best news I've heard all year. There was a FedEx envelope from the YES Network (Blimpie is a sponsor for them) that my landlord had signed for me. Inside were the tickets.

To have something so cool - and so surprising - happen was amazing. But to have them for Saturday's Subway Series game is even more awesome. We can't wait for the game!

Message to Joe Girardi: Just say no to Chan Ho Park

Squawker Jon may be relieved that the Mets won, but I'm, of course, angry that the Yankees lost. And I'm also irate that Joe Girardi chose to use Chan Ho Park in a 1-0 game. Javier Vazquez - who pitched very well last night - may be the person with the L next to his name, but Park is the one who really deserves it.

From ESPN.com:

Friday night's awful outing was just another in a season full of them for the South Korean righty. Park has allowed a run in eight of his 15 appearances this season and given up a glaring 25 hits in just 19 innings.

"He's just not making pitches," manager Joe Girardi said. "He just didn't locate well enough to get people out. When you get behind the leadoff hitter and walk him, you're asking for trouble."

You're also asking for trouble pitching him at all, Joe. And where was Joba, anyway? Off hiding with the Yankee bats these days?

Seeing Chan Ho Park in Friday's game was as inexplicable as seeing Roger Clemens at Fenway Park last night. At least Roger's appearance was funny, in a twisted way - he's trying to clear his name on using steroids, and he shows up to see...Manny Ramirez? Heh!


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Lady Gaga shows up at Yankees-Mets game, forgets pants

As I correctly guessed, singer Lady Gaga couldn't resist being at the Subway Series last night. But this time around, she remembered that she is really a Yankee fan, wearing a Bombers jersey. And she seemed to behave herself this time around. But Lady Gaga still forgot about a little invention called pants.

Gaga showed up in a slightly more appropriate outfit at Friday's Yankees-Mets game than the one she wore at Citi Field last week. Last night, the Madonna wannabe kept her Yankees jersey on, and wore what looked like a black bikini under it, with fishnet stockings on her legs. And a leopard beret on her head that reminded me of Matthew Broderick in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" for some reason. Ms. Gaga didn't flip anybody the bird this time. But still, no pants. What's up with that?

According to the New York Post, Lady Gaga met with Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez after the game. Wonder what those conversations were like!

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If you can't get to the Subway Series, check out Madison Square Park this weekend

Delta Airlines is sponsoring a whole bunch of cool Subway Series-related events this weekend, with baseball stars, giveaways, and food! Go to Madison Square Park (where Shake Shake is located) in Manhattan to get in on the Delta Dugout fun - there's even going to be a special Subway Series hotdog this weekend at Shake Shack! Here's the info, courtesy of Delta:

Friday, June 18, 10AM – 10PM: Opening Day

11am: Delta’s Madison Square 2nd Annual “Fan Flair” Challenge, judged by New York Yankee Pitcher Joba Chamberlain and New York Met Pitcher Mike Pelfrey. Yankees and Mets fans are invited to dress in their best team-themed attire for a chance to win tickets to future Mets and Yankees games.

10am-7PM: interactive baseball experience, including games, entertainment, giveaways, food

7:10pm: Live viewing of Interleague Game One with great giveaways, including travel packages from Delta and tickets to future Mets and Yankees games.

Saturday, June 19, 10AM – 6PM: Yankees Day

10am-6pm: interactive baseball experience, including games, entertainment, giveaways, food

Noon: Pre-game concert by New York Yankees’ veteran Bernie Williams

Noon-1pm: Yankees Alumni Meet-and-Greet

1pm: Live viewing of Interleague Game Two with great giveaways, including travel packages from Delta and tickets to future Mets and Yankees games.

Sunday, June 20, 10AM – 4PM: Mets Day

10am-4pm: interactive baseball experience, including games, entertainment, giveaways, prizes, food

11am-12 Noon: Fast Pitch contest where fans have the chance to win an opportunity to throw the first pitch at a future Mets’ game at Citi Field; they will also throw the first pitch to Mets’ veteran pitcher Jesse Orosco (of the `86 World Series Mets), on-site at The Delta Dugout.

12:30: Mets Make a Deal with trivia, giveaways and special guest appearances

1pm: Live viewing of Interleague Game Three with great giveaways, including travel packages from Delta and tickets to future Mets and Yankees games.

Will Met 'fan' Lady Gaga show up at the Subway Series?

Uh-oh. I managed to tick off a ton of Madonna wannabe Lady Gaga's "Little Monsters" (as she calls her fans) because I criticized the singer for the way she acted at a Mets game last week.

I did a piece for The Faster Times on how Lady Gaga did this whole "look at me, look at me" act at Citi Field. She showed up in the fifth inning wearing nothing more than a leather jacket, fishnets, and a studded bra and panties, then was all shocked that photographers wanted to take her picture. So she demanded that her seat be changed, then flipped the bird and stripped down to her underwear. Classy!

The most delicious part of the story is that even though she showed up at Citi Field, she told MTV last year that she's a Yankee fan, and had the nerve to compare herself to Mariano Rivera. Good grief.

Anyhow, I'm wondering if Met fan/Yankee fan Lady Gaga is going to try to show up at the Subway Series this weekend. And if she does, what she will do to make a spectacle of herself this time? I hope she wears the Kermit the Frog getup again!

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We have a winner in our Blimpie Subway Series contest!

Thanks to all the many readers who entered to win our Subway Series ticket contest, courtesy of Blimpie Sub Sandwiches. And thanks to Blimpie for sponsoring the contest!

Anyhow, without further ado, here is our winner - Peter Pak of Leonia, NJ! Peter, a Yankee fan, was of course very excited to win tickets to Friday night's Yankees-Mets matchup in the Bronx. He also received a Blimpie gift certificate. Cool stuff!

Here's your chance to win Subway Series tickets, courtesy of Blimpie

Cool news - the good folks at Blimpie are offering one of our readers the chance to win tickets for Friday, June 18's Subway Series game at Yankee Stadium. (I'm a big fan of Blimpie sandwiches and much prefer them to that other sandwich chain. Just wish Blimpie would open on Staten Island!

So here's the deal. If you want to win a set of two tickets, here's what you need to do. First is to leave a comment in this blog entry about Blimpie, and include an email address that we can reach you at.

Then, if you want additional entries, you can do any of the following things for Extra Credit Entries (don't forget, you must do main entry first, and post a separate comment for each extra credit entry)

* Subscribe to Subway Squawkers
* Follow Subway Squawkers on Twitter, and leave a note saying you want to enter the Blimpie contest (if you already follow us, just leave the note)
* Subscribe to Subway Squawkers' Networked Blogs page on Facebook, and leave us a note about the contest
* Fan/Like Blimpie on Facebook
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The contest will end at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 14. If you have any questions, please email me at subwaysquawkers@gmail.com .