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It's a Hitter's Ballpark

Liveblogging Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium.

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3:35 p.m.: Well, the sprinklers work!

4:01 p.m.: Why is the scoreboard blinking?

5:31 p.m.: Good news! The radio says power should be restored in 15 minutes.

5:40 p.m.: Glad I'm not one of those poor people trapped down in the steakhouse.

5:44 p.m.: I wish those steakhouse people would stop screaming. They made their point. Yeah, it's dark and hard to breathe. Move on!

5:50 p.m.: Electricity restored! Play ball!

6:10 p.m.: You know, when your team scores 25 runs, you ought to win the game.

6:30 p.m.: Some commotion in the Great Hall. Let's see what's going on.

6:43 p.m.: Wow! The giant Joe DiMaggio picture has torn loose, and it's dangling right above us! UH-OH, it looks like it might—

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Hart Seely's memoir as a Yankee fan, The Juju Rules, will be published next year.

Photograph of Yankee Stadium by Nick Laham/Getty Images.