The Yankees officially opened the Hard Rock Cafe at Yankee Stadium by rolling out all the big guns: Ace Frehley from KISS, the guys from Anthrax… uh, Anton Fig from the Letterman show… and one of the two remaining dudes from Run DMC. Oh, and Bernie Williams. Then, in an apparent attempt to please the Gods of Rock and Baseball, the New York brass got their Townshend on:
In lieu of a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, the rock stars, Seminole tribe members and Yankees representatives, including Hal Steinbrenner, smashed 27 guitars, each one representing a championship the franchise has won, and an extra one for the title they seek this season.