{"id":753,"date":"2017-06-16T07:11:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/?p=753"},"modified":"2017-08-25T22:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T06:55:01","slug":"fearless-jeter-bunny-salami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/2017\/06\/16\/fearless-jeter-bunny-salami\/","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Jeter Bunny Salami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>25hrs and 43min, the time period between 6:46a Sunday May 14, 2017 (when my flight touched down) to 8:30a Monday May 15, 2017 (when my return flight took off). Witnessing the ceremony to retire Derek Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #2 occupied a portion of time around 6:35p +\/- travel time to and from Yankee Stadium, but what about the rest?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bright And Early Landing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35296082786\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4277\/35296082786_9d788def86.jpg\" alt=\"Bright And Early Landing\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Traveling alone with a small bag afforded a great deal of flexibility but many places did not open early on Sunday, limiting my pre-10a options. Arriving in JFK and relying on the subway meant traveling through Brooklyn to get to Manhattan and then the Bronx. My chosen path took me past the Barclay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Center&#8230;hosting a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.minghui.org\/html\/articles\/2017\/5\/17\/163875.html\" target=\"_blank\">Falun Dafa get together<\/a> along with protesters.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35296082256\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Protest Outside Falun Dafa Conference\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4236\/35296082256_1c056f2642.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Protest Outside Falun Dafa Conference\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.groundswell.nyc\/project\/justice-crossroads\" target=\"_blank\">Justice At The Crossroads<\/a> greeted me at the start of my 2mi walk along 5th Ave through the Park Slope neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35296081546\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Justice At The Crossroads\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4260\/35296081546_3e5d550a8a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Justice At The Crossroads\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not many establishments open before 9a on a Sunday and I wanted something I could eat for breakfast while walking, which lead me to Bagel World. The bagel itself did not impress, though the bacon and chive cream cheese made it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206521551\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Bagel World Cream Cheese Selection\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4238\/35206521551_8ae1b4ea8b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Bagel World Cream Cheese Selection\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the start of my walk, the pizza places I passed by touted brick ovens or wood fires, but as I left Park Slope, the advertisements changed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206520501\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Pizza And Spanish Food\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4242\/35206520501_97fa32d29b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pizza And Spanish Food\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eventually my destination came into view. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.green-wood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green-wood Cemetery<\/a> contains the graves of Henry Chadwick the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)\" target=\"_blank\">Father of Baseball<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Charles Ebbets who orchestrated the construction of Ebbets Field, home of the former Yankees\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rival Brooklyn Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206519751\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Green-wood Cemetery Entrance\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4239\/35206519751_86e7930360.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Green-wood Cemetery Entrance\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206518131\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Father Of Baseball\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4237\/35206518131_3488ab4b50.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Father Of Baseball\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only did that align with the baseball theme of my trip, but my dad mentioned a noteworthy sculpture, Triumph of Civic Virtue i.e. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/story\/12507\" target=\"_blank\">Naked Man Trampling Mermaids<\/a>, also called the cemetery home and fortunately it stood near the other grave markers. All three landmarks cluster along a ~1mi path from the main entrance to 20th St and Prospect Park West (as a bonus Leonard Bernstein&#8217;s grave also abuts the path).<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206518611\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Naked Man Trampling Mermaids\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4214\/35206518611_39426883ce.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Naked Man Trampling Mermaids\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the cemetery, I made my way to Grand Army Plaza along the west side of Prospect Park, walking briskly to arrive by 10:30a while finishing my bagel. I wanted to make a video call to my daughter to show her one of the landmarks from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knuffle_Bunny_Too\" target=\"_blank\">Knuffle Bunny Too<\/a> in a feeble attempt to demonstrate the fun of traveling. The original plan for this trip was for the whole family to go to the game, visit my grandmother and perhaps other friends and family, but she does not like to travel and be away from home which makes the week leading up to the trip, the trip itself and the following week mostly miserable.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206517031\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Grand Army Plaza\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4273\/35206517031_9268f08228.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Grand Army Plaza\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I took the 3 train to Wall St. Upon exiting the subway I noticed crowds of tourists taking photos of a building. To my surprise, our current president owns it, 40 Wall St aka The Trump Building.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206512731\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Trump Building\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4197\/35206512731_ba158635e3_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"191\" alt=\"Trump Building\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fearless_Girl\" target=\"_blank\">The Fearless Girl statue<\/a> caused quite a stir after its installation almost 2 months earlier. I wanted to take a photo of my daughter with the statue, but being alone I instead captured a few random tourists and after waiting a long time gave up on there ever being a break in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206516561\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Strike A Pose With Fearless Girl\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4247\/35206516561_ee64fac6bb.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Strike A Pose With Fearless Girl\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As sometimes happens, the Metropolitan Transit Authority\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s service advisories fooled me into thinking certain trains were available at certain stations. Alas, the first three stations I attempted to enter to catch a 4\/5\/6 train uptown were closed. However the search caused me to pass by the statue a second time and while someone troubleshot a camera malfunction, I managed to sneak in.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206515741\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Fearless Girl\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4279\/35206515741_b59dafe77c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Fearless Girl\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I ended up on the R and eventually met my dad at the Metropolitan Museum of art. We played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ingress<\/a> for a bit, each making progress towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+Ingress\/posts\/VE5HV3wfS4u\" target=\"_blank\">MAGNUS Builder Medal<\/a> and then decided to head towards Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>At 2:38a the previous day, the Yankees sent an e-mail to ticket holders of Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game. They decided to cancel Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game due to predicted inclement weather and made Sunday a single admission doubleheader. The first game started at 2:05p, the ceremony followed (though no earlier than 6:35p) and game two began shortly after that. We decided against spending 8+ hours of the trip at the stadium, but still needed to eat some lunch. A quick search for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pizza near Yankee Stadium\u00e2\u20ac\u009d turned up \u00e2\u20ac\u0153167th St Pizza\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206515031\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"167th St Pizza\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4226\/35206515031_1e7105c4af.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"167th St Pizza\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The best? It certainly tasted different, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sweet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (as in not sour, salty, bitter etc. as opposed to cool, awesome, rad).<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206515461\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Best Pizza In The Bronx?\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4255\/35206515461_643b91d343.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Best Pizza In The Bronx?\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the way back to the stadium, we passed by another pizza place, Giovanni\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and tried one of their slices. It tasted more normal, though no one needs to drop everything and go there.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206513831\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Giovanni&#x27;s Pizza\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4253\/35206513831_6cf00cda22.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Giovanni&#x27;s Pizza\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the next time I&#8217;m in the area I&#8217;ll check this place out.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206514351\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"The Other KFC\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4252\/35206514351_1b4f1cac68.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The Other KFC\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at the end of the 6th inning of game 1 with the Yankees ahead by a run. They immediately lost the lead in the next inning, giving up 3 runs after a pitching change. A cranky fan in front of us provided some colorful entertainment, continuing the rants about the pitching change even after the Yankees scored 6 in the bottom half to take the lead for good. Nice of the team to welcome Derek Jeter and company with a win.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous highlights from Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career played on the video screen. Part of me wished they also had a mini roast of lowlights, but perhaps that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s inappropriate? I can remember a number of games I attended where he struck out (or worse hit into a double play [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jeterde01-bat.shtml#all_batting_situational\" target=\"_blank\">higher than the MLB average, especially from 2007 onward<\/a>]) with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n<p>That said, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also responsible for 2 of the most memorable plays I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably ever witness in person. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/story\/derek-jeter-flip-new-york-yankees-oakland-as-alds-101316\" target=\"_blank\">The Flip<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/story\/derek-jeter-mr-november-yankees-diamondbacks-world-series-game-4-103116\" target=\"_blank\">the first MLB home run hit in November<\/a>. I certainly didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t dislike Jeter, but I think I probably rooted more for each of the other 3 members of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Core_Four\" target=\"_blank\">The Core Four<\/a>. However, I missed each of their number retirement ceremonies as my short trips back to the East Coast diminished greatly with the birth of my daughter. There are certainly more important things in life than professional sports, especially if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not involved in them other than as a fan but I made the decision last year that barring any serious emergency, I would not miss his.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/34948680060\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Derek Jeter&#x27;s Number Retirement Ceremony\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4220\/34948680060_6dcf5e51a7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Derek Jeter&#x27;s Number Retirement Ceremony\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/madpickles\/35206512341\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Derek Jeter Chant\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4240\/35206512341_bf7918ecf5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Derek Jeter Chant\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made it this far, surely you have one question on your mind, how much money did I put on my MetroCard for a day in NYC? There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a $1 fee to get a new MetroCard (sadly all my previous ones had expired). Each subway ride costs $2.75. The AirTrain ride from JFK costs $5. One receives a 5% bonus each time one adds at least $5.50 to the card (no bonus on the $1 fee). <a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.mtanyct.info\/MetroCardCalculator\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/enterprise.mtanyct.info\/MetroCardCalculator\/<\/a> shows how many rides one can get for a given amount of money, as well as various dollar amounts that result in some number of rides leaving the card with a $0.00 balance. It does not compute the minimum amount of money to put on a card if one knows exactly how many rides will be taken.<\/p>\n<p>For my trip I estimated 4 rides + 1 AirTrain + 1 new Metrocard so x = 4, y = 1 and I needed to solve for z:  (x * 2.75 + 5 * y) \/ 1.05 + 1 = z. z = 16.2381  However, one can only purchase in increments of $0.05 so solving for z\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 = z &#8211; (z % 0.05) + 0.05, z\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 = $16.25 which would leave me with $0.0125 on the MetroCard. I actually made two purchases (since I did not start thinking about this immediately) the first for $8.50 which yielded a MetroCard worth $7.88 ($8.50 &#8211; $1 fee = $7.50, then getting the 5% bonus yielded $7.875 and MTA rounded that up to $7.88. Then I added $7.75, the 5% bonus yields $8.1375 and the MTA rounded up again, giving me $8.14. This left me with $0.02 on my card at the end of the trip&#8230;if I had made a single $16.25 transaction, only $0.01 would remain. Using the calculator it appears the MTA rounds to 1 cent when the remainder is >= 0.5, regardless of whether the previous number is even or odd (enter $6.50, $6.65 and $6.70 to see). With a maximum value of $80 for a new pay-per-ride Metrocard, one could make 14 purchases for $5.70 each ($79.80 total) and end up with $83.86 on the card (5.087719298% bonus) vs a single $79.80 purchase resulting in $83.79. If someone thinks of a way to automate and re-distribute cards, they could engage in some <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salami_slicing\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salami_slicing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25hrs and 43min, the time period between 6:46a Sunday May 14, 2017 (when my flight touched down) to 8:30a Monday May 15, 2017 (when my return flight took off). Witnessing the ceremony to retire Derek Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #2 occupied a portion of time around 6:35p +\/- travel time to and from Yankee Stadium, but what about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[18,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madpickles.org\/rokjoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}