Vinny Milano is better known to Yankees fans as "Bald Vinny."
Milano is the Prime Minister of The Bleacher Creatures in section 203
(Previously section 39). He is also a legendary super fan, a star from
the YES Network's original run of the YES Network Ultimate Road Trip,
and a River Avenue t-shirt vendor. He is also the booming voice that
begins the roll call after first pitch ("Heyyyyy!! Jacobyyyyy!!"). Bald Vinny has decided to leave something permanent for The Captain's posterity.
Per his Twitter and Instagram account, Milano has emblazoned a piece of street art on a security shutter, a piece he commissioned portraying Derek Jeter. However you may feel about graffiti as an art form, this is impressive. Leaving my inner art critic at home, the mural does one thing exceptionally well, it precisely fits the tone of the cities fans. More to the point, it embodies how Yankees fans think of their
Captain, he is without blemish. Even though it was a bit much on the eye lashes, it is
displays like these that make up the intangible sensation Yankees fan
feel during game day. An experience that cannot be duplicated or
transplanted anywhere else in sports, because it so embodies
the generational dedication and passion for New York's top sport, and team. The next time I am on River Avenue, there is a photo-op waiting to happen.
The original stadium may be gone, but it's fans like
Bald Vinny, and their unsurpassed zeal for the organization that make a
trip to the Bronx unlike any other. Yankees fan may both give and take a lot in the reputation department, but they create an infectious experience that cannot be denied, or diluted.
(Below are links to Vinny Milano's Instagram Site, and his Yankees t-shirt business. Both are worth a click.)
Bald Vinny's T-Shirt Site. A classic selection!
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