The Pinstripe Bowl

NEW YORK — In its first year of existence, Yankee Stadium hosted a gamut of “firsts:” first regular-season game, first playoff game and first World Series. Now, the Yankees’ home will experience a new first of the non-baseball variety — a college football bowl game.

Yankee Stadium will host the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30, 2010, the Yankees announced at a news conference on Tuesday morning, held in conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, the Big East Conference, ESPN and New Era.

Among the Yankees’ brass in attendance Tuesday were managing partner Hal Steinbrenner, president Randy Levine and chief operating officer Lonn Trost. Steinbrenner and Levine both expressed the Yankees’ excitement to present an NCAA bowl game.

There’s a 150% chance I go to this game.  100% will be dedicated to buying tickets and attending the game, and the extra 50% will be dedicated to warmth, because the Bronx is fucking cold in late December.