Walk this Way ...

Sports writer/columnist/blogger Sam Borden of the Journal News (Lower Hudson.com) decided to raise some money for charity while walking his way from Yankee Stadium to Shea yesterday as he covered the day-night twin bill split between the Bronx and Queens. See his blog for the story...

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By Sam Borden

Whenever I mentioned to a friend that I’d be covering today’s two-stadium doubleheader, inevitably the conversation would soon turn to how horrendous the traffic would be for anyone trying to get from Yankee Stadium to Shea.Truly, the gridlock factors are disastrous:1) It’s Friday afternoon. 2) It’s a summer weekend, meaning Hamptons traffic will be at its highest point. 3) Two crowds of 50,000-plus people moving anywhere generally doesn’t bode well for transit.Initially, I was planning to just suck it up and drive, figuring I’d get to Shea when I got there – first pitch, first inning, first postgame question to Joe Girardi – whatever it was, it was. But then I thought – what about walking? The concept intrigued me.Let me say, right up front, that this is not an original concept. Former Newsday staffer Chuck Culpepper – a great writer and a very nice guy – hiked the route back in 2003. So he is a worthy pioneer. (click headline above for the rest)...