The increased number of paying customers who walked through the PNC Park gates on Tuesday wearing navy blue, red and gray was plenty obvious when the Yankees took the field and former Pirate Jameson Taillon warmed up to his longtime entrance song — "When the Levee Breaks," by Led Zeppelin, a touching nod by the in-game production staff.
A Yankees home game? Sure felt like it, for a little while anyway.
It was also noticeable with every move larger-than-life stars such as Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton made early on, New York's supersized outfielders looking every bit like the dominant players that they are, the former leading everyone in homers with 29.