Opening day at Yankee Stadium was a home run if you dont mind the error on the anthem

Last year baseball earned — give or take a few quid — $12.1 billion.Even if to you a real sport is only some dude with a Tiffany credit card, just seeing grown-up guys running around in rompers chasing a small ball — seems like major money.Aaron Judge has a contract for hundreds of millions of dollars.

He could’ve solved our subway system with just his men’s room tips.The game’s beginnings began in the 1800s.Admission — 50 cents.

To park at Yankee Stadium now — and in a spot closer than Australia — figure $50 more or less.Last week was baseball’s opening day sellout — 46,000.A hometown winner — 4 to 2.

The Yankees versus whatever’s the Milwaukee Brewers whose beer bellies outnumbered their behinds.Or hits.Besides Yankee Stadium — cleaned and sharpened yearly — and newly looking like Dolly Parton had grabbed a pro visit — almost everything was wrapped in NYY shirts and tees.

Even their Legends Suite spruced up.How big a spruce? Ready? Really ready? It was live lobsters climbing over baseballs.Me, I stuck to tuna on white.This special day began with — oy — grrrr — American singer Betsy Wolfe.

American name.Born California.American.

University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.100% American.

Family American.Speech American.

Tony nomination for “& Juliet,” she got booked to open the season by singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Never miss a story.Ready? BUT SHE DIDN’T — DID NOT! — NOT!! — KNOW THE WORDS.

Nice Betsy had to read them off her cellphone.I mean, really? We could’ve snuck her a frozen copy out of Greenland.Betsy’s got a great future ahead — maybe as a dancer.

Why book her? Could’ve been Roseanne Barr.Or kroaking Kamala.

Or Hunter Biden because we...

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