I did warn you that the Yankees wouldn't win over the weekend, didn't I?



Ted

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tedster
[B]I did warn you that the Yankees wouldn't win over the weekend, didn't I?

 

To clarify, Yankee stadium is not a dump. . . Actually, I've noticed quite a few improvements in recent years (I guess that's what 4 WS in 5 years can do ). . . Yankee Stadium is still one of the top 10 places to watch a MLB game. IMO, only SF, Houston, Seatle, Colorado, Arizona and Baltimore have more fan friendly stadiums. . .

And though I may be a die hard Yankees fan, in all fairness, Shea isn't that bad either. . . Especially when compared to the rest of the league. . .

If you want to talk about a DUMP, you don't have to look any further south than 2 hours down the NJ Turnpike. . . The "Vet" is a true dump, followed very closely by the Continental Airlines Arena. . .

 

y went in 1998, yankies vs mariners, griffy jr. hit 2hrs that game!! it was great

 

Iceman,

I didn't think it was a dump by any means, just needs improvements in terms of room for the fans. The concourse is crowded and the aisles were the narrowest I've seen at a large arena. And restrooms? Need many more of those!!!!!

I loved the fact that the top deck seemed to tower over the playing field. Also, could use a new and clearer monitor in the outfield with better speakers. All of this could be incorporated within the existing structure but you'd probably lose some seats...and I don't see that happening.

Oh, and Tedster, how many world series titles have the mariners won? This series was information. It'll be butt kicking time in October!!!!

 

Yup, we'll see.

 

I have to say it is pretty exciting to see a team succeed without a bunch of high dollar players.

 

Let's GO Yankees!

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Giuliani SUCKS!
New Stadium Sucks!


Save Yankee Stadium
The fix is in to raze the great ballpark

hey will begin the process soon of taking a wrecking ball to Yankee Stadium, a landmark of the city and of sports, the most famous sports facility since the Roman Colosseum, where only the lions had a better record than the New York Yankees. It will only be like losing a piece of Central Park, or one of the great museums of the city, or a cathedral. And nobody in town does anything to stop this.


Yankee Stadium
There will be a big announcement, from Gov. Pataki and Mayor Giuliani and the owners of the Yankees and Mets, that they have overcome the last political hurdles and that domed stadiums will be built for both teams, at a projected cost of $2 billion, a cost to be shared by the teams and by you.

Ballpark Hoopla

The Yankees' new stadium will go up in Macombs Dam Park. The Mets' new stadium, a modern-day Ebbets Field, will be built in the parking lot at Shea Stadium. You will hear that this is some kind of major triumph for the Bronx especially, because the Yankees are only moving across the street, instead of out of the borough or out of the state.

You will hear that the long-term financing plan the city comes up with to pay for all this is the best thing city government has done since dropping the crime rate as low as the Mets' team batting average.

You will hear that all this isn't just good for the ballclubs, it is good for you, even though these new designer ballparks have never benefited a single taxpayer anywhere. The idea that they do is just another lie told by politicians like Giuliani, and owners.

And lost in all this will be the loss, sometime in the next five years, of Yankee Stadium.


George Steinbrenner and Rudy Giuliani talk things over.
And not once, throughout a process that has gone on for years behind closed doors in City Hall, has a single voter

 

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