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By: Robby

Robby — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:39:44 +0000

Reasons why new stadium feels and sounds like a golf tournament- 1. Upper decks pushed waaayyy back- used to drape over field.
2. Bleacher creachers pushed 20 rows back from field.
3. Music speakers now on volume 2 instead of 10- especially in the bleachers- It used to be like a rock concert between innings to get you juiced- now its like a hand radio on low. The design of the old stadium is what made it the best! Crying shame the new satdium STINKS!!!!
And Yes! I was there for a regular season game AND a playoff game in the bleachers- Yanks won both and it was STILL quiet as a golf tornament in the New Stadium!
The Old Stadium used to rock like a Metallica concert!!!

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HAYWOOD UBLOME — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:41 +0000

WHO ARE THE YANKEES ???

By: Joey B

Joey B — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:11:48 +0000

All that whining, not to mention the spelling and grammar issues, and yet, 8M still choose to live in NYC, which is almost the population of all of Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia.
Funnier still, I would never think to criticize those that choose to live in PA. I’m sure there are plenty of nice places for those that prefer the quiet, open spaces. Just be aware that there are those that like the feel of a neighborhood, where the newsstand, the diner, the pub, the church, etc., are all a short walk away, and not a car ride away. Neither better, nor worse-just different.
Based on what you wrote, I expect that you have an inferiority complex about where you live.

By: mumfordlmh

mumfordlmh — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:13:51 +0000

Uh just showing up. Mmmm over 3 million at the new place, the vet seated almost 60,000 for baseball fans went. Your off base (no pun intended). Any way it does not cost $4,000. a month to rent a one room apt. Check the New York and New Jersey emigrants leaving your over priced state and NJ. Just north of the city, Bucks County a lot of your fine citizens have been moving into our area for years. Taxes, Lower!, cost of living lower, auto insurance lower, no wack job leftie politicans giving away the store. So how is your sex addict former governer these days. And your current gov. is an loser. And Rangle or whatever his name is. And your NY based soap operas moving to LA. Shall I go on? But thats ok. Come see all our new casinos, sports palors, real estate prices that have held up, our services for seniors, I’m one and no need to move to Florida to escape high taxes, etc. I do sense jealously. Oh by the way what do you pay for car insurance? NY, and NJ. land of high taxes, and poor services and corrupt and stupid politicans. Your mayor is trying to buy his re election. Please. Oh and the taxes on Social Security and pension income in PA ZERO!!!!!!! MM what is it in NY?

By: mumfordlmh

mumfordlmh — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:24 +0000

Lets hope it does not. Its a typical fact of life in this country. The rich get all the breaks etc. The loyal fans who buy the tickets, buy the shirts, jackets, etc. etc. and watch on tv are getting screwed. Do you think Stienbrenner really cares? None of them do. As long as the revenue comes in so what. Its a shame. The left coast crowd will always bee “losers” in my mind but we love our teams from the mid west on. Yankee fans, Phillie fans, Red Sox fans, we are the most passionate, loyal and knowledgeable around. We live and die with our sports teams. Oops I did not mean to omit the Met fans. Is their new park quiet? All the luxury boxes, cafes, bars, etc. etc. Lincon Field was a vanity project for the clueless Eagles owner. It’s an odd looking place to say the least. So many weird angles etc. He had some stupid looking tower thing erected to resemble the Eiffle tower in Paris. please spare me

By: mumfordlmh

mumfordlmh — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:34:16 +0000

A follow up on noise. The LA fans are worse. During that series, all you saw was empty seats. And Dodger Stadium is still a classic stadium, beautiful great sight lines, etc. Don’t know if it’s the warm weather or what out there but even the lousy tbs crew was hammering them for it. People in the seats, yawning, etc. I don’t get it. Anyway it gives me more pleasure in our Phillies kicking the LA boys butts two yrs running. The WS? If we win fine, if not I’m ok with it. Had the Dodgers won I would be pulling for any AL team. I like Yank fans. They are loyal, passionate, get on their boys when they come up short etc. All the same things we do. This is the last time Hamels gets a free ride on last year. And A Rod? More games left I know but. And why did Derek bunt on two strikes. Mmmm. Even the greats come up brain dead at times I guess. A suggestion. Ban that skank Kate Hudson. She is another Jessica Simpson. Bad Karma there. Keep her and her has been parents out.

By: Mumfordlmh

Mumfordlmh — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:26:36 +0000

I think the high prices (everywhere) has filtered out the most undesirable types. Which is good. Also I read once that they tried to duplicate the noise, excitement of Mile High Stadium, using computers, etc. to “design” in noise. The attempt was a failure. New park is beautiful but dead. The old Spectrum in Philly, (soon to be demolished) was a tremendous place to watch hockey, bb. etc. The crowd noise was unreal. The new place is beautiful, but dead. It just happens. It’s a shame to see empty seats during a series. Im old enough to remember when Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers were in their hayday. During a break, an network flack would toddle around the expensive seats. “Well look who is here today, why it’s Mitzi Gaynor (who was there to plug her latest show). Someone was booted out of the seat for a minute. No way she was attending a game. I have a friend who was a season ticket holder for the Eagles, from Franklin Field, to the Vet, to the new place. Of course he had a huge fee to pay to “claim his seat”. He could not afford it, a loyal fan of 35yrs or more! He was and still is heartbroken. I don’t get too “revved up” anymore for this stuff. I hope the boys in red win, but if they don’t they all go and clip coupons or something. And Cole Hamels is so full of himself I can’t stand it. I think he is a flash in the pan. One good thing about Phils management, they don’t put up with this crap. So Cole straighten out or you will be in Cleveland. ha I wonder if the Mets new park is a dead zone? It’s a shame. Yank fans are among the most loyal and passionate around. I do feel badly for them. And anyone who has been priced out. Know what, I went to a minor league game this summer. The park was built a few yrs ago. I had fun. Watching baseball like it should be watched. Families, fair prices, etc. And yes, the announcers are HORRID. McCarver hasn’t got much of anything right. Sorry for the rant, I’m sad. I’m 65 and I remember what fun pro sports used to be.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:32:48 +0000

I was at game 2 so didn’t hear fox commentary but stadium seemed quite loud to me and very behind aj and mo’s performance. Our section was almost always up with two strikes (particularly with two outs). And the philly ofs must not have been listening when 1000 bleacher creatures were serenading them with “horse’s a$$” and “Jayson is a friend of mine” throughout the game… I could hear that clearly from the main box. Game 6 of alcs was louder but not by much. And the old stadium could get ridiculously loud but can’t really compare Ws crowds yet — Ny fans are loud when there is reason to be, not because they are getting a free towel or thunderstix!!

By: steve

steve — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:51:12 +0000

Oh, one more add-on here:
We were seeing a home game this summer in Milwaukee. A beautiful new stadium. Seating approx 45,000 give or take a few. This night, a near sell out crowd, maybe upper 30,000. Didn’t stick around to hear final attendance, but regardless, the score a close 2-2 game against the Pirates turned into a route of 10-2 before the Brewers scored a few late inning runs, long after we departed in the top of the 8th. The crowd had little to cheer about. Most just sat and watched in disbelief what was happening to their turned sour baseball team. A season of promise was already unraveling right before their eyes. A large crowd, little fan noise. Where the seats are, as like in any new stadium today makes little difference. They’re all not as close as the old stadiums were, seat wise. When fans sit and say nothing, don’t expect seat locations to make up for the difference!

By: steve

steve — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:41:57 +0000

Game 1 was all pitching, especially Lee who kept the Yankees off base. Inning after inning, until a harmless run in the 9th. What do you expect from fans when they’re going down 1-2-3 every inning? It’s typical fan reaction: boredom. Nothing to cheer about, unless the organist makes an appearance or two…then silence once again. Fans also can smell that this just might not be their day to see their team rally. Lee was simply overpowering. Game 2, well that wasn’t much of a hitting affair either..low scoring, not many hits. C’mon, what’s to discuss here? Fans will fall asleep or simply sit n eat when there’s no action. What else is there for them to do? Go to any stadium, any sport and see what happens when the home team is getting shut out or losing by a big score! When it’s time you’ve seen enough, it’s time to leave. Time to pack it in!

By: Joe T

Joe T — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:55:50 +0000

You would think the yankees could buy some fans to cheer the team on or just spend some money on a huge surround sound system to pipe in some cheering. Kinda like the laughter you hear on those sitcoms. Don’t go cheap Yanks! It’s not your style.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:14 +0000

If you wanted some great crowd noise last night, you should have tuned in to the Sounders-Dynamo MLS playoff game on ESPN. Soccer chants > random crowd noise.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:54:55 +0000

This is what happens to fans after they’ve won. Everyone in that stadium has seen the Yankees win once, twice, some 4 or even 20 times!
Also, the Pheeleys are coming off a series at Dodger stadium where despite having games 1 and 2 at 5PM and 1PM respectively(total bs I might add) I can assure you the stadium was mayhem and the crowd was raucus.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:39:17 +0000

“we”, Victoria? I must have missed it. Which position do you play?

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:58:03 +0000

Classy comment. We’re going to destroy you, but hats off to you as well.

By: Jack Kay, PA

Jack Kay, PA — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:52:39 +0000

Loud venues or not, this is certainly shaping up to be a world class series. Pitching dominated the first two games, and the next few will “let the dogs out”!
I am a Phillies fan, yet, thoroughly appreciate and respect the Yankee line-up. Is this a series of hearts versus the pocket book? I don’t know, but even so, this will be on heck of a ride.
Hope this series goes 7 games. No matter who wins the bunch of bananas, both teams win the respect of their leagues. Go Phils and Good luck, Yanks!
From Philly: Hats off to our NYC brethren.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:51 +0000

The experience is not the fans standing, it’s the game itself. You are praising something that has nothing to do with anything so much as mob mentality. Obviously, you love being part of a crazed crowd, that doesn’t mean you’re a fan or in any way knowledgeable about the sport itself.

By: frank sangenito

frank sangenito — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:02 +0000

for those of u not aware this is a new stadium and a different stadium. the first time i stepped into the new yankee stadium i knew this place was not going to be as loud. the fans and seats are spread out a lot more than the old park. the upper deck is now miles off the field as opposed to the old upper deck almost coming out over the field. the geniuses who built this place blew it. dont get me wrong the new park is a palace and is definitely more fan friendly. BUT the place will never be like the old park when it comes to noise. fans are spread out more, the different levels now jut back away from the field as opposed to the old park where the different levels/decks jut towards the field. HENCE, the reason why the park is not allowed. in addition to the corporate white collar crowd that the world series brings. there are also less yankee fans in the house with MLB holding something like almost 15,000 seats. ridiculous.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:32:20 +0000

Baseball ain’t football. It’s a pastime, not a semi-military operation such as football. (And, yes, I served 8 years, USMC & USMCR.) And soccer is an outlet valve for most countries’ nationalism that has been neutered by their political elites.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:27:55 +0000

I played Division II baseball and nobody stood during an entire game. Maybe the student body section stands (TX A & M’s 13th man), but try taking an 81-year father to a game and see how much he enjoys standing throughout a game.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:09 +0000

Yankee fans do the 2-strike-standing thing throughout the season. I know, I see about 10 to 15 games in the stadium every year. During all of the World Cup games including the final, I never saw the fans stand throughout an entire match or even during long spells. Even if what you wrote were true, soccer fans also kill fans of opposing teams and refs. Who wants Euro-trash, thuggery or third-world barbarity at baseball games?
So, please, sit down and enjoy the game. Stand and cheer when it’s appropriate. The only ones standing are the ones who don’t know when it’s appropriate to stand; either that or they really gotta take a whiz.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:45 +0000

“As lame as college football.” Ok you have never been to a college football game. I played college football and have been to games where crowds of 100k crazy people stand and scream the entire game. The first time you see it it’ll blow you away. Take my word for it.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:19:24 +0000

You are right about the 2 strike thing if you are talking about the regular season. But the playoffs and especially the World Series, are different. They always have been. So the costum of not standing during the World Series is new and, at least to me, totally depressing. I’ve been to NFL and MLB playoff games where the entire crowd stood for the whole game. It makes for a much better fan experience.
Look, just keep an eye on the crowd in Philly tomorrow night. You’ll notice a major difference in passion and intensity. And this is coming from a Yankee fan. Wouldn’t you rather be a part of that kind of crowd?

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:40 +0000

Can’t believe you’re comparing Major League Baseball to something as lame as college football, or any football for that matter. And soccer? Come on, they also riot and kill losing coaches. You said Baltimore fans were soft, and also that they stood — perhaps those are your proto-pink hatters. Fans like to actually WATCH games. The electricity is in the game itself, not the obnoxious actions of front-runner types who think they’re the game.