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Submitted by Brian D, Jan 19, 2007 20:17

The old park, the new park.

I'm not old enough to remember what the park was like, but I am a big fan of the Yankees and I attend games regularly. The current park is adequate but in no means is it up to the standard that Yankee Fans deserve. I'm not a subscriber to the school, of newer = better, Comisky Park vs Wrigley Field is a perfect example of that statements inaccuracies, but Yankee Stadium as it stands doesn't have the same intimate feeling as a Fenway Park or Wrigley Field. And facts are that the newer stadiums offer more for fans of the game than what they get at Yankee Stadium, making sure that the people that are paying top dollar for less than luxury seats have a good time during the game. That could mean having increased sightlines around the concourse so that you can see the game while getting concessions. It could mean mini games for the younger fans with big league dreams.

As it stands, Yankees stadium is filled with tributes to the players that wore the Jersey. And keeping true to the ideal that no matter how big the player may have been, it is all about the interlocking NY on the front of that jersey and the town they represent. Steinbrenner's "Never too good for the fans" attitude is as much as any fan could hope for from an owner. I'm glad were getting something representative of the Greatest City in the World!

Yankees in 2007!

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if by " mostly what's gone on at Yankee Stadium is great baseball" you mean a bunch of gorssly overpaid... [MORE]	farbermiller	Feb 13, 2008 09:30
Stop your crying - this article is really an attack on "rich" George Steinbrenner. Sounds like mostly jealous sour grapes... [MORE]	Dave Alan	Apr 20, 2007 13:16
Were they supposed to not replace anything in the stadium since Ruth played there? Should we be sitting on the... [MORE]	simon	Apr 1, 2007 10:36
In addition to the structural changes that came with the renovation even the FIELD was changed. It was lowered by... [MORE]	Doug	Apr 9, 2007 00:15
TIM MARCHMAN'S ARTICLE, I FELT, IS ACCURATE AS FAR AS THE STADIUM REALLY NOT BEING THE STADIUM IT WAS. THE... [MORE]	MIKE IN CONNECTICUT	Mar 21, 2007 09:11
my comment is, it's hard to tell what this sportswriter is writing about, much less what his point is in... [MORE]	mike b	Mar 9, 2007 02:13
I've been to "The Stadium" twice in my life, and will go there again before its gone. My trips were... [MORE]	Pete	Feb 19, 2007 00:14
The reason, as you say, Yankee Stadium is not the same stadium but it is the same field... it is... [MORE]	chris ippolito	Feb 12, 2007 23:44
Tim Marchman made some very good points in his article regarding Yankee Stadium, and I strongly agree with one in... [MORE]	Eddie	Feb 9, 2007 00:40
Mr. Marchman: You read for all the world like one of the authors of contemporary books about ballparks. And in the... [MORE]	Jim Meyer	Feb 8, 2007 20:07
i first visited yankee stadium in april of 2001 and i enjoyed it very much. i had 2 of my... [MORE]	joyce harper	Jan 31, 2007 13:27
The old park, the new park. I'm not old enough to remember what the park was like, but I am a...	Brian D	Jan 19, 2007 20:17
Your facts are only half-true. A lot of what was there before is still there now. And don't forget that... [MORE]	Joe Pep	Jan 18, 2007 16:21
While it's true that the new Yankees stadium will feature an upper deck farther from the action than the House... [MORE]	Neil deMause	Jan 18, 2007 07:29
or does the upper deck start at AA? I can't remember [MORE]	rich	Mar 30, 2007 08:07
Egads! The thought of professional baseball wanting to charge higher prices to attend their events. Something that has happened since...oh...the... [MORE]	James	Jan 18, 2007 00:10
You hit it on the head, man -- very well put about how nobody mentions the '70s era-blandness of the... [MORE]	Greg	Jan 17, 2007 15:54
This is what I have been saying all along. If you are old enough to remember the original stadium, then... [MORE]	Mark Pierce	Jan 17, 2007 01:56
Nice article about the stadium. I never was at the 'old' stadium, but I never felt the history at the... [MORE]	Baseball Fan	Jan 24, 2007 02:04

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