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Y A N K E E S T A D I U M
September 3, 2011
Toronto Blue Jays v. New York Yankees
1:05pm
New York 6, Toronto 4
WP: Logan (5-2, 2.72 ERA)
LP: Romero, R. (13-10, 2.97 ERA)
S: Robertson (1)
Attendance: 47,744
Time: 2:56
85 degrees, partly cloudy
Everyone knows Yankee Stadium. The new park replaced the old one built in 1923. The exterior of the park is much like the original 1923 stadium. The inside carried over many of the features of the post-renovation Yankee Stadium. However, the new one has much more space and is much easier to get around. The frieze that surrounded the old stadium until the renovation is back and adds to the nostalgia. If you look at old Yankee Stadium photos, they actually hung championship banners from the frieze. I think it’d be cool to do that here, too. The field dimensions are unchanged from the old Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees are all but guaranteed a place in the playoffs. The only question is whether they will be champions of the A.L. East or the wild card. They currently hold a slim lead over the Red Sox. The Jays are just playing the season out and aiming for a
.500 record. This game bounced back-and-forth for a bit, and the Yankees found themselves down going into the stretch. A three-run seventh saved them, however, and their late pitching held on.
The Atmosphere: It’s Yankee Stadium. Home of Babe Ruth. It feels like a big city stadium. Not as inviting. That being said, it’s still a fun place to be. People were here EARLY...well over an hour before the gates opened, so they were here well before 10AM. People were getting on the trains in Jersey at 8AM. It’s a journey to get here for a lot of people in the area. There’s a lot to see here, as I said, so you can get sucked right into all the history that is Yankee baseball.
The Scorecard: A complete failure. An utter disappointment. It literally violated EVERY SINGLE RULE in my book. 1) It’s in a program. “We haven’t sold scorecards in over 20 years.” I hate having to open and close a 100+ page magazine to keep score. 2) The program is $10. That’s twice as much as anywhere else. 3) The “scorecard” is on GLOSSY magazine paper. Good luck erasing your mistakes. 4) Diamonds in the boxes! Pathetic. F! This is Yankee Stadium. You’d think they’d let someone keep score here. It’s like someone here read my blog, found out what I didn’t like, and rolled it all up into one expensive bound of paper.
The Hot Dog: Nathan’s, just like Citi Field. These were better, though. You can get them grilled at a number of carts around the park. So good I had 2! It’ll get the 3 spot, so I can finally get Wrigley out of the top 5.
The Broadcasters: I finally got to hear, “Ballgame over. Yankees win. Theeeeeeeee Yankees win!” John Sterling has called every Yankee game since 1989. He does a good job. He has a lady that does the color commentating. She’s a little choppy in how she speaks, and she gets a lot of her “interesting facts” right off the scoreboard. I need more than that. I can read the scoreboard for myself. I thought maybe she was new, but she’s been there since 2005. I did like hearing the ending of the Yankee win, but not a top 5 duo for now.
Entertainment: I thought Williamsport, PA, was the last place it was considered socially acceptable to do the YMCA. I guess I was wrong, because they do it here. Even the grounds crew going over the dirt stop cold in their tracks to throw their hands in the air. There’s a dorky subway race on the scoreboard. You can guess the sponsor.
How not to make a scorecard.
Their game-used stuff is run by Steiner Sports. I’ll have to look and see if I can get one from today...I suspect I’ll be able to, but it’ll be pricier than the others.
Views from Around the Park:
Other words: Would love to go see a World Series game here. Can we get a 1964?
Gripes: Dear East Cost, please go to the Midwest and see what a scorecard looks like. No stadium complaints.
Y A N K E E S T A D I U M
B R O N X , N E W Y O R K
H O M E O F T H E Y A N K E E S
All gates open 2 hours before every game. There was no batting practice today, which didn’t bother me because there wasn’t time for it. If you have one chance to visit Yankee Stadium, and you don’t get to take a tour at some point, get there early and go in Gate 8 at centerfield. Go straight to Monument Park. I didn’t have to wait in line, but by the time I got out of the Park (less than 15 minutes), the line to get in went up 2 or 3 flights of stairs. After the monuments, go to the Yankee Museum. There is a much smaller line for this and it moves quick. You’ll see pictures from these places later on.
The Crowd: Claimed to be a sell out. Here early. Stayed around until the end. Into it. Loud. Good crowd. Better than I remember in the past. I saw one scorekeeper. No radios. They will get the #5 nod.
The Stadium: I talked about it some above. The unique features of this park are Monument Park, the exterior facade, and the frieze. Monument Park is a carryover from old Yankee Stadium, and you can go there before the game up until 45 minutes prior. You have to go when you go here. You can’t not go, or else you haven’t been to Yankee Stadium. The Yankee Museum is cool to run through, too. Lot’s of signed baseballs and old memorabilia. The stadium is pretty easy to get around and is MUCH roomier than the old one. You don’t have to sit with your knees in someones ears here. If you sit up top, you get a good view and you can get in for less than $30. If you sit up top and in the outfield, you can get in for closer to $11. Obviously, if you want to sit close, you will have to pay more here than anywhere else in baseball. This stadium is the third largest in MLB in terms of capacity (50,291), behind Dodger Stadium (56,000) and Coors Field (50,490). Stadium is easily accessible via subway. Parking here is actually cheaper than around Fenway.
S T A T I S T I C S U P D A T E
MLB Games Seen
26 of 31
Days
64 of 86
Driving Miles
12,680 of an estimated 18,735
Estimated Gallons of Gas
667 of an estimated 1,102
States
31 + the District of Columbia
Hot Dogs Eaten
Too Many
Border Crossings
0 of 2
P R E D I C T I O N S U P D A T E
(AFTER 25 OF 30 GAMES)
Current Stats (Predicted Total through all 30 games)
Runs
229 (249)
Hits
452 (512)
Errors
32 (36)
Home Runs
62 (65)
Doubles
99 (101)
Triples
11 (10)
You should have picked the over...
Sacrifices (Hits & Flies)
25 (31)
Strikeouts
385 (415)
Walks
144 (189)
Home Team Wins
16 (17)
Complete Games
1 (1)
Shutouts
1 (2)
Saves
15 (15)
Blown Saves
7 (7)
Balks
1 (2)
Wild Pitches
7 (19)
Hit Batters
11 (18)
Walk-offs
2 (2)
Stolen Bases
26 (40)
Caught Stealing
10 (15)
Ejections
3 (4)
Smallest Crowd
11,617
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore
September 1st, Toronto v. Baltimore
Largest Crowd
47,744
Yankee Stadium, New York
September 3rd, Toronto v. New York
B A L L P A R K R A N K I N G S
The Stadium
1. PETCO Park, San Diego
2. AT&T Park, San Francisco
3. Fenway Park, Boston
4. Target Field, Minneapolis
5. Comerica Park, Detroit
6. Yankee Stadium, New York
7. Wrigley Field, Chicago
8. Safeco Field, Seattle
9. PNC Park, Pittsburgh
10. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore
11. Minute Maid Park, Houston
12. Chase Field, Phoenix
13. Progressive Field, Cleveland
14. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
15. Citi Field, New York
16. Miller Park, Milwaukee
17. Coors Field, Denver
18. Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
19. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington
20. Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
21. U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago
22. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
23. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
24. Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim
25. The Coliseum, Oakland
The Atmosphere
1. AT&T Park, San Francisco
2. Fenway Park, Boston
3. Target Field, Minneapolis
4. PETCO Park, San Diego
5. Yankee Stadium, New York
The Crowd
1. AT&T Park, San Francisco
2. Fenway Park, Boston
3. Target Field, Minneapolis
4. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
5. Yankee Stadium, New York
The Scorecard
1. Target Field, Minneapolis
2. Comerica Park, Detroit
3. AT&T Park, San Francisco
4. Citizens Bank Ballpark, Philadelphia
5. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington
30. Yankee Stadium, New York
The Hot Dog
1. Coors Field, Denver
2. AT&T Park, San Francisco
3. Progressive Field, Cleveland
4. Yankee Stadium, New York
5. Citi Field, New York
The Broadcasters
1. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
2. AT&T Park, San Francisco
3. Miller Park, Milwaukee
4. Target Field, Minneapolis
5. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore
Nathan’s Natural Casing Hot Dog.
Monument Park beyond centerfield.
I’ve shown you everything worth looking at. See above!
From the Yankee Museum...
From the 3,000th hit game.
Lou.
My favorite player growing up.
They have a small manual board in right that keeps up with the live game.
I saw this at Cooperstown today. Proof that Yankee Stadium once made a scorecard. It was a nickel in 1941.
Hot Dog’s protective box.
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