I Am Going To Catch Hell For This But Yankee Stadium Does Not

[DEM FAN]

Impress Me. Yes I Am A RED SOX Fan. But Really. :shrug:

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. ever been there?

I'm a Mets fan, but the one time I ventured into Yankee Stadium I was absolutely blown away. It's a magnificent ballpark, it really is.

[Caution]

2. I've been there

It's nice once you get into the actual seating area. But the concourse? HORRIBLE. White concrete walls, very little maneuvering room, terrible concessions.

[VermontDem2004]

4. I like old stadiums

better then these new theme parks that are being built every year, I hate turf, I hate domes, every stadium needs to be an outdoor, natural grass stadium.

[PAMod]

3. Yankee Stadium is the center of the baseball universe.

There are many awesome ballparks; Fenway among them, but there is no place like The Stadium.



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[Kathy in Cambridge]

13. Yankee Stadium is OK, but Fenway and Wrigley are the BEST

;-)

[ArkDem]

30. You are correct. There

just any any history or tradition at Yankee Stadium, at least, not like in Fenway or Wrigley.

[soleft]

34. are you being sarcastic?

[ArkDem]

37. You are so astute.

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[Gato Moteado]

14. you haven't been to a ballyard.....

....until you've been to the friendly confines on da nort' side of chicago. no other stadium in the world compares. sorry.

[CPschem]

5. will boston throw a ticker tape parade..

after they lose in the first round to the A's? I mean, when your fans expect complete futility year after year it's still an accomplishment to make it this far... or am i wrong.

[MaineDem]

6. No arguments from me.

I love the older stadiums (stadia?). I get chills walking into Fenway every time. Yankee Stadium is ok but that's about it.

[Red_Storm]

7. Red Sox fans NEVER learn.............

No matter how many times they choke
No matter how many times they lose
They continue talking trash


85 YEARS, NOTHING BUT TEARS !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Red_Storm]

8. btw..........

I went to Fenway earlier this year , for the first time, .......great place but doesn't even come close to the Cathedral Of Baseball.......Yankee Stadium.......

[Kathy in Cambridge]

15. Bullshit

Yankee Stadium is OK, but lacks the charm of the smaller ballparks like Fenway. Wrigley Field is awesom also.

The Sox are the best-hitting team and baseball, and just broke the 1927 slugging record set by Murderer's Row (Ruth, Goehrig, etc.).

[MaineDem]

9. No, lots more than tears

Some very good teams. Some great memories. Great excitement.

There's more to being a baseball fan than pennants flying and monuments in the outfield.

I don't understand why other fans continue to trash talk Red Sox fans who remain loyal to the team. We're like Cubs' fans; we're there every year regardless of how well the team did last year. It takes dedication. I guess some just don't get it.

[Red_Storm]

10. No You're Wrong.......

Cub fans have class......Red Sox fans are delusional and have a demented obssession with the Yankees that is simply pathetic and ridiculous....and they never stop talking trash.... i'd like to know why...........


85 YEARS , NOTHING BUT TEARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MaineDem]

11. So now I'm delusional, demented, pathetic, and ridiculous

Thanks. You're making a great first impression here at DU. I wish you luck with your future discussions.

:eyes:

[Red_Storm]

12. Remember that next time ............

You decide to open your mouth and talk trash about the Yankees......you'll look ridiculous......you and your team have no ground to stand on....A CENTURY OF FAILURE !!!!!!!!!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

16. You're really making friends with your immature comments

The Yankees are the best team money can buy. The fans, however, are less than classy. I have been to Yankee stadium dozens of times, and have seen some real Neanderthal behavior-even in the good seats. I have seen outfielders get pelted by batteries, grown women get into drunken fistfights, and an outfielder get a beer poured on his head.

Yes, the Yankees are a real class team.

[Red_Storm]

19. So because..........

there are some fans who don't know how to act at a sporting event, you're going to blame the team for that......that's really rational....rose......

[Kathy in Cambridge]

23. No, I should have said the fans aren't classy: You're Living Proof

[Forkboy]

22. And anyone who thinks that a baseball team

equates to themselves being winners is even more ridiculous.

[JohnKleeb]

21. this is interesting

Anyways if I ever go to Boston I am gonna get one of those Yankees suck t-shirts. Go Boston! No I am not a redsox fan, hint my team just sacked their manager, and our owner is a big scum, and we have one of the best stadiums. ABY!

[Padraig18]

20. LOL!

Like Cubs' fans DON'T have demented obsessions with.... say.... the Cardinals? (Someone HAD to say it!) :P

[JohnKleeb]

24. You guys throw the balls back on to the field

heh. I should shut up I dont really have any role in this in that my team missed the playoffs yet again. I tell you what Boston VS Chicago would be great.

[donotpassgo]

17. Don't hate the Playa, hate the game.

Best team money can buy? No free agency in the 20's, 30's 50's, 60's, and very little of it in the 70's. Ask The Rangers what good money does in buying Championships. Or the 90's Marlins(1), or the Diamondbacks(1). No dynasties there. Just win and dismantle.

Yankees win because they have a commitment to winning. They win at all costs. George doesn't look at the spreadsheets, he looks at the trophies. Free Agency didn't buy Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Pettite, Nick Johnson, or Mariano Rivera: the heart of the team.

[WilliamPitt]

18. Yankee Stadium is a palace

I love it there. I am a Red Sox fan...and one cannot love baseball and hate the Yankees simultaneouslt. It's just not possible.

I think Fenway is a Church of Baseball, but I also think Yankee Stadium is a Museum of All Things Good About Baseball. My only quibble is that the guys who run the Jumbotron apparently hate silence. Every spare second in the stadium is filled with dorky little sound effects. It does not cease, and gets annoying after a bit. On that score, Fenway Park has Yankee Stadium beat hands-down. I also think your odds of being closer to the action at Fenway are better, due to the size differences.

[HuckleB]

31. Noise.

It has taken over baseball. Music is contantly blaring. The only two parks where I've noticed any moments of silence in recent years have been Wrigley and Fenway, and even there such moments are few.

[anti_shrub]

25. ESPN.com's Page 2 went to every ballpark

Wrigley was #7

Fenway was #11

Yankee? #21


Full Disclosure: PNC Park was ranked #1, and I'm in Pittsburgh, but what the hell else to Pirates fans have to gloat over?

[MaineDem]

26. I went to Coors Field

Man, it was lovely. And something one can't do at Fenway - you can walk all the way around. I thought that was pretty cool.

I'd love to visit Camden Yards and Wrigley.

[JohnKleeb]

28. Camden is awesome

BTW can you only get those Yankees suck t-shirts at Fenway? If I do have my license by next summer, I would love to drive up to Boston and go to the dem convention and go to Fenway, that would be great and get a Yankees suck t-shirt.

[MaineDem]

29. I hope you make it, JK

I'm hoping to be there, too. It'll be great to meet you. I'm pretty sure there's a game during the convention. There'll be some ticket arrangements for delegates.

BTW, do you realize I have never chanted "yankees suck" nor do I own a t-shirt. ;) Just thought I'd mention it.

[JohnKleeb]

32. heh

I do too. Well I am not sure what I will do. I will still be a rookie driver by then, but Boston is a city I really want to go too. I dont wanna take a plane, I wanna drive up.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

35. You can take the train from Baltimore to Boston

if you can't drive. I hope to see you in Boston for the convention.

:hi:

[JohnKleeb]

36. thanks I would love to see you too

Yeah the train would be great. Drive or take a train, I dont mine flying but the train or the drive is the best. I am gonna ask my parents if I can go. I think I would take the train honestly. Well after the convention maybe I and some DUers can hang out :shrug: I will be pratically 17 by then. Not sure but i really want to go to MA badly, I said drive because I wouldnt mind seeing Boston or even Salem. not sure yet.

[MaineDem]

38. The convention ...

A bit off topic but have you seen the opportunities for young people at the convention?

Check this out http://www.democrats.org/convention/contests.html

[arwalden]

39. I Love Camden Yards Too...

-- Allen

[HuckleB]

27. Well, I find it quite grand.

Granted, it's not Fenway or Wrigley, but it's its own stadium, and I love going there.

[Braden]

33. cold, ugly

magnificent, Loud, thrilling, awesome.

I love the place. its all about the ballgame.