|
TEAM ::: NEW YORK YANKEES
LOCATION :::
BRONX, NEW YORK
MY FIRST VISIT ::: MAY 16, 1979
OPPONENT ::: DETROIT TIGERS
|
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD ::: A
FOOD ::: A-
FACILITIES ::: C
MY MLB STADIUM RANK ::: 14 OF 41 |
 
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
YANKEE STADIUM, KNOWN ALL OVER THE TRI-STATE AREA AS "THE STADIUM,"
TELL SOMEONE YOU ARE GOING TO "THE STADIUM" AND THERE IS NO FURTHER EXPLANATION.
YANKEE STADIUM IS THE LAST OF THE OLD PARKS, FENWAY AND WRIGLEY
ARE STILL BEING USED AND ARE OLDER. THE DIFFERENCE IS YANKEE STADIUM WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED IN THE '70s SO DON'T EXPECT
AN OLD TIME BALLPARK WHEN YOU ARRIVE. ANYTHING IN THE '70s THAT COULD BE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER, WAS .. BUT THEY DID NOT DO
EVERYTHING RIGHT, HENCE WHY YANKEE STADIUM WILL BE REPLACE IN 2009. IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE THE TRIP, YOU HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO
EXPERIENCE "THE STADIUM"
YANKEE STADIUM HAS A LOT TO OVERCOME AND DOES SO MUCH TO
MAKE IT SUCH A GREAT PLACE.
TO START, THERE IS THE PARKING ISSUE. LIKE FENWAY AND WRIGLEY,
YANKEE IS IN THE CITY, AND SINCE THE STADIUM WAS BUILT IN 1923, THE ROADS WERE AS WELL. TRAFFIC IS A GIVEN AND WITH LIMITED
PARKING NEAR THE STADIUM, IT IS BEST TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO GET HERE. THE SUBWAY STOP IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE STADIUM
AND IS FILLED WITH YANKEE FANS HEADED TO THE BRONX TO SEE THERE TEAM. IF YOU ARE MEETING PEOPLE HERE, THERE IS NO BETTER MEETING
PLACE IN BASEBALL, MEET THEM AT THE BAT. OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCEWAY IS A GIANT BAT WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM ALL AROUND, THIS
IS THE YANKEE STADIUM MEETING PLACE.
IF YOU DRIVE, GET THERE AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME, IT
WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO STROLL AROUND THE PARKS EXTERIOR, SMELLING THE PRETZLES ON THE HOT COALS, AND MAYBE GO UNDER THE SUBWAY
OVER TO BOWLING ALLEY ACROSS THE STREET.
OF COURSE, ONCE THE GATES OPEN, HEAD ON INTO THE PARK AND ENJOY
BATTING PRACTICE. NO YANKEE BATTING PRACTICE IS COMPLETE, HOWEVER, WITHOUT A VISIT TO MONUMENT PARK. IF THERE WAS EVER A DOUBT
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YANKEE STADIUM WERE A SHRINE, A VISIT TO MONUMENT PARK MAY CHANGE YOUR MIND. WALKING DOWN TO FIELD
LEVEL FROM THE LOWER DECK, MONUMENT PARK'S ENTRANCE IS LINED WITH ALL OF THE YANKEE RETIRED NUMBERS, ALONG WITH A BRIEF PLAYER
BIOGRAPHY.
FROM THERE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE, MONUMENTS TO THE BABE AND MILLER
HUGGINS, MANAGER OF THE GREAT YANKEE TEAMS OF THE '20s. ALONG THE WALL ARE PLAQUES OF ALL THE YANKEE GREATS THAT PLAYED ON
THE FIELD LESS THAN 100 FEET AWAY. ALSO, MONUMENTS DEDICATED TO THE 2 PAPAL VISITS AND TO BOB SHEPHARD, THE VOICE OF YANKEE
STADIUM.
AFTER GETTING YOUR FILL OF YANKEE HISTORY, WHICH RIGHT THERE
PUTS THIS STADIUM BACK TO THE TOP OF THE LIST, HEAD ON OVER TO ONE OF THE MANY CONCESSION AREAS OR THE YANKEE FOOD COURT.
SADLY, THE FOOD AT YANKEE STADIUM CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED EDIBLE. I CAN SAY I'VE EATEN AT YANKEE STADIUM MANY TIMES AND I'VE
ONLY WALKED AWAY ONCE IMPRESSED, AND THAT IS WHEN I SAMPLED THE YANKEE BAKERY LOCATED IN THE MAIN LEVEL. LOCAL PASTRIES ARE
SOLD THERE AND WITH LITTLE ITALY NOT FAR AWAY, THE BAKERY AREA MAY BE THE BEST PART OF THE STADIUM. ASIDE FROM THE FOOD BEING
LESS THAN AVERAGE, IT IS NEW YORK AND IN NEW YORK YOU CAN ADD BETWEEN $1.50 AND $2.50 TO THE PRICE OF THE CONCESSIONS.
FILLED WITH NOSTALGA AND FOOD, HEAD ON OUT TO THE SEATING AREA.
THE LOGE IS THE BEST SECTION IN THE HOUSE, BUT THOSE SEATS ARE NOW $50+ PER TICKET SO THOSE ARE OUT. ANOTHER GOOD AREA IS
IN THE MAIN RESERVED, THE SEATS ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE FIELD BOX AND UNDER COVER GIVING A GOOD VIEW OF THE FIELD.
SADLY, WHERE YOU MAY END UP IS IN THE UPPER TIER. THESE ARE "THE
CHEAP" SEATS AND ARE FAR AWAY FROM THE ACTION. THEY MAY BE FAR BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL UP THERE. THE DRAWBACK TO THESE
SEATS IS THEY ARE VERY STEEP. WALKING UP TO THE UPPER TIER IS TOUGH ENOUGH, WALKING TO YOUR SEAT, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEBODY IS
WALKING DOWN IS A SCARY THOUGHT.
ONCE SEATED, TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE PARK. A SPECTACULAR VIEW!
THE BLUE SEATS, WHICH WILL ALL BE FILLED, THE PERFECTLY MANICURED FIELD, AND THE FACADE. THE YANKEE STADIUM SIGNATURE
ALONG THE TOP OF THE OUTFIELD WALL. IT GIVES AN EVEN MORE CLASSIC LOOK TO A CLASSIC LOOKING PLACE.
WHAT MAKES A GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM MORE EXCITING THAN
ANY PLACE ELSE ARE THE FANS. FANS ARE PASSIONATE AND KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT THE GAME. WHERE ELSE DOES A PLAYER GET CHEERED FOR
GROUNDING OUT TO SECOND BASE WHEN HE MOVED THE PLAYER ON SECOND TO THIRD? DURING THE FIRST INNING OF
THE GAME, A NEW TRADITION OF THE BLEACHER FANS DOING THE ROLL CALL, CALLING EACH PLAYER AND ALL 8 WILL TURN AND GIVE A TIP
OF THE CAP. SOME PITCHERS DO .. SOME DON'T.
THE GAME HERE IS HANDLED AS WELL AS A TEAM WITH A RICH HISTORY
COULD. BETWEEN INNINGS YANKEE HIGHLIGHTS CAN BE FROM ANY DECADE OVER THE PAST 80 YEARS, THE SCOREBOARD IN LEFT CENTER LEAVES
THE LINE SCORE UP THE WHOLE GAME WITH A GIANT CLOCK ABOVE IT. ALWAYS A CLASSIC BACKDROP ON TV WHEN THEY SHOW THE PLAYER ON
FIRST BASE.
OF THE 40 MAJOR LEAGUE PARKS I HAVE VISITED I RATE YANKEE
STADIUM 14th. BEHIND MEMORIAL STADIUM IN BALTIMORE BUT AHEAD OF A T & T IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE YANKEES HIT YOU RIGHT AWAY WITH THE TRADITION, OPPOSING PLAYERS
HAVE EVEN SAID THAT THE YANKEES NEVER LET YOU FORGET WITH THE "26 TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS" ACROSS THE FACE OF THE UPPER TIER.
THE BUILDING STRUCTURE IS 80+ YEARS OLD, THIS CAN BE SEEN IN
THE AISLEWAYS UNDER THE STADIUM AND EVEN THE BATHROOMS, WHICH ARE IN SOME AREAS ONLY 4 STALLS WIDE.
FOR ALL OF THE SHORTCOMINGS, THE THING THE YANKEES DO BETTER
THAN ANYBODY ELSE IS HONOR THE PAST. AT EVERY OPENING DAY THE OLDEST LIVING YANKEE LEGEND WILL THROW THE FIRST PITCH. DURING
THE PLAYOFFS, ANY NUMBER OF PLAYOFF GREATS CAN COME OUT TO NOT ONLY THROW THE FIRST PITCH, BUT INTIMIDATE THE OPPOSING TEAM.
NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL REMEMBER, 2008 IS SCHEDULED TO BE THE LAST YEAR HERE SO, MAKE PLANS TO GET TO THE BRONX EARLY. 50,000
PEOPLE WILL BE WITH YOU REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU PLAN ON SEEING.
THE LINE UPS
Detroit Tigers manager :::
54 Les Moss
New York Yankees manager :::
21 Bob Lemon
DETROIT TIGERS
|
|
|
|
8 Ron Leflore cf |
|
27 Jerry Morales lf |
|
10 Rusty Staub dh |
|
33 Steve Kemp rf |
|
14 John Wockenfuss 1b |
|
13 Lance Parrish c |
|
4 Aurelio Rodriguez 3b |
|
1 Lou Whtaker 2b |
|
5 Mark Wagner ss |
|
20 Mark Fidrych p / LP
|
NEW YORK YANKEES
|
|
|
|
17 Mickey Rivers cf |
|
30 Willie Randolph 2b |
|
15 Thurman Munson c |
|
9 Craig Nettles 3b |
|
44 Reggie Jackson rf |
|
14 Lou Pinella lf |
|
10 Chris Chambliss 1b |
|
12 Jim Spencer dh |
|
20 Bucky Dent ss |
|
49 Ron Guidry p / WP |
|
TIGERS 000
000 002 2 9 0
YANKEES 200 400 00x 6 6 0
TIME ::: 1:59
ATTENDANCE
::: 43,843
WEATHER ::: CLEAR, COOL |
SEND ME AN E-MAIL
UNCLEBOBSBALLPARKS@GMAIL.COM
LINKS
*** HOME ***
My site Listed by State
My site Listed by Team
My site Listed by Stadium
The Official site of the New York Yankees
MSN guide around Yankee Stadium
ESPN's view of Yankee Stadium
Where they play now, My (New) Yankee Stadium site
Bronx weather from WEATHER.com
Site last updated :::
|
© 2000-2012
UNCLE BOB'S BALLPARKS
I AM IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF THE TEAMS ON THIS PAGE ... THIS PAGE IS MEANT FOR INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY. |
|
