Comments on: A Stadium arises in the Bronx http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/ A New York Yankees Blog Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: River Ave. Blues | A Stadium grows in the Bronx http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-62004 River Ave. Blues | A Stadium grows in the Bronx Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:43:01 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-62004 [...] trip up to the Bronx this spring isn’t until Sunday and I haven’t made it up in person since late December, we live in a Web 2.0 world. So let’s head to flickr for some peaks inside the new [...] [...] trip up to the Bronx this spring isn’t until Sunday and I haven’t made it up in person since late December, we live in a Web 2.0 world. So let’s head to flickr for some peaks inside the new [...]

]]> By: River Ave. Blues | A time-lapse show of new Yankee Stadium set to terrible music http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-57460 River Ave. Blues | A time-lapse show of new Yankee Stadium set to terrible music Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:58:49 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-57460 [...] such fun. We’ve gotten media tours and insider photographs of the Stadium. I’ve taken my camera to the Bronx a few times as well. But in the age of limitless information, the Yankees have been [...] [...] such fun. We’ve gotten media tours and insider photographs of the Stadium. I’ve taken my camera to the Bronx a few times as well. But in the age of limitless information, the Yankees have been [...]

]]> By: Anthony Iorizzo http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-50425 Anthony Iorizzo Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:18:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-50425 Hey LiveFromNewYork: I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the Mets for selling the naming rights for their new stadium to CitiGroup. Do you remember what happened in Chicago? When the White Sox replaced the old Comiskey Park with a new "Comiskey Park" in 1991, they called the new stadium " New Comiskey Park" for a couple of years before selling the naming rights to U.S. Cellular in 2003 for $68 million over 20 years. New Comiskey Park is now called "U.S. Cellular Field". I predict that the same exact thing will happen with the new Yankee Stadium! The only question remaining is which corporation will the Yankees eventually sell the naming rights for their new stadium to? Hey LiveFromNewYork:

I wouldn’t be so quick to condemn the Mets for selling the naming rights for their new stadium to CitiGroup.

Do you remember what happened in Chicago? When the White Sox replaced the old Comiskey Park with a new “Comiskey Park” in 1991, they called the new stadium ” New Comiskey Park” for a couple of years before selling the naming rights to U.S. Cellular in 2003 for $68 million over 20 years. New Comiskey Park is now called “U.S. Cellular Field”.

I predict that the same exact thing will happen with the new Yankee Stadium! The only question remaining is which corporation will the Yankees eventually sell the naming rights for their new stadium to?

]]> By: River Ave. Blues » Yanks unveil a sign etched in gold http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-45940 River Ave. Blues » Yanks unveil a sign etched in gold Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:32:16 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-45940 [...] to drop in on the construction in the Bronx. When last we saw the New Yankee Stadium, construction was moving right along. Today, we’ve got another update courtesy of the AP, the [...] [...] to drop in on the construction in the Bronx. When last we saw the New Yankee Stadium, construction was moving right along. Today, we’ve got another update courtesy of the AP, the [...]

]]> By: Bob Sacamano http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43804 Bob Sacamano Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:40:08 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43804 What a travesty, to lose Yankee Stadium, two dozen acres of parkland, and the hundreds of millions of dollars we're paying to make it happen. This is corporate socialism at its finest. Let's add things up. On top of the $700 million devestment (minimum) from taxpayers, we get upper-deck ticket prices of $27 a pop--a price tag likely to increase yet again in 2009, just as the seats strangely end up much further away from the field than in the real Yankee Stadium. Years from now, you'll all wonder how we let something like this happen. You all get what you vote for. What a travesty, to lose Yankee Stadium, two dozen acres of parkland, and the hundreds of millions of dollars we’re paying to make it happen. This is corporate socialism at its finest.

Let’s add things up. On top of the $700 million devestment (minimum) from taxpayers, we get upper-deck ticket prices of $27 a pop–a price tag likely to increase yet again in 2009, just as the seats strangely end up much further away from the field than in the real Yankee Stadium.

Years from now, you’ll all wonder how we let something like this happen. You all get what you vote for.

]]> By: Missing Baseball Really Badly http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43631 Missing Baseball Really Badly Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:04:54 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43631 Ehhhh, to hell with Citifield. Didn't some astrologer or psychic say the place had a "negative aura" or some other bad luck attached? Makes a load of sense in light of '07... Ehhhh, to hell with Citifield. Didn’t some astrologer or psychic say the place had a “negative aura” or some other bad luck attached? Makes a load of sense in light of ‘07…

]]> By: MY BASEBALL BIAS - A BIASED LOOK AT THE NEW YORK YANKEES » A few things… http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43629 MY BASEBALL BIAS - A BIASED LOOK AT THE NEW YORK YANKEES » A few things… Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:54:37 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43629 [...] few things… By JMM Ben K. over at RAB ventured up to the Bronx and snapped some photos of the new Yankee Stadium. Check em’ out if you get a [...] [...] few things… By JMM Ben K. over at RAB ventured up to the Bronx and snapped some photos of the new Yankee Stadium. Check em’ out if you get a [...]

]]> By: Steve S http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43593 Steve S Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:50:29 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43593 i grew up within five minutes of shea unfortunately, so i have to go past it every time i see my folks. Citifields exterior doesnt look that great. it looks better than shea but thats not saying much. I think they are really going to regret the choice on colors in a couple of years. It looks like they are trying for that camden yards, jacobs field look, but they are getting something that a middle aged guy in Long Island would build in Manhasset or Dix Hills. i grew up within five minutes of shea unfortunately, so i have to go past it every time i see my folks. Citifields exterior doesnt look that great. it looks better than shea but thats not saying much. I think they are really going to regret the choice on colors in a couple of years. It looks like they are trying for that camden yards, jacobs field look, but they are getting something that a middle aged guy in Long Island would build in Manhasset or Dix Hills.

]]> By: River Ave. Blues » With a new year comes new hopes http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43582 River Ave. Blues » With a new year comes new hopes Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:50:12 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43582 [...] « A Stadium arises in the Bronx 02 01 2008 [...] [...] « A Stadium arises in the Bronx 02 01 2008 [...]

]]> By: Kevin23 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43581 Kevin23 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:48:09 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/01/02/a-stadium-arises-in-the-bronx-1916/#comment-43581 I'm no fan of obstructing profits, but I am a fan of going to Yankee games BECAUSE they are Yankee games. This only makes sense if you've been there. The place shakes when the crowd gets into it. I've never been at a louder outdoor event than the Yanks and Sox games in '03. The main crowd sits close and low. And when you sit in the cheap bleacher seats, the whole crowd faces you. Its really great if you like sound. When the Lakers moved to Staples, I felt the same way about leaving the Forum. But they were going to a much bigger place, in a better location. This seems like a downgrade and strategic re-allocation of priority. I can see how that could be a bitter pill to swallow every time you had sit through a monotonous experience at a high priced uneventful new ball park. But, that's still just a hypothetical. I’m no fan of obstructing profits, but I am a fan of going to Yankee games BECAUSE they are Yankee games. This only makes sense if you’ve been there. The place shakes when the crowd gets into it. I’ve never been at a louder outdoor event than the Yanks and Sox games in ‘03. The main crowd sits close and low. And when you sit in the cheap bleacher seats, the whole crowd faces you. Its really great if you like sound.

When the Lakers moved to Staples, I felt the same way about leaving the Forum. But they were going to a much bigger place, in a better location. This seems like a downgrade and strategic re-allocation of priority. I can see how that could be a bitter pill to swallow every time you had sit through a monotonous experience at a high priced uneventful new ball park. But, that’s still just a hypothetical.

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