Both Jason at IIATMS and Ross at NSI wrote on some dismaying fan-related developments in Yankeeland on Wednesday. The Yankees have updated their A-to-Z ballpark guide, and with that update comes the news that fans who are not ticketed for the field level will not have access to that area during batting practice or to the food-filled concourses ringing the lower bowl.
So while we could on Tuesday report the good news of increased access to batting practice, today we bemoan the fact that people with seats in the upper reaches of the park will have to watch BP from way up high. The old stadium held open hours during BP, and patrons didn’t have to take their seats until well after the teams were finished hitting. This move just rubs me the wrong way, and as Ross notes, it’s completely anathema to the current trends in stadium access. Hopefully, this provision will be unenforced during the pre-game action.
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