Jun
03

A dugout in the middle of nowhere

By Benjamin Kabak

It’s getting harder and harder to look at Tom Kaminski’s pictures of the Yankee Stadium deconstruction without tearing up a bit. Kaminski — profiled this spring by The Times — took Chopper 880 for a spin over Yankee Stadium on Monday, and his photos are poignant. Work crews has nearly finished deconstructing the old field level box seat sections along the third base side.

In the Tier level, the seats behind home plate are on the way out as well. Those Tier Box sections right behind the dish were my favorite spots in the old stadium. From there, you could see the entire field of play unfold below you, and the seats were low enough to feel close to the action. Check out the full photo gallery here.

Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 at 5:30 pm in Yankee Stadium.

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12 Comments »

This shot reminds me of Sudden Valley.

 

This makes me so damn sad.

 
Will (the other one) says:

Hey Ben – do you know if anything ever came of the campaign to save Gate 2?

 
Chris A says:

Wow, those pictures are really sadening. The stadium doesn’t even look like The Stadium anymore. We have a great new stadium, but I miss the old place, and to tell you the truth I would still prefer that the Yankees played there.

 
Brett says:

my favorite seats too. my friend had tier boxes in front of TR4 where I would sit frequently. great view from up there.

 
yankeegirl49 says:

This is one of the most depressing things I have ever seen.

Here, lemme cheer you up.

David Americo Arias Ortiz, 2009 – .186/.282/.284

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals says:

A-HAHAHAHAHAHHA-hahahahah-ha-heehee-heh…

ahem.

fan-frickin-tastic.

TJSC, i have to think if you lived down here, we’d be drinking buddies.

You’d probably mooch all the free beer you could, but we’d invite you anyway…

just a guess…

Dude, yes, but WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!?!?!?

Who were you before you changed your name? Andy?

 
 
yankeegirl49 says:

I think I love you :)

I have that affect on women.

Some men, too.

/IronHorse’d

 
 
thurdonpaul says:

wow, i feel sorry for him
lol, not

 
 
 
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