Comments on: Early Heritage Park plans lacking heritage

By: DANIEL

DANIEL — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:44:23 +0000

AM A DIE HARD YANKEE FAN BUT AM MAD THAT THEY TOOK DOWN THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT I LOVE THE OLD YANKEE STADIUM THERES SO MUCH HISTORY IN THAT BALLPARK I LOVE BABE RUTH HES THE BEST BASEBALL PLAYER IN HISTORY GO YANKEES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

By: Gate 2 movement coming to a resolution | River Avenue Blues

Gate 2 movement coming to a resolution | River Avenue Blues — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:39:58 +0000

[...] city’s tendency to disregard its history. As I wrote in August, early Heritage Field plans basically ignored Yankee Stadium. Although a few plaques would commemorate the spot, no aspect of Yankee Stadium would have [...]

By: JIM

JIM — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:59:24 +0000

I sure miss the old place….

As a long-time Yankee fan (sat in the upper deck with my dad in the late 50′s and early 60′s), now transplanted to Chicago, I could only watch this entire tragedy play out from afar. Consider that any owner who tried to tear down or replace Wrigley would face riots in the streets. And I imagine and hate to admit that the Red Sox fans are so devoted that the same would happen at Fenway. I am saddened that Yankee fans have behaved like sheep as this happened.

And whatever happened to the idea that the Commissioner could step in to prevent things that were not in the best interests of baseball? Which doesn’t/shouldn’t mean in the best interests of the billionaire owners. If there were a real Commish he would have told Steinbrenner that his threats to move to Jersey were simply not acceptable. But sadly, no….

(Much weeping and gnashing of teeth here in the Midwest…)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:23:26 +0000

Mr. Bloomberg, if you save Gate 2 people will come Mike. They’ll come to Gate 2 for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up at Gate 2 not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll arrive at the Origional Gate 2 as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won’t mind if you look around, you’ll say. It’s only going to take a couple of million to save. They should pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they’ll walk though the gate to the field; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They’ll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they’ll watch the game and it’ll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they’ll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come if you save Gate 2 Mr. Parks Commissioner. The one constant through all the years, Mr. Bronx Borough President, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. The old stadium, this game: it’s a part of our past, Mr. Steinbrenner. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh… people will come Mr. Bloolmberg if you save Gate 2. People will most definitely come.

By: Saving Yankee Stadium history but at what cost? | River Avenue Blues

Saving Yankee Stadium history but at what cost? | River Avenue Blues — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:31:26 +0000

[...] I said last week when I wrote about the plans for the park, the Yankees and the City should figure out a way to better incorporate the old stadium into plans [...]

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:20:41 +0000

The bat and friez (as well as the ticket booths) date from the 1973-76 renovation…they’re reproductions…nothing from the Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle eras will be left standing…we should have learned something from Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds…alas.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:04:42 +0000

Ignorance.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:01:34 +0000

The bat is staying…part of the frieze is staying..

What is needed is expediency in getting the parks ready for the immediate community that has lost its parks. Sorry to say, but all these Save Gate 2 people are not from here…straight up, they’re not the ones inconvenienced. They want to keep history so they can come visit it how often? Will they actually stay in the neighborhood? Or, will they just park their car in the garage that replaced a park…or take the metro north that was built for them…and walk past Heritage Field to take in a game at the new Stadium? Will they even visit when the Yanks aren’t in town?

Give me a break.

By: wilcymoore

wilcymoore — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:38:34 +0000

Good story, Ben. I’m with you on this.

By: AJ's Chin Music Ensemble

AJ's Chin Music Ensemble — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:41:07 +0000

I like the proposed idea that Save Gate 2 came up with…it’s really nice…but like others have said…if it’s a the detriment of the Bronx neighborhood the team resides in…then it is no good. I think it would be really nice to have Gate 2 there in whatever form it would take…restored or whathaveyou. But…I guess that may just be my sentimental attachment to a building. But New York does lag in preserving it’s past…and once Kei Igawa comes off the books…we could afford it.