Comments on: Saving Yankee Stadium history but at what cost?

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:52:53 +0000

Josh- The city and Steiner sports. you have to relize that

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:51:47 +0000

Steiner

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:51:20 +0000

Its to late. you will never annex gate 4 it is steiner. Unfortunatly this would be way to costly to pay for this huge piece and will be paid to from the yankees and most of all Steiner Sports

By: Gate 2 group disputes preservation costs | River Avenue Blues

Gate 2 group disputes preservation costs | River Avenue Blues — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:31:23 +0000

[...] a cost problem. A few anonymous critics of the plan had leveled the charge that the effort would cost $10 million. While a nice idea, saving old Yankee Stadium’s Gate 2 would be cost prohibitive. Plus, they [...]

By: SparkyL

SparkyL — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:04:10 +0000

Exactly – there was never a mention in the preservation proposal to restore it – it is good enough as is.

As for the comment that it was “significantly changed” during the renovations – if that is their definition of “significantly changed” then what element of YS was not? What was really changed is that the top was cut off (of the entire outer wall), the windows removed and a coat of paint applied. That does not seem “significantly changed” to me.

BYW – the Roman Forum is certainly “significantly changed” and you don’t see the Italian government using that as a reason to pave it over. You save the best of what is left.

By: edwantsacracker

edwantsacracker — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:40:17 +0000

Gate 2 was supposed to be one of the gates modified the least in the Yankee Stadium Renovation. That and it is directly across the street from the new stadium.

By: Let's Talk About TEX Baby

Let's Talk About TEX Baby — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:15:20 +0000

There may be a good answer to this, but why save gate 2 rather than gate 4? Gate 4 is near the big bat, it was the home plate gate, and it’s the most visible from the Deegan and Harlem River Drive.

By: YankeeJosh

YankeeJosh — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:13:24 +0000

Not sure if this has been said or not, but the ticket booths outside Gate 2 (as shown in the drawing) are already gone. I love the idea. Top NYC Parks have Conservancy’s nand there is no reason Heritage Field/Park couldn’t as well. It deserves to be a special park. I’d certainly chip in some. But I really can’t see it happening. The City is determined to bring the Stadium down.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:25:26 +0000

So you’d like to cover an oldtime Yankee landmark with Coors Light ads? I don’t see the point in restoring a piece of history and draping it with said ads.

By: rose

rose — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:53:21 +0000

i’m surprised corporate america hasn’t stepped in to foot the bill and add its name to the stadium, like nearby citi field. there’s a good article on corporate sponsorship and baseball over here…worth a read: http://onthebutton.wordpress.c.....onsorship/