5/21/09 at Yankee Stadium
For months and months, I’ve been hearing that the seats from the old Yankee Stadium were going to be on sale for nearly $2,000 a pair, and I couldn’t believe it–not just from a financial standpoint,...
View Article7/1/09 at Yankee Stadium
Ready for a quick blog entry about a lame day? Good, here goes… Yankee Stadium opened at 4pm, and for the first half-hour, there was NO action: Then the sky got dark, and it started drizzling, and the...
View Article7/17/09 at Yankee Stadium
When Yankee Stadium was getting ready to open yesterday at 4pm, there were at least 1,000 fans waiting to get in at Gate 6 alone. The fans (myself and Jona included) had formed mini-lines in front of...
View Article7/20/09 at Yankee Stadium
Once again, there was a huge crowd waiting to get inside Yankee Stadium: Think that’s a lot of people? Well, guess what…this was just one of the four entrances. I wasn’t surprised or concerned. It’s...
View Article7/26/09 at Yankee Stadium
When I ran inside Yankee Stadium yesterday, I was glad to see that the grounds crew was in the process of setting up batting practice: Why was I glad? Because BP was not guaranteed. Not only was there...
View Article9/28/09 at Yankee Stadium
There was rain in the forecast. I didn’t really want to go to the game. But my friend Brandon was visiting from San Diego. He wanted to check out the new stadium. So we went. Thankfully, when we ran...
View Article2009 World Series — Game 5
On a personal level, the best thing about Game 5 of the 2009 World Series was getting a free ticket. The worst thing was that I had to watch the Phillies and Yankees. To put it lightly, I don’t care...
View Article4/15/10 at Yankee Stadium
Several months ago, I heard that the old Yankee Stadium was finally being demolished. People sent me videos and photos and articles, but I never looked at any of it. Even though I often complained...
View Article7/23/10 at Yankee Stadium
I attended this game for one reason only: to catch Alex Rodriguez’s 600th career home run. The day, of course, started with batting practice, and there was quite a surprise waiting for me on the inside...
View Article8/2/10 at Yankee Stadium
It was another day of A-Rod hysteria: Perhaps “hysteria” is an exaggeration. “Anticipation” and “excitement” and “teenage girls hoping to get on TV” would be a better way to describe the atmosphere....
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