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Yankee Stadium R.I.P.

batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
I dont know if yall care......b,121b,121 img src="http://mikeytherhino.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/yankee-stadium.jpg"1 b,121b,121object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1b,121b,121 img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Isleys-stadium.jpg"1 b,121b,121object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1b,121b,121b,121object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1

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  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I saw the Mandela Released Concert there. KRS-ONE & Tracy Chapman.b,121b,121Countless Grambling State games w/ that hardcore Black Frat feel and Funky College Band playin the recent hits. And MAD college ladies when i was a teen.b,121b,121Down days of gettin free tickets during the Winfield era.b,121b,121The OG Bat Day where thugs robbed cats for their bats. That's why they made the bats smaller because of that shit.b,121b,121Sneakin into the adjacent parking lot to skateboard. Rockin the catamarang!b,121b,121The Bleachers where cats smoked Ls.b,121b,121An older cat told me that dudes would sell joints out in the open back in the early 80's. "Doobie's Here!" img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badassbuddy_com-slowburner.gif" alt="" 21
  • tallbobsmoketallbobsmoke 715 Posts
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  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,332 Posts
    I dont even know baseball, but I know that it`s served its purpose quite well (to say the least). RIP. b,121b,121Where`s the new stadium gonna be at?
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
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  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Where`s the new stadium gonna be at? b,121b,121h,121
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  • theory9theory9 1,128 Posts
    Roger Clemens didn't get any pregame love but Wang did?b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/raw.gif" alt="" 21
  • butterybiscuitsbutterybiscuits 300 Posts
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  • TheBeatGoesTheBeatGoes 711 Posts
    Bill Moyers talked about this at the end of his show this weekb,121b,121a href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/watch3.html" target="_blank"1http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/watch3.html/a1b,121b,121/font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121...That's okay, you may think, there will be plenty of room for the tax-paying public to come root, root, root for the home team ??? even the coliseum in ancient Rome had bleachers, for the commoners. But in fact there will be 5,000 fewer seats in the new stands.b,121b,121And while the Yankees reportedly have promised that half of what's left will cost $45 apiece or less, those seats that used to cost $250, right behind the dugout, will cost you $850. And if you want to be near home plate, you'll have to cough up $2,500...per game.b,121b,121Meanwhile, there will be more luxury suites and party rooms where the fat cats gather, safely removed from the sweaty masses. Corporations and wealthy individuals will be able to rent the luxury suites for anywhere from $600,000 to $850,000 tax deductible dollars a year, assuming they haven't filed for bankruptcy this week. b,121b,121h,121
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  • Mad Drama TeacherMad Drama Teacher 1,985 Posts
    Even though I realize the status of Yankee stadium in American history, I've never liked the Yankees, so I'm not really caring about this.
  • Tuff_GongTuff_Gong 627 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Even though I realize the status of Yankee stadium in American history, I've never liked the Yankees, so I'm not really caring about this. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah, I recognize the greats that played there over the years, but goddamn I'm tired of hearing about the Yankees this weekend. As if the Yankees don't get enough coverage from ESPN and the like, this weekend it's been wall-to-wall Yankee Stadium fellation. The AL East is coming down to the wire between the Red Sox and the Rays and yet ESPN still manages to make a big deal out of the Yankees despite them not making the postseason. Barf.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Even though I realize the status of Yankee stadium in American history, I've never liked the Yankees, so I'm not really caring about this. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121As a Sox fan, I could give a Fusk about the Yankees but as someone who genuinely has affection for the role that tradition plays in baseball and American life in general, this is just sad. And the naked greed on display with the new stadium just makes it worse. b,121b,121But hey, baseball's sentimentality has never rivaled its business needs.
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    I got the chance to go to both Yankee Stadium and Shea for the first and only times this year. It was an important thing to do as a lover of baseball and I was glad to check them out. I'm a New Yorker but I grew up in Philly so I have no interest in the Yanks, but that park was pretty dope. Shea was a dump, and I have always hated the Mets, but that was my kind of game and park (gully as Fusk - reminded me of The Vet.)b,121b,121But yeah, it totally fusking sucks. Real people can't afford tickets to any games in almost any sport these days.
  • maocontentmaocontent 559 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Bill Moyers talked about this at the end of his show this weekb,121b,121a href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/watch3.html" target="_blank"1http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/watch3.html/a1b,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121...That's okay, you may think, there will be plenty of room for the tax-paying public to come root, root, root for the home team ??? even the coliseum in ancient Rome had bleachers, for the commoners. But in fact there will be 5,000 fewer seats in the new stands.b,121b,121And while the Yankees reportedly have promised that half of what's left will cost $45 apiece or less, those seats that used to cost $250, right behind the dugout, will cost you $850. And if you want to be near home plate, you'll have to cough up $2,500...per game.b,121b,121Meanwhile, there will be more luxury suites and party rooms where the fat cats gather, safely removed from the sweaty masses. Corporations and wealthy individuals will be able to rent the luxury suites for anywhere from $600,000 to $850,000 tax deductible dollars a year, assuming they haven't filed for bankruptcy this week. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Also a really good segment on this on the latest HBO Real Sports - season ticket holders in all sports getting charged exorbitant "personal seat licenses" to retain their tix when their teams move into new stadiums.
  • maocontentmaocontent 559 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Even though I realize the status of Yankee stadium in American history, I've never liked the Yankees, so I'm not really caring about this. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121As a Sox fan, I could give a Fusk about the Yankees but as someone who genuinely has affection for the role that tradition plays in baseball and American life in general, this is just sad. And the naked greed on display with the new stadium just makes it worse. b,121b,121But hey, baseball's sentimentality has never rivaled its business needs. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I hate the fusking Yankees but couldn't help but feel bad watching all the fans last night at the Stadium who didn't wanna leave after the game, some of them in tears. For all their talk of tradition you'd think Yankee management could have found a creative way to build more seating and/or revenue streams (like Bosox ownership has w/ Fenway) instead of shutting the place down. Sad.
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