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Steinbrenner sees new Stadium

April
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The Yankees sent out this photo to the media today. It’s of George Steinbrenner taking a look at the new Stadium with his daughter, senior vice president Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm by Peter Abraham.
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66 Responses to “Steinbrenner sees new Stadium”

  1. Don Vito A. Bellamo

    Great post, Pete !

  2. trisha

    God bless George Steinbrenner and everything he has done for Yankee fans and for the team. I only hope that he can truly appreciate the beauty of all that he has created, including (since he wanted it) this beautiful new Stadium.

    I feel deeply and passionately enough about him as an owner that I am going to risk the wrath of Pete by violating a few of his suggestions:

    GEORGE STEINBRENNER, YOU ROCK!!!

  3. mark

    was there any video/photos of the Boss at the Stadium on opening day or from the renaming of Legends Field?

  4. S.A.-Phil Hughes is Saved and will be fine! Goodness..

    God bless George

    My god..Mike and the mad dog need to stop with this Joba Chamberlain stuff..lol

  5. Mick

    Hopefully the big Stein sees # 27 real soon and not in the new digs

  6. Jimw

    Am I crazy or did McGowan kinda look like Glenn Danzig?

  7. Rebecca--Optimist Prime--Mission 2708

    Man the place already looks incredible.

  8. saucY

    well said trisha

  9. Christa

    Hey can someone help me out, what is the average speed of major league starters fastballs in all of baseball? I have a little bet going on that I need to have settled. Thanks!

  10. Irabu's Son

    What?! That looks nothing like Stein.

  11. Irabu's Son

    I guess it’s just the glasses. He looks mafioso.

  12. S.o.S.27

    Come to think of it. I think the Yankees should have two statues in front of the new staduim. One of Jeter and the other of The Boss. Heck have Jeter holding a credit card and Stein Yelling. Like the commercial.

  13. jay destro

    I walked passed it yesterday on my way to the game. It’s really remarkable. I always Park by the old Bronx Terminal Market and as I was walking up the new Ramp the built, I could see the “Yankee Stadium” and the two eagles. It’s pretty amazing. I remember when it just looked like a construction site, now it looks like a stadium. The pics online might be impressive, but in person it’s jaw dropping.

  14. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    I got to admit Suzyn Waldman almost like Mama Pinstripe made me bust out :lol:

  15. Call me Stinkie -

    I bet he was too senile to even know what he was looking at.

  16. wsr

    a nice sidenote about George. I was at a ST game at legends with a group of people, one of whom was a young kid with Cerebrel Palsy. This kids dad ends up catching a foul ball off Damon…made the kids night. After the game (it was a fireworks game, so most of the regulars left early) the kid and his dad decided to wait outside, just in case. George walks out, and signs the kids ball, then tells him to hold on, walks back inside, and gets a ball goose had just signed, and gave that to the kid too.

  17. jay destro

    Also, the wrath of the new parking fee’s were felt last night. It cost me $17 to park. I got there in plenty of time and got to see my favorite waitress at Stan’s. She got me and my wife a table as always. She brought us our usual pre-game snacks (she remembered!) and then asked us about our winter while shouting through rock songs blasting.

  18. Richard

    That’s the first i’ve seen the daughter. not so easy on the eyes.

  19. Rebecca--Optimist Prime--Mission 2708

    5-2 CWS over DET in the third.

  20. S.o.S.27

    wsr,
    nice read.

  21. chrisA

    I agree S.A. Mike and maddog sound like complete idiots. I guess they can’t find anything to talk about.

  22. Patrick

    After seeing that picture, I can’t blame Steve Swindal for drinking. Yikes.

  23. Forehead Writer

    Detroit will win this one! Write that on your foreheads!

  24. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS this is Steven A. Smith’s last Friday show !!! HALLELUJAH !!!! :D

  25. Mike from CT

    Mike and the Mad Dog get something and run and run and run with it. Enough with the Joba thing
    what about K-Rod, he screams, pumps fists, and goes down to the ground for every save. Give me a break, get off the kids case. if it becomes a problem then you can talk about it, now its just a waste of breath. Talk about when the bats will wake up

  26. DMan

    He looks pretty good there. Hes standing up straight.. The picture gives the impression that hes walking fine, hes not moving around in a little golf cart or anything..

  27. S.o.S.27

    Brandon,
    Is he out of radio? God i hope so. Fidays good though(beggers cant be choosers).

  28. Brian (from PA)

    Anyone know how the weather is looking for tonight’s game?

  29. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    Thursday is his last show he just announced it SoS !

    his send off is April 10th 2008 and Missenelli is off the weekday shows THANK GOD !!!! next better be Steve Philips

  30. Hugh

    to those who say they never had a problem wth K-Rod’s or Paplebaums antics as Yankee fans…………..I am next in line for the throne of England.

    If you believe that, then I’ll believe you.

  31. Brian (from PA)

    by the way mike and the mad dogs are complete morons, they always have been. i learned it’s best to just not listen to them.

    Oh my gotta turn the radio off!!!!!! ya can’t watch the simulcast on YES either nooo! throw em outta the league!!!! (dog)

    You just can’t watch that on YES or listen on the radio…ya can’t do it. can’t do it. (francesa)

  32. cw

    90 percent chance of rain, both today and tomorrow.

  33. Dennis-Coastanza

    Thanks Rebecca for the score update.

    It would be great to see Detroit have a horrible April. It was amazing to see the pre-season love they got from everyone. They do have a great lineup when healthy. I think the Yankee lineup is deeper and more patient. I also think both the Sox and Yanks have a much deeper rotation in comparison. However when the media pointed to the Yanks and or Sox having rotation holes they never mentioned the Detroit void of good starting pitching.

    Central vs East.

    Yanks-Det Advantage Yanks

    Sox-Cleve Slight advatage sox

    Jays-WSox Huge advantage Jays

    Rays-Twins: Too early to tell but I would say Twins(they always seem to competitive. If Kazmir was healthy it may change)

    Birds-Royals Advantage Royals

    I believe the East is the best division in baseball. I may believe something different on June 1st but right now I am sticking with it.

    Have a good weekend.

    -dennis

  34. John in Ohio

    The Boss looks a bit bewildered.

  35. gsam

    I posted this a couple topics back, but then realized I was falling behind, so I am pasting it here, going along with a couple of other posts:

    gsam
    April 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
    We are through the first hour of mike and mad dog and it has been predominantly talk about joba and his fist pump. It is brutal.
    Maybe we should ban all fist pumps… Tiger, no more fist pumps, you are making everyone else feel bad about themselves.
    All professional sports players should be banned from showing any emotion, make them just walk around like zombies. That would be much more fun.

  36. trisha

    Hugh - only Papelsmear’s and I’ve already told you why. I really don’t care about stylin and fist pumps otherwise, no matter who does it.

  37. Brian (from PA)

    CW

    that big a chance for tomorrow too? damn. i’m going tomorrow…

  38. John in Ohio

    Pudge just hit a two out, two-run double, then was singled in by Jacque Jones.

    5 - 5, Tigers still batting in the bottom of the third.

    Both Nate Robertson and Jose Contreras are getting bombed.

  39. Patrick

    Dennis, agreed about the East being the best division. I think 4 out of 5 teams will finish above .500.

  40. Patrick

    Brian,

    Supposed to rain all morning but looks like it will be clear by game time. I’d expect a short delay though. Tonight there is very little chance that they play.

  41. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    what is it w/ Russo and that Manhattan game somebody please call him on it and set him straight.

  42. smilineyes

    Anybody ever seen or can link to a picture of George’s wife?

    As for his daughters looks, remember she is responsible for interior decorating the new stadium

  43. Brian (from PA)

    sounds alright Patrick. I’ll be sure to bring my pinstriped poncho.

  44. gayle

    brian in looking at the hour by hour on weather.com looks like tomorrow will be ok rain to stop very latest by 1pm. I think they will get the game in. Will be there as well.The issue I have is if there is no game tonight (still not raining here in the city) will Kennedy pitch tomorrow or will they keep Pettite there.

  45. Rebecca--Optimist Prime--Mission 2708

    AL East is easily the toughest division in baseball. Think of it like this: If the blue jays played in the NL, they’d probably win their division.

  46. gayle

    smilenyes-

    She threw out (or at least attempted to throw out) the first pitch at the gamein tampa renaming the park. bet if you go the yes website they have video there of it

  47. S.o.S.27

    Jim Leyland said that his team looked old the first 3 games. Can it be that they just traded away their future young studs and the veterans are showing their age overnight?

  48. smilineyes

    Thanks gayle. I’ll check it out and report back

  49. S.A.-Phil Hughes is Saved and will be fine! Goodness..

    Wait. No more Screamin A. Smith on the radio? WooHoo!

    Yeah, why is Russo obsessed with that Manhattan game? Jeez.

    Can’t wait for the new stadium.

  50. S.o.S.27

    If these starters get out early in the Detroit game. You have to give the edge to Chicago in the bullpen.

    Im going to miss Steven Smith talkin about Clemens wife for 2 months straight.

  51. smilineyes

    They showed the unveiling of the name but not the first pitch. Good suggestion though. Thanks again

  52. S.A.-Phil Hughes is Saved and will be fine! Goodness..

    smilineyes,

    there is a picture of Mrs. Steinbrenner here:

    http://tinyurl.com/5o5q22

  53. smilineyes

    Here we go.

    http://www.newyorkpops.org/images/ag24-7770.jpg

  54. smilineyes

    thanks SA

  55. S.A.-Phil Hughes is Saved and will be fine! Goodness..

    No problem. :)

  56. Steph

    It’s good to see Steinbrenner out and looking healthy.
    The new stadium looks absolutely gigantic from that picture. Wish I could take a look at it in person.

  57. wood is good

    Despite the cloud cover, it’s been dry in midtown since 10 a.m., and the reports had called for scattered showers during the day. Who knows? Maybe they’ll get the game in….

  58. murphydog

    It’s touching to see Steinbrenner walk around the new stadium, before the first fan, the first win, the first loss. It’s The Boss shrunk down to mortal size, certain he won’t see as many games in this Stadium as the last.

    While it’s not a grim picture, for some reason seeing George led around by the arm in an unfinished stadium reminds me of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas yet to come.

  59. Luke S.

    Man, the Boss is aging fast. He has the appearance of someone who’s suffering cranial/circulation problems (strokes). Otherwise his color and posture seem pretty good.

  60. donnienybaseball

    its good to see the big man, he created an enterprise out of a baseball team…hope the kids can carry the franchise, so far they look more like characters in a reality show

  61. YankeesLuv

    God Bless You George!

  62. Hugh

    ok, this picture cleary disproves my theory that all rich women are at least somewhat attractive.

  63. Doreen

    Luke -

    You can tell all that from this photograph? He just looks old to me. And actually, pretty good.

    Some people I know went to the Stadium last night and it was the first time they’d seen the new Stadium up close. They were awed. One of them said to me, all you have to do is see it, and all the reservations you have about a new stadium disappear. They said in person it is truly majestic and the architectural details are fantastic. They were originally more on the nostalgic side - can’t get rid of the old girl, what do you need a new stadium for? They seem to be totally sold now!

  64. Doreen

    If by “smart” you mean they know what buttons to push to get “debate” going and keep their ratings up and the calls coming in, then I would agree 100%.

  65. Doreen

    Oops, that post belonged in the next thread!!!! Duh.

  66. William

    Wow, Big Stein has aged a lot in the past year and a half… and is it me or is George’s daughter kind of hot for a more mature woman?

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