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Yankees announce some Stadium details

Peter Abraham
March
23

This press release from the Yankees …

YANKEES AND LEGENDS HOSPITALITY TO DEBUT NEW GENERAL CONCESSIONS LINEUP IN YANKEE STADIUM; FOCUS PLACED ON QUALITY, CONVENIENCE, VARIETY AND VALUE

THE NEW YORK YANKEES announced today their new general concessions lineup for the 2009 season. Led by Legends Hospitality, the exclusive provider of concessions, catering and merchandising services at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees are committed to bringing QUALITY, CONVENIENCE, VARIETY and VALUE to fans in the inaugural season of Yankee Stadium.

QUALITY

Beginning this season, the Yankees are implementing a “Fresh-To-Order” system, which will provide fans with the freshest and hottest possible food.

Approximately 70% of the newly constructed concession areas in Yankee Stadium will have cooking capability – almost twice the 40% standard for new ballpark construction and five times the 14% that existed in the original Yankee Stadium. This capability will allow the Yankees to drastically reduce the amount of pre-wrapped food throughout the Stadium.

One of the most unique characteristics of the Stadium, and an example of the Yankees’ commitment to serve “Fresh-To-Order,” is a window found in the left-field concourse of the Field Level where fans can see butchers from Lobel’s of New York preparing prime, dry-aged steaks to be served in various locations in the Stadium. Fresh Lobel’s steak sandwiches will be sold on a cart outside this location.

CONVENIENCE

Concessions have been designed with the fan in mind. With 25 permanent concessions stands and 112 portable locations, lines will be shorter and fans can return sooner to their seats to enjoy the game. The point-of-sale ratio for fans has increased by over 50% from the original Stadium. Moreover, no matter where fans are in the Stadium, they will be able to keep in touch with the game. Open concourses throughout the Stadium will allow continuous viewing of the action on the field while at concession stands. Further, hundreds of state-of-the-art high-definition video monitors placed at concession stands and in dining areas will carry the live broadcast of the game. Credit cards (Mastercard, American Express and Visa) will be accepted at all stands and, for the first time, at all carts. Great locations to purchase food and drink include the Food Court on the third-base side of the Field Level, the Main Level Beer Garden and the Bleachers Café in center field.

VARIETY

Fans visiting Yankee Stadium will immediately notice the increased range of options, with something for every taste from traditional favorites to New York’s best foods making their Stadium debut, along with new cuisine, healthy alternatives and child-friendly options.

Traditional Favorites:

o Bazzini nuts
o Carl’s Steaks
o Carvel Ice Cream
o Cracker Jack
o Famous Famiglia Pizza
o French’s Mustard
o Hebrew National
o Heinz Ketchup
o Mike’s Arthur Avenue Italian Deli, featuring zeppoli and antipasto
o Nathan’s Famous, serving hot dogs in natural casing
o New York Pretzel
o Premio Sausage, serving grilled coiled sausages
o Poland Spring Water
o Tyson chicken
o Utz Potato Chips

Stadium Debuts:

o Boar’s Head made-to-order deli sandwich stand, including soups and salads
o Brother Jimmy’s BBQ
o Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee
o Highlanders traditional ballpark food with a New York flair, including hot dogs with sauerkraut and “pushcart” onions
o Johnny Rockets
o Lobel’s of New York
o Moe’s Southwest Grill
o Otis Spunkmeyer
o Pepsi Cola Products, including Lipton Iced Tea, Tropicana Lemonade and Gatorade
o Tommy Bahama’s Bar serving mixed drinks
o Turkey Hill Ice Cream

New Cuisine:

o Garlic Fries stand, a staple of West Coast ballparks
o Latin Corner, serving hot-pressed Cuban sandwiches, nachos and burritos
o Noodle Bowls stand with other Asian-inspired items
o Soy Kitchen sushi and salads
o Triple Play Grill, offering beef and chicken sliders, and Lobel’s steak sandwiches

Healthy Alternatives and Specialty Items:
o Melissa’s, a traditional farmers market, carrying fresh fruits and vegetables
o Various Glatt Kosher options

Child-Friendly Options

o The Big Apple stand, offering candy, caramel and chocolate-dipped apples
o Dale and Thomas popcorn stand
o Kids Cart with school-lunch favorites and smaller-portion items, such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, milk, small hot dogs and Kozy Shack Pudding

VALUE

The Yankees continue to offer exceptional value on food and merchandise. They are offering a $3 hot dog, a $3 soft drink and a $6 beer. Traditional Stadium fare, such as hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, sausages and Cracker Jack, remain the same price as last season. New sizes of soda, many including a souvenir cup, are offered at a variety of prices. In addition, a Family Value Line of merchandise has been created with low-priced items, including pennants, Yankees T-shirts, key chains, and more.

FULL-SERVICE DINING

Stadium attendees and the general public will have the opportunity to enjoy full-service dining at restaurants in Yankee Stadium all year long. The Hard Rock Cafe and NYY Steak will provide upscale alternatives to Stadium concessions and exciting new dining options for the neighborhood with entrances both inside the Stadium and at street level. The Hard Rock Cafe, located at Gate 6 on the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue, will house memorabilia from top artists with an emphasis on New York talent. NYY Steak located above the Hard Rock Cafe, will offer a first-class dining experience with a menu featuring USDA prime dry-aged beef, fresh seafood and an extensive wine list.

NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH

The Yankees want to ensure that the local Bronx community and the greater New York metropolitan area are positively affected by as many aspects of the new Stadium project as possible. To that end, the Yankees are proud to have hired approximately 4,000 union workers to staff concessions in the Stadium throughout the season, with approximately 2,500 individuals working on any given game day. Additionally, the Yankees will continue their policy of donating leftover edible food to those in need, this year working with the Rock and Wrap It Up program and the Food Bank of New York, which will work together in picking up food from the Stadium and delivering it to shelters, soup kitchens, senior centers, youth programs and other emergency and community food programs throughout the Bronx.

GREEN INITIATIVES

Concession operations incorporate the eco-friendly initiatives found throughout the facility. The Yankees Sustainability Facility Program ensures the efficiency of all equipment while focusing on energy reduction. Beverage cups in the Stadium are made of biodegradable material instead of petroleum-based plastics, and the Yankees are committed to purchasing paper products that are 100% recyclable. By composting and recycling cardboard, glass, metal, plastics and paper, approximately 40% of the Stadium’s trash should be diverted away from landfills, resulting in fewer trash pickups.

GATE OPENINGS

Yankee Stadium concessions will begin serving food when Stadium gates open, approximately three hours prior to the scheduled start times of games. Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. for games with a 1:05 p.m. scheduled start time, at 1:00 p.m. for 4:10 p.m. starts, at 4:00 p.m. for 7:05 p.m. starts, and at 5:00 p.m. for 8:05 p.m. starts.

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Pepsi instead of Coke? The Yankees are Coke and the Mets are Pepsi. This is an outrage.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 9:35 pm by Peter Abraham.
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154 Responses to “Yankees announce some Stadium details”

  1. Joan

    kozy shack pudding!!! yum.

  2. V

    Yummy!

  3. miggs

    Wow the food sounds awesome. Now I have to raid my fridge.

    Thanks Pete!

  4. Adam DeSanctis

    “Neighborhood Outreach” and “Green Initiatives”……

    As a student of PR, that is an excellent press release! haha

  5. Tseng

    Mo’s Grill is going to be at the stadium? Neat.

    Some asian and latin food places now too? The food is getting very international.

  6. jake

    Most of that crap’ll kill ‘ya if you eat enough of it.

  7. Tseng

    Whoops. Moe’s Southwest Grill, not Mo’s. Skimmed that too quickly. Hey, I like Moe’s.

  8. gayle

    Having worked with Rock and Wrap it up before they are a great organization and the food goes to people and place that realy need it.

    However the real question is will they still run out of water on the extreme heat days in the 3rd inning or hot chocolate on the frigid April nights

  9. Stephen

    Pepsi? Pepsi?! The Yankees are to Coke what the Mets are to Pepsi. This changes everything!

    ;)

  10. dan 771

    Pete – Please let us know if Swisher continues to play music in the clubhouse and have his happy-go-lucky personality after finding out he was not the starter.

  11. Rob NY -- 2009 The Road to Redemption

    My question is what types of beer will they serve? In Oakland I can get Anchor and while I don’t expect that from the Yankees something beyond Heineken and Coors light would be welcome. Something a little higher on the IBU scale would be welcome to the palette.

  12. RalphieD (for free sports betting look here http://www.centsports.com/?opcode=317843)

    i want a cheese steak now

  13. om nom

    moe’s southwest grill? that place is amazing. games at the stadium just got even better.

  14. dave

    Getting rid of Coke was worth the 1.6 billion alone. Come to me my sweet sweet Mt Dew

  15. Stephen

    Someone on another board mentioned this already, but one vendor noticeable (thankfully?) absent is Dippin’ Dots.

    It IS nice to finally have the option of sauerkraut and dirty-water-dog-style onions.

  16. ari

    What about some kosher food ??

  17. Ross

    Only at Yankee Stadium is $6 beer a “value.” Any word on whether we’re going to be allowed to bring in outside food/beverages?

  18. TD

    I am so hungry right now.

    I would love to have a hot dog… in ‘natural casing ‘

    mmmmmmmmm

  19. gayle

    Aris see below, they got you covered

    Healthy Alternatives and Specialty Items:
    o Melissa’s, a traditional farmers market, carrying fresh fruits and vegetables
    o Various Glatt Kosher options

  20. jennifer

    gayle March 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    Having worked with Rock and Wrap it up before they are a great organization and the food goes to people and place that realy need it.

    However the real question is will they still run out of water on the extreme heat days in the 3rd inning or hot chocolate on the frigid April nights
    ——————-

    I would like to hope since the Yankees have taken control over the food services that we won’t have that problem.

  21. mike

    how big are those $6 beers, 8oz?

  22. Ian

    Wow, Citifield makes this list of concessions look like rest stop food…Between shake shack and blue smoke, damn does Citifield sound good for the food alone.

  23. vinny-b (Girardi, Pettitte, Mo, Matsui, Gardner = my top 5)

    “Aoki. I’m not watching the game. But it was mentioned on tv last night”

    thank you, Mel

  24. aaron

    Love that the Ynks are coke and the minor league Mets are pepsi, it’s just so fitting! Classy v.s. Trashy

  25. EricNS

    Well I will saw on soft drinks – Pepsi doesn’t hold a candle to coke -

  26. vinny-b (Girardi, Pettitte, Mo, Matsui, Gardner = my top 5)

    Nathan’s > Hebrew National

    actually picked-up a pack of natural hot dogs, at the store today. No sodium nitrite, or any long chemical names. Naturally cured, limited processing. They even have sea salt/celery salt. Delicious. The suprise? made by Oscar Meier

  27. Phil

    Pepsi sucks. Glad they have beer and mixed drinks…

  28. EricNS

    sorry for the typo meant I will save on soft drinks

  29. Kevin (not that Kevin) Brown

    Having nothing to do with the food, none of which i will get to enjoy here in L.A., but: is no one worried about Bruney?

  30. Sonny Chiba

    No more Carls Cheesesteaks????? WTF!!!!

  31. Sonny Chiba

    And of course the mixture of nyquil and no glasses caused me to not see Carls, i kindly retract my earlier statement

  32. curious

    “Only at Yankee Stadium is $6 beer a “value.””

    what city do you live in? $6 beers are pretty standard anywhere in manhattan and ARE at Yankee stadium, that IS a value.

  33. Brian

    Pepsi sucks. But gatorade makes the switch worth it.

  34. Brian

    Geeze. To much varity to try it all. Give me beers and a pretzel and im good to go.

  35. dan 771

    Can’t wait to try some sushi from the new stadium

  36. m

    Pepsi is waaaayyyyyy better than Coke. But I’ll take Coke in the 8th inning.

  37. CW

    I’m not sure if I would recognize Brother Jimmy’s BBQ without the “Swamp Water.”

  38. yankeefan91 Arod fan

    So if i go to a 7.05pm game i get to go in at 4 that’s cool usually u will go in at 5 2hours before the game.

  39. Drew

    My friend in the ticket office said the bleachers are in fact serving beer.

  40. ANSKY

    OK stay with me here …

    Back in ‘98 I was sitting in the RF upper deck, when I heard a peanut vendor casually hawking his nuts nearby. Literally, he was hawking his nuts. The guy was saying “OK, who wants my nuts?” … “Taste my salty nuts” … “Hey lady (to a mother with kids) do you wanna put my nuts in your mouth?” … “My nuts sure taste good, and you know you want them” … “C’mon, put my nuts on your tongue” …

    Now, the guy actually wasn’t being obnoxious … somehow he made it all in good fun with a non-serious delivery so most of the people were laughing along with him, including the mother with their her kids. He seemed to be selling pretty well too.

    Did the Yanks announce that this guy was still going to be selling his nuts in the stands? I can see how it may sound offensive when written here, but the guy really was funny w/o being offensive. Does anybody remember hearing him back then?

  41. R+

    “Actually, I’m kind of bored of spring training,’’ Bruney finally said. “I wish the season started tomorrow.’’

    http://njmg.typepad.com/yankeesblog/

  42. m

    Why would Bruney want that? If the season started tomorrow, he’d be a middle reliever.

    Seriously, when does the team break camp?

  43. tampayank

    the only thing missing is a casino

  44. vinny-b (Girardi, Pettitte, Mo, Matsui, Gardner = my top 5)

    this is a good game.

    even with no Team USA

  45. tom

    mel

    LOL good point. Clearly, Bruney is delusional. Even Girardi said he needed to see something better.

  46. Cano 42

    The Martini Bar sounds great.

    Is there a dance floor and a DJ there too?

  47. Patrick Bateman

    Will people off the street be able to access the batter’s eye restaurant on game days without a ticket to the game?

    With all these restaurants, it doesn’t seem like the Yankees will want fans staying in their seats. I can’t imagine just ditching my seats to go to one of the restaurants unless I was way up in the nose bleed area.

  48. anon

    I know you guys don’t care but the Marlins just got a new ballpark!! Shows that even in a crappy market like Miami, baseball can thrive. Now if only the WBC followed suit.

  49. Betsy

    Can Coke still make the team out of camp? His bruise is not getting better and he’s missed quite a bit of time – I’m starting to get concerned for him.

  50. Sean Serritella

    I agree with miggs. Now I’m hungry.

  51. Don

    Coke has already pitched 11 innings (including the team USA game).

    He’s pitched more innings than any of the other relievers aside from the long men.

    He’s making the team unless he has to go on the DL. Still 2 weeks until opening day.

  52. m

    tom,

    Haha. Bruney lost weight, but he’s still too big for his britches.

    Don’t know if this has been posted, but Wanger gets the ball for the first game ever played at New Yankee Stadium. AJ & Andy to share the ball for the 2nd game.

    http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....p;c_id=nyy

  53. Betsy

    steak sandwiches? Yum (although I will withhold judgment until I taste for myself – steak is just about my favorite food and I have high standards. Nathans? Yum. Garlic fries? Double yum – the more garlic, the better. I would like to try more latin food – so that sounds interesting. Anyway, the food sounds pretty darn good, but most likely it will taste the same way food prepared for large crowds usually tastes – lousy.

  54. X-Mann

    I can’t wait to get a Mojito and Cuban sandwich from the Latin Corner.

  55. m

    Echo Don’s comment. Coke should be fine. Relievers don’t need rehab starts like starters do.

  56. RSM

    The most important thing IMO is improved customer service, and I truly hope this will be addressed. The service from the concession employees at the old stadium was the WORST I have ever experienced anywhere in my life!

  57. JINT

    I once bought Sushi from a 7-11 on my way back from Atlantic City.

    Not bad.

  58. Betsy

    Don, you’re right – thanks!

    It’s cool that AJ will get sort of a practice run at the new YS before he makes his official debut there somewhere around April 19th or so……

  59. RSM

    “I once bought Sushi from a 7-11 on my way back from Atlantic City.”

    Sounds like the first line of a 10 cent paperback.

  60. Carl

    That Cubs series is going to be so awesome

    Will YES have a preview of the new stadium and follow the players around as they tour the place? The Nationals did when they opened their ballpark last year

  61. m

    From Brian Hoch’s blog:

    Wang to start opener; Nady leading right field battle
    Quick notes here:

    – Chien-Ming Wang is scheduled to start the April 3 exhibition at Yankee Stadium. The April 4 pitching duties will be shared by A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte.

    – If the season were to start today, Joe Girardi said Xavier Nady would be his right fielder.

    – Derek Jeter is headed back after Team USA’s loss. Joe Girardi said he didn’t know when Jeter was getting to town, but he’s likely to play Thursday against the Phillies.

    – Ramiro Pena is “in the mix” for the utility infielder job, Girardi said. But as of right now you’d have to think it’s Angel Berroa’s job to lose. Girardi said he’d like to have the team set by March 29.

    – Really no news on A-Rod. Girardi said he got a text message from Rodriguez that said he was riding a bike and swimming a lot, and that things are going well. The Yankees don’t expect to see A-Rod in Tampa before April 1.

    – There were two giant 35-pound boxes by the door of the Yankees clubhouse, marked “C.C. Fan Mail.” They were being shipped home to Vallejo, Calif.

  62. Ball 4

    I’m still jealous that the Mets have a Shake Shack in their ballpark.

  63. Betsy

    Carl, knowing YES, they will be airing a replay of either the last game of the 2000 WS or the last game of the 1996 WS -whichever one has been played out the most. I know Francesca is going to do a show from YS (LOL – he didn’t go to Yankees camp this year – some fan he is) on that Saturday – and from Citi Field on Friday.

  64. S.A.-The 2009 MLB season is almost here

    I’m hungry now too

  65. Pel |Derek Jeter calls his shots by pointing to the ground @ SS|

    Joba’s 1st start this year will be his *62*nd appearance in a major league game.

  66. Christina

    I’m glad I am silent protesting. This is all a joke.

  67. Matty

    As someone who has diet pepsi as his life blood, I say OUT-STANDING.

  68. Pel (Derek Jeter calls his shots by pointing to the ground @ SS)

    i’m really hating the wishy-washy text formatting around here

  69. YanksinCA

    I’m originally from the east coast and I just moved to CA last year. I never heard of them before I moved here, but let me be very clear…..garlic fries are disgusting!

    Rethink that choice, Yanks.

  70. m

    Christina,

    What on earth are you talking about?

  71. m

    Do you guys have Gordon Biersch? They have GB garlic fries at our concessions. They’re yummy.

  72. Bill G

    They are offering a $6.00 beer now? I bet its about the size of a red bull can.

  73. Christina

    The martini bar, the restaurant, the 2,500 seats; it’s all too much for me. I just want to watch a baseball game. I dont understand why a huge production needs to be made out of it. Not like any of us people who are losing our jobs can afford the Yankees anymore as it is.

  74. Ball 4

    With all these food choices, why would you go to the Hard Rock Cafe?

  75. Dave D

    I don’t see the problem with the Martini Bar.

    After a long day, the Wall-Street traders and important people need a place to unwind.

  76. S.A.-The 2009 MLB season is almost here

    Here is a Chien-Ming Wang quiz if anyone is bored:

    http://web.40chienmingwang.com.....id=trivia2

  77. S.A.-The 2009 MLB season is almost here

    they need to update that Wang quiz

  78. m

    Christina,

    Gotcha. I won’t be attending games anytime soon, so it doesn’t affect me. But I can understand how people would think it’s overkill.

  79. Nick in SF

    Martini bar? I prefer Gibsons.

  80. wolf man

    they built the martini bar upon arod’s request, for his madame

  81. Christina

    Lucky for his madame, he can afford it.

  82. BBB (Swisher > Nady all day)

    I also find all this to be overkill, and way too corporate. Just generally distasteful. Some of the variety is great but sushi? really??? fresh fruits and veggies?? Johnny Rockets?!? Those singers are so annoying…

    it’s just too much. why would anyone come to a bseball game to sample all this diverse and even gourmet cuisine? Are the Yankees saying that the kind of person who would get a martini at a ballgame is the kind of person they want to come to the games? well on 2nd thought, don’t answer that.

    I dunno…pains my soul! Baseball is a game of tradition and the same should be true of stadium food.

  83. m

    I’m almost sure that the Babe would’ve loved him some garlic fries and a martini…

  84. m

    Yu Darvish is trying to close this game for Japan. Struck out the first guy and walked the second batter on 4 pitches.

  85. Carl

    vinny – I hope your watching. This is intense.

    Darvish losing the strike zone, 1 run lead, runner on 1st

  86. Nick in SF

    Yu got a problem.

  87. m

    Jeez. Walked the next guy, too.

  88. Zolio

    This is like watching Bruney lol

  89. Nick in SF

    Yudini?

  90. S.A.-The 2009 MLB season is almost here

    Whoa

  91. Y26

    Wow, Darvish blows it

    This has turned into a great game

  92. Nick in SF

    Yoops.

  93. m

    Oh, dear. Yu is in deep kim-chee. Tie game with runner in scoring position.

  94. 7*7

    Walks will always kill ya

    Thats why Phil Coke will be a prominent member of our pen :D

  95. Nick in SF

    Yu don’t know the half of it.

  96. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    I’ll tell you what whoever isn’t watching the WBC tonight is a spaz, this game is freaking nail biting :)

  97. m

    Ah, jeez. Let’s go Japan.

    I’m not 100%, but I’m pretty sure that these 2 teams hate each other more than the Yankees & Red Sox. By a factor of 100.

  98. Nick in SF

    Korean kimchi > Japanese kimchi

    Advantage Korea?

  99. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    leadoff man is on

  100. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    First good point by Steve Philips the 2 strike approach by Japan is a lost art in America.

  101. m

    Yu don’t know what you’re talking about. The Japanese manufacture things better than the original. Now the question is can they manufacture a run here?

  102. Nick in SF

    Someone told Philips to say that.

  103. Nick in SF

    Sorry, m, that equation is non-negotiable.

  104. espresso

    The garlic fries at Safeco are terrible and I love garlic. I’d be wary.

  105. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    I’d walk him.

  106. Nick in SF

    Yup. Ichiro ends the argument.

  107. MikeEff

    wow ichiro amazing at bat—

  108. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    Ichiro w/ what seems to be the championship winning AB

  109. Nick in SF

    He just Byung-Hung it over the plate. Awful.

  110. CompassRosy

    The garlic fries at Safeco are terrible and I love garlic. I’d be wary.
    ===========
    Gotta get ‘em while they are freshly made.

    I-chi-ro!!!!!!

  111. m

    Waaaa. Sugoi na.

    Suzuki-san is just such a professional hitter.

  112. GreenBeret7

    I’d prefer to see Korea win this thing.

  113. Nick in SF

    It’s over. No chance Korea comes back again.

    Congratulations, Team Japan, you are still the only champion of the World Baseball Classic! Let the celebrations commence all over the empire of the rising sun!

    We salute you, Japan, you are the best again! Congrats!

  114. m

    “Korea tied it up with a single by Lee” Hello? There are 4 Lees on the field.

  115. Tucker

    Japanese catcher learns the hard way — don’t argue with the home plate ump.

  116. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    Congrats Japan you are the best in the world.

  117. 7*7

    Maybe one day, the USA can be on the same level as Japan or Korea

  118. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    7*7, That’s a long way away.

  119. m

    Omedetoo Gozaimasu, Nippon.

    That was a great ending.

    I still can’t see why they play all those rounds of pool play for a 1 game championship. They need to speed up the earlier rounds. The first round of each pool is a semi-final, the second round a final with the winner moving on. Then make the finals a championship series, best of 3. Something. Anything.

  120. miggs

    I must say, Yu Darvish is a guy that seems worth the hype.

    I know he blew the lead in the 9th, but you just don’t see that combination of velocity on the fastball and movement on the slider very often.

    This kid is nasty.

  121. m

    Oops, that doesn’t make sense. The first game of each round should be a semi, the second game a final for the winners’ bracket.

  122. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    ‘This kid is nasty.’

    Too bad he’s staying in Japan.

  123. carl

    Burnett > Darvish. He isn’t worth the hype.

  124. Nick in SF

    You don’t see the combination of Japanese cool and Iranian deviousness very often either.

    “Too bad he’s staying in Japan.”

    Yu don’t really know that for sure yet.

  125. m

    Yu isn’t worth the posting fee. It’ll be astronomical.

    I’m looking forward to seeing if Brackman can be a good major league pitcher more than seeing Yu in pinstripes.

  126. O'Brandon ( I Love Me Some Me), 'Watching AL be the 2nd coming of Rickey Henderson'

    ‘Yu don’t really know that for sure yet.’

    Yes Yu do, he told the Japanese embassy that he wasn’t leaving, I’ll post the link tomorrow.

  127. Nick in SF

    Brandon, I’m aware of the quote. He’s also 22 years old. He’s got his entire career planned out? Can’t change his mind down the line? You have a link for that?

  128. m

    I think Yu reserve the right to change your mind. He still would have to go through the posting process.

  129. Nick in SF

    My mind or his mind?

  130. m

    Darvish. I think our posts crossed paths.

    His stock will be really high now (even though he freaked out for a bit there). And I don’t think he intended to stay in Japan forever. After all, he follows Daisuke around like a lost puppy. Or so the Globe tells me.

  131. Nick in SF

    I hope he can change Brandon’s mind. :(

    Japanese kimchi + Iranian spices = Korean kimchi. :)

  132. CYF

    Heck of a tournament this year, better than the last WBC. That was a really thrilling game, and the whole thing is a lot more exciting than meaningless spring training game. It bites that we have to wait 4 years for the next one.

  133. GreenBeret7

    Yu has stated that he wants to stay in Japan for a few reasons. One is because he says he owes it to his fans and the kids of Japan. another reason is because he wants to win 200 games in his career in Japan. They play 144 games and he’ll average 28 starts a year at most. At an average of 16 wins a year, it will take him 10 years to add to his 48 wins in 4 years. He would be 32 years old and no way will a team pay $100,000,000+ for him at that age.

  134. Nick in SF

    When you put it that way, it’s virtually impossible that Yu Darvish will ever pitch in the majors.

  135. GreenBeret7

    Barring injuries, he could win 300 games in Japan, though.

  136. Nick in SF

    He can never pitch in MLB, so who cares? It’s over.

  137. CharlieHays

    You would post the food press release, you fat christmas ham.

  138. m

    Nick in SF,

    LOL. It’s settled. Just like CF (Gardner) and RF (Nady) and Long guy (Tomko).

    Nady’s the guy according to Kepner.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03.....f=baseball

  139. Pel (Derek Jeter calls his shots by pointing to the ground @ SS)

    >It bites that we have to wait 4 years for the next one.

    I agree. Hopefully between now and then they’ll iron out many of the wrinkles in pool play.

  140. m

    Word is that they want to expand it to 24 teams. It better be single elimination…

  141. Michael

    so is the stadium coke or pepsi? or both? CONFUSED

  142. m

    Michael,

    I think the new stadium is Pepsi. Pete thinks that the Yankees are the original (Coke) and the Mets are the knock-off (Pepsi). Mock outrage. :)

  143. happyathome

    It all sounds good but I want to know if you will still be able to bring in your own food?

  144. will

    my girlfriend loves moes… awesome mexican

  145. mko

    Wooohooo! Pepsi instead of Coke, awesome!

  146. RussW210

    “Latin Corner, serving hot-pressed Cuban sandwiches, nachos and burritos”

    Only open during Subway Series games.

  147. yankee2005

    Are we going to the ballpark to eat or to watch a game? WTF enough junk food in there for people to get stuff themselves and get fatter. I just hope a fat guy is not sitting next to me taking up part of my seat too.

  148. Phil

    I will believe $6 beers when I see them. Especially considering last year it was $9.50 to get a bud light in a paper cup. Maybe this reduction in beer cost is the small consolation for me never seeing a game at field level again. Thanks for the memories old stadium. Is anyone else concerned about how far the upper dack in the new stadium is from the field? The best thing about the old stadium is that you had 55,000 people right on top of the game because the upper deck was so close to the field. No more good cheap seats. Maybe I will be forced to spend my time wandering the promenade and at the “beer garden” to ease my bitter disappointment.

  149. Artie A

    My comment on the expanded menu is..I just pray they also expanded the restrooms!

  150. Tim

    A $6 watered-down beer is value? We used to make a pilgrimage from DC to NYC every summer to catch a game at the Stadium, but one game cost more than the MLB package on DirecTV. Camden Yards is cheaper (and they don’t force you to stay in your seat to listen to God Bless America).

  151. saucY

    where can i find a falafel wrap?

  152. E Money

    -They are offering a $3 hot dog, a $3 soft drink and a $6 beer.
    -Traditional Stadium fare, such as hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, sausages and Cracker Jack, remain the same price as last season.

    So in the first it says hotdogs will be $3, but in the next little part it says they will remain the same price as last season. Are there two different types of hot dogs floating around the stadium or is the $3 one pig-in-a-blanket sized?

  153. Josh

    To: ANSKY

    There are tons of vendors who are legendary – I hope they all make it over. I know the vendor you’re talking about, there’s also Roderick – he sells beer and announces the lineups. He was once in the middle of announcing the lineups when someone asked for help finding their seats – he told her to go away. Then there’s this other beer vendor who growls at people – no joke. There’s a lady who sells water and cracker jacks who’s ridiculously loud – one time I heard her and she was literally in left field; I was behind home plate.

    I could go on and on – hopefully all the characters make it across the street – from the vendors to security to fans!

  154. Josh

    WHAT when i go to the Stadium I want Coke not Pepsi. There is a reson why the Yankees used to have Coke…Its because the Mets had Pepsi… Am i the only person who sees a problem with this!!!!!

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