Spring Game 36: Cubs at Yankees
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 03, 2009 
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Yankees
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Nady RF
Ransom 3B
Gardner CF
Pitching today: Chien-Ming Wang.
CUBS
Soriano LF
Fukodome CF
Lee 1B
Bradley DH
Ramirez 3B
Fontenot 2B
Soto C
Theriot SS
Johnson RF
Pitching today: Ted Lilly.
Notes: The rain has abated here in the Bronx. Today will be a good test of the drainage system, that’s for sure. … The Yankees for Rule 5 pick Reegie Corona back from the Mariners. He was assigned to Double-A Trenton. Back with more later.
UPDATE, 4:40 p.m.: No update as of yet on the 25th roster spot. Cashman said they are “looking through external options” along with Berroa and Pena. … Nady is fine and took BP. … Tarp on the field but it’s not raining. … Looks like they could play.
UPDATE, 5:56 p.m.: Tarp still down but it’s not raining.
UPDATE, 6:04 p.m.: The tarp is off the field. Looks like we’ll have some baseball.
UPDATE, 6:18 p.m.: You know what is weird? When you look at the field, it’s pretty much like looking at the old park. A lot of the same signs, even. But the difference is that the stands go back more gradually than straight up like they did at the old place.
It’s a great place to watch a game.
UPDATE, 6:59 p.m.: We’re about to get underway.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m.: Reggie Jackson threw out the first pitch. Bounced it.
UPDATE, 7:07 p.m.: First pitch here and Wang throws a strike. He told me other day he was a little nervous about it. There were thousands of flashbulbs.
Lots of empty seats here, especially the expensive ones.
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m.: 1-0 Cubs. Two singles and a sac fly by Lee. Gardner threw a one-hop strike to the plate but Jorge (wisely) didn’t block the dish and Miles slid in safely.
Soriano was scratched, by the way.
UPDATE, 7:28 p.m.: A reader wanted me to pass this along: “MLB.tv is giving a free preview. Just need to register for a free mlb.com account.” So if you’re at a computer and not a TV, you can get the game.
1-0 Cubs as the Yankees left Jeter stranded at third with one out. Tex fanned and Matsui hit a bullet up the middle the pitcher stopped.
UPDATE, 7:36 p.m.: Wang is down 3-0. With two outs, Gathright grounded up the middle (just past a diving Jeter for the first of 1,054 times this season). Then Miles doubled into the right-field corner.
CMW getting knocked around a little.
UPDATE, 7:42 p.m.: Posada singles and Cano drills one into the right-field stands. Cubs 3-2. Meanwhile, a lot of the shots on TV are through the screen. What a disaster that is for YES. That is poor planning on somebody’s part.
UPDATE, 8:04 p.m.: Jeter singles and Matsui hammers one to right. 4-3 Yankees.
UPDATE, 8:14 p.m.: There is a crowd of people in that plaza area atop the restaurant. That looks like a place where will people will hang out during games.
Meanwhile, it’s raining.
UPDATE, 8:16 p.m.: Here is Joe Girardi’s pre-game. There were a lot of nonsensical questions but that’s how it works sometimes:
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UPDATE, 8:26 p.m.: Cody Ransom drills a three-run shot off the foul pole in right. Yankees lead 7-4. What was Sterling’s call? Let me know.
Meanwhile, I snapped this shot just now:
UPDATE, 9:06 p.m.: Yankees lead 7-4 still. Mo threw a perfect inning (of course). Subs all around. Crowd has thinned out. Bill Murray is here.
Sadly, the grounds crew is doing the YMCA thing. So lame. Incredibly, incredibly lame.
what time is the game?
is the game actually gonna be played pete?
Hey anybody going to the game tonight want to meet up for a beer or anything? It would be cool to meet somewhere at the new yankees stadium.
Reggie C is back!
Wow its official.. Sheffield is a Met.
Sheffield signs with Mets…….more reasons to hate the mets
unbelievable
Lets hope Sheffield punches Reyes for me.
Good move for the Mets. In the 9th inning of a game, there is no one else I would want at bat, still a feared hitter.
lets hope Shef punches reyes and krod..then wright pops sheffield one for Torre
Subway interleague series just got a bit more interesting
It will be a treat to see Sheffield play RF in that new yard.
Lots of misplayed balls out there and plenty of extra base hits for the Mets’ opponents.
Is Jerry Manuel black? If so, this could work out. Sheffield has always played the victim/race card.
I wonder which Yankee will get hurted today because of the wet field, and alas, getting the dubious distinction of being the first player ever to get injured at the New Yankee Stadium.
DT
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Wow. Assigned seats, just like in school.
Who are your neighbors Pete?
Do they put short guys like Lupica in the front row?
(probably not – he’d be getting hit with spitballs all game)
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Lupica will have his highchair w/booster seat over in the corner. Nobody wants to sit next to that jerk.
Wow! (Just saw a ShamWow commercial). That’s the first time I’ve seen “hurted” and “distinction” used together.
It’s good to see Bobby Ojeda back in baseball with SNY. It’s taken him a long time to get over that accident.
Andrew,
Your Yankee Stadium pics are fantastic!
so who do the mets move for sheff?
“Good move for the Mets. In the 9th inning of a game, there is no one else I would want at bat, still a feared hitter.”
i’ll take Albert Pujols or any other hitter that is still “good” as opposed to “feared”.
Sheff is toast. this will end in disaster.
Rishi – I heard mention of Marlon Anderson… not sure though
Plax released by Gmen
Mets good luck with THE SHEF!
Giants release PLax
wow – eventful friday afternoon!
nick in sf-
who’s starting for the mets today?
randy – I thought Livan Hernandez. Could be wrong.
Bye Plax
Livan is starting for the mets tonight. He getting ready to eat those innings
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Livan
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Livan
This is dedicated to Plax thanks for the memories:
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Plax in the endzone
Hobbs at the 2
Reese-Get Braylon!
“He getting ready to eat those innings”
is that what they call whole sides of beef now, “innings”?
the Sox will pound Livan tonight, and the failure of the Mets to get a better starter than Livan this season will come back to bite them.
hey…but they got SHEFF!!!
What makes anybody think that Lupica actually goes to the games? That going to the stadium stuff? Nah, that’s for scribes, beat writers. Now Mr. Lupica, my friends… well, he’s an… he’s an…. Auteur.
Lester vs. Livan.
kei igawa’s sunglasses
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Reggie C is back!
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It’s REEGIE.
Sheff sucked in 2008, he sucked this spring training. He is going to suck for the Mets.
Plax is probably going to jail anyway
An hour ago the Deegan was flooded and it looked like no baseball tonight. It’s looking much more promising now.
Will the Yankees be wearing their ST jersey’s or the regular season jersey?
as much as everyone’s raggin on Sheff, I’m still glad he’s in the NL as opposed to being on the Rays/Sox…he seemed to be on a mission when we played the Tigers in ST and I think when he’s got some anger towards a team he can be dangerous at the plate…
Is Plax going to play the full season next year? If he is I don’t see why you dump him unless you can get two more wide receivers with big time skill sets. So this off season we have seen Toomer and Burres leave the receiving core? Who does that leave us with? Hixon and Moss (the not so good brother) don’t strike fear into the hearts of opposing safeties and corners.
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.....ammat.html
Sun is trying to peek through in NYC
Does anyone know if Alex will be in NYC this weekend or tonight for the game ?
Will he be in attendance on April 16? Iwould imagine they’ll leave him in Tampa – but curious to know if he’ll be there to open the place tonight or the 16th
You’d have to belive that Burress is going to miss some, if not all of the, games next year. He’ll either be in the clink or suspended by the comish.
Just checked the hour-by-hour on weather.com ….looks like the rain is done in the Bronx and this show may get going!
Hard to be ok a mission when your skills have eroded as much as Sheff’s has.
Can’t catch up to good fastballs anymore unless he guesses right and starts his swing very early. He also can’t stay healthy or play in the field.
For those who love “names” on the roster, it’s a nice signing.
For those who follow what players do now instead of years past, it’s a nonensical signing because hue guy can’t play anymore.
gmen have 10 picks in draft including a 1 two 2, two 3 . plex can be replaced, but they shouldn’t have too. too bad plex a loser
Burress’ case was already adjourned until the middle of June. The mayor has called for him to get max. punishment. Almost everyone with a similar crime in NY has gotten jail time. Goddell will surely suspend him too even when he does come back for a few games.
Giants probably figured that playing in 2009 was a pipe dream and decided to cut bait.
ok – unrelated question – my first game of the year is “hat day” – do you think they are going to be the standard NY or some “inaugural season” variation?
Rob NY — 2009 The Road to Redemption April 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Is Plax going to play the full season next year?
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I don’t think he is Rob. I think he will face some jail time(who knows how long) then be suspended by the league when he is out of the slammer.
I wouldnt go as far as to say Sheff cant play…but hes not what he once was. His bat would still be huge in that lineup behind reyes, wright, delgado and beltran and he’d have quite a few RBI opportunities….not to mention less dominating NL pitching.
i honestly believe that Plax single-handedly cost the Giants another trip to the Super Bowl this year.
they were a completely different offense without him on the field. and there was NO REASON for it to happen.
“I wouldnt go as far as to say Sheff cant play…but hes not what he once was.”
unfortunately, in the NL, you have to play the field if you want to hit.
Sheff will give back as many runs on defense as he’ll create with his bat.
Some of the Met players (Wright Main Murphy) seem quite reserved in regards to how nice Citi Field is. That’s surprising considering how much of a dump Shea was.
Yankee players seemed thrilled and excited. And YS wasn’t even a dump. Go figure.
Corey – I just don’t see it. He will be so bad in RF it wont even justify having him in the lineup.
Trevor, I felt the same way. Especially with Wright. Citi Field is new, but not so appealing though. Green seats? I still cant get over that. They abandoned the color scheme and everything. Pathetic team with no history.
I look forward to Sheff complaining about his lack of playing time because he’s not Latino. LOL!
if only the gametime was now, they probably would get the game in with no rain, still suppossed to rain tonight..
and i agree i dont get the whole green seats at citi field, idk it looks like every other new park built. boringgg.
And someone explain to me why they brought that papermache (sp)apple to their new stadium. It was probably infested with rats, and they just made it all the easier for them to move into the new stadium.
The green seats are an improvement over the orange-y ones they had at Shea.
“Lester vs. Livan.”
on the surface, this looks like a mismatch.
… but as a baseball fan i’ve come to appreciate lester.
he has a chance.
“# Laura – Just because I’m losing doesn’t mean I’m lost! April 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I look forward to Sheff complaining about his lack of playing time because he’s not Latino. LOL!
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lol I was thinking that in my head, something like, “the clubhouse doesn’t like me b/c I’m not Latino, Jose Reyes is a punk”-Gary Sheffield in mid July after batting .230 ha
jennifer
because 89% of Mets fans polled wanted it in the new park
Francesa basically had to force compliments out of them. None the Mets volunteered to compliment the park. No excitement whats so ever in their voices.
Most of these teams seem to be going with dark green seats. In baseball unless your team colors are blue red or green, no one goes with teams colors in baseball. I think it’s more of a football thing I guess.
don’t the mets have blue?
Are ESPN actually wanting people to pay for their season predictions?
We got Reegie C back
randy l
That so needed a
Very strange that the Met players aren’t gushing over the new Stadium. While the Yankees, just look at the looks on their faces looking around the stadium. They are in awe. I wonder if the Met players are jealous.
That was pretty funny randy
The Mets are wasting money on Sheff, even if he can regain his hitting skills he isn’t anything more than a pinch hitter in the NL.
WTF are you people babbling about? orange seats, green seats, Reggie who give a crap, Shef, blah, blah. He needs a friggin job that why. IS the game on? and when we drinking?
It’s raining again in central NJ. For what it’s worth.
Citi just has too many colors. The seats are dark green and the dugouts are green but a different shade.
Orange foul poles? Black walls. Very little blue which is a Met color.
And it looks like Ebbets Field on the outside which is honoring the Dodgers.
Great job by Wilpon.
Here’s a silly people and their predictions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21.....0#29960700
Citi Field looks like a nice ballpark… a great place to watch a game. Like Camden Yards, a cozy park.
And thundering….
“Good move for the Mets. In the 9th inning of a game, there is no one else I would want at bat, still a feared hitter.”
Good move sure… but I can think of about 50-100 guys I’d want hitting before Sheff in the 9th. He’s not the guy he was 5 years ago when he was ‘unknowingly’ putting “the cream and the clear” all over himself.
Sherman: The New Yankee Stadium is “elitist, cold, corporate just like the organization” man this guy took a turn to negative town
I meant to say, speaking of silly people and their predictions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21.....0#29960700
Also, get a hair cut.
pat -
livan is that rare combination of “veteraness” and youth . you do realize that livan is almost a year younger than jeter .
…plus if you put a cheeseburger to his left he’s faster too.
Sherman yapping about how evil Yankee Stadium is on the Michael Kay show
Sherman is douchbag ignore him.
CLay could you have at least posted a warning with that?
I’m trying to have dinner here
yeah S.A. he’s such a yankee hater it’s sickening.
the yankees have top notch security because there was a threat against them two years ago.
Wow Sherman really hates the Yankees, that’s pretty cold.
I’ll be going to both stadiums this year, I already have tickets lined up for both. Should be fun
Sherman could make Santa Clause appear evil. geez. Glad I’m not listening.
Actually, I thought it was a good idea to have the outside look like Ebbets Field, not so much to honor the Dodgers, but the people who went to see the Dodgers play there. At least it’s somewhat traditional. And you have to start somewhere with a design.
There is no place like Yankee Stadium.
But it doesn’t mean other stadiums aren’t nice in their own right.
Sherman doesn’t like Disney World? What the heck?
I guess that explains a lot
“And someone explain to me why they brought that papermache (sp)apple to their new stadium. It was probably infested with rats, and they just made it all the easier for them to move into the new stadium”
lol
Sorry, Uncle Ellsworth.
Dinner at 4:22? Do you live in Florida?
“cold and uncharming”
sherman wants to play the games in toys r us. what an idiot.
Oh man, Sherman going off on the Yankees and this stadium issue
“cold, corporate, etc”
“We got Reegie C back”
filler
I bought tickets today for the Yankees at Turner Field.
cold and uncharming
He found it to be a cash register rather than a ball park
The man hates Disney Land. Of course he feels this way
Wasn’t that always the thing people said against the Yankees? Sherman’s not being very original. The Dodgers were the “working man’s” team and the Yankees were for the white collar guys. Nothing new.
Yawn.
What Sherman said is similar to what Ken Davidoff said in news day. Said the Yankees are arrogant about their success. He’s referring to all the classic b/w pictures that is around the stadium
And that they shouldn’t be opening a new park in this recession.
No Joel, I’m sure people don’t realize that Vegas and Disney World want our money.
Clay
techically a late lunch
Looks like russo went off the deep end
This is weird: outside my front windows, it’s gray and raining. I just looked out my kitchen window, in back, and the blue skys are coming in. The thunder is getting fainter, too.
It’s going to be one of those nights – you think it’s over, then it’s not, then it is, then it’s not. Yuck.
The Mets are letting people in whether there is a game or not. I hope for the sake of the people who go tonight that the Yankees do the same.
I hope the yanks get to play today.
I purposely turned Kay off because of Sherman. Oh well, Joel hates the park, big whoopie. He and Davidoff can hang out at CitiField – no one cares. From what I could tell, the old Yankee Stadium was grand and glorious – it’s not supposed to be a teddy bear. It’s a place that honors their history, which is a grand and glorious one (unlike that of the Mutts). Too bad Sherman and co. have a problem with that….
Yankee Stadium has always been “grand” and a “palace”. Even when it opened in 1923. I don’t know what’s so different now.
We all knew the ticket prices would be higher and more luxury suits will be in. What’s the problem?
ok Joel Sherman said that they Yankees should not have opened this stadium in a recession?? He must be smoking something the recession started a few months ago what would he have the Yankees do stop building and just let the new building sit there?? That is pure genius and makes total sense but then again I should not be shocked by his logic.
Listening to Omar why do I think this had just as much to do with Keeping Sheff away from the Phillies as it did getting him for the Mets.
looks like Sherman hates Capitalism
LaGreca joining on the “I hate YS bandwagon – it’s the Titanic of ballparks”.
Trevor
I guess the Yankees should have stopped building the stadium mid project according to Joel. The stadium in one form or another has been in the works for years! Is he ‘itching about the Mets opening their new stadium in these tough economic times?
Yes there are some really expensive seats, but the seats I sit in are actually cheaper this year than last! You can get tickets for $5 bucks at YS. Where else can you say that?
tampayank April 3rd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
looks like Sherman hates Capitalism
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Someone should tell Sherman to give back every dime he’s earned. He should go live in Cuba if he hates Capitalism so much.
OK heading to the Stadium hoping the weather holds out enjoy all
I don’t get the “it’s not intimate” “it’s majestic” well the one across the street wasn’t “intimate” either and it certainly was majestic.
Typical anti Yankee hate.
LOL So it’s a bad thing (per LaGreca) for the Yankees to “show off”. Eh, who cares – these guys are whiners.
there has been shooting in binghamton today, 12-13 are dead
Did Pete get lost finding his way back to the press box? No updates for a long time.
Let’s be real… unless you’re a die-hard Yankee fan, it’s kind of hard to embrace this ballpark, with the effect it has on the real world at this time.
Be real, the stadium didn’t just go up over night. It isn’t like they could stop it when the economy hit a downturn.
Nobody is killing Citi Field because YS cost almost twice as much to build. It also was not overkill.
it’s not called showing off – it’s called “appreciating where you came from”, ding-dongs…
Wow, I clicked on that Mad Dog link, what a shock.
I’d never heard or seen Chris Russo (he hasn’t quite made it over here in London, although worryingly I read he’s half English, so maybe we’re to blame).
He looks/sounds like a camp insane Al Pacino, with VERY poor hair.
Plus from what I could gather he talks complete nonsense.
the thing has been in planning since 2004 or so….they couldnt project this current financial crisis. To blame this on the Yankees is ludicrous and I frown upon every article that brings this up.
Because NO other park in either league has some sort of tribute to their teams of the past?
Is it the Yankees “fault” that they have a few more players and accomplishments to pay tribute to?
The should ignore this so someone’s feelings won’t be hurt? In a false sense of modesty?
I’m not getting this. It’s getting to the point of being ridiculous.
Doreen:
People are just jealous of the Yankee success. Plain and simple.
Dano,
Check out this video of Russo.
http://claybuchholzloveslaptop.....0Mad%20Dog
Take it as a compliment.
When they stop whining about you, it means you’re not relevant.
Sherman probably didn’t get a salary increase from Rupert Murdoch and he’s all in a huff about it thus taking it out on the Yankees.
I rarely agree with Michael Kay about anything but he’s dead on about this issue.
I’ll never understand the mindset of people like Sherman that because people are suffering out there means that people who do have money shouldn’t spend it.
The government wants us to spend if we can afford it. The economy can’t rebound any other way.
That’s why Presidents authorize stimulus packages. They want us to spend those checks rather than stuff it into our mattresses.
“The Mets are letting people in whether there is a game or not. I hope for the sake of the people who go tonight that the Yankees do the same.”
doreen -
thats a good marketing idea that teams don’t usually figure out. i remember taking my nephews when they were about 7-8 years old to a yankee spring training game in sarasota when the game was rained out . the yankees bus was already there, but they just got on it and left. my nephews were not happy.
they could have salvaged the day for a lot of fans including my nephews if they would have hung out for an hour and signed autographs. the day wasn’t a total loss because i took them out on the golf course i played on and taught them how to hit an alligator in the a… tail with a golf club.
randy l. writes: “nick in sf- who’s starting for the mets today?”
I’m guessing that, like a (good) lawyer, you wouldn’t ask that question if you didn’t already know the answer.
Clearly it is our very old pal Livan. What is less clear is what point you’re trying to prove with the question. That there aren’t enough quality major league pitchers to fill five rotation slots for every major league team or just for the Mets?
In any case, congrats to Livan. I hope that, if/when he is cut during the season, the Mets still vote him a full non-playoff share just as the Twins did last season.
Ha ha “Sherman and Alfred E. Newman… separated at birth
It’s the YANKEES For Crying out loud!!!!
What did they expect?
Corey -
I know. But you’re talking “adults” here, right?
I guess the problem is these people not only have the power of the pen, but in the talk-radio-gone-mad world that we live in, they also have access to the airwaves. So, it’s not isolated to their daily column, which we can choose not to read, of course. Now, we have to self-censor, if we don’t wish to listen to the stuff we tried to avoid once, what we listen to on the radio.
As much as we often disagree on this little Lohud Blog, I feel kind of cocooned here. It’s safe, for the most part, from all of that stuff.
Kay is spot on and he has credibility b/c of his personal story. He grew up poor and now he’s rich; he has seen it from both perspectives. He indirectly called Sherman a socialist…ha
Perhaps Joel Sherman forgets all the jobs created (or retained) building Yankee Stadium.
Things could have been a lot worse for people if they weren’t working on the stadium.
Sherman is a sad individual.
LaGreca is losing his credibility……
Giuseppe Franco -
100% agreed.
It’s kind of like when we were kids and our moms used to tell us to eat our vegetables because kids in China were starving. I could never figure the logic of that.
Every time I go out shopping, I tell my husband I’ve done my patriotic duty for the day. But seriously, if the Yankees didn’t build this stadium, or even if they built an EconoStadium, how does that help those who are dealing with economic difficulties? Unless the Yankees were going to give that money away I don’t see the point of this argument against them.
The Yankees employed people to build the stadium and are employing people to run the stadium. I think they’re employing more people at this one than the other one, but I may be mistaken about that. Anyway.
I think I’ll go cook dinner now…
You have to admit though… the ballpark is kind of over-kill. So many unnecessary features that I’m sure fans or the players will rarely use.
Sherman is an a$$ hat. NYC and the Yankees is the center of the baseball universe. They spend the most $ on players every year, why would they not spend the most on the biggest ballpark ever? They built the park with their own money. The city/state kicked in infrastructure but how much tax revenue do they get back out of the joint? I am guessing a ton. WTF is his problem? Sounds like he is a whiny socialist or just taking a BS position to generate publicity (any pub is good pub, especially for no talent a$$ clowns like Sherman who need to create fake issues to get noticed)
Clay.
Thanks.
That clip says all I need to know.
How can Sherman have any credibility left when writing about the Yankees? He seems to despise them.
‘LaGreca is losing his credibility……’
For the love of god stay w/ hockey, Jets/Giants football
“So many unnecessary features that I’m sure fans or the players will rarely use.”
Like what?
“In any case, congrats to Livan. I hope that, if/when he is cut during the season, the Mets still vote him a full non-playoff share just as the Twins did last season.”
nick in sf-
are you still mad that livan won 13 games last year and hughes and kennedy won none ?
re-write of a post that ‘disappeard’
apologies in advance if the original shows up as well…
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All new stadiums should be built with a retractable roof as far as I’m concerned. If the team / city are going to spend that much money on a new ballpark, might as well spend the extra dough for a roof.
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I would tend to agree. However, I certainly understand the Yankees desire to recreate the old storied YS because of the rich history and tradition (and let’s face it, a roof on YS would just not cut it aesthetically).
I must say though, being able to ‘have the best of both worlds’ with a retractable roof is kinda nice. MOST days, the games can be enjoyed under the sky (whether it be blue or shades of gray) but there is a certain comfort in knowing that should said sky decide to open up before or during a game, the roof can be closed and the game can play on.
Weather has been known to wreak havoc on a schedule…
two seasons ago, the M’s were to open the Tribe’s season with a four game set in Cleveland – it snowed – all four days. The M’s weren’t scheduled to return to Cleveland that season, so they had to stop there three different times on three separate east coast road trips. The fourth game was made up as part of a double header in Seattle at the end of the season. BTW – the Angels followed Seattle to Cleveland that season, but were able to play their games in Milwaukee (as it was still snowing in Cleveland) without interruption to their schedule. Now, I’m not blaming the weather-craziness that year on the M’s ability (or lack-thereof) to contend to the end, only that it definitely factors into the equation.
Just sayin’.
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“In terms of total number of rainy days per year, New York is the rainest of all the cities in the U.S. with population of 200,000+”
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Seattle?
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according to this website…
http://www.fi.edu/school/math/showers.html
~ Seattle has more actual rainy days (158 / 119)
~ New York received more total rainfall (42.8 / 38.6 inches)
In any case, enjoy your new stadium Yankee fans!
Looks to be quite the gem
Arizz I plan on using every little thing
“For the love of god stay w/hockey, Jets/Giants football”
Haha. He couldn’t even answer Kay’s question: why aren’t you in an outrage about the Giants PCL’s?
LeGreca: ‘because I’m a Giants fan and not a Yankees fan’
Boom all credibility out the window….
The idea that the Yankees should not have opened the new stadium due to the economy is completely crazy. The new stadium was well underway by the time the economy tanked. What would these folks have the team do? Stop building? And put all of the people working on building the new stadium out of work? That would have help the economy how? Let the new building sit empty and not close the old place? That would have helped how? And the new employees in the new park would not have had jobs. What would that have done to the economy? So everyone is excited – new people coming to the stadium, to NY, spending money at the stadium and the stores in the surrounding area, etc. etc. Yanks are doing their part.
It’s sad that Livan got over 9 runs a game in run support and only won 13 games.
randy l. writes: “are you still mad that livan won 13 games last year and hughes and kennedy won none ?”
The use of “still” implies that I was mad at one time. This is not the case.
Oh lordy you guys are getting on that Livan tip again?
He is awfulll
“The use of “still” implies that I was mad at one time. This is not the case.”
your honor, please have the witness answer the question
all kidding aside, it’s pretty funny to see hernandez pop up with the mets.
i knew he’d be pitching somewhere in the big leagues, but you wouldn’t think it’d be with a playoff contender in a big market .
mets and red sox in the world series?
Ichiro Suzuki on the 15 day DL with a bleeding ulcer. That’s real nice. Lord I see that is definitely part of the cultural differences inherent in the US and Japan. Hideki Matsui fractures his wrist and apologizes to the fans. I wouldn’t be surprised if that bleeding ulcer is a result of the pressure Ichiro feels to be perfect for his team. Yeah I did read the latest about ulcers and how they are not a product of stress but instead some kind of bacterial infection – or something. I don’t totally buy it.
If Livan didn’t pitch like such a wuss, he would have won 14 games easy.
Maybe the Mets aren’t the playoff contender they think they are.
Well, at least they are right now.
The Mets brought Sheffield aboard because they wanted a guy who can be a firey leader in the clubhouse
Legit sunshine in Manhattan
sunshine in Manhattan
Remember when Sherman made up the “Hughes has a bad work ethic” bs during the Santana trade discussions in the winter of ’07. I heard at least 20 different writers, GM’s, and other baseball people say they was the exact opposite of what was common knowledge. Sherman hid when questioned on that. The guy has zero credibility, just enjoy our new cathedral, and know he will be incredibly jealous every night the Yanks win.
fiery, yes. leader? heck no.
Will the Mets be debuting their newest ass-et today?
YESNetwork: Many of the Cubs players just walked out to the field at the new Yankee Stadium for the first time. They look like kids in a candy store
Is thing broke?
Rish, an update to your link said that at least 14 people were killed at that immigration center and that some of the people were in the middle of taking a test for their citizenship.
I don’t much care about tonight’s exhibition game right now.
This world sucks so bad.
Just walked in. Cops held us for 10 minutes. Had device looking for explosives. What a world. A lot of concrete here.
test
Lets see if Lupica and Sherman talk about steroids now that Sheffield is on the Mets.
The two people I know who had ulcers – definitely stress related. Definitely.
The two people I know who had ulcers – definitely stress related. Definitely.
hello?
Almost time for the pre-game show. Hope they give us a good tour of the stadium.
I hear ya Trisha-I grew up about 30 mins from Binghamton. Hard to get excited about baseball today…
how’s the weather in new york?
I am sitting in sec 414. The new stadium is amazing!
I had never heard or seen this Russo guy before either. He’s like finger nails on a chalkboard.
What are people talking about “overkill”? Things that appear to be overkill now will in 10-20 years be standard. That’s how things work. Did they expect them to build a stadium that had no upgrades on the last one? Well, then, why build it? If you or someone you love lost their job or fortune due to the current economic crisis, I’m sorry. But The New Yankee Stadium is not to blame. Sheesh!!!
YES pre-game show on……
Yankee fans fired up at the stadium on the pre-game.
You should all be happy you have security checking for explosives. Here in San Diego, they have zero security – no scanners and no pat downs. Petco Park is an easy target.
Oh, man! This is exciting.
That big screen — it’s so clear on my HDTV at home. It’s unbelievable. You can feel the excitement of everyone there.
Have fun!
So, from what I’m reading here. Lupica is higher on the evolutionary chain than Sherman?
is this fixed?
Does anyone happen to know whether or not tomorrows game is sold out yet? It might be a stupid question given the whole new stadium thing but I just want to know if I have a chance of getting them tomorrow before gametime. Thanks in advance
Okaaay. Got filtered. Who’s lower on the evolutionary chain? Sherman or the other one who rhymes with “Stupica”?
Sounds like Sherman.
There are empty seats in Mets at first pitch.
was the Blog “down” for anyone else??
Mad Dog = Bad ‘Do. Wow, I thought with his new gig he could afford a haircut. Stick to radio bro.
Sherman – Your silly little opinion has been noted and duly ridiculed. Please return to your normal irrelevance.
That Great Hall looks really impressive. I definitely have to sign up for a Stadium tour.
Did anyone see that Castillo play? The wall is right on the line, and he flipped right over it trying to make the play. Ouch. Ground-rule double for Pedroia.
Ah! They have kettlebells in the Yankees workout room!! So, so cool! (That’s my favorite workout!)
This is the best!!!!!!
Steve in MN, thanks for sharing your thoughts about
Binghamton. It’s nice to know that someone else understands and identifies with my reaction.
So Soriano gets the first AB in the new stadium….
What’s wrong with the blog?
The brick wall behind home plate at Citifield is reminiscent of Wrigley. And, oh, those seats behind home plate there look a little cushy.
But it looks soooo much nicer than Shea.
(Commercial break on YES
)
You know, it’s too bad that some of those bleacher seats have obstructed views, because they look great! They look like cool seats.
Hello?
Don’t like the walls. Too many signs. Too much chain link.
Am I the only one who is having problems with the comment board?
I have never been more excited for a season to start than this one. New stadium, new superstars, whole new season. Tonight begins a new era of Yankee dominance and a rebirth of the greatest dynasty in the history of sports.
let’s play ball!
Batch of showers/thundershowers heading thru C/N NJ. Should pass through the Bronx during the first half of play.
Pete fix your blog.
Is this working?
just looked up sheffield and his numbers were excellent 2004/2005.but’s it’s 2009 and he’s 40.it’s close to us picking up the big sexy last year and that did not work.
Chris Russo, Mike Lupica and Joel Sherman – the three stooges!
Go Cubs
I am ready for Yankee baseball tonight. I’m going to be posting ever pitch for those of you who can’t see it. NOT!
Trisha -
Sometimes the world does s–k. Look for the good. It’s there.
You know – I’m glad the first televised game from the new Stadium is an exhibition game. There’s so much to absorb, so many things you want to see. And you can do that – pay attention to all the peripherals without having to worry about the game.
new stadium
same crappy theme music.
They shoulda overhauled that as well.
I would be in hog heaven if they
adopted the Imperial March remixed by DJ Shadow.
Being terrified that we’ll never see that commercial for the rest of the season, I have to go order my AbRocket right now!
Jetah!
“same crappy theme music”
you mean the YES intro music? Creepy?
The center field camera is off center.
sheffy’s played about 25 games in the OF in the past 3 years. last year he hurt his shoulder playing the field (again) and hes going to have to play the OF to get significant AB’s for the mets. ill be suprised if he starts 75 games this year
Not a terrible arm on Gardner. Hit Jorge on a fly.
wow Jeter looks like he’s running in cement out there.
The stadium looks great, but Wang doesn’t, lol. Seriously – that yellow background ad is annoying.
Nice throw from Brett, though.
For those of you who are away from a TV this game is being shown free by mlb.tv. Free preview for start of the season.
HE WAS OUT!…LOL
The camera used on the outfield fly balls is through the screen.
There’s gotta be a better way.
Wow! A lot of empty seats throughout the entire stadium.
Too many fly balls in that inning.
Stadium looks great.
anybody having problems commenting?
Looked out to me. But better an exhibition run given up than a collision at the plate.
Thought Jorge had the runner blocked.
Still a good accurate throw by Gard.
Lots of empty seats, not as much atmosphere as I thought there would be
It’s been freezing up, Pete.
“Seriously – that yellow background ad is annoying”
you mean the orange banners behind the catcher? Ugly. One would think the yankees could have spared us the extra ads, in the name of preserving the stadium’s beauty. At least, in the innagural season
I am because Wang pitched crappy and the dude was out at home
HD quality on my computer screen? This is incredible. MLB has certainly done a good job with this program. Beautiful quality and I’d suggest MLB.tv for anybody who spends time outside of NY on a consistent basis.
Pete, the blog has been fading in and out for a while. The blog wasn’t refreshing or accepting comments. Now, I think it’s working?
Before there were problems. Didn’t seem to be updating.
Now it’s fine
Pete it was taking a long while for the new comments to appear
Vinny, yeah. I don’t care so much about the ads, but the yellow is terrible.
Too many fly balls for Wang…….
Those .com ads, I believe are digitally placed and not on the walls.
woot woot double for Jeter
mlb tv looks great.wang doesn’t…
At least he made it to second!
All that extra foul territory makes the outfield look …shallower?
So far the cameras seem like there in good places to me- not missing much from the old stadium. Thoughts?
Rob NY: Concur, stadium looks great on HD (via MLB).
Good job, Johnny…….
The crowd sounds ok – I wonder what the announced attendance is?
Jeter the “old” Yankee on a “decline” just doubled and moved to 3rd on a shallow sac fly. Take that you Boston loving “experts”.
Guys -
They had ads at the old stadium, too. The ones behind the plate change.
Pete, it’s working okay now, but it went in and out a couple of times for rather long periods of time without updating or allowing commenting.
ew, bad pitch tex.
Remember those ANSKY commercials?
It was great when George senior ripped off his shirt to fill in for one of the schmoes.
Good times….
Darn it, Tex tried to hard on that one.
Is it too soon to say that the Teixera signing was a bust?
Way to go, Jeets! I love seeing the frieze back on the roof. Just looks outstanding!
nah Jeff, it was the right time after his first spring training strike out
Awwww, Tex, just be yourself, you didn’t have to replace Arod in that situation.
Wait until Tex strikes out in a game that counts before you declare him a bust.
Am I the only one that thinks the camera is off center?
Picking up where they left off last year with RISP.
Good one Nick, I was thinking something similar.
Bad job by the Yankees there…….
0-3 with a runner in scoring pos.
Mid-season form!
There are video ads next to the pens. Never saw that before.
Pretty quiet crowd tonight, must be cold out there.
“All that extra foul territory makes the outfield look …shallower?”
I thought the same thing. I thought it was the camera angles, but you could be right.
When the ball was hit to the outfield it felt like Little League in Williamsport.
I just made the obvious bash-Arod joke so no one else would have to.
Johnny Damon got the runner over – that was a good job by him. Tex and Matsui didn’t have good at-bats. I’m more depressed at that inning than I probably should be.
Michael Kay keeps saying its pretty close to a full house
The Legends Field crowd was better than tonight’s lol
And another leadoff double stranded.
So after a hit are we going to have to look through that net all year long? Or is this the spring training camera set up. That will really suck if every ball in play you have to watch through the net.
So am I reading the posts wrong or are people disappointed in how the Stadium looks on tv?
I’m sure people stayed away because of the weather.
But unless they start asking people to move down, I think there’s going to be a lot of games where right behind the plate is not full.
Nice pitch by Wang.
How depressing that the crowd can’t get into it – I hope that’s not going to be a harbinger of things to come. I know it’s not nice out tonight, but the excitement of the first game at YS should overcome that.
I’m actually glad Jeter didn’t score.
Wouldn’t want to waste 1 of those 3 extra runs their supposed to get with Jeter leading off.
I just noticed – they’re wearing the home regular season pinstripes, not the spring training unis.
Pete,
Did you get a chance to see the replay before you posted that because Jorge absolutely blocked the plate and he was absolutely toast at the plate as he didn’t even reach it. Gardner made a very nice throw to the plate.
i wonder how Joba gets the bill of his cap so straight.
On the other hand, maybe many people are there just to get a look at the new place……….
Betsy, please stop using the word “depressing”. This is the first game in an amazing stadium in what feels like the first day of spring. There is absolutely nothing depressing about the Yankees being back.
Wang is NOT an ace.
yankeenate -
In an interview, Joba said that’s how the caps arrive, and he doesn’t do anything to it.
The infield seems to be quick.
Oy!
Captain Molasses.
And that was Micahel Kay’s first “past a diving Jeter” in the new Stadium.
Oh no it is raining by me.
Jorge made a strong throw.
Call Brent Tomko — STAT!
Betsy -
And how many are busy at the concessions or just walking around?
So far this is not a good game.
But, I think – okay, get the bad one out of the way before the season starts.
And thundering and lightening.
Gettin ugly quick.
Wang not looking good
Jen-
Are you wearing a raincoat?
Betsy its not depressing, its a freaking exhibition game.
How “into it” do you expect the crowd to be?
Half the stands are empty because people are walking around and exploring the Stadium.
Some people just look for things to complain about. First it was the signage behind home plate, now the crowd.
Give it a rest.
Betsy its not depressing, its a freaking exhibition game.
How “into it” do you expect the crowd to be?
Half the stands are empty because people are walking around and exploring the Stadium.
Some people just look for things to complain about. First it was the signage behind home plate, now the crowd.
Give it a rest.
Wang is not looking good tonight at all……..hopefully it’s just nerves.
Wasn’t one of the concerns of the new stadium that it would affect crowd noise?
Certainly looks that wya tonight.
Betsy -
I’m noticing there’s a lot of background kind of noise, not cheering and stuff, but a “buzz” like people are talking to each other. It’s not silent there. But the game is not the important thing tonight.
That will be April 16th!
It is a full house. but there are lots of people on the concourses.
In all fairness, once Wang let that ball get past him, there was no chance of Jeter getting Gaithright at first.
I wonder how “quick” the infield will be when Pena comes in for the late innings?
I remember AJ yesterday talking about how excited he was to hear the crowd rockin tonight
Poor AJ, he must think he is still in Toronto LOL
Starting to rain in here in central NJ.
Doreen, that makes sense. The crowd noise was one of the first things I wondered about with the new YS, but someone on another board who is also watching the Met game said it sounds dead there, too. It has to be that people are taking a good long look at the new places……
wang is fine tuning things. I’m not worried at all.
In this economy, with these ticket prices, this is the type of crowds you should expect unless we’re playing Boston or something.
Robbie Cano! Doncha Know!
LOL Mr. Burns…….
Gettin’ less ugly quick!
I got robbie for 20 plus this year.
Cano was quick to the ball on that pitch.
Robbie !
Don’t care for the manual scoreboard. Too Fenwayish.
Lily is depressed now
Cano is going to have a huge year…….
first home run robbie cano dontcha know
The crowds may be different.
The higher ticket prices may have priced out the baseball nuts, who are into every pitch, in favor corporate crowd more focused on the their guest clients and cellphones.
I am noticing some of the camera views through the screen. A little strange not overly annoying.
YEAH! ROBBIE IS BACK!
“So am I reading the posts wrong or are people disappointed in how the Stadium looks on tv”
wayyyy to many ads. For crying out loud, the entire left-field wall has no color. Cuz it is 100% billboards
higher ticket prices? For these games the tickets are 1923 prices. The crowd seemed plenty into when Cano went deep.
“In this economy, with these ticket prices, this is the type of crowds you should expect unless we’re playing Boston or something.”
Not sure what this means. You people need to get a grip. What does the economy or ticket prices have to do with crowd noise? Or maybe you were talking about the empty seats?
Its an EXHIBITION game. Its most people’s first time in the Stadium. They’re walking around, checking out the scenery, the food, the concourses.
Its not a hard concept to understand.
Every ball put in play the camera view has been through a screen. It’s actually annoying me more than Michael Kay, which isn’t good.
The shots through the screen don’t bother me.
awesome night for the capitol of baseball! 2 brand-spankin new ballparks to see for the first time. YS looks awesome, different yet familiar. CF looks strange and different, i like the pepsi sign but i cant really get a feel for it yet.
Looks great on TV to me. The game is secondary. People are there to check out the stadium. So of course the crowd isn’t loud. It’s basically a ST game just in NY.
And switching over to the Mets/Sox it’s pretty quiet there too.
Finally people are catching on to the amount of ads. I’ve been complaining about that.
Wang’s performance and the hitters are more important than the crowd.
Stadium has wayy too many ads. It’s like any other stadium now.
More annoying than Michael Kay. I’m sorry but that is simply not possible.
nice DP
I dont like that they went with a darker blue for the outfield wall. It doesnt feel right. Reminds me of Shea or something???
robbie is so smooth.
It’s a Robbie Cano renaissance! Hitting! Fielding!
If it’s for real, the sky’s the limit.
Okay.. you won. I will go see wolverine. How many times are they going to play that.??…LOL.
Everything will feel more normal when Pinella comes out to argue a call, kicks the dirt, throws his cap and gets tossed.
You know I didn’t even notice the screens until reading the comments here. Ignorance is bliss in this case. I’m sure Bob Rassman will bash the Yankees for it.
“It’s a Robbie Cano renaissance! Hitting! Fielding!”
If he takes a walk in his next AB, fit them all for rings!
Okay.. you won. I will go see wolverine. How many times are they going to play that.??…LOL.
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Just watch it online. It already leaked.
You notice the screen. It’s not horrible – it’s not great, either.
They have about 10 to 12 days to see if they can remedy it, if they choose to.
atta boy Jeets
#2
DJ
Just so you know the Yankees color is dark Navy blue. Hence the navy blue walls.
Now as for the mets where the heck did the khaki color come from? And you want to talk about ads? They have it on the padding of their dugout.
That screen thing needs to get fixed.
I understand thats why the wall color is darker. But that wasnt the color at the old stadium and it just looks wrong. It makes the whole field look bleaker, greyer. The brighter walls made the field look brighter too.
I know what the Yankees colors are thank you. hahaha
and according to Michael Kay, thats “midnight blue” not navy.
He’s nervous…
It is midnight blue not navy
It feels so weird to watch this game and it not being the old Yankee Stadium. Kinda feels like a road game.
What are these ‘intangibles’ that Cone speaks of? I haven’t heard that before.
They’ll fix the camera stuff through the screen. That’s why they have these dry runs.
Technology will prevail and they’ll figure it out.
Well I love the ‘midnight blue’. so HA!
Mark has no idea how fans can get. They will boo in a exhibition game.
Call me crazy – but I like the ads. They are not haphazardly placed or sized. They were planned out. They’re tidy looking. And I like the colors. Call me nuts.
Well thank you Michael Kay. As Cone or Paulie said thank god they didn’t put your head on the big screen cause it would take up the entire screen.
Digya see all those empty box seats!?
Sully you know the soxs are on tv too. Go watch that game.
I think Mark Teixeira looks like Jiminy Cricket.
Jennifer -
Me, too!
I gotta say, there’s not too much I don’t like on first tv glance.
The old walls had more of a swingin’ 10:00 p.m. blue.
If you look on the left field wall, the blue around the MasterCard ad looks like what the old wall color was, to me at least.
MAtsui likes the new stadium.
Godzilla!
and boom goes the dynamite
hr matsui
It looks so strange going around the right field foul pole.
Matsui!
Man if Tex sees Lilly again he should hit lefty.
I’ve said it many times already this preseason.
Godzilla is going to have a monster year.
guess yanks decding to play long ball tonight
I’m watching it on my brand new hd tv. Looks totally amazing!!
Man thank God for Mlb extra innings, I had mlb.comtv for 3 years and all it ever did was disappoint and i can see this year is no different,
Go Godzilla
Matsui will surely do some damage in this lineup.
the music and effects they played after the HR depressed me
It’s a good thing those foul poles have a fresh coat of paint on them, or, that would have been foul.
Hey I just saw where the garlic fries stand is. Right behind the right field foul pole!
I cannot wait for tomorrow to get here. I want to check the place out!!!
Jennifer -
This is my first baseball season with HDTV – we got it about 2 months or so ago. I’m sooooo loving it!!!!
The ball seems to be carrying.
If we start having 13-10 games every night we’ll never make the Kay manageable 3 hour limit.
I’m with you Doreen, I don’t even mind the ads. Hey the Yankees have to try to make up for the fact that they didn’t sell out their stadium naming rights for $20M a year.
Mets game has been stopped.
I have a ginormous cranium – it’s a curse.
“Godzilla is going to have a monster year.”
I said this eons ago. People underestimate this guy. I bet he mashes this year.
Hey dragonfire, I tried to ask you this way back when there was a discussion about Scotland: where do you live there? I’ve had the good fortune to visit several times.
So much for small ball. Take em where you can get em.
Godzilla is back too!
Doreen- It is so cool!! The grass, the dirt, everything!!
if anyone is having issues with the free mlb.tv preview, you apparently need to click on the “picture in picture” icon and then click back to single game view for it to work.
let me know if anybody needs help. took me a minute but i figured it out and it’s working ok. picture isn’t bad.
On TV, the new Stadium looks boring, visually.
Hey, that Soto guy is hot. I elect him to the Baseball Hotties Club.
0-2 with two strikeouts. Is Tex a real Yankee?
I don’t like how it looks around home plate. I don’t know if it’s all the dirt or what, but it looks so wide………..it’s just off somehow
I’m hoping that it’s just the weather tonight because I don’t want to see YS become a hitters park…
starting to rain i guess we get to see that drainage system in action
Great pitch by wanger.
Laura its not that people underestimate him, its that he hasn’t played a full season in awhile because of his injuries and people forget just how good he is.
If healthy he’s .290/25/110 You can basically take it to the bank. And he hits when it counts.
When A Rod comes back having Tex, A Rod , Godzilla as 3-4-5 will rival any 3-4-5 in the league.
“0-2 with two strikeouts. Is Tex a real Yankee?”
Not yet, but give him time.
ball slipped out of Mark’s glove.
bad throw by robbie or he out
Wow that dugout is HUGE!!
Dang. They’re booing Wang.
Let’s get Pena in there. LOL! Just kidding!
With respect the saying “today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday,” at least for today those people who were listing their worries about the Yankee offense, Matsui is older, Cano is finished, yada yada yada, should take a lesson about letting life happen without always attaching dire predictions to every little thing.
Just a thought.
On the other hand, I was pretty darned sure Robby would turn back into Robby and Sui was far from finished. I still believe both to be true, by the way.
Great throw by jeter.
Jeter needs to make that play (giving me flashbacks of the same play in the WBC)
I think I liked the way the old stadium was set up better. The stands look almost recessed here, whereas at the old stadium, they almost seemed to crowd in on the field. At this place, the field just looks huge…..
Kay: “There’s a snap throw to first on a pitch out.” ???
do you think the players and coaches feel bad spitting all over the brand new shiny dugout?
“Dang. They’re booing Wang.”
You have a different broadcast from mine. I didn’t hear anyone booing Wang.
they’ll figure out a solution for the screen issues. i’m sure there are a lot of other kinks that we don’t know of. they have about 2 weeks to get their act together. they’re not stupid.
Worm-Killer looks brutal out there. Almost threw away the pitchout!
A lot of these grounders won’t be skipping through the infield if the grass was dry. Not concerned about wang.
“I don’t like how it looks around home plate. I don’t know if it’s all the dirt or what, but it looks so wide………..it’s just off somehow
I’m hoping that it’s just the weather tonight because I don’t want to see YS become a hitters park…”
I’ve never heard anyone complain as much or use the word “depressing” to describe a game or stadium in my life.
Just scroll back through the comments and read that garbage. The ads, the crowd, the players, the freaking dirt around home plate.
All you’re doing is making everyone else depressed with your drivel.
Could you all imagine if it were arod that struck out twice tonight? Both times stranding derek. WOW
Well so far it looks like as long as every ball is hit to the left side, they’ll be just fine.
That DirectTv commercial is reprehensible – especially in light of today’s events.
Did they give a game time temperature?
It looks cold out there.
Paul, about the music and effects after the home run, this whole event has a bittersweet feel for me. I’m thinking it will take me a little time before I process the new Stadium as “home.”
the mohegan sun bar looks cool…. but i wouldnt pay for the tickets. how much were they again? $150+ ?
Did you see the smiley face emoticon in the outfield? Now that will chase the blues away…
Man, I gotta disagree with those who don’t like what they’re seeing tonight. It looks great. The screen isn’t bothering me to watch it on MLB.com, and I can’t wait to get to a game in person! Wish I lived near NY.
Doreen April 3rd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
That DirectTv commercial is reprehensible – especially in light of today’s events.
What events?
It does look cold.
My guess is that if I were at that game, I would be inside watching one of the many television screens. One of my least favorite things is sitting in the cold rain on wet seats in a ball park…
great hit for Cano there… if he can stay back like that he’s hitting .300 for sure (I guess it helps that Lilly isn’t throwing the ball very hard)
what commercial?
In Binghamton, NY, a gunman opened fire at an immigration center. There were a lot of casualties, he killed himself, too.
Trisha I thought you were going to the game tonight?
Paul =
A commercial for DirectTv -
gotta get the lead here…. this game might get called soon
Wow! Not even a real game and hangover crew is alive an well on the blog. I think some need to go to the medicinal hemp store, stock up, and relax.
Or next, the complaints will be that the grounds crew used #3 setting to cut the infield grass in stead of a #5 and that is making Wang’s ground balls move faster through the infield…oh and messing up the grass and making it look horrible on tv.
Lou looked depressed
screw arod 3 run home run for cody ransom!!
Ransom smoked that ball.
Love it.
AROD who?
Jennifer –
Don’t the raindrops look awesome?!
Foul pole to foul pole! Great!!!!
Arod who?
Guess HRs can go out in LF too!
CODY!!!!
Look at Cody-Rod….
Nice, Cody!
Is it raining harder over by CitiGuardia Field?
Who needs A-Rod, anyway? Nice poke by Cody. Man, the Yanks are putting the hurt on the foul poles tonight. That’ll keep the squirrels away.
Nice job by Ransom, but I still miss the mirror kisser.
whoa whoa whoa why isnt the bat on the flag pole?
ARod = Wally Pip
miggs, hell no, and thank heavens, if you don’t mind me mixing metaphors!
I’m going to the official Opening Day.
However, I still haven’t gotten my ticket yet. I’m waiting to see what else opens up. I might seriously consider one of those front row seats somewhere on the first base line, if I can bring myself to part with the bucks, and if someone sells one reasonably enough. It will probably be the only time I do something like that, unless it’s for a nondescript middle of the week game sometime and someone’s looking to dump a ticket for a good price.
“Who needs A-Rod, anyway? Nice poke by Cody. Man, the Yanks are putting the hurt on the foul poles tonight. That’ll keep the squirrels away.”
We don’t want to keep the rally squirrels away. We usually mounted big comebacks on days when the squirrels were running up the pole.
If Ransom keeps hitting like this A Rod will be relegated to utility infielder by the time he gets back.
Ransom makes what, 1/60th of what A Rod makes?
Lou is probably pissed thinking about how he has to leave such a phenomenal stadium and go back to the rat hole known as Wrigley Field.
“Lou looked depressed”
He’s looked that way since 1973.
Well everyone was wondering what Sterlings Homerun call for Ransom would be. Ransome is handsome.
Girardi is looking like a genius to put Jeter in the leadoff spot. 1.000 OBP tonight. But Damon needs to move him along.
Pete, great pic!
Great job by Cody Rodriguez
Laura-
Tropicana is a phenomenal stadium? o_O
did i miss something?
Laura
You have to be careful around here trashing Wrigley. I did that once and got a ration of crapola from the Wrigley lovers, traditionalists, people who know better, etc.
Good point, Laura!
If the weather was better, I’m sure that more people would have went to the game.
lets see tex show improvement and put in play. damon hit the ball well tonight
The CF cafe is the hangout spot. It’s like a swarm of bees up there.
The Yankees should be sent where ever there is a drought. They’ll end it.
“You have to be careful around here trashing Wrigley. I did that once and got a ration of crapola from the Wrigley lovers, traditionalists, people who know better, etc.”
I live 4 blocks away from Wrigley Field. If there is anyone who knows that it’s a rat hole, it would be me.
Trisha in this market you may be able to get a good deal by waiting until the last minute then hitting StubHub the day of or day before the game.
The people holding unsold tix may reduce them to get rid of them. In a good economy that isn’t possible. But now you may be able to get close to face value.
That’s my plan of action for games I want to see this year. I got a few tickets on the Yankees website when they went on sale but not for all the games I want.
I’ve been to Wrigley and was not overly impressed.
The Cubs might end up regretting giving up DeRosa judging from how Miles has played tonight.
anybody hear what Sterling’s call was for Cody’s HR?
“I’ve been to Wrigley and was not overly impressed.”
It’s old and on occasion, pieces of concrete fall down on people. But it will never be torn down. They may eventually do a gut job, but the outside structure will be there forever.
Got your wish, Tex didnt strike out. One milestone at a time
So I guess with the old stadium, they didn’t have the technology for calls down to the dugout. Nice upgrade.
jeter defense is well bad
This is pretty cool.
Haha, tell me the replay let me know if if have to go out and argue.
Really Doreen? I went there a few years ago and fell head over heels. I thought it was an incredibly beautiful ballpark….
Blown call at first, from what I saw on TV.
Jeter looks shaky tonight. I love the captain but Oh Man!
The grounds crew needs to put double the water down in front of the SS position.
That’s what, 3 shaky/bad plays in 5 innings?
Paul yes
Ramsom is Handsome.
It will be interesting to see how Bradley is accepted at Wrigley. My guess is not very well. LOL!
tex, baby please
A free media food room?
Boy, Feinsand is going to get fat. Oh wait.
miggs, that’s kind of what I am playing around with. Stubhub has a mess of tickets for sale, including some very pricey ones. There are also some “best seats in the house” on eBay. I am figuring the same thing, that as time gets closer, people will look to dump tickets as opposed to eat them and I’ll be able to get a better price. This economy definitely favors the buyer! I noticed that the bleacher seat I’ve had my eye on is still for sale and the guy knocked $10 off it.
Last year when we were looking for tickets for the last game of the season, I told my ex that I thought there was a chance that if we waited it out a little longer we would end up paying less for out tix, but I was frankly afraid to wait it out. So we bought them at a pretty hefty price for where they were. Sure enough, two or three days before the game they were almost giving them away. But I was really afraid to take the chance.
Jeter needs time to get used to the new grass. Yeah, that’s it. It’s the grass’ fault.
Oh, great. So Ranson is as shaky on popups as A-Rod is.
i think its the field honestly not jeter the ball is getting out there hella fast
Betsy -
We went to a game in April – the ivy hadn’t filled in yet, so that was disappointing. The seats were covered in bird poop and the ushers weren’t very friendly. The parking situation was awful.
Maybe it was just a bad day for Wrigley.
Ransom is handsome. Funny stuff.
I hope he got some new glasses for this year. I can’t remember how many times I heard “It is high, it is far, it is……caught by the right fielder!”
Then I find myself muttering under my breath cursing John Sterling.
I though Wrigley was an attractive little bandbox. Nowhere as ugly (in my opinion) as fenway, of course. But still not attractive.
All these older parks seem like rat holes. Fenway Wrigley…
I meant UNattractive.
“We went to a game in April – the ivy hadn’t filled in yet, so that was disappointing. The seats were covered in bird poop and the ushers weren’t very friendly. The parking situation was awful. Maybe it was just a bad day for Wrigley.”
I hate to disappoint, but this is a description of every day at Wrigley. On the flip side, the White Sox actually have a very nice stadium, but you wouldn’t know that because the WS are treated like second class citizens here in Chicago {despite the fact that they’ve won a title in the last 100 years}.
If the ball carries like this all year – CC may opt out after year 3.
miggs- I guess you missed the games where it is high it is far it is …….caught by the right fielder is shallow right field.
Laura -
I so agree about the White Sox stadium. We ended up going to several games there. We had the best time. It was very comfortable, and at the time our youngest daughter couldn’t sit for long periods of time, so we loved walking the concourse. (In fact the first game we saw there was Clemens’ first game as a Yankee back in ’99.)
And, you’re right about the 2nd class citizen stuff. Unless you knew, you’d never know there was a second team in Chicago.
Ransome is gonna make it VERY hard to get back in the lineup.
I want that job – manual scoreboard keeper!
ha ha that is a great view.
Bob Lorenz doing his Manny impression in the scoreboard.
it is high it is far it is…caught by Posada behind the back stop
who’s head is more Ginormus…Bob Lorenze or Michael?
doreen- Me too!!! I think it would have been better if it was made of wood. Balls are going to bounce off of there!!
Jennifer that wouldn’t surprise me.
Such torture listening to it on the radio. Sterling getting all pumped up for a rountine fly ball. And you can’t see it, so you have no idea whether it was even close to going out of the park.
But they’ll never fire him. No matter how bad he is.
“And, you’re right about the 2nd class citizen stuff. Unless you knew, you’d never know there was a second team in Chicago.”
Exactly. The majority of my friends are WS fans and they make sure to let me know how much they suffer in Chicago {as if I couldn’t tell for myself}.
pena…
Doreen
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Betsy –
We went to a game in April – the ivy hadn’t filled in yet, so that was disappointing. The seats were covered in bird poop and the ushers weren’t very friendly. The parking situation was awful.
Maybe it was just a bad day for Wrigley.
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Not sure what company supplies the ushers at Wrigley, now, but, they used to be The Andy Frain Ushers, who were great.
The worst part of the Mets game being in this long delay is that Mike Lowell’s sorry mug is frozen in the gamecast.
The last time I saw a game at Wrigley I was in Chicago for a cousin’s wedding. The SF Giants were the visitors and beat the Cubbies in a tense pitchers’ duel. The Giants’ hurler? Wait for it… Livan Hernandez.
Not Clemens’ first game as a Yankee. It was in May. (Just looked it up). It was the first time we saw him as a Yankee. Living out in Chitown for 2 years, before the YES Network or satellite t.v. and mega-internet coverage, we were kind of out of the Yankees loop.
“Not Clemens’ first game as a Yankee. It was in May. (Just looked it up). It was the first time we saw him as a Yankee. Living out in Chitown for 2 years, before the YES Network or satellite t.v. and mega-internet coverage, we were kind of out of the Yankees loop.”
Tell me about it. I Thank God everyday for MLB.TV and MLB Extra Innings.
btw…. nice pics Pete.
you’ve come a long way since early ST.
Well Mo is Mo.
Same old same old.
well so so control, yet a 123 inning with a k, he a god
people watch baseball to get away from things like how bad the economy is and money issues i hate these stupid fox business news updates
I think Rivera threw more pitches in that inning than he did in his 6 previous innings.
Are they really rain delaying the Mets game? It’s cold and rainy, call it a night already.
“people watch baseball to get away from things like how bad the economy is and money issues i hate these stupid fox business news updates”
You also hate periods.
GB7 -
It was 10 years ago. Man, it seems like yesterday.
Wow all the shots from behind the screen look AWFUL. YES and the Yankees have got to do something to fix this.
i keep forgetting that melky changed his number i was like wtf bobby abreu?
Toyota is the official Hybrid vehicle of the Yankees? Okay, how many Yankees do you think even drive a Hybrid? Last time I checked, Mercedes, Porsche and Maybach don’t sell hybrids.
i do hate them
Yes and the Yanks have 10 days to get something done to improve the production of the games.
Melky and Gardner: the new Wonder Twins?
That’s why we have Gritty Gutty Brett on our team.
Brett!! Boy, he’s a beautiful runner – he didn’t hesitate at all in going for 2nd.
Doreen
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 pm
GB7 –
It was 10 years ago. Man, it seems like yesterday.
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They did security and usher duty in both ball parks and Soldier Field, Brookfield and the old Riverview Park, but, a long time ago, they were always in blue pants, white starched shirts, blue and gold hats. Courtsous. Can’t imagine what happened.
Ouch Nick – terrible at bat.
Swisher looks really depressed.
I’ve been to Wrigley Field a thousand times. That’s an outstanding place to watch a ballgame.
I don’t get why people are ripping it.
miggs, I had written one of the sellers on ebay to ask the face value of one of the tickets he’s selling for opening day. I guess he has a pair of seasons tickets. I just heard from him. Face value on one ticket is $1080. So then I wonder to myself, how much did this guy put out for seasons tickets???? And where do you get that kind of money where you can spend that every year for baseball tickets? It staggers my imagination.
Don’t the baseball scouts usually sit behind the plate?
Did they get moved since those seats are $2600?
“I don’t get why people are ripping it.”
Maybe because it’s old, it’s falling apart and it’s full of Cubs fans.
Swisher looks really depressed.
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Maybe he needs a hug?
We’re going to hear a lot of “Going for two Gardner”.
Giuseppe Franco -
I had very high expectations for Wrigley. After seeing it on tv for so many years, and hearing about the “friendly confines,” and all. I think the fact that the ivy was not in yet set the tone. It was something I didn’t figure on.
I really wanna see Wolverine, but come on, its the same commercial basically every other commercial. It’s ridiculous.
“Swisher looks really depressed.
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Maybe he needs a hug?”
He needs to accept that he’s not going to be the starting RF and get himself in the mindset to come off of the bench ready for action. If he’s going to be moping around over his situation (like he did in Chicago), he’ll never be successful here.
Maybe because it’s old, it’s falling apart and it’s full of Cubs fans.
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So that’s it. It’s more of a biased opinion against the Cubs than anything else.
I don’t mind the Cubs. If the Yanks don’t win a WS this season, I hope the Cubs do.
Always hated the White Sox.
They are continuing the Mets/Red Sox game now? Why not just say..that was fun. See ya tomorrow?
They are really promoting that Wolverine movie. Leads me to believe that it might be a stinker. They did a lot of reshoots, which usually means that something wasn’t right with the first cut.
Yeah Trisha I hear ya. Doing some quick math on that… its over 80k per seat. Yikes!
You have to make 7 figures to justify paying that I would think.
I’d like to think I make a decent living but I would never pay $1000 for one ticket to a game. Not unless it included a field and clubhouse pass along with free food and booze all night. Oh and maybe a ride to the park with Jeter or something like that.
“So that’s it. It’s more of a biased opinion against the Cubs than anything else”
Partly so. However, I was in Wrigley last year so I’m not speaking blindly. Plus, when there are stories in the newspapers about pieces of concrete literally falling on people, it’s pretty safe to assume that the place is not in the best of shape.
Giuseppe Franco –
I had very high expectations for Wrigley. After seeing it on tv for so many years, and hearing about the “friendly confines,” and all. I think the fact that the ivy was not in yet set the tone. It was something I didn’t figure on.
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Yeah, the ivy doesn’t fully bloom until second or third week of May.
Not a whole lot anyone can do unless there’s unseasonably warm weather in April and early May.
miggs -
Yes a live version of God Bless America!
Anything is better than Kate Smith.
i love seeing the spit come out of ronan’s mouth in hd
I’m depressed after reading through the comments on this board
This guy is worse than the Kate Smith monotone record.
This is what happens when you whine about Kate Smith. You get the live and longer version.
that singer had drool going from the top to the bottom of his mouth….ugh
Is it just me or does Suzyn Waldman sound like Kate Smith when singing?
Do we know if they are going back to Kate Smith once the season starts?
I’m not sure how many rookies are here for these two games –
but it must be a thrill for guys like Leone to be playing in Yankee Stadium.
Partly so. However, I was in Wrigley last year so I’m not speaking blindly. Plus, when there are stories in the newspapers about pieces of concrete literally falling on people, it’s pretty safe to assume that the place is not in the best of shape.
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It happens. If you recall, the Yanks had a big problem with that at Yankee Stadium when a big chunk of concrete came falling down and took out a couple of seats.
The Yanks had to play a few games at Shea Stadium as a result.
Ronan Tynan (sic) stole Bill Maddon’s glasses…
I don’t want to be arrested for treason, but isn’t it about time that we did away with the God Bless America singing? I think we’re the only club still doing it.
I don’t get these Sox trolls that post here.
I mean, who has time to post on another team’s board?
The sad part is the Sox are playing right now and all this guy can do is make snide remarks about the Yankees.
I almost feel bad….
How the heck did Bernie Madoff get out of jail for this game?????
Oh, that’s Paul Simon. Never mind.
dont you mean john maddon
“The Yanks had to play a few games at Shea Stadium as a result.”
I don’t remember that. The thought of the Yankees playing at Shea was probably such a shock to my system that I probably just blocked it out.
The Kate Smith version lasts a whole minute and 10 seconds. The longer version runs from 3 to 4 minutes.
Man, Paul Simon is not aging well.
Be careful Laura, that can of worms was opened earlier today (or was it yesterday?)
“How the heck did Bernie Madoff get out of jail for this game?????
Oh, that’s Paul Simon. Never mind.”
Nick, you kill me!
“Be careful Laura, that can of worms was opened earlier today (or was it yesterday?)”
What can of worms? I wasn’t around much these last couple of days.
Did they still play Cotton Eye Joe?
There was nothing wrong with the old Stadium. In fact, it was much cooler on TV. The fans were on top of the action compared with the one and the blue backgrounds end-to-end were easier on the eye. What’s with all the bare concrete anyway? $1.2 billion and they couldn’t cover all the walls?
http://vids.myspace.com/index......2012354156
Paul Simon @ YS.
Listening to Kate smith is preferable to some idiot stretching a minute and 45 second National Anthem out to a personalized 5 minute version while forgetting half of the words.
And Angel Berroa continues to justify my faith in him.
Nothing major, but GB7 told someone to either stuff cotton in their ears or move to North Korea. Pretty funny line, actually.
It wasn’t as drawn out as the discussion about Sully throwing out the first pitch tomorrow.
Damon is practicing for his post baseball career as a photographer.
I love watching the players taking pictures and video. Shows they are just as excited about this as we are.
Sorry, I meant Rays manager Joe Maddon had his glasses swiped by Ronan……
“Nothing major, but GB7 told someone to either stuff cotton in their ears or move to North Korea. Pretty funny line, actually.”
Oh, I’m not worried. The worst GB7 will do is call me “Missy”.
Can’t they mount a robotic camera on top of the screen?
“Can’t they mount a robotic camera on top of the screen?”
No. They’ve run out of money.
I don’t remember that. The thought of the Yankees playing at Shea was probably such a shock to my system that I probably just blocked it out.
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Yup, it happened. NYT has the archived story.
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04.....wanted=all
“Nothing major, but GB7 told someone to either stuff cotton in their ears or move to North Korea. Pretty funny line, actually.”
GB – did you skip your nap and get testy again?
jen, thanks for that link. Watching Paul Simon stand in CF and sing that song made me cry. How incredibly poignant.
Okay, that was funny. A guy in a Pirates hat said that they were on the right track.
Laura – Just because I’m losing doesn’t mean I’m lost!
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
“Nothing major, but GB7 told someone to either stuff cotton in their ears or move to North Korea. Pretty funny line, actually.”
Oh, I’m not worried. The worst GB7 will do is call me “Missy”.
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Well, I could have used my Southern Gentleman voice and called you “Ma’am or Madame”, but, somehow, it didn’t seem quite appropriate, given the headlines from a couple of weeks ago.
Did Livan outduel Lester? Mets leading Sox 3-1.
DT
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 pm
“Nothing major, but GB7 told someone to either stuff cotton in their ears or move to North Korea. Pretty funny line, actually.”
GB – did you skip your nap and get testy again?
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I don’t need no stinkin’ naps.
Laura, that guy is a Sox troll – don’t buy what he’s selling re: Nick. The only thing he’d be upset about is his bad at bat -
“Well, I could have used my Southern Gentleman voice and called you “Ma’am or Madame”, but, somehow, it didn’t seem quite appropriate, given the headlines from a couple of weeks ago.”
No worries. “Missy” works for me.
“Laura, that guy is a Sox troll – don’t buy what he’s selling re: Nick. The only thing he’d be upset about is his bad at bat -”
Really? I had thought that we were rid of Sox trolls. I guess some things never change.
I sure hope Jeremy Guthrie pitches as well on Monday against the Yanks that he’s pitched all spring.
Between the WBC and ST with the O’s, he’s been absolutely dreadful.
In fact, he might have had the worst spring for a starting pitcher not named Dontrelle Willis.
Laura – Just because I’m losing doesn’t mean I’m lost!
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:33 pm
“Well, I could have used my Southern Gentleman voice and called you “Ma’am or Madame”, but, somehow, it didn’t seem quite appropriate, given the headlines from a couple of weeks ago.”
No worries. “Missy” works for me.
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Missy it is, then. Just don’t make me have to call you “Little Missy”.
The Yankee Robotic Camera Project was shelved after the Battlestar Galactic finale.
yea, the old stadium was great, but it’s time to move on. too much nitpicking going on. every park has its flaws. you have to get used to it, or you’re going to live a miserable life.
I thought that they were going to start the dismantling process soon. The Mets tore Shea down in like 5 days. LOL!
“The Yankee Robotic Camera Project was shelved after the Battlestar Galactic finale.”
Nick, don’t get me started on that finale. What a cop out. “It was all God’s doing”. Yeah, okay. Now, can I have the last 5 years of my life back, Mr. Moore?
Mets 4-1, tch tch tch.
Any proposed solutions to this camera problem? It’s terrible.
There were some pix of the old park posted earlier where the started taking out some of the walls.
baseball reference dot com is looking pretty good.
I saw a picture where a wall was knocked down. The turf is all torn up. I would imagine seats would be the first thing taken out.
Rumblings that Seattle will do well. WHAT? Huh?
Doreen
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 pm
baseball reference dot com is looking pretty good.
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Yes, they’ve got all of the box scores back to 1954 season opener. The minor league stats are great and as complete as anyplace I’ve seen.
“Rumblings that Seattle will do well. WHAT? Huh?”
Talk about bad intel.
Laura: so I take it you weren’t please?
I didn’t think it was all that bad. I mean, I will still entertained. I’m reserving (some) judgement until I see “The Plan”. Beyond that, I don’t want to get into any specifics about the BSG finale because some people might end up getting into the series from the beginning (and I don’t want to dork myself out tonight).
1st hour of the BSG finale-totally rocked
2nd hour-Eh..whatever
“Laura: so I take it you weren’t pleased?”
That would be the understatement of the year. S.A. had it right. The first hour was action packed and exciting. The second hour was a kick in the gut for anyone who watched the show from day one. Just a crappy way to end a great series.
you think that was bad? how about the copout wizard of oz ending for life on mars!
May the lord help Lou because Kevin Gregg since he was a Marlin reminded me of Farnsy Jr.
“you think that was bad? how about the copout wizard of oz ending for life on mars!”
I didn’t watch LOM so I can’t join in with your complaint.
Battlestar Galactica is like bell bottoms. I was old enough to remember the first go round so it wasn’t a good idea to relive it. And may I say, in the 70′s, Richard Hatch was hottie.
yanksince57 –
I actually thoroughly enjoyed the ending to Life on Mars – one of the best endings I can remember, actually. I don’t think it was a “copout” – it was simply one of several different possibilities. I like the direction it went in, and the ending supported the storyline.
The Stadium looks a lot better on TV than it does in pictures.
you think that was bad? how about the copout wizard of oz ending for life on mars!
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omg. Dude! What the frack was that?
That was how they ended the show?
I need to watch the UK version
Brandon,
you know Lou will get Marmol to close when Gregg blows his first 5 saves opps.
“Battlestar Galactica is like bell bottoms. I was old enough to remember the first go round so it wasn’t a good idea to relive it.”
I disagree. The new version was two million times better than the old one. The writing just coped out at the end. It happens. There are still people complaining about the Sopranos ending, which I thought was brillant.
No Sci-Fi TV shows from the mid ’60s was better than Irwin Allen’s “The Time Tunnel”.
stadium looks great, it is pretty much the same location which will make the transition easier for fans, ofcourse winning in October will help…..if the Red Sox or Cubs ever decided to build a new park, they probably won’t have that luxury
Alba looking good so far………but I disagree with Cone – I think he can go 2 innings on occasion. I wouldn’t push him like they did last year, though
“No Sci-Fi TV shows from the mid ‘60s was better than Irwin Allen’s “The Time Tunnel”.”
Never saw it. I don’t know what years the Twilight Zone aired, but that to me was the best Sci Fi show of all time (this coming from a HUGE Trekkie). Way ahead of it’s time as well.
GB7-
Not even Dr. Who?
Yay!!!!
Ha, so has this become the ‘spoil the endings of all the recent geeky shows’ thread now?
I was very annoyed by the “Life on Mars” ending for a few reasons, but mostly, if you’re going to make it out like the entire point of the show was for character A to come to grips with his feelings for character B, at least give some sort of emotional payoff for them in their actual reality at the end. But I do give LoM bonus points for not wasting any more time on Lisa Bonet.
This camera view through the net is terrible Pete you gotta get some infoif they are gonna change it or somethin
Alright, party people. I’m off. Have a great night!
Yankees win – theeeeeee Yankees win
Sopranos ending was perfect.
So many people were outraged with it. People said there were too many loose ends not tied up. Did he get shot? Who was the guy sitting at the counter? What was the significance of the onion rings?
My interpretation was nothing happened at the end. It was just a closing scene, another day in the life. It had to end somehow. The way it was filmed was genious IMO.
just got back from the game, left after the starters went out. I was out in the bleachers, some notes:
you can buy beer in the bleachers without being in that center field bar. you can take it back to your seat. access to the bar after the exhibition games will be limited to “members”, makes me curious what the fee is. The TV’s to assist the obstructed view seats were of no use today, balls hit into the corners were not shown on the screens, whatever was on the big screen was just mirrored on these, perhaps that will change with real games. Having seen it, i now think less seats out there are actually obstructed then I did before. The standing area above the center field bar, is basically a food court for the bleachers, nice selection, blows the old stadium out the water.
Not many shows will match the Twilight Zone, Laura. It’s absolutely one of the best shows of all time, and I don’t just limit that to sci fi shows.
*genius
Wow. Long day.
Buddy Biancalana
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
GB7-
Not even Dr. Who?
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Never saw “Dr. Who”.
thanks for the review, James
miggs April 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Sopranos ending was perfect
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I thought was OK, but hardly perfect. I actually thought it was a cop out.
Thanks James.
The Twilight Zone ran from 1959 to 1964 or ’65. Serling then had “Night Gallery”.
trisha
maybe he’s re-selling AIG’s corporate seats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04.....ref=sports
Was Tex really booed, even a little? That’s unbelievable….
best series ending? the second bob newhart (referencing the first one)! runner up – possibly the st. elsewhere one.
Betsy
Was Tex really booed, even a little? That’s unbelievable….
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I didn’t hear it. But Tino was when he first got here, so: 1) he’s in good company; and 2) people are idiots.
yanksince57-was last year 1959 or wass it 1965?
best series ending? the second bob newhart (referencing the first one)! runner up – possibly the st. elsewhere one.
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Mary Tyler Moore
I don’t think Tex was booed but anything is possible, especially with retarded Yankee fans.
A few more things, the upper deck is definitely not as steep as it was, though it seems pushed further back. The concourses and walkways are so much wider it’s just night and day getting around the place, no more feeling like cattle, the grand hall or whatever is very nice, a great entry way for sure. It’s also much more open, at field level you almost always still have a view of the field, even if you’re buying a beer or sushi, or pizza, or… bathrooms are obviously much better. You’re all going to love it, I’d get there an hour+ early your first game and just walk around, I did a lap outside (you can skip this lol) and inside (worth it at least) before sitting down. Beer was $6 for what seemed like a 10oz draft, $10 for maybe a 22oz in a “souvenir” cup and $9 a bottle.
yanksince57: so I gather you like the shocker/gimick kinds of endings more than the sentimental ‘everyone hug and turn out the lights’ kind of endings?
“Several Cubs players talked about how the visiting clubhouse was nicer than the home clubhouse at their beloved Wrigley Field, with programmable safes for valuables in each locker and plenty of nooks and crannies in the back to hide from the media.”
It’s not only Yankees who want to hide from the media.
actually, i prefer endings where every character is dead, thus negating any lousy sequels!
James -
Thanks for the report! Sounds like you had a great night.
Hmmmm, I hope they don’t kill off all of the Simpsons when that finally ends.
James cool!! I am getting up to the Stadium at 10:30 ish. Hitting the bar, than going in.
thanks James, I like the center bar standing area, looked great on TV, great hangout for the bleacher creatures
My thoughts on seeing YS on tv is that it’s enormous – I really don’t love the recessed (or so they seem, in comparison to the old YS) stands. For one moment, I actually thought it reminded me of Shea – and I don’t know why. It’s beautiful, but is this what the original YS looked like on the inside, with the stands sort of spaced out? On WS clip shows, it looked to me like the stands in the old YS were more vertical…..
I love the new place – it’s gorgeous – but the actual field? It doesn’t seem distinctive anymore…..I’m sure I’ll get used to it, that was just my gut reaction.
Jennifer, you might consider just hitting the bars inside the stadium vs stans, the bowling alley or yankee tavern; on a separate note I bet the owners of the “dug out” are all smiles, never ventured in there before but exiting the stadium they’re now in a prime position similar to what stans had before. So much to see, it’s crazy. Have fun!
james- How much more expensive is it inside? Maybe I’ll do both.
Good to hear, Patrick and Jeter in LF – Tino was booed when he first got here, but he was replacing Mattingly and he also got off to a terrible start. I’m not sure he was booed on his first home game…..
Pat, do you have a link for that quote? Thanks!
jennifer, inside it is $6 for what seemed like a 10oz draft, $10 for maybe a 22oz in a “souvenir” cup and $9 a bottle. Although I could have, I didnt enter any of the bars, long lines to get in by the time I considered trying to enter, but when I first got there i could have got into the CF bar fairly easy, I assume the prices in the bars reflect the prices around the stadium. Heading straight in will give you more a chance to see a larger portion of all there is, you can also roam everywhere beer in hand no problem
Do you have any idea if there is a dress code for any of the bars?
jennifer
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Do you have any idea if there is a dress code for any of the bars?
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Yes, dress is manditory, Jennifer.
I’m sure this has been covered…I just got here…but Jeter had a pretty poor night in the field. I’m a Jeter guy, and I’ve tried to ignore all the talk, but wow…
Even for you, GB? I’d love to see that, lol
Kim Jones: AJ and CC were hanging around long after the game ended (and AJ pitches tomorrow) even though they didn’t have to be there……
Was at the game tonight. Don’t want to be too negative. Dare I say the new stadium has its “improvements and areas where things could have been better?” The concourses were incredibly packed, bottlenecks in many places and tough to get around. It was impossible to get a beer, or any food worth eating (i.e. anything other than a hotdog). Walked pretty much the entire stadium The sight lines were ok from most places. Quite a few obstructed view seats though. Seemed weird for such a “large” venue, with the decks pushed back etc. In all, it seems like things could have been laid out a bit better.
I highly, highly doubt it, the old stadium club never had a dress code, the “step down” pinstripe pub either.
One final note, there are many area’s in the stadium…inlcuding the bleachers the seats down the right field line by the foul pole, etc…where you look all around, 360 degrees, and you can see neither the score, nor the count, etc..I was like wow, it would be nice to know the count! Where there were scoreboard (on the side) there is now only advertisements….pretty poor, from a fans standpoint…of course I am sure (I hope) the Yankees would rectify this…
“Where there were scoreboard (on the side) there is now only advertisements….”
not true, the count and score was shown on the face of the upper deck; higher and further back than it was, but it was there.
Sorry Betsy. Here’s the link.
http://www.google.com/hostedne.....QD97BBLK00
Were Every Day Phil and James at the same ball park or was only 1 of them there tonight?
Betsy
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Even for you, GB? I’d love to see that, lol
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LMAO. You must lead a sad, lonely life if that’s what would make you happy, Betsy. I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.
pat- I think everyday Phil got confused. I think he thought he was on the Mets blog.
“I was very annoyed by the “Life on Mars” ending for a few reasons, but mostly, if you’re going to make it out like the entire point of the show was for character A to come to grips with his feelings for character B, at least give some sort of emotional payoff for them in their actual reality at the end. But I do give LoM bonus points for not wasting any more time on Lisa Bonet.
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I think they left that open for the viewer to assume that A & B do indeed get together.
When I compare British to US, I think the US version had a stronger conclusion to the story. But no ending is going to satisfy everyone. And heck, I am just glad we got an ending and ABC didn’t just pull the plug leaving us in the dark.
But even beyond that, the conclusion to the story actually made sense. And that is important – someone with a keen eye could have probably even guessed what the ending would be.
Again, there are many ways the story could have ended; from repeating the British version to all kinds of other strange and twisted possibilities. But the one they chose left me satisfied and made watching the show very worthwhile.
i agree that the uk ending was tres weak, but since the us ending is recent it wins the suckier award!
Lame, Lame, Lame, Lame !!!, Lame !!!, Lame !!!,
I think NOT !!!!!!!!!!!
Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy.
Young man, there’s a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel …
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
But you’ve got to know this one thing!
No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I’m sure they can help you today.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel …
Young man, I was once in your shoes.
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
I felt no man cared if I were alive.
I felt the whole world was so jive …
That’s when someone came up to me,
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
It’s a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …
YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A
Young man, young man there’s no need to feel down
Young man, young man pick yourself off the ground
Y-M-C-A
then just go to the Y-M-C-A
young man, young man I was once in your shoes
young man, young man I said, I was down and out with the blues.
Y-M-C-A
Yea they definitely need to change up that ymca dance makes me want to kick myself in the face…..they need some female dancers and a mascot
the ymca isn’t bad. it may be redundant for people who go to games all of the time. whenever i take someone to a yankee game for their first time, they think it’s hilarious…