Yankee Stadium

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

A lot of history..... been there in '76, '88, '94, '97, '07 & this year. Say what you will about the Yankees.....that place is a shrine!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Wow, seems like we just had one of these Home Run contests. Damn, years, they flying by now.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Does anyone know when they are going to blow up that place ?

[Mortimer]

They ought to measure the true distances down the rf line and ,most importantly---straight away right.


Old photos show straight away right before the renovations was 344 feet.

That's mighty short.

I think it's even shorter .

[philcski]

If I didn't hate the Yankees so much I might actually like the place.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by philcski

If I didn't hate the Yankees so much I might actually like the place.

I understand.

But I think it's an outrage to tear it down.





A complete outrage.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I understand.

But I think it's an outrage to tear it down.





A complete outrage.

I do too. It isn't Shea or Memorial in Cleveland or the old Toronto ballpark (all eyesores), it's a baseball shrine. They could keep it open and use it for kid's baseball games, tours, a museum type stuff.

Parking in the area is an issue but they could just build a huge parking garage instead of the lot it will be, problem solved.

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

They ought to measure the true distances down the rf line and ,most importantly---straight away right.


Old photos show straight away right before the renovations was 344 feet.

That's mighty short.

I think it's even shorter .

In the old Stadium right field foul line was 296 feet.

[declansharbor]

Was in attendance the night Darryl Strawberry hit 3 HR's against Big Hurt and the White Sox in 96 I believe it was. I almost got a foul ball by him in the same game, but had my hand stepped on by some older gentleman.

Yankee Stadium is an excellent place to see a ballgame, just knowing all of the history it has behind it. Fenway was nice as well, but I must say that Im a sucker for Camden Yards. The warehouse, combined with Babe Ruth's birthhouse and the Inner Harbor makes it a must visit.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Was in attendance the night Darryl Strawberry hit 3 HR's against Big Hurt and the White Sox in 96 I believe it was. I almost got a foul ball by him in the same game, but had my hand stepped on by some older gentleman.

Yankee Stadium is an excellent place to see a ballgame, just knowing all of the history it has behind it. [b][b]Fenway was nice as well, but I must say that Im a sucker for Camden Yards. The warehouse, combined with Babe Ruth's birthhouse and the Inner Harbor makes it a must visit.

agree, Camden is my favorite place to see a baseball game, besides Limeport Stadium in Limeport, PA of course! center field fence is 485 ft from home plate and the center field itself is sloped upward!

http://www.limeportstadium.org/index.cfm

The new citizens bank part in Philly is nice too!