While there’s no truth to the rumor that the Yankees may rename the new stadium after Sammy Hagar, the reviews are about the same as when Sammy took over as singer for Van Halen…..it’s ok, they’ll sell out, we still love the guys…but it’s just not as cool.
If you’re heading to Sammy Hagar Stadium today prepare to be “too hot.” I say that because Michael Kay on Yes told me yesterday that the weather “couldn’t be better for baseball.” He told me that while the graphic told me it was 55 degrees…so if you’re on your way to Hagar, expect to be about 15 degrees warm sitting there in the sunshine.
As the reviews come in….they are all what we’ve been saying since the Cubs games, and some of the other blogs have been saying….and it’s interesting that the mainstream media is already cracking, and this is before the average fans have started going to games.
First up, from The Post
Incredibly, after all the anticipation and hoopla, the sellout crowd at this grand opening had about the same zeal as grandmothers playing mahjong. Why? The ticket prices mean a lot more corporate patronage in the seats close to the field, which means far fewer diehards near the action, screaming, taunting, making it uncomfortable for the opposition
The claustrophobic feeling an opponent encountered in tough times is gone forever now. The upper deck no longer drapes over the action, but is rather higher and inclined away from the field. The bleachers — and their creatures — are now further recessed. The Yanks have played class warfare with their tickets and the result is that their most ardent fans — those who helped create a 10th-man feel across the street — will have to all bring microphones to be heard in full in this facility.
In that article Joel Sherman also talks about how Yankee fans now honor the 1996 guys over folks like Berra and Ford.
The Times warns that buyers beware, especially on the secondary market…..and remember that this warning is about seats that the team has admitted are obstructed. Mets fans need to be doubly cautious.
The Yankees had previously recognized that these seats were not ideal and lowered the price for them, independent marketplaces like StubHub and eBay leave it up to the sellers to disclose whether or not a view is obstructed.
That is how a visibly upset Adrian Rea, a Yankee fan from Binghamton, N.Y., wound up spending $1,200 for four tickets in Section 201. Rea had no idea that he would not be able to see right field.
“If I’d known, I wouldn’t have bought them,†he said. “I would have even paid more if I could have had seats that weren’t obstructed.â€
Finally let’s hear from some of the more famous folks….the big time Yankee fan Rudy Giuliani (who rooted for Boston in the playoffs. huh?) and Yogi Berra who probably knows something about being a Yankee. From nj.com
“Well, it’s bigger,” former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani laughed as he headed to the gates after a 10-2 loss to the Indians. “But they’ve evoked enough of the old place where you feel like you’re at Yankee Stadium.”
“I think they’ve got too much room in the clubhouse,” the 10-time world champion (Berra) said. “It is awfully big. If you want to talk to a guy, you have to walk a half mile!”
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