See this and this.

Lonn Trost does look a little like Burgermeister Meisterburger on this one…

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By now, you’ve probably heard the sad news about Bill Shannon.

Man, has it been a terrible year, news-wise, for Yankee Stadium fixtures this year, or what?

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Maybe?

Cool story.

But, I’d like to see what Joe Morante could do if they gave him good seats.

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Via the Times Bats Blog -

It’s do-or-die for the Yankees, who face elimination at the hands of the Texas Rangers. Apparently, their fans think the Yankees are more likely to die than do.

Ticket prices for Game 5, which begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday, have fallen, with some fans selling their tickets below face value. The average price for resale has fallen to $127, down from $249 before Tuesday’s 10-3 loss to the Rangers, according to FanSnap.com, a ticket comparison shopping site.

Tickets in the 300 deck in left field are being offered for resale for as little as $46, $2 below their face value in the regular season. Seats in Section 121, which is behind home plate, were being resold for $281, compared with their $300 face value in the regular season.

Imagine that, tickets to a Yankees home ALCS Game going for prices less than face value in the regular season?

Of course, besides the factor of fans thinking this series is toast, today being a 4 pm ET start, and the high-priced-nature of Yankees tickets, in general, have something to do with this as well…

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Freddy ‘Sez’, a Yankee Stadium staple for the last 20 years, dead at age 82

Mr. Schuman and his pan have been regulars at Yankee Stadium since 1988.

And, he will be missed.

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Read all about it.

O.K., Yanks, what about this one now?

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Via the Daily News –

Welcome back to the playoffs, Yankees fans – and make sure you bring some extra cash for parking.

Pinstriped boosters were outraged by word that Yankee Stadium garages will jack up prices from $23 to $40 starting with Saturday night’s game against the Twins.

“It’s really crap,” die-hard Thomas Parker, 52, of Queens, griped about the 74% increase from regular season costs.

“The Yankees are a really high-priced team, and they’ve got to pay all of those high-priced players somehow. It hurts the little guy …. We just keep getting robbed.”

Manhattan student Christopher Berry, 21, suggested the Bronx Bombers’ greed was bigger than even their new $1.5 billion ballpark.

“It’s absolutely despicable that the average working man who’s trying to put food on the table for his family can’t treat them to a night of baseball in the Bronx because of the added cost,” he said.

“Not to mention the tickets. Disgraceful.”

The stadium’s 9,000 official parking spaces were a source of woe during the regular season – although not for the fans. About 40% of the spaces went empty as parking revenues only reached half of their projections.

I seem to recall this happening in the past too – with the price of parking being increased for a big game in the post-season. Funny, no one seemed to care about it then…enough to write about it. Nonetheless, I can understand why people are upset about it, for sure. And, I know, I know…”You can always take the train!” Man, I hate it when people tell me that. Yeah, to avoid the high cost of airfare to Los Angeles, I can take the train there too – but it’s going to be a hassle and take me a lot longer. Same deal for many who drive to Yankee Stadium, with respect to taking the train instead. It’s really not an option.

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Via this blog, discussion forums, and email, I’ve been able to “meet” some really super Yankees fans. One of them is “Vinny.”

Vinny grew up in Rhode Island and moved to the Montague, Masschusetts, area when he was 22-years old. So, he’s been in Red Sox country his entire life – which is an interesting spot for a Yankees fan. Here’s an example of that, via a story he recently shared with me:

In 1969, the Yankees lost a big lead against the Red Sox. I knew I was going to be in for it the next day. So, I decided to count how people said something to me the next day. And, I said to them, “You are #15. You are #19.” Between school and then later softball after school, I had 29 people say something to me about that game.

Vinny recently made his first trip to the new Yankee Stadium – to see the Yankees play Boston, of all teams, and documented his experience. It’s a cool read. Granted, for those who go to the Stadium a lot, now, there’s things in there that we already know. But, I wanted to share it here, anyway, because I thought some out there may find it as enjoyable to read as I did when I saw it.

(more…)

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Via the Daily News –

Not even the Yankees can deny the monument unveiled in honor of late owner George Steinbrenner on Monday dwarfs legends such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle in Monument Park.

However, they aren’t about to apologize for it, either.

“We think the monument is a tribute to the man The Boss was, larger than life. His spirit is encompassed by that monument, and there was no intention to make it bigger than the others just for the sake of doing it,” team president Randy Levine told the Daily News before Tuesday night’s game against the Rays. “We just felt that it was The Boss, the greatest owner in sports. He built (the new) Yankee Stadium. He did so much for so many people. And he made the Yankee brand a worldwide one and took it to heights that never have been reached.

“It was not made bigger in an attempt to have it be larger than the others. We just wanted to represent the spirit of George Steinbrenner.”

Steinbrenner’s bust measures seven feet wide by five feet high – not including the base – and weighs 760 pounds.

Chief operating officer Lonn Trost said he and Senior VP of marketing Debbie Tymon worked with U.S. Bronze to commission the piece and that everything about the monument ultimately was approved by the Steinbrenner family.

“Mr. Steinbrenner always was so proud of Monument Park and now it’s as if he’s overseeing the other monuments and plaques and the tradition that reside there,” Tymon said.

I’m all for “The Boss” having a monument – he deserves it. If he’s not the greatest owner in sports history, he’s in the team picture – for sure. And, the Yankees are what they are, today, and what they have been for the last 38 years because of George Steinbrenner. But, I do think the organization made a mistake with the size of this monument. No monument in “Monument Cave,” er, I mean “Park,” should be bigger or higher than any other one out there. And, if you have to go bigger or higher, then it should only be slightly more – and not like this “Death Star” of a monument that they have out there for Big Stein now.

Leave it to Levine, Trost & Company to turn what should be a tribute into an embarrassment.

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• A Steve Swindal sighting! Go figure, huh? Where was Joe Malloy?
• Somebody needs to buy Hank Steinbrenner a dress shirt.
• When did Hal Steinbrenner marry Ashley Judd, and, why did Bud Selig marry Gwildor from the Courteney Cox Masters of the Universe movie?
• Nice to see Roy White there – along with Stick, Tino, Boomer and some other (non-Torre, Donnie, Yogi, Reggie) Yankees. But, Lee Mazzilli? How does Lee Maz get to go to Monument Cave while The Toady Trio (of Levine, Trost and Cashman) had to hang back at the dugout?
• Lastly, yes, without question, Big Stein deserves the monument. But, did they have to make it the size of the Hoover Dam? Holy cow, that thing is huge!

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The numbers are in, for those interested.

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Just a PSA for those interested in this…

I’ve heard that the Yankees will be sending out invoices, to season ticket holders, for 2010 post-season tickets between September 8th and 10th.

This is much later than normal for them. I wonder if this means a jack in prices this year?

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Via the Yankees today -

“We remain profoundly grateful and touched by the many expressions of sympathy and support from so many. We wish to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers, which we continue to hold close. We are especially appreciative that our family’s privacy was respected as we grieved the loss of George.

We know we will always share George’s memory with Yankees fans everywhere, and a monument in his honor to be located in Monument Park will reflect the special connection, appreciation and responsibility that George felt for New York Yankees’ fans everywhere as they were always uppermost in his mind.”

The Monument Park dedication will be held in New York on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Yankee Stadium, prior to that evening’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

There will be a tribute to his life in Tampa at the opening game of spring training in March of 2011.

While there are many plaques in Monument Park, there are actually few monuments. So, to me, this is a pretty big deal. But, I fully understand why they are doing it.

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I was just thinking about some of the true “bomb” home runs to be hit in the new Yankee Stadium (so far).

Of course, there is Russell Branyan. On 8/21/10, he became the first player to hit one in to the upper (fourth) deck in right field – an estimated 440 feet away from home plate. And, last season, on 7/2/09, he became the first player to hit one off the Mohegan Sun Restaurant in center field – an estimated 451 feet from home plate.

Perhaps the longest bomb, to date, by an opposing player at the new Yankee Stadium came on 5/22/09 when Chien-Ming Wang allowed Raul Ibanez to hit a monter off him – going over the Yankees bullpen – an estimated 477 feet from home plate. Also, on 6/12/10, Hunter Pence launched one over the visitor’s bullpen in left-center – an estimated 438 feet from home plate.

Javier Vazquez gave up the long balls to Branyan and Pence this season. Alfredo Aceves allowed the homer to Branyan last season.

Have any Yankees hit home runs at their new home that have gone an estimated 450 feet or more?

I believe it’s been just two – both this season. On 5/19/10, Alex Rodriguez took Wade Davis to center field for an estimated 452 feet. And, on 6/16/10, Robinson Cano took Jamie Moyer to deep right for an 451 feet.

It’s funny, when I think of famous long or “first” home runs at the last Yankee Stadium, I think of Disco Dan Ford, Kenny Singleton and Juan Encarnacion. And, now, I wonder, years from now, will I (and anyone else) think about Branyan, Ibanez and Pence?

h/t to Hit Tracker for the estimated length of the homers in the new Yankee Stadium.

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Great stuff in this one. Click here to check it out.

H/T: Ross.

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Via ESPNNewYork.com:

Watch what you eat at the ballpark, stadium or arena.

That’s the message from an ESPN “Outside the Lines” report that detailed the findings of health-department inspection reports for food and beverage outlets at all 107 North American arenas and stadiums that were home to MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL teams in 2009.

The “Outside the Lines” report found that at 30 venues (28 percent), more than half the concessions stands or restaurants had been cited for at least one “critical” or “major” health violation.

At Yankee Stadium, 48 percent of vendors were found to be in violation of health codes. The OTL report, citing an inspection-report excerpt, said that five hot dogs registered 91 degrees in a hot-holding unit when they were supposed to be no cooler than 140. Inspectors at the Yankees’ home also had a vendor dispose of a bottle of Chivas Regal whiskey containing dead fruit flies.

Citi Field fared slightly better than the ballpark in the Bronx. Forty-five percent of vendors at the Mets’ home park were cited with violations. Inspectors found 20 pounds of grilled chicken registered at 70 degrees in a refrigerator at the ballpark, which is about 30 degrees warmer than allowed, according to an excerpt of inspection reports.

They found…a bottle of Chivas Regal whiskey containing dead fruit flies…at Yankee Stadium?

Isn’t it just possible this was a case of mistaken identity? Could it not be possible that this is actually a historical artifact containing Babe Ruth backwash?

O.K., seriously, you eat out, you take your chances. Doesn’t matter if it’s Yankee Stadium, a five-Star restaurant, or the corner deli. Anyone who has ever worked in a food service establishment can tell you stories that will make you want to never eat out again…until the next time you eat out again, of course.

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Via Seth Livingstone –

The Boss is back at Yankee Stadium in a big way.

At least his face is.

On Thursday the Yankees unveiled a 40-foot wide by 13.5-foot tall image in honor of the team’s principal owner who died July 13.

Located on the back wall of the right-center field grandstand, the inscription on the predominantly navy blue tribute reads: “George M. Steinbrenner III, 1930-2010, THE BOSS.” The trademark Yankee Stadium frieze runs across the top.

Steinbrenner’s Yankees won 11 AL pennants and seven World Series.

A list of the Yankees’ 27 championship years – including the seven under Steinbrenner – will be relocated to the facing of the H&R Block Suite level around the Stadium bowl, in view of the field. That relocation will take place prior to the next homestand.

Just a matter of time before something for The Boss shows up in Monument Cave…

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I’m still not sure what to make of Yankees tickets sometimes.

I have two season tickets in the Main Level by Johnny Rockets. They’re just past first base.

Don’t get me wrong – they’re nice seats, closer to the infield than the outfield, under cover, close to food, bathrooms and the Yankees Museum (if you need to cool off), etc. But, they’re not great seats, not padded an any way, there’s no wait staff, and there’s not as much leg room there as can be found in field level seats. Oh, and they’re not cheap – it’s $75 per seat (meaning it’s $150 per game for the two of them).

Also, since I drive to the Stadium, I have to park at games and that’s $25. Then, when you throw in gas/tolls and food, on top of the tickets and parking, I’m spending $225 per game, minimum by my estimation, for me and someone else to attend a single Yankees game.

Now, personally, my family is a single income household. And, in addition to myself, I have my wife, two kids and two dogs to feed, take care of, etc. It’s been that way for us for the last six years – four human mouths and two canine ones on one paycheck. Oh, and, it’s not the paycheck that it used to be – thanks to the economic downturn which brought cause for me to take a 12% pay-cut when my job was eliminated two years ago and forced me to take a different one. Related, sometimes there’s a need to look at our financial standings at a given moment and make some budgetary calls.

This weekend was one of those times for me. Going over some expenses, I realized that I needed to sell some upcoming Yankees games that I had this year – one Friday against Boston, one Sunday against Seattle and a Saturday against Boston. I was really looking forward to going to these games. But, when you look at this in terms of being $675 to attend three baseball games as opposed to being $675 applied to some important family expenses, it’s a no-brainer for me.

It’s times like these that I hate the Yankees for charging fans as much as they do for going to a game, etc. I feel like I’m being squeezed out of being able to go to more than two or three games a year. (In a perfect world, I would like to go to at least six games a season – and maybe as many as ten or eleven, not including post-season games. I think that’s a nice number for someone who loves the Yankees and enjoys seeing the games in person.)

Yeah, I know, I could sit in the upper upper-deck or the bleachers, and then it would not be as expensive. But, to me, unless it’s a post-season game, if you’re going to sit that far away – and still have to pay a fair amount of money for it – then you might as well watch the game on TV and save your money.

Now, here’s the kicker: I sent a mass email this morning to some friends asking them if they wanted to buy any of my games at face value. What happened? All three games were sold in less than 36 minutes. So, clearly, there’s demand for Yankees tickets – even at their cost, etc.

Like I said, I’m still not sure what to make of Yankees tickets sometimes. But, it seems like the Yankees know what they’re doing, in terms of tickets being sold – even if it means the screws for an average family man.

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Via Darren Rovell back on July 1st –

The New York Yankees might have gotten hammered for overpricing their seats in their new stadium last season, as the pictures of the empty plush seats behind home plate became commonplace.

But in the end, it appears like the champions got the last laugh.

A revised bond rating issued by Standard & Poor’s today provides an in-depth look at the New York Yankees’ 2009 revenues and it reveals that the champions grossed $397 million in ticket revenue, including $72 million on the postseason alone.

The Yankees are now earning a great deal more than they did just a few years back.

Previous documents from the bond financing revealed that the Yankees earned just $52 million in ticket and suite revenues in 1997. By 2005, ticket and suite revenue had reached $157 million. By the time the team had financed the bonds in 2007, projections for ticket and suite revenue for the first full season in Yankee Stadium was $253 million.

Despite the economic challenges, the Yankees beat that target by a whopping 56.9 percent, thanks in part to winning their 27th title last season.

It’s unknown exactly how much the team profited due a variety of line items, which are not public, including how much they were required to pay in revenue sharing, but industry insiders tell CNBC that the Yankees’ total business now approaches $600 million in annual revenues. On the expense side, the Yankees did have a payroll of $206 million and got hit with a $25.6 million luxury tax.

And, yet, yes, there was no room in the “budget” this year for Johnny Damon…

(Hey, it’s just a joke, OK?)

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Speaking of our celebrating our great nation, isn’t it about time the Yankees got this little girl to start singing GBA at the big ballpark in the Bronx?

Isis Noel, age 10, sings God Bless America at the Staten Island Yankees

Ronan Tynan would approve of her work, I would imagine.

To all reading this:  Have a great and safe July 4th today!  And, just a reminder to be alert on the roads. Related, of course, if you’re drinking alcohol at some point today, please don’t drive at the same time or directly thereafter.

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On more than one occasion, when a left-handed batter is up at Yankee Stadium, and the TV coverage is using the field camera from the third base side to show him in the box, I’ve noticed a certain Yankee Stadium server/waitress in the background.

She usually has her sleeves rolled up and…well…let’s just say she’s hard to miss. She’s standing in the Luxury Suite boxes – probably Section 18 or 17B. (But, for all I know, it could be Section 17A or 16 as well.) Like I said, I’ve seen her in the background more than once – during different games as well.

Maybe that’s just her “station”? Or, maybe she’s trying to pull a Pam Anderson – who was “discovered” in the crowd at a BC Lions football game?

In any event, is it just me, or, has anyone else noticed this woman showing up in camera shots, and often, while watching a Yankees home game?

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Via the AP -

Lady Gaga can still play Yankee Stadium — she’s just gotta follow the ground rules.

The outlandish pop singer talked her way past security and visited the Yankees clubhouse after the team lost to the New York Mets on Friday night.

The New York Post reported that Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner was upset with Lady Gaga’s antics and permanently barred her from the locker room.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says Lady Gaga isn’t banned. He says celebrities have access to the clubhouse, but not after a Yankees loss.

And, I thought that Joe Girardi banned candy from the Yankees Clubhouse?

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Via the Yankees today -

The New York Yankees will host a special television event at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, June 20, prior to the Yankees-Mets game at 1:05 p.m. All fans in attendance for the pregame ceremony – which will begin at 12:30 p.m. – will be able to participate in the filming for a top-rated, Emmy Award-winning, primetime hit television show.

Fans with tickets to Sunday’s Father’s Day game vs. the Mets are urged to arrive at Yankee Stadium and be in their seats no later than 12:15 p.m. All fans in their seats during pregame ceremonies will be able to be a part of the unique experience for one of the top primetime television shows in the country.

Well, for sure, it’s not for The Simpsons. My guess? 30 Rock. But, what do I know?

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Ah, it’s a no-go for the vuvuzela in the Stadium. Via the Post –

Those vuvuzela horns may be all the rage at the World Cup in South Africa, but the Yankees won’t let fans toot, toot, toot for the home team.

When “bleacher creature” Anthony Zachariadis wailed on one of the plastic horns at Tuesday night’s game, Stadium security snatched it out of his hands.

“You gotta give me the horn,” the guard told him, inducing a chorus of boos from the bleachers. “You can’t blow it.”

Zachariadis, 27, purchased several vuvuzelas months ago for $6 apiece on a soccer Web site, with the intention of traveling to the World Cup. When the trip fell through, he decided to bring the sounds of soccer to Yankee Stadium.

Though hugely popular in South Africa, the horns — which can reach an excruciating 120 decibels — are now reviled by soccer fans around the world.

Fortunately for American sports fans, the plastic instruments of irritation are still only available online or in novelty shops. But that could change.

Even though the denizens of the bleachers are known for being loud using just their own voices, Zachariadis said he couldn’t resist trying them out at the Stadium.

“I hid them in my shorts to get into the stadium, and when I pulled out the horns, the whole place went nuts,” he said.

“Phillies fans would walk by and we would blow it in their ear,” he said. “They had a laugh — they knew we were playing with them.”

Ever have someone sitting behind you at a sporting event with an air horn? This is no different. And, I have to say, I agree with the Yankees call on this one…

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Back on January 15th, 2008, I wrote about Dandy, the Yankees former mascot. Today, Scott Cassiola at the WSJ has a nice feature on Dandy as well…and it includes this video:

Something I learned from this feature: Rick Ford, then a recent college graduate, was hired to perform as Dandy. Here’s more on that from the WSJ feature:

Mr. Ford’s job became even more challenging after Mr. Munson died in a plane crash on August 2, mere days after the mascot made his first appearance. In the wake of that tragedy, Dandy took some time off. “It wasn’t the right time to have a mascot who looked like Thurman Munson,” Mr. Ford said.

One of Mr. Ford’s most high-profile gigs turned out to be his last. He said Citibank staged an elaborate corporate pep rally at Madison Square Garden after the season, and Dandy was pegged to be Bill Cosby’s warmup act. By the time Mr. Ford donned his costume, grabbed his bat and got ready to hit the stage to the tune of “Johnny B. Goode,” the libations had been flowing for hours.

“As soon as the spotlight hit my face, I was completely blinded,” Mr. Ford said. “I had no idea where I was, and these bankers were just crazy. Thousands of crazy bankers screaming at me, grabbing hold of me, almost ripping me apart. I felt like an escaped convict.”

The real drama unfolded after the event. Mr. Ford claims he held Dandy for ransom—the costume, that is—because of a disagreement with the ballclub. The issue was resolved, but that marked the end of Mr. Ford’s time with the Yankees.

Dandy, played by another young man, somehow lasted two more seasons before Mr. Harrison and Ms. Erickson declined the Yankees’ request to renew the lease because they felt Dandy wasn’t provided the support he needed to survive.

Reading all this got me wondering: Whatever happened to the Yankee Doodles, those musicians who used to stroll about the Stadium playing during games? I can’t ever remember when they disappeared from the scene. Sad.

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And, it wasn’t just the balls off the bats of Posada and Jeter flying out! Some things were flying in too!

Click on the image to enlarge.

It was a great day to be a Yankees fan, and an American, in the Boogie Down today…

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Oh, please, don’t let this happen next at Yankee Stadium…

Or, as my mother used to tell me when I was a small boy “If Neema Ghazi jumped off the bridge, would you do it too?” Via the AP -

Start spreading the news: Sinatra’s out at the Belmont Stakes.

The New York Racing Association says Frank Sinatra’s classic version of “New York, New York” is being replaced by “Empire State of Mind” as the music heard when the horses step onto the track for the $1 million Belmont on Saturday.

The change is being made because Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” has become a “quintessential 21st century theme song for New York City,” says NYRA marketing director Neema Ghazi.

“New York, New York” replaced “Sidewalks of New York” in 1997.

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Bulldozers and other machinery are parked near the remains of the old Yankee Stadium prior to the New York Yankees hosting the Cleveland Indians on May 30, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images

It’s so sad when Sinatra meets Siouxsie…

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CenterNetworks has the story. (H/T to BBTF.)

I never understood some of these Yankee Stadium policies. You can’t bring in a video recorder – but you can bring in a “still” camera that allows you to record video. And, they have Wi-Fi at the Stadium, but, you cannot bring in a laptop…or, apparently, an iPad. Then again, I’m not sure why you would want to bring an iPad or a laptop to a baseball game…if you’re not a member of the media. And, the media can bring those in…so, maybe, the Wi-Fi is just meant for the media members? If so, then the Yankees shouldn’t brag about the Stadium having Wi-Fi…since it’s not for everyone, in the end.

And, yeah, I played with the title on this one…leaving off the “i”…just for kicks and giggles.

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So, we’re at the game on Sunday. And, before the contest, Tara – the guidette priestess of the Yankee Stadium 101-by-59-foot Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED display in center field – makes an announcement about how the Yankees are selling Silly Bandz at the Stadium Team Store by Gate 6.

If you have no idea what Silly Bandz are, then click here.

Now, my kids are 6 and 8, and into this latest craze. Therefore, at this point, after Tara is done gushing about the Yankees Silly Bandz, with the kids watching the whole thing, I’m trapped and I have to agree to get them some.

The price at the Yankee Stadium Team Store? It was $9.19 a bag. Yes, Nine-nineteen for what is a “nickel-bag” size bunch of rubber bands. And, since I have two kids, I had to purchase two bags. Yup, $18.38 for two small bags of rubber bands.

When my wife sees the price, she asks me if I’m nuts. At this point, I’m trying to make the best of it and offer that these are special, they’re baseball and Yankees-related shapes, etc. But, I’m flying by the seat of my pants on this one…

And, now, today, my wife tells me that she saw the same Yankees Silly Bandz (and Mets ones) in ShopRite for $2.99 a bag.

Great.

Just wonderful…

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