Posted by admin on April 17, 2009 under Featured Photos | 
Just spotted some amazing photos of opening day at the new Yankee Stadium at Stiletto Sports. I’m very jealous, I would’ve loved to go to the first day. That’ll be something to tell the grand kids, even if the Yankees lost big time, I’m sure there were some great memories made that day.
I still miss the old Stadium, but the new one is beginning to grow on me. I’m starting to plan a trip New York to see my friends, family and most importantly the new Stadium.
Posted by admin on April 5, 2009 under Required Reading |
Here’s a look at some of the blog posts from the Yankees universe that caught my attention this week. Pretty much everything is about the new stadium.
Firsties: Bronx Banter Blog has (lots) photos and review of the new stadium. I found myself looking at the pictures over and over, just taking it all in. It’s not the old stadium that I know and love, but it is growing on me.
Along the same lines, the Chuck Knoblog had more photos and more of a review in his My Stadium Experience story.
Also, from the new stadium, Scott Proctor’s Arm had photos and some words about the new Monument Park in Bones to pick: Monument Park.
How much it all costs: River Avenue Blues has a list of this years salaries. I did the math and it adds up to a whole lot of money. When the Yankees win the world series this year, I can already hear Red Sox fans saying they bought the championship. Whatever!
And the Yankees have to pay for those salaries and the new ballpark some how. Check out On the economics of Yankee Stadium also from River Avenue Blues.
Posted by admin on April 3, 2009 under New Yankee Stadium, Ramblings |
Here, I am watching the Yankees play in the new Stadium. All I can think about is what kind of season they’ll have this year.
I went to a Spring Training game this year and watched them dominate the 2008 World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies. Watching that game, I had a feeling that this was going to be the season. This was going to be the year when the Yankees come back and win it all, the 27th World Series. There will be another parade through the Canyon Of Heroes in lower Manhattan this October.
However, a part of me is very nervous. Ever since George Steinbrenner took over the Yankees, they’ve been expected to not just be good, but to win the World Series. But this year, if it’s possible, the expectations are even higher.
The Yankees have always been the team with the target on their back. They’re the team that all of the other teams want to beat. They’re the team that all of the other fans hate. And this year the target is even bigger.
To start with the Yankees spent an amazing amount of money this off season on pitchers C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixira. The Yankees spent $423.5 million on these guys alone and for the price, I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who is expecting those guys to take the team well into October.
I became a Yankee fan in the eighties when the Yankees were pretty much horrible. However, we were all spoiled in the late nineties with all of those championship teams. But the Yankees haven’t won a World Series since 2000. For most teams, that isn’t a long time. But for a Yankee fan, that becomes a lifetime. The pressure is on this year to get well past the first round of playoffs.
Last year, the Yankees didn’t even make it to the playoffs, the first time since 1993. You know the Yankees management/owners are just as hungry for a post season run as any die hard Yankee fan.
The season hasn’t even started yet, but there’s already rumors that manager Joe Girardi isn’t going to be around for long unless the Yankees come out the gate charging. Of course, I was disappointed last season, but it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to give Girardi more of a leash. I know that spring training doesn’t really count for much, but the Yankees did have the best record in the Grapefruit League, that has to count for something.
And of course, you can’t miss the brand new stadium. It looks amazing, but who would really care what it looks like if the Yankees have another mediocre season.
My prediction is that the Yankees are either going to win it all or fail big. The Vegas odds are that the Yankees win the World Series and right now I’ll take that bet.
