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New York Yankees Thread (THIS THING OF OURS) (pg. 107)
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| sheila-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
seats are cramped, poles block view, choices for concessions are limited...it's just not a pleasant place to watch a game
yes, I know Fenway is historic, but the Boston fans deserve better than this.
what saves it is the neighborhood, the green monster, the ballpark is intimate and the fan vibe...one of the best in the bigs
of course, you get the same exact fenway vibe when you see the Red Sox on the road no matter where they play since Boston fans travel very, very well and their transplants adjust their schedule to go see the Red Sox on the road |
I think the fact that you don't hear Yankee fans upset about the fact that they are building a new Stadium testifies to the fact that all parks are not equal. Boston fans were horrified at the idea of knocking down Fenway . New parks have to offer cushy seats, and silly concessions (beer & hotdog what more do you need?)because they are about as interesting as a parking garage to be in.
No matter how great the fan base on the road is...it's not the exact same vibe. Ridiculous to even suggest it. The basic vibe might be there, but you can't duplicate the feeling you get being in the park that Boston fans have been chanting, cheering and cursing in since 1917! |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
The weather kept a lot of people away James the rain was nasty but it was fun...Anyway bro,,what about our Yankees???..What are your thoughts???.. |
Things are happening just as i thought; The yankees are beating up on bad teams, and catching up. Hopefully this continues. The one thing i didn't expect was for the tigers to fall apart. Well, either way, the yankees are in good shape.
Like i said a few posts above, i hate the lastest move. It was stupid, and i don't see how the yankees are a better team by weaking the already ty bullpen. Betemit is a good utility man, and at best an average everyday player. His upside is that he is young and he had a good season 3 or 4 years ago. In my mind, this shows that Cashman/torre don't trust Philips. What more does the guy have to do to show he deserves the spot at 1b? The man is batting .300 since being called up, and had quite a few huge hits last month. I hate cashman!!! |
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| jerZ07002 |
| BTW.....Cano is sick! He's definitely one of my favorites. I only hope he learns to become more patient at the plate and he can increase his OBP. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by sheila-neil
I think the fact that you don't hear Yankee fans upset about the fact that they are building a new Stadium testifies to the fact that all parks are not equal. |
i'm not disagreeing with you there at all.
| quote: | Originally posted by sheila-neil
Boston fans were horrified at the idea of knocking down Fenway . |
not all of them are. i know the save fenway park group was pretty active when the yawkey group announced plans in 1999 for a new park.
| quote: | Originally posted by sheila-neil
New parks have to offer cushy seats, and silly concessions (beer & hotdog what more do you need?)because they are about as interesting as a parking garage to be in. |
cushy seats means you'll actually be comfortable watching a game. it's my main gripe with fenway. when i went there in 2003, with the exception of watching the game (it really got to me late in the game), i had a blast there, especially since i got to walk along the field, touch the green monster, and shake Manny's hand :p
as for concessions, having more than just a beer and hot dog available definitely adds to the ballpark experience, especially when they are local specialties.
gonig back to japan, they had a good variety of both stereotypical ballpark food and japanese food available.
for some of the parks, yes it's as interesting as being in a parking garage (Chase Field, Miller Park to name a few). but for others,
but for the parks that are designed right, it makes for an unbelievable experience
| quote: | Originally posted by sheila-neil
No matter how great the fan base on the road is...it's not the exact same vibe. Ridiculous to even suggest it. The basic vibe might be there, but you can't duplicate the feeling you get being in the park that Boston fans have been chanting, cheering and cursing in since 1912! |
in the case for the red sox, it's not ridiculous at all. it comes pretty damn close. |
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| frostdude1 |
was watching the game live and went absolutely bonkers =o) Easily the greatest player of his generation ... the Mickey Mantle of this era
Its times like this where we Yankee fans have to thank big George for giving us such a wonderful player and an amazing team
Plus hearing him talk in the postgame was soo emotional ... there is no way he will leave in the offseason ... he will sign an extension and stay a yankee forever and win some titles !!!
I cant wait to watch my yankees when they come to detroit later this month ... me and my buddies got our tickets and gonna be there early trying to get autographs from the yankee players
heres a link to download the homerun if you missed it today
http://www.savefile.com/projects/808521321
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by frostdude1
Its times like this where we Yankee fans have to thank big George for giving us such a wonderful player and an amazing team. |
We can thank him now, but we must scorn him in 5 years when we're stuck with huge contracts for old players who are clogging the route of minor leaguers to the big. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by frostdude1
Plus hearing him talk in the postgame was soo emotional ... there is no way he will leave in the offseason ... he will sign an extension and stay a yankee forever and win some titles !!!
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he also said "I don't want to sign with the Yankees. They win too much!" when he was a free agent in 2000. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Things are happening just as i thought; The yankees are beating up on bad teams, and catching up. Hopefully this continues. The one thing i didn't expect was for the tigers to fall apart. Well, either way, the yankees are in good shape.
Like i said a few posts above, i hate the lastest move. It was stupid, and i don't see how the yankees are a better team by weaking the already ty bullpen. Betemit is a good utility man, and at best an average everyday player. His upside is that he is young and he had a good season 3 or 4 years ago. In my mind, this shows that Cashman/torre don't trust Philips. What more does the guy have to do to show he deserves the spot at 1b? The man is batting .300 since being called up, and had quite a few huge hits last month. I hate cashman!!! |
Yeah it seemed like a crazy decision but at the same time I'm glad he never let go of Melky for Gagne..I don't know about Torre not trusting Phillips though,,I heard Torre say that Phillips is his number one choice at 1B and Betemit was purely a stand in infielder ...What confuses me is that Melky's position as CF is permanent so what happens at LF with Matsui and Damon.... |
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| southbound24 |
| Lets hope Joe dont pull the same he did last year when Jason comes back, let Melky, Duncan, and PHillips play even if they have a couple of bad games-they cant be llokin over there shoulders waitin for Joe to pull the plug and bring back the 'trusty' vetrans, i dont need to see old man Giambi and always injured Damon slowing down the team and hurting the defense, leave them on the bench where the old men belong |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
Yeah it seemed like a crazy decision but at the same time I'm glad he never let go of Melky for Gagne..I don't know about Torre not trusting Phillips though,,I heard Torre say that Phillips is his number one choice at 1B and Betemit was purely a stand in infielder ...What confuses me is that Melky's position as CF is permanent so what happens at LF with Matsui and Damon.... |
Exactly...That cost us last year dearly..Bringing back Matsui and Sheffield back into a perfectly good line up... |
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| Shamez214 |
| quote: | Originally posted by frostdude1
Easily the greatest player of his generation ... the Mickey Mantle of this era |
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| ludawg23 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
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