old and new yankee stadium

MAYBE THEY WERE CEALED OFF AFTER THE RENOVATION.Ok..where to begin…today 8/26/15 I had the pleasure to attend the Yankee game obviously at the new stadium. But it was not closed for long. Army played 38, compiling a 17–17–4 record (including the best-attended game, on December 1, 1928 when Army lost to Eight college football games were played at Yankee Stadium on In 1969, Notre Dame and Army reprised their long series at the Stadium (1925–1946 except 1930) with one final game, which the Fighting Irish won, 45-0.In 1926, after negotiations failed with the fledgling NFL and the The Giants played their first two home games at Yankee Stadium in Major international clubs returned to the Stadium in 1966, with Beginning in 1950, the stadium began holding religious conventions of On March 10, 2006, Yankee Stadium saw its only wedding at home plate.

When it opened in 1923, it was the largest and most magnificent stadium in baseball and was home to many legendary players and teams. Perennial eighth place finishers in a league of 8 teams, I remember the 50s meme: Washington, first in war, first in peace and last in the American League.Growing up in Chicago, I never was at the old Stadium in person, but during the early 1960’s watched many exciting contests on TV between my home favorite White Sox and the Yankess, including some great games at the Stadium. The new Yankee Stadium opened on April,2009 at a cost of $1.6 billion dollars, and the team won their 27th World Championship.For over eight decades the Yankees played at the old Yankee Stadium. The right-field bleachers were appropriately nicknamed "Ruthville".

318 in left field, 399 in left center, 408 in center field, 385 in right center, and 314 in right field. I loved Boyer’s defense, loved the Mick and Maris, loved Whitey Ford and Bouton.

Of course,Hi so kinda strange I was checking this page on a whim to see if there was any info on prior vendors.. My grandfather(dads dad) was a vendor at old Yankee stadium. You might station yourself down the third or first base line to catch foul balls. Good catch on the Polo Grounds photo which is technically not photoshopped, but it has been changed. He could really hit though. We sat in upper deck left field, down to third base.

And don’t return to your old neighborhood…you can never go back if you know what I mean. Of course if I read down the comments page first I could have saved myself alot of trouble. The concrete lower deck extended well into left field, with the obvious intention of extending the upper deck over it, which was accomplished during the 1926–27 off-season. We never did up there, but my Uncle Larry got us team signed balls. We were on Yankees’ side which was third base. Some were really funny and they had nicknames for some of the players. When the wooden bleachers were replaced by a concrete structure in the 1930s, its left corner (now aligned with the main stand) was marked as 415 feet (126 m). We use to play soft ball in the asphalt parking lot next to the 159th street entrance. I definitely remember early on Sunday night, last game of the 1961 season, the TV getting a special announcement: Roger had hit number 61! What a special day….I was in complete awe. Thanks for the memories, even if they were limited to TV.I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF YANKEE STADIUM FROM THE LATE 60″S . Yankee juniors went weekday ball games free, no night or week end games. 877-425-2141 River Avenue, located behind the stadium and under the The Stadium just before sunset from the upper deck. In August 1971, the The outside shell of the stadium remained the same, with its original concrete walls painted over. There was always a doubleheader on national holidays as I recall. The Bronx Zoo. The next thing I remember is bottom of the 5th, and Mickey, batting left-handed against Pedro Ramos, hitting a ball off the facade in right field.

Not sure why we’re so eager to destroy historic monuments like that. It was absurd for Trump to pretend he'd been invited to appear at Yankee Stadium. I met “Sudden” In the 1970’s, when I was attending quite a few games, another joy was before a game you could come and watch batting practice from literally anywhere in the ballpark.

My dad also took us to THE STADIUM in the late 60’s for ball day, bat day, double headers, etc. But watching baseball on tv did not compare with the vivid sights, sounds smells, and pure excitement of the experience of being in Yankee Stadium, especially during the doubleheaders on Sunday when we could see two games and spend all day at the ball park. ... Take a tour of Yankee Stadium and learn the history about the 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees! I can recite most MLB lineups in the late 60’s.

My dad said the Yanks were all about class that is why their helmets were felt. It is too amazing to comprehend they tore the original down. The scalloped arches are actually a frieze, and it was originally known as such. There were rumors when the Stadium reopened that all or part of the frieze in the renovated Stadium was previously used in the old Stadium, but it’s not true. Yankee Stadium is known as one of the most famous arenas due to the championships won and all the non-baseball events that have been there.The Old Yankee Stadium went through a major renovation from 1974 to 1975.

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