Take Me Out to the Ball Game: More is Less at the New Yankee Stadium

Alright, now that I am done complaining about prices lets move on to the little things that take away from going to the stadium for a game. 

First, all of the field level seats at Yankee Stadium have a waiting service, and menu’s so you can order a wider variety of food without leaving your seat.  This sounds like a great service and would be except for two things.

One, the waiters and runners are always going up and down the aisles, looking to see if people want to order, which too often blocks the view of the game for others, and the other reason is (and I am sorry for bringing up money again) that they add a $3.00 tip for the waiter, however they fail to mention this, so you end up tipping them on top of that as well.

Staying on the topic of food, the menu at Yankee Stadium (and elsewhere) is ridiculous.  What happened to the days where you would go to the game and pig out? 

You should know you can still get the ballpark originals (hot dog, cracker jacks and peanuts) but the new items are comical.

Such items include “Seasonal Fruit Salad”, “Fresh Sushi Rolls” and “Cheesecake on a Stick.”  Also, they have concession stands for kids where you can order items like Peanut Butter and Jelly.

I don’t know where I would be today if instead of explaining the fundamentals of baseball and the history of the Yankees to me, he was cutting off the crust of my sandwich as I ate my fruit salad.

Now, switching gears slightly, I would like to move on to the beverage selection. 

It used to be, beer (only one kind and a light version as well), soda (regular or diet, maybe Sprite or Seven Up as well), and water, not anymore.  You can still get beer, but instead of having to choose from regular or light, now you can choose from five different selections. 

Soda will still be a main stay as well and add lemonade, iced tea and Gatorade to the mix as well.

Also, for those early in the season night games or late September games and hopefully the postseason you can choose for a variety of Dunkin Donuts hot drinks, including regular and decaf coffee, tea and hot chocolate.

If you want to have a buzz, but are not a beer drinker the Yankees now have you covered as you can order a variety of Yellowtail wines by the glass as well as other liquors.  These range from several different types of Johnnie Walker, bourbons, whiskies, tequilas, rums, and vodkas to name a few.

I am not promoting drinking of any sorts, but a ball game is a place for beer. I should not have to listen to the people behind me ask stupid questions like, “What year is the Pinot Grigio?”  or any other questions regarding a glass of wine.

I will now move from the food and discuss other things about the stadium which annoyed me.

My seat.  Obviously, I don’t mean I want to be right behind the dugout or in the first row, I mean it was padded. Derek Jeter was asked if he thought it was louder in the “old” stadium compared to the “new” one after they won on Friday, and he said, that they (the fans) have not had much to cheer about.

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