A Moving Day Virtual Tour of New Yankee Stadium

Today is the day that the Yankees move into their offices across the street. Since it’s not fair that people who work for the Yankees get an early chance to see the stadium I thought this virtual tour was in order.

A tip of the hat goes out to the mighty River Ave. Blues for this one.

I can’t wait to get inside myself. Peter Abraham is worried that the atmosphere will change. He might be right, but we’re going to have to wait and see:

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“Oh, it’ll be a terrific facility. But I wonder if the preponderance of expensive seats close to the field will change the atmosphere in the Bronx. In another life, I covered the UConn basketball team and was on that beat when they opened their new arena, Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies were just getting good and the crowds were loud and passionate. Big East coaches said it was the toughest place to play in the league. But as the team improved, the school took the opportunity to charge more for seats and instituted a program that rewarded the most generous boosters with the best seats. Overnight, it seemed, the fans closest to the court went from being kids with their faces painted blue and white to wealthy older people who showed up late and left early. The toughest gym in the league was no longer.

The Yankees, for all of their resources, have blue-collar fans. I used to love looking down at the crowd during the National Anthem at all the jerseys and marveling at how many people had Thurman Munson’s number on their backs or Paul O’Neill. I wonder when I look down this season whether those people will even know who Munson was. Or will they be there for the cheese and crackers?”

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Well Pete, I’ll be there in my Paul O’Neil jersey if that does anything for you. I’ll be the one with the bloody nose.