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NEWS ABOUT: Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium stories: 40 news summaries

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 Want a Yankees 
 Ticket? Shell 
 Out $1,000 

Sky high prices at Yankee Stadium are record for resellers

Nov 4, 09 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The average fan might need a loan to snap up one of the thousands of tickets available for tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest seats are going for $550 online, the Daily News reports, but the online average is above $1,000.... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • resales • StubHub • baseball • ticket prices • 2009 World Series

mlb playoffs

 Yanks Charge Into World Series 

Pettitte sparks Game 6 victory; Phillies up next

Oct 25, 09 11:25 PM CDT
(AP) - The New York Yankees won their first pennant in 6 years tonight, beating the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, in Game 6 of the ALCS behind the savvy pitching of Andy Pettitte. New York hosts defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series opener Wednesday night. Cliff Lee is expected to... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Alex Rodriguez • Yankee Stadium • Anaheim Angels • World Series • Andy Pettitte • Joe Girardi • Cliff Lee • CC Sabathia

MLB PLAYOFFS

Sabathia, Yankees Overpower Minnesota in Game 1

Jeter leads offensive assault as New York cruises 7-2

Oct 7, 09 8:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia got the New York Yankees off to a winning postseason start in their new ballpark—and even Alex Rodriguez broke out of his playoff rut against the Minnesota Twins. Jeter tied it with a two-run homer, Sabathia was the ace the Yankees signed him to... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Minnesota Twins • Yankee Stadium • Derek Jeter • American League playoffs • CC Sabathia • Brian Duensing

UPDATED

 Jeter Breaks 
 Gehrig's 
 Yankees 
 Hits Mark 

Shortstop, 35, adds another as rain holds off long enough for game to become official

Sep 11, 09 9:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Derek Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, singling to right field in the third inning of tonight's game against visiting Baltimore.That gave the shortstop 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig. Jeter, 35, added an RBI single in... More »

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New York • New York Yankees • Baltimore Orioles • Yankee Stadium • Lou Gehrig • Derek Jeter • records • hits

(Newser) - The fan kicked out of Yankee Stadium last August for trying to use the bathroom during God Bless America won a moral victory (and a payday) today, NY1 reports, with the Yankees and New York City settling the man’s discrimination suit. The team publicly stated that it has no... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • lawsuit • bathroom • baseball

(Newser) - Home runs have been flying out of the new Yankee Stadium, and the weather isn't to blame, writes Tim Buckley of AccuWeather.com. The team says the new park has the same dimensions as the old digs, but the right field wall is actually up to 9 feet closer to... More »

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New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • home run • baseball

ANALYSIS

 Yanks' $1.5B Park 
 a Big Strikeout 
 So Far 

New stadium draws small, bitter crowds, opponent home runs

May 16, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its $1.5 billion price tag, you’d think the new Yankee Stadium would be pretty much perfect, right? But even the most loyal fans are griping as the “Taj Mahal” isn’t turning out to be everything it promised. From outrageous ticket prices to questionable outfield dimensions,... More »

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New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • arena • baseball • Jay-ZTV • baseball fans • ticket prices • Camden Yards • Veterans Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Miami Arena

(Newser) - New Yorkers would like to go out to the ball game, but the Wipons and Steinbrenners “have let their unfettered greed keep the fans at bay,” writes Allen Barra in the Wall Street Journal. Fans are outraged that their tax dollars have gone to fund stadiums they... More »

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New York Mets • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • baseball • ticket sales • Citi Field

Beer Review

 Suds Suck at 
 New Yankee Stadium 


Apr 29, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - You can get steak and sushi at the new Yankee Stadium, yet somehow beer fans are slumming it with the likes of Heineken, Stella Artois, and—God help us—Pabst Blue Ribbon? “I want some beers worthy of the team,” writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times.... More »

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Yankees Slash Luxury Ticket Prices to Fill Empty Seats

Team red-faced after front rows left empty in new stadium

Apr 29, 09 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Yankees are cutting top-end ticket prices up to 50% after the best seats in the team's new stadium proved too pricey even for big spenders, AP reports. The team hopes the reductions—on seats costing up to $2500 for front-row seats near home plate—will fill the... More »

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(Newser) - The New York Yankees pulled out all the stops in pregame ceremonies today to christen their new $1.5 billion stadium. Then they went and ruined things by playing baseball. The Indians routed the Yankees 10-2 after putting up nine runs in the 7th inning, the Daily News reports. "... More »

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Cleveland Indians • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • baseball • CC Sabathia

 Booted for Unpatriotic 
 Bathroom Trip, 
 Yanks Fan Sues 

Suit alleges cops chucked man from stadium for God Bless America trip

Apr 16, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fan manhandled out of Yankee Stadium for trying to go to the restroom while God Bless America played is suing the NYPD, the Yankees, and the city, Gawker reports. Bradford Campeau-Laurion—whose suit is backed by the New York Civil Liberties Union—charges that two cops, believed to be... More »

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NYPD • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • lawsuit • baseball • God Bless America • patriotism • Bradford Campeau-Laurion

slideshow

 Yankees' 
 New Stadium 
 Takes a Bow 


Apr 2, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Players and fans checked out the new Yankee Stadium for the first time today, and they liked what they saw. "Wow! I'm in love," one fan who said he opposed the new ballpark told the New York Post. "They did a fantastic job." The... More »

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Chicago Cubs • New York • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • Bronx Bombers • Johnny Damon • Bronx

Posh New Stadiums
Victims of Bad Timing

Recession means few takers for box seats for Yankees, Mets, Cowboys

Mar 6, 09 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - When the Mets, the Yankees, and the Cowboys decided to build staggeringly expensive stadiums, they didn’t realize what kind of economy the arenas would open their doors to. The Wall Street Journal reports that the amenities-heavy fields, laden with luxury-boxes and steakhouses, are struggling to fill their swanky suites.... More »

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OPINION

Yankees Take Scorn for
(Gasp!) Spending Money

Yankees Are Doing There Job, Filling Stadiums, In It To WIn

Jan 15, 09 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Given the reaction to the Yankees' deep-pocketed acquisition of three big-name players, it's easy to assume the team is nothing less than evil personified, writes Sean Collins in Spiked. But set aside for the moment that the moves are actually a wise investment for a team that's building a new... More »

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New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • recession • Mark Teixeira • AJ Burnett • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • CC Sabathia

Fans' Ashes in Limbo as Yankee, Shea Shut Doors

As Shea and Yankee stadiums shut, relatives fret over final resting places

Oct 11, 08 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Yankee Stadium and Shea have shut their doors forever, people who scattered ashes in their favorite ballpark worry that their loved ones may spend eternity in a parking lot, the New York Times writes. Some are searching for a way to get some dirt out of the hallowed... More »

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cremation • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • baseball • Shea Stadium • ashes

 Mob Cheers, 
 Yankees Win in 
 Stadium Finale 

Old greats return for closing ceremony

Sep 22, 08 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fabled Yankee Stadium marked its last game with a ceremony as the Yanks beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the New York Times reports. Former greats—Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Bernie Williams—took the field before the game. “I feel as nervous as I was before a playoff,”... More »

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 Yankee Stadium's 
 Greatest Moments 

The Post reflects on the closing stadium's mighty history

Sep 21, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Yankee Stadium hosts its last game today, the New York Post looks back at the greatest moments in “The House That Ruth Built." A smattering:
  • April 18, 1923: Seventy-five thousand fans cheer Babe Ruth's three-run homer on opening day.
  • April 27, 1947: Ruth says goodbye
... More »

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New York City • Babe Ruth • Yankee Stadium • Muhammad Ali • Nelson Mandela • Reggie Jackson

reminiscence

Bouton: My Favorite Yankee Stadium Memory

With House That Ruth Built in final days, pitcher/author looks back

Sep 19, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fans stampeding Yankee Stadium ahead of Sunday's final game aren't the only ones overcome by nostalgia and emotion. Recycling an anecdote from the now-classic Ball Four, pitcher-turned-author Jim Bouton, writing for CNN, recalls his Stadium debut, a near-disaster that ended as a complete-game shutout, with a delightful cameo by... More »

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 Yankee Fans 
 Run Home 
 With Stadium Steals 

Team steps up security to thwart souvenir-hunters as ballpark gets set to close

Sep 18, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The final few games at Yankee Stadium promise to be a battle of wits between sticky-fingered fans and New York's finest, AP reports. The House That Ruth Built shuts forever soon and at least a dozen fans have been busted trying to take a piece of it home. Seats have... More »

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NYPD • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • stadium • Bronx • memorabilia • baseball • Shea Stadium

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