New Yankee Stadium photos

[SeriesFinale]

This is likely off-topic (maybe not, considering how this will make the rich richer), but here are some pretty sharp photos of the new Yankee Stadium.

 

Looks pretty nice, although not much nicer than most of the new stadia opened this century around baseball. A vast improvement over the old place though, which was the most charmless and least pleasant of all the old classics, in my opinion.

[joepepsi]

I think that gray stone facade is bland. Every building in DC is like this....makes for a colorless, emotionless landscape. Give me brick any day.

 

What's with the guitars hanging from the ceiling? Are the Yankees the Center of Rock Roll too?

[SeriesFinale]

What's with the guitars hanging from the ceiling? Are the Yankees the Center of Rock Roll too?

They're putting a Hard Rock Cafe in there

[brewerfan82]

I was going to make fun of the inclusion of this toilet pic... but it does singlehandedly prove the place is nicer than Wrigley Field! http://img4.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3548/3548774efcb07ab39a4f20447d47c690573c80b.jpg

[SeriesFinale]

The photos were apparently mostly taken by plumbers who worked on the place, so I think that's the reason for those particular photos!

 

I was there last year and didn't recall any troughs!

[Bikeage77]

Looks like a pretty great stadium.

 

I wanna be a plumber just to be part of a superflush! (I'm assuming they all just flush every toilet in the place at the same time?)

[Brian the Automator]

Pretty amazing... Not very gimmicky. Classy all the way.

 

Too bad they're evil.

[Mike2k33]

(I'm assuming they all just flush every toilet in the place at the same time?)

Yep, happens every time they open up a really large building. I think they found that some pipes at Miller Park were connected wrong when they did the same thing eight years ago.

[New Fielder of Dreams]

The Stadium is awsome, the only thing i dont like is the when you are looking at the stadium from the outside outfield YANKEE STADIUM is spelled backwards.

http://img7.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/3548/3548557f0b6259f531fb4d1ec5391494f2ff7e4.jpg

[bucks2281]

I'll be in New York next week, and I definitely will try to make my way up to the Bronx to check out the exterior.

 

The private boxes and team offices look spectacular. The seating bowl reminds me of a blend between the old stadium and Petco Park. Agreed with Brian -- well done and very classy.

[berniebrewer4life]

I went to old yankee stadium last summer, and got to see how beautiful it was next to the old stadium. I can't wait to see a game there.

[Invader3K]

I hate it. If they didn't have the Yankees logos and stuff all over, it might be a decent place.

[Yeti73]

Certainly will be an upgrade over old Yankee Stadium. In spite of the history, place sucked. I wonder how much the "Kids Zone" will cost in New York.

[RU Rah Rah]

Everyone knows that the best bathrooms in the country are at the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan. (Really. There are awards for such things.)

[craigharmann]

John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan.

The only place where you are encouraged to go into the bathroom of the opposite sex.....to look at the walls, of course. I used to live 2 blocks from it.

[sgtcluels]

How much did this cost again? Very nice looking stadium, missing a retractable roof though.

[logan82]

I think they paid to much for a stadium that doesn't even have a roof.

 

My blanket statement is that all stadiums being built should have a retractable roof. However, in the case of the Yankees and other teams in large cities where they can fill a stadium from the local population, you can get away without having one. In the case of the Brewers or the Twins where fans are often much further from the ballpark, it makes no sense to build without a roof.

[RU Rah Rah]

Did they include the little chain things at the ends of rows to keep you in your seat during "God Bless America"?

[AJAY]

I am sure all the luxury amenities will be really nice, but the field and seating bowl are nothing special. The ballpark looks like a slightly enhanced version of US Cellular Field in Chicago. It doesn't really have much scenic charm. I know they wanted to keep a resemblance to the old Yankee Stadium, but I am personally underwhelmed.

 

Maybe I might feel otherwise if I get to see it in person.

[moofnelson]

I am sure all the luxury amenities will be really nice, but the field and seating bowl are nothing special. The ballpark looks like a slightly enhanced version of US Cellular Field in Chicago. It doesn't really have much scenic charm. I know they wanted to keep a resemblance to the old Yankee Stadium, but I am personally underwhelmed.

 

Maybe I might feel otherwise if I get to see it in person.

I thought the same thing. I guess a billion dollars doesn't buy much these days. I am sure the national sports media will dub it the 8th wonder of the world.

[Tisko]

It always blows my mind looking at pictures or walking around places like that. I am in the profession of facility maintenance and every time I mount something remotely expensive or important I get really nervous. Can't imagine the pressure of mounting some of those classic baseball artifacts. I also wonder how many pairs on unmentionables did the person charged with mounting, say the Mona Lisa go through.