Yankee Stadium [I] Demolition

[toefer]

Jeter will be the last true Yankee IMO. Being a Yankee is different from being a good ball player for the Yankees. Even if some kid comes up and is a superstar doesnt make him a Yankee. Jeter carries himself well, almost like a Dimaggio. A-rod will never be a Yankee as long as he tries to be. One day Jeter will have a monument along with Yogi I would think. With free agency its all about buying talent. Texiera is an example, he will never be a Yankee, he can be a good ballplayer for the Yankees but will never be a Yankee. Im so happy I was able to watch Jeter from when he came up to present, no one carries them selves and is respected like Jeter. You cant buy respect you earn it. He also played most of his career in the real Yankee Stadium, no other Yankee will be able to say they played in the same stadium as the greats.

Yankees just buy players, they should start following bostons lead. Start getting some good talent from their farm teams not picking up players after every offseason because they had a great previous yr and then cant perform on the same level when in NY.

Well are you saying Posada and Rivera won't be, or that Jeter will simply play longer than them, and that's why he's the last?

But yes, I agree. Being a sort of Yankee "legend" is more than just being a good player who wore the pinstripes for part of their career. All these big name free agents never really feel like Yankees, they just feel like rented talent. Teixeira, AJ, CC are the latest examples, but going back over the last few years A-Rod, Giambi, Randy Johnson, Clemens, etc., all never really seemed like Yankees. There are a few exceptions though... Tino and Paulie both seem like Yankees to me, and Pettitte would seem like more of one if they didn't botch his re-signing however many years ago (which, what do you know, was due to them being more concerned with going after more rented talent, this time in the form of Gary Sheffield), causing him to leave for Houston.

My favorite player is Posada, and I think he's been a largely underrated part of the team, at least what he brings to it behind-the-scenes. If he's not the unofficial captain of the team, he's certainly the unofficial co-captain. I hope he sticks around as a bench coach after he stops playing.

[GrafZeppelin127]

It's Penn Station all over again. I can't believe we're letting this happen.

[Yankees12]

Neither will that fat weasel from the Texas Rangers.

Uhh... who on Earth are you referring to?

[scooterfan]

To lump Yankee Stadium with the 1970s National League multi-purpose stadiums is a ridiculous assertion. It's ironic that the biggest new Yankee Stadium apologists are the people who scream the loudest about the renovation, and none of these people actually stepped foot in the original.

[WillMissShea]

Uhh... who on Earth are you referring to?

Um, I'm a Mets fan and I know who he is talking about.

[jimmyjimjimz]

It's Penn Station all over again. I can't believe we're letting this happen.

what do u mean? penn station is still there. I go there all the time to take the train to my aunt's.

[metsforever7515]

what do u mean? penn station is still there. I go there all the time to take the train to my aunt's.

Anybody want to explain...

[GordonGecko]

Anybody want to explain...

Penn station was one of the greatest and grandest train stations in the world, even grander than grand central until one day they bulldozed it and turned everyone into sewer rats. It was such a tragedy that they invented landmark preservation designations for historical locations so that it would never happen again. IMO it already did happen again around 1975

[metsforever7515]

Penn station was one of the greatest and grandest train stations in the world, even grander than grand central until one day they bulldozed it and turned everyone into sewer rats. It was such a tragedy that they invented landmark preservation designations for historical locations so that it would never happen again. IMO it already did happen again around 1975

Yeah, I got it, I just didn't feel like explaining.

[The House That Ruth Built]

It's Penn Station all over again. I can't believe we're letting this happen.

Speaking of which, i'm taking the train to the game Thursday, (something I rarely do). I'm taking the LIRR into Penn. Whats the best way to get to the Stadium? I was planning to walk over to Herald Sq and take the B or D up. Any better suggestions? Thanks.

[jimmyjimjimz]

Penn station was one of the greatest and grandest train stations in the world, even grander than grand central until one day they bulldozed it and turned everyone into sewer rats. It was such a tragedy that they invented landmark preservation designations for historical locations so that it would never happen again. IMO it already did happen again around 1975

but Penn Station is still there. That's where I get the train to go to my aunt's house in New Jersey.

[SteveJRogers]

Penn station was one of the greatest and grandest train stations in the world, even grander than grand central until one day they bulldozed it and turned everyone into sewer rats. It was such a tragedy that they invented landmark preservation designations for historical locations so that it would never happen again. IMO it already did happen again around 1975

Word. My God, walking through it now, its like some airport terminal underneath MSG. Nothing like the grandeur and design of Grand Central.

:dismay:

At least some of the eagles survived.

[metsforever7515]

but Penn Station is still there. That's where I get the train to go to my aunt's house in New Jersey.

Yeah but now there's a giant arena on top of it and it's underground... so yeah...

[willpryce1]

co-captain

Well are you saying Posada and Rivera won't be, or that Jeter will simply play longer than them, and that's why he's the last?

But yes, I agree. Being a sort of Yankee "legend" is more than just being a good player who wore the pinstripes for part of their career. All these big name free agents never really feel like Yankees, they just feel like rented talent. Teixeira, AJ, CC are the latest examples, but going back over the last few years A-Rod, Giambi, Randy Johnson, Clemens, etc., all never really seemed like Yankees. There are a few exceptions though... Tino and Paulie both seem like Yankees to me, and Pettitte would seem like more of one if they didn't botch his re-signing however many years ago (which, what do you know, was due to them being more concerned with going after more rented talent, this time in the form of Gary Sheffield), causing him to leave for Houston.

My favorite player is Posada, and I think he's been a largely underrated part of the team, at least what he brings to it behind-the-scenes. If he's not the unofficial captain of the team, he's certainly the unofficial co-captain. I hope he sticks around as a bench coach after he stops playing.

I agree, the way he reacted to being injured last year, showed how much he cares, and what a competitor he is. Definitely a (co) - captain, like munson.

[Mygirljess]

but Penn Station is still there. That's where I get the train to go to my aunt's house in New Jersey.

Yeah but it's not the same as the old Penn Station. That's the one they tore down to build Madison Square Garden.