tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post7525771781191051576..comments2023-10-31T06:05:30.995-04:00Comments on SimonOnSports: The New Yankee Stadium is Embarrassing ItselfSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360191406192489235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-10327866356419145622009-04-23T12:15:00.000-04:002009-04-23T12:15:00.000-04:00Growing up and living in Rochester NY attending a ...Growing up and living in Rochester NY attending a major league game creates somewhat of a dilemma - where to go and not spend too much but still find an enjoyable experience for the family, etc. etc. This past weekend we went to visit our daughter in Cincinnati. I noticed the Pirates were playing at home and thought it would be a nice stopover. I was wrong. It was a great stopover. We sat in the general admission area - college kids and working stiffs like me. I was right at home. And I could see myself making the 4 and a half hour commute more than once a season. I posted a comparison of venues within my driving distance here:http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=3014Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174755960209246374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-87538325117620838762009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:00This is an interesting trend developing in this st...This is an interesting trend developing in this stadium and CITI. I noticed swaths of empty seats behind home plate when I tuned to a Mets game last week. Talk about 'not looking good on TV.' Up here in Boston, I really dislike Fenway Park. Seats and concourses are too cramped. For all its 'charm,' Fenway will need to be replaced with a new stadium in the 40,000-seat range that has the creature comforts that a high-priced ticket would validate. But the end of the 'luxury suite era' is coming at a good time for cities that still have plans on the drawing board. There is a sea-change going on with respect to sports ticket prices. The 'uber-rich' aren't uber rich any more. And if they are, they are voting with their feet and leaving cities and states that would like to happily confiscate their money.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775107449004277179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-15252045351852557642009-04-22T13:09:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:09:00.000-04:00why you gotta rip on the Pirates, they have the sa...why you gotta rip on the Pirates, they have the same record as the yankmes...and the buccos pitching staff looks a lot better than the yankmes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com