New Yankee Stadium Pics!

On Wednesday, May 19, I had the privilege of visiting New Yankee Stadium as the New York Yankees took on the Tampa Bay Rays. I drove to the game immediately after working in Lynbrook, and it wasn't as bad as many told me it would be.

The people that were at the parking lot I was at were very helpful in assisting me to where I needed to go towards Yankee Stadium. Also, I liked that the stadium has people outside to help you go to the right gate to enter or for any other questions. That's a trend I've noticed many ballparks doing these days. Since I visited New York for the first time last week, it was very helpful because it can be a very tough area to go around.

The Rays won their 5th straight game in a 10-6 win as Wade Davis took the win, and A.J. Burnett took the loss. Evan Longoria had three hits and two RBI. Robinson Cano had four hits for the Yankees.

I bought tickets to the game and sat in Batter's Eye section which is located in center field. I chatted with some fans about the game and Yankees as well as where we were all from. Surprisingly, a few in that two-row section were not from New York.

The Yankee fans in the section to the right of us in left center field were funny to me. Anytime they seen fans wearing opposing team attire, they would point at them and chant "A$$hole" at them. It was even funnier the fact that three Rays fans sat in that section, and every time the Rays scored early on in the game, the rest of the fans there chanted it, too.

At about the start of the 4th inning, I decided to tour around the stadium while peaking at the game going on. I stayed at the game until about the top of the 8th inning because I had to work and then fly out the next night, too. But I did get many great shots and bought a few souvenirs which I'll post at my WBE site later.


This is the actual ticket for the game. I printed it on-line this time for this game.

A look from outside New Yankee Stadium.

This shows the Hard Rock Cafe before I crossed the last street to get to New Yankee Stadium.

A look from center field before I took my seat before the game.

The right field corner.

The scoreboard behind me. The jersey in the pic says it all.

Another shot of Yankee Stadium sign and scoreboard.

Another right field shot.

Tampa players in the left field part of the field warming up before the game.

I sat in the section next to the center field camera crew!

Tampa bullpen in left centerfield.

This pic shows Alex Rodriguez walking back towards the left field line after he did a warm-up jog towards us. He hit a homer in this game, too.

Retired numbers in the section next to us.

Camera crew in the section directly above us.

The famous Monument Park which was directly below us in the Batter's Eye section.

The scoreboard that shows Jason Bartlett as he leads off the game for Tampa. The very next pitch after I took this picture, Bartlett hit a homer off A.J. Burnett.

A pic from where I'm in sitting.

A pic from the left corner.

The Hall of Fame Lounge.

A look from right field.

The following pics are from the second level where many restaurants have depicted the past Yankees World Series championship teams. Historic players like Babe Ruth Joe DiMaggio can be seen in these pics.
















From the left field line section.

Another left line shot.

From the first base line section.

A Yankee Stadium seal with a pic of the old stadium as to how it looked back in the 1920s.

The Mohegan Sun Sports Bar.

Outside Yankee Stadium before I left.

Another shot of the Hard Rock Cafe.

As most anyone knows, I love attending sporting events and facilities, and this is a must for anyone to see if you go to New York. I wished I would have seen the old stadium, but they've done a good job of bringing out the old at the new one. I would recommend taking a train to the game unless you leave at least four hours before game time because it is brutal if you don't.

I'll be posting a review of New Yankee Stadium on AC and some souvenirs from the park on WBE later.

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