(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) When the Yankees signed Hiroki Kuroda, some pundits wondered whether the Japanese “right hander” would be able to adapt to the scrutiny that comes with pitching in New York. And, judging by his comments leading up to yesterday’s home opener, some of those concerns seemed well founded. […]
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What, Me Worry? Kuroda Conquers Angels and Butterflies
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged Hiroki Kuroda, Opening Day on April 14, 2012 | 6 Comments »
A Historical Look at Baseball Attendance and Fan Loyalty
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park on February 3, 2012 | 12 Comments »
The business of baseball is as strong as it has even been, and nowhere has that been more evident than at the box office. Even in the midst of significant recession and slow economic recovery, average major league attendance has remained above 30,000 and started to trend back toward the all-time record level set in […]
Brewers Return to Bronx Recalls Rivalry from the 1980s
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged Milwaukee Brewers on June 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When the Milwaukee Brewers take the field tonight in the Bronx, it will be the first time the team has played at Yankee Stadium since 1997, and the only time as a member of the National League. Even though the Brew Crew made the switch to the NL in 1998, and to the AL Central in 1994, […]
Yanks Hold Hit Parade Without Home Run; Outburst Recalls Bernie Williams’ Rookie Season
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged Bernie Williams on June 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Yankees rapped out 18 hits in yesterday’s 9-2 victory over the Indians, but not one wound up leaving the ballpark. It was only the 14th time all season that the Yankees failed to hit a home run, which should lighten the hearts of those overly concerned with the team’s “reliance” on the long ball. […]
21 Club: No Fun Being Under Age at Yankee Stadium
Posted in Baseball, Humor, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged beer on June 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
During the second inning of Friday night’s game versus the Indians, five teenage boys filed into a row of empty seats high atop the Yankee Stadium grandstand. An inning later, the beer man came walking through the section. One of the teens casually raised his hand, and the eager vendor quickly approached. Upon seeing the […]
Who Needs the Subway? Yankees and Mets Could Have Been Co-Tenants
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged New York City, Robert Moses, William A. Shea on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees and Mets just completed the most recent edition of the Subway Series, but if past events had transpired differently, train travel wouldn’t have been needed to host the rivalry. When the Dodgers and Giants left town after the 1957 season, there was an immediate push to return National League baseball to New York […]
Take Me Out OF the Ballgame: Is the Bronx Becoming LA East?
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Earlier in the season, there was some concern expressed about the decline in attendance at Yankee Stadium. Over the first 22 games of the home schedule, approximately 3,300 fewer fans have attended each game, which represents a 7% year-over-year dip from last year’s average of 45,050. From my standpoint, however, the greater concern isn’t the people […]