New York City Sports & Outdoors Tips by Paul2001

Take in a Yankee Game Baseball Review

As a baseball fan I had to take in a game in the Mecca of baseball, Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees are arguably the most famous baseball team in the world. During my visit the Yankees were hosting my favourite baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
When I arrived in New York, I asked the concierge at my hotel how I would get Yankee tickets and it proved to be remarkably easy. Just two blocks from my hotel was the Yankee store where they sold them. I picked up a upper tier reserved ticket for $21.00. This proved to be a great seat if a little cramped. It was right behind home plate and the view of the field was very good. You can also pick up tickets at the stadium box office and Ticketmaster.
Yankee Stadium itself was completed in 1923. It is known as "the House that Ruth Built" for the fact that the team became so popular in the 1920's when Babe Ruth played for the Yankees and popularized the team. The stadium was seriously renovated in 1974-75. In 1976 it was re-opened resembling the building that you have today. If you want to catch a game in today's Yankee Stadium then you have until the end of the 2008 season. The New York Yankees will be moving to the nearby new stadium in 2009.
The fans in New York are very intense but as fellow who was cheering for the other team, I found them much more friendly than Red Sox fans (take that Boston!). Of note the starting pitcher for the Yanks in the game I attended was future Hall of Famer, Roger Clemens. The Yankees beat the Jays 7 to 1 I am sad to say.

Directions: Yankee Stadium is located at E. 161st Street and River Avenue
Bronx, New York 10451. The new stadium will be across the street.

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