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  Date / Time: 5/6/2009 10:43 PM UTC

  Yankees former Legends
  

  Mike O here...
  
  The New York Yankees often described as the best, the most historic franchise in baseball,  hell even in all sports. The legendary franchise that has produced some of the greatest talent in the history of the sport, won title after title has some serious issues.  I'm sure Red Sox fans, such as our own Scotty B are loving it.  Yesterday I took my first trip to New Yankee stadium. Loved it, beautiful new park. A strong resemblance to Old Yankee Stadium with a modern touch. The great hall is breath taking. The concourse are huge and wide open so you can see the action on the field. While I did not try the food selections at the new park, they appeared diverse and delicious, which is a stark contrast to the stale pretzels and the slop they passed off as cheeseburgers. Unfortunately the Yanks made a big miscalculation when assigning ticket prices. The prices are absurd and when coupled with the state of the economy, flat ridiculous. You can't have $2500, $1000, $800, $500 or any of these crazy prices.  Hell mediocre seats are all double what they should be.  Well I have already done way too much rambling. The fact is that it is out and out embarrassing to see how many empty seats there are in the beautiful New Yankee Stadium.  There are no excuses. Its not because it was April or that the weather has been cold and damp. It is the high ticket prices that are scaring off the fans.  It's sad to sit and watch a Red Sox/Yankees  game without the place full. And no it wasn't close.  In closing let me just say I was off base at the beginning on the season. As of May 6th, 2009, the Boston Red Sox and not the New York Yankees are the team to beat in not only the AL East or the American League, they are the team to beat in all of Major League Baseball and the yanks fans know it. The team needs Arod back and they better find a bullpen fast because they flat out suck......
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