My one Yankee Stadium experience occurred in the mid-’80s. Visiting town, I took in a game vs. the Minnesota Twins. Ron Guidry had just come off the DL and was the starting pitcher for the pinstripes. The Yankees won it 4-2; my most enduring memory of the game was watching Mickey Rivers get to second on a walk (ball four was a wild pitch). That was hustle!
The demolition of Yankee Stadium is but another symptom of the current management’s progress in transforming baseball into a celebrity gawking event. Nowdays things like A-Rod’s divorce draw far more attention than the actual games do. I suspect it won’t be long until the new stadium is renamed Chase Manhattan Ballpark or some such. And more than likely, few people who know how to keep a score card will be able to afford tickets.
