The Yankee Stadium – The History Behind It
Written by Jen Cook on February 8, 2010 – 4:46 pm -The Yankee stadium was born in 1923 and was home to the glorious American baseball loving craze; it is one of a kind with its unique horseshoe shape and continues to remain the most famous stadium in the world over the last 8 decades. New York had not won the World Series championships but soon after it was built in about 284 days, the New York Yankees won their first game against the Giants and beat them in series of six games!
One thing that brings this otherwise plain stadium its uniqueness is the success achieved by the New York Yankees and the men, considered as legends that played in that stadium. The significance is also that it hosted 37 games of the World Series! While walking into the stadium, one would definitely not miss the Monument Park, a place that honors the best of New York Yankee’s players with plaques and monuments that adorn the area.
The memorable walkway with a wall adorning the 16 retired players’ numbers and their respective managers, along with a plaque for each of them. It is the New York Yankees that wore numbers permanently and also claims to have the largest number retire than other organizations, the first one to retire was Lou Gehrig, whose number was 4 during the year of 1939.
If you are planning to visit the Monument Park, get there once the gates open or 45 minutes prior to first pitch because post that you may not be able to visit the Park after games.
Babe Ruth and Baseball are hand in glove so to speak! Babe Ruth was the reason for the Yankee Stadium and it is most commonly known as the stadium that was built by Babe Ruth. It was Babe Ruth’s runs that drove crowds in thousands to the Polo grounds, which resulted in New York authorities’ decision to build a triple deck stadium!
The size of the Yankee stadium has changed almost 15 times from the time it opened, and today sports the largest space when compared to 30 other Major League Parks. It’s a treat to hear the voice of Bob Sheppard, the announcer since 1951.
A seat at the tier box, would take you above the fields’ playing pitch whereas the upper deck gives you different seating perspectives! The aisles are narrow making it hard to reach the upper deck. You can see the entire stadium if you walk around its outer boundary.
Find great discounts near yankee stadium and book early before they’re all booked up. Search for hotels near SoHo or hotels near Shea Stadium.
Tags: baseball, destinations, History, Landmarks, leisure, New York, Sports, Travel, Travel Guides
Posted in baseball | No Comments »
