Yankee Stadium II defined a new era in New York City - Alex Belth - SI.com

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Bronx Banter: The All-Star Game: 2008
Published 7/15/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... - Josh Hamilton (L) 3B - Alex Rodriguez (R) LF - Manny Ramirez (R) DH - Milton Bradley (S) 1B - Kevin Youkilis (R) C - Joe Mauer (L) 2B - Dustin Pedroia (R) P - Cliff Lee (L) National League SS - Hanely Ramirez (R) 2B - Chase Utley (L) 1B - Lance Berkman (S) DH - Albert Pujols (R) 3B - Chipper Jones (S) RF - Matt Holliday (R) LF - Ryan Braun (R) CF - Kosuke Fukudome (L) C - Geovany Soto (R) P - Ben Sheets (R) In lieu of FOX's Zelaskoed pre-game coverage, check our man Alex's write up on the Stadium over at SI.com , and let's all hope this won't be the last night ...

Stop Your Sobbing (Live Blogging the Ghosts of All-Stars Past)
Published 7/16/2008 by Andrew Reilly at The 35th Street Review: White Sox Blog @ Sox35th.com
Hey, did you know this is the last year of Yankee Stadium’s existence as a ballpark? Anyway, as these kids kick off their little exhibition game, and as the Sox faithful remain up in arms about Jermaine Dye, A.J. Pierzynski, John Danks et al having the day off, it’s hard not to chuckle at the two biggest flaws in this ritual’s existence. For starters, it’s called the All-Star Game. Major League Baseball may not realize this, but such a title automatically defeats both fans’ and the league’s ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 16
Published 7/16/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... THE NEW YORK VIEW: Bronx Banter's Alex Belth, writing for SI.com, has a clear-eyed look at Yankee Stadium. It is, he writes, "not for the faint of heart or for the aesthetic-minded," a "throwback to the rough old days of New York." ...

The Ballad of Alex and Madonna
Published 7/16/2008 by YF at YFSF
... Also not to miss, and completely unrelated, Alex Belth's wonderful SI piece on the Stadium (look for our appearance on p. 2). Yeah, we said The Stadium. ...

Bronx Banter: Jack's Got Your Back
Published 7/17/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... pride, about how quickly two fans were bounced on two nights earlier during the home run derby. It was when Josh Hamilton hit one into the black seats and two kids chased after it. I was watching on TV and recall seeing a cop put his hands around one of the kids' neck. Jack shook her head and smiled. She said that the cops working inside the Stadium are not on the job, they are paid privately "by Steinbrenner." Hey, I'd feel pretty safe if Jack had my back. Man, it sure ain't like the old days no more .

I'll Show You The Bronx
Published 7/19/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
I'll Show You The Bronx Just wanted to note a couple of pieces from Alex Belth that got lost in the All-Star week shuffle. First is his SI.com article about the good, the bad and the ugly of Yankee Stadium II: The list of complaints is sizable: the ridiculous ticket prices, the lousy concessions (how can pretzels not be warmed-up by the third inning?), the appalling conditions of the bathrooms, the cramped alleyways and the obnoxious, well-heeled, suburban kids yelling "Farm-ing-Dale" into their cell phones. It brings to mind the joke about the two old ladies at a ...