New York Yankees vs San Diego Padres 06/19/08
On this page: Mostly Yankees (the Padres blended in with the umpire at home plate)
We sat in the bleachers for this game and it was a very different experience from Minute Maid. The fans were highly enthusiastic and had several traditions that were unique. Some of them were a bit disruptive to me as an outsider but oh well. I got jeered at for my Hunter Pence t-shirt but hey, at least they know who he is.
New York Mets vs Seattle Mariners
On this page: Not much
Hernandez gave us the gem of hitting a grand slam on the first pitch of his first at bat despite being an AL pitcher. <3 It stunk for the Mets who I was honestly rooting for but oh well. I liked the atmosphere better at Shea and it and the fans felt more like Minute Maid but that could have been because I was in the infield seats and not the bleachers.
On the new stadiums: New Yankees Stadium is awesome for not getting a sponsor name and having some nice details but it seems too much like the original Yankees Stadium and aside from the addition of new luxury boxes, seems to be almost pointless. I didn't catch if they were extending the outfield at all. I didn't realize Yankees Stadium was so small... here I thought Minute Maid was tiny.
Citi Field looks like it is going to be gorgeous. The brickwork reminds me of Minute Maid but it still has a classic baseball stadium feel about it.
I find it humorous that both new stadiums are being built right next door to the older ones. It made me wonder if Astroworld had closed sooner, if we would've put Minute Maid across the freeway. However the Texans' stadium is next door to the Astrodome instead so perhaps not.
