Yankee Stadium
So last Friday, while recovering from the 39-hour uptime, I met Kevin in our hotel lobby, to go and grab some lunch. While we were waiting for some other guys, Kevin mentioned that 9/21 was going to be the last baseball game in Yankee Stadium. It’s scheduled to be demolished and replaced with a new stadium. We were both talking about how cool it would have been to go to a game in the “House that Ruth Built”.
Then it dawned on us… We were very, very close to the stadium.
Kevin called StubHub, and found 4 tickets for $40 each.
We talked with the hotel concierge (Mary at the Sheraton… You are wonderful!!) and she laid out bus schedules, train schedules, and a game plan.
So, in the tradition of the MasterCard commercials…
1 Ticket to the Yankees / Orioles game… $40
Train fare from Philadelphia to NY Penn Station… $33
Subway fare to The Bronx… $4
Being able to tell your kids that you ate a hot dog at the original Yankee Stadium… Priceless.
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A set of blurry cameraphone pictures are also available to browse.
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September 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
That is so cool….I’m not even a baseball fan and I’m a little bit jealous
The last time we went to NYC….Our hotel was about a block from Penn Station.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
VERY cool!!!!
September 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I agree with Dana. I hate baseball, and I’m still impressed. That’s a pretty cool story.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Looking back, I’m impressed that we made it there and back in one piece.
On a side note… You haven’t met a rabid sports fan until you’ve been to Yankee Stadium. They make some of the Alabama/Auburn/UT fans look like priests.
I was also surprised at the amount of Boston Red Sox merchandise that was available. Of course, most of the shirts had a either before or after the word Boston… 