I see that your name is DC Cubbie, are you from DC?

I’ll be in NY around the same time, but found cheaper tickets against the Padres.

Looking forward to the responses for this post.

for Yankee Stadium seating advice as well fwiw. I’m hitting Shea and YS right before the all-star break, for my first visits to the 2 parks before they are torn down.

I have Shea tickets, but I’m looking for upper deck tickets at Yankee Stadium. Does anyone know what are good and bad sections? Is there a row I shouldn’t go above because it gets to high?

Thanks in advance for the input!

They’re a little far away, but the fans there are knowledgeable and passionate about their team. Don’t know what they sell for on Stubhub, but keep checking the Yankees website. If they release some for sale, the face value is $12.

(NOTE: Yankee Stadium bleachers are a no-alcohol section and you cannot get to the other part of the stadium from there, if those things matter to you.)

I’m considering going up there in September when the Cubs are playing the Mets. Might go up that Sunday and see the Yankees play the Blue Jays and the next day see the Cubs/Mets and come back that night.

I’ve known lots of Yankee Fans through the years and they are some close friends. Never been in Yankee Stadium for a game. New Yorkers are known to be very obnoxious and sarcastic and in many ways they are to us in the Midwest. However, as was written above they are very knowledgeable and very passionate about their teams yet I’ve always found them to be friendly and nice when sitting next to them (never been to Yankee Stadium) but been to Tiger Stadium, Old and New Comiskey, Wrigley, Old Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, and they were some of the nicest fans I’ve sat next too. They know their baseball and while they have strong opinions they always were willing to listen to opposing views and whether the Yanks were losing or winning they were nice and civil. Of course I never wore a Red Sox cap sitting next to them, or a Mets cap,,, LOL…. I’ve sat next to them when the Yanks were murdering the Tigers or Sox or Jays and sat next to them when they got their butts kicked too. Either way they enjoyed the game and they always seemed to be more critical of the Yanks than the opposing team. They always were respectful to others and in fact the only problems I ever saw were in Toronto and it was the Jays fans who were being obnoxious. But, I am not sure if it was because they were Yankee fans or because they were from the United States as the comments related to both topics. With my friends from New York I’ve found that when you differ in opinions about baseball if you give your view and the reasons why you get a great conversation, learn a few things and they generally respect your opinion if you have a good reason for believing as you do. However, do not wear a red sox cap or a mets cap when there for from what I am told your a open target then. LOL…. When visiting New York I found New Yorkers to be rude until they found out you were not from New York then they were very helpful and many would do all they could to help you in any way. If they think your from NY to heck with ya.. strange ppl… but then my friends from NY think we in the Midwest are strange too… I hope this helps in some way, its just my experience.

if you want to take pictures, make sure you bring your own camera. I was at Yankee stadium during the 2000 season and forgot my camera at home (lived in Staten Island at the time). I figured I’d just buy one at the ballpark. That changed REAL quick when I saw that a disposable 24 shot camera was 50 bucks.

As for New Yorkers, most are friendly. New Yorkers learn to be rude because they are CONSTANTLY bombarded with people asking for money or trying to give you ads or telling you how you’re going to burn in hell, etc. I would say most people you see walking in New York with headphones on, only have them on so they don’t have to deal with those people. On the whole though, New Yorkers are friendly.

And also, probably 75% of the people you see in Manhattan are not native New Yorkers. They’re people who work in corporate but grew up elsewhere.

I highly recommend the stadium tour if you can get tickets for when you are there. They do tours on game days, unless it’s an afternoon game. Nothing quite like stepping foot on the field at The Stadium, or sitting in the dugout. I missed the clubhouse because the Yanks were at home that day. You can buy tickets for the tour on the Yanks website.

I went up for the Cubs-Yanks interleague series a few years ago and had a great experience…no problem with Yankee fans at all. To me, those kind of series are pretty unique, it’s not like you’re divisional, or league rivals.

Enjoy…..