Problems already with new Yankee Stadium

If it does cost millions to fix I am sure they will pass it on to the City.

over 2 years ago Doggie Stalker 26 comments 1 recs |

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Thanks for sharing

Being in the NY area as well this is quite interesting.

Unfortunately (and no offense to anyone specifically on here), 90% of BCB could care less about anything baseball related outside of the Cubs.

Everyone should give this a read as its quite interesting. You guys have no idea how hard it is to be an out of state Cubs fan and only get to see your team at most 3x a year without enduring an extended roadtrip.

by ak123 on Oct 24, 2009 4:57 AM CDT reply actions

Actually, I don't think your statement is true.

I post (and so do others) many different links about baseball not Cub-related. They generate a lot of discussion and interest here. We may be Cubs fans, but I think most of us are baseball fans, too.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 24, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

You can only talk about trading Milton Bradley for so long.

by rlpete on Oct 24, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions

but we never tire of talking about trading for Brian Peavy LIND!!!!

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 24, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions

and his brother mark figgins

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by jesus christos on Oct 24, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions

in addition

many on BCC are out of state fans, who use it to keep up to date with everything Cubs and MLB in general. Most on here also post on other SBNation blogs in other teams blogs to discuss things.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 24, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions

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by cubswynn on Oct 24, 2009 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions

BCB***************************

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Oct 24, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one

Sorry Al

by ak123 on Oct 24, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

What is it you're disagreeing with?

That 90% of BCB doesn’t care about anything that’s non-Cub?

I think you’d find that to be untrue.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 24, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Well he did say 90% could care less

Meaning that 90% of us care somewhat

by shoemile on Oct 24, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahaha

I think that may be one of my all time pet peeves. That, or the overuse of the redundant non-word “irregardless”.

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by Craig in South Bend on Oct 25, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

and that's not insignificant...

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on Oct 26, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Is that more better or lesser worse?

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
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by eths on Oct 26, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions

It's how I feel

But at the same time I don’t want to get into a debate over it. Really not too important. I like talking about baseball in general so all discussions are awesome. So let’s just leave it at that.

by ak123 on Oct 24, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions

90% of BCB ???

….For me, I mostly know only about everything Cubs, and the thing I love about this site is that it expands my knowledge about all things baseball…..even if it has a Cubs accent on it.

by cooliogirl47 on Oct 24, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Well I think most BCB folks enjoy anti-Yankee stories.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 24, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

+1

Rec’d

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Oct 25, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Maybe they should check on Jimmy Hoffa too...

The ramps were built by a company accused of having links to the mob, and the concrete mix was designed and tested by a company under indictment on charges that it failed to perform some tests and falsified the results of others.

As long as they are going to wind up digging it all up…

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 24, 2009 7:46 AM CDT reply actions

What is more striking about this article

…is that a modern-day construction project couldn’t follow well-known ADA requirements, and had to go back in to rectify the problem.

If that isn’t stupidity…..

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 24, 2009 1:33 PM CDT reply actions

Sounds like they were cutting corners

And trying to shorten the ramps. That’s an easy one for almost anyone to catch, though. Shoddy concrete and paid-off inspectors requires a bit more digging.

I don’t think any of the concrete ramps at Turner Field (reconfigured for baseball after 1996) show any of the flaws in the picture accompanying the article. And those ramps haven’t even gone through a winter, yet.

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Oct 25, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions

This is obviously a ploy to sell more field-level seats at exorbitant prices

So the stadium doesn’t look half-empty from the CF camera.

“You want upper deck? Are you sure? That’s a lot of ramps, you know…”

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Oct 25, 2009 10:23 AM CDT reply actions