A Thought on the Sound of Yankee Stadium
by jscape2000 on Oct 30, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
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Joe Buck makes it a regular part of his commentary.
Fellow Fox tool Ken Rosenthal wrote a column about it.
So let me throw in my 2 cents about the sound of New Yankee Stadium.
1) The accoustics are different. The upper bowl is pulled back significantly from the overhanging upper deck of the Old Stadium. This effects the volume
2) There is room for 52,325 fans including standing room. Old Yankee Stadium housed 57,545, a reduction of nearly 10%.
3) In my experience, the piped in sound effects tend to drown out organic noise while the Yankees bat. For whatever reason, the Yankees have made the decision not to used sound effects while the Yanks pitch and play defense- a time when it seems the average fan needs more guidance.
4) There seemed to be more non-Yankee fans at the Stadium than previous seasons. I suspect this has to do with the equal opportunity selling power of Stubhub.
The explaination I don't buy (the one offered by Rosenthal, Rollins, and so many other Yankee Haters) is the price of the seats, at least in the postseason. You're not paying hundreds of dollars for a seat without being a genuinely dedicated fan.
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Maybe It's Me
But I don’t really care “about the sound of the Stadium”. Fans are there, they are loud and for the most part “in the game” and that’s that. I care about our team winning. :P
I’ll worry and nitpick about the acoustics when it really matters…which is never. I just don’t see why it’s even a big deal. They are still practically selling the place out and from what I’ve seen, it’s almost (not quite) the same as OYS.
by jigglytuffy on Oct 30, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The only sound I'm hearing ...
is the annoying, nausea inducing anti-Yankee-we-are-loving-Pedro-diatribes of Buck and McCarver. … Call me crazy but I’d rather listen to Suzy Waldman and John Sterling.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
by Ronster22 on Oct 30, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Sterling and Waldman, and I agree.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Oct 30, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
every other game yankee stadium was as louder then any other park in baseball, perhaps sports, last night there really wasnt much to cheer about till tex hit that homerun (good to see him snap out, hopefully he gets hot) after that it seemed loud from watching it on tv,
"Yes we lost and yes we are upset. But like all Champs we will bounce back."
Osi umenyiora
by donnybaseball23 on Oct 30, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So I bartend on Wall Street at a high volume place
and there are a shit-ton of my suits going to these games. Wall Street is made up of the worst frat boys and country clubbers from around the world, not just the states. You can’t find modesty with a gieger counter. 1% know crap about the Yankees much less baseball, but it makes them feel like a big man, all they care about, to say they got World Series tickets. These are the douche galaxys leaving en masse during the eighth inning of game one.
"Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I... drink... your... milkshake!"-Daniel Plainview
by yankee come lately on Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there were some
‘corporate’ looking guys sitting in front of us at ALCS Game 6. one guy actually asked another: “So, are you a Yankees fan?”
wrong on many levels.
by Travis G on Oct 30, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reason #1 guts me
The upper bowl is pulled back significantly from the overhanging upper deck of the Old Stadium.
Why? Why, in this day and age, does it have to be like this? I made the trip to old Tiger Stadium in it’s final year. Glorious ball park.
This one is sh$t. I blame the Yankee front office for this…you are sitting so far away from the action that it gets in the way of enjoyment. Weak design, I expect way more from our classy franchise.
by dorsal on Oct 30, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It provides a clearer view to the more expensive seats at ground level.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Oct 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's certainly the fans being quiet...
And yes it’s the rich folk down at field level. You can see it clearly on tv. Game 2 of the WS, tight game….and I see LOTS of empty seats in the Moat area! Where are they? Getting a hot dog? A drink? Can’t be, since the food is delivered!!! Are they at the steakhouse? Maybe!!
Been to over a dozen games this year and sorry to say….but those people down in the bowl just aren’t that rowdy or even paying attention (how can they if they aren’t in their seat!??!)
At the old Stadium where I had season tix, you’d see all kinds of people….a real mix. You could be at the WS and 3 rows over was Patrick Ewing. Now those people have their own huge area and they’re just as vocal.
Just because they are paying out the nose for the seats doesn’t mean the love the game any more than me (who cant pay the 400 bucks for a ticket). It just means they have more disposable income.
It’s not the same people. And yes……the stadium shape is different and does effect the way it sounds….but still….make some noise!!!!
by Ragnar808 on Oct 30, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets see what happens in Philly
If its true that internet sales outlets like StubHUb changes who buys tickets, lets see if the same happens in Philly this weekend. I would think we’d be represented pretty well since its so close. I already know a few guys who are going to scalp the Yankee game, stay over and scalp the Giants game Sunday.
We did better 'cause we got better...Yogi
by mickey07 on Oct 30, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
attended ALCS Game 6
frankly, it didn’t seem particularly quiet to me. seemed about the same as the old Stadium during the playoffs (though the last playoff game i went to was back in 2000, so i could be mis-remembering).
that said, i would actually prefer less ‘piped-in’ noise. am i the only one that hates the constant music, commercials, promos and games? it would be nice to actually talk to fellow fans in between innings rather than having to shout or forget it.
“Great play by Tex!”
“What?”
“GREAT PLAY BY TEX!”
“WHAT?”
“Nevermind.”
“What?”
by Travis G on Oct 30, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely agree
I’ve heard the argument that is the reason that soccer games (matches, whatever) everywhere else in the world has a more organic feel to it … they don’t have all the crap piped in. It’s really gotten obnoxious.
by potroast on Oct 30, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
having attended
a Scottish Premier League match, I can verify your statement. there is a buzz in the crowd.
here in the States, the music is so loud that when it’s off, we’re all kinda looking around like: ‘Is it coming back? Is it safe to talk?…’
“So, great play by – "
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM
(spoke to soon)
by Travis G on Oct 30, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's your daddy?
Was anyone else kind of dissapointed by the weakness of the ’Who’s your daddy chant’? I felt they really should have serenaded him when he was pulled in the 7th inning. Thats just me though
by Dennis Day on Oct 30, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they uh....
did.
DO WHAT JERRY HAIRSTON DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 30, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not paying hundreds of dollars unless you're dedicated
Or you’re a rich suit. Then you pay hundreds of dollars and sit in one of the best sections and laugh with your rich buddies when you should be CHEERING YOUR HEAD OFF.
by YankeesRock on Oct 31, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Grandstand is full of real fans
The non-suits sit in the 400 level. We make plenty of noise but are so far back the sound evaporates. Look how few balls ever reach the 300 level. I used to sit in Tier Box 625 and had foul balls fly by us in every game. Got priced out and had to move up. Look at the 100 level and the fans. It is the Mall at Yankee Stadium.
by BronxBorn LifeLong on Oct 31, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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