05-15-2009, 05:58 AM
Or will everything work out?
"For more than 80 years, Yankee Stadium was the most revered sports venue on the planet. The new Yankee Stadium's fate is yet to be determined.
Since it opened in April, scads of empty seats in prime locations have compelled the team to cut prices. Tickets to a recent Boston Red Sox game, usually a hot item, were selling for $8 on StubHub, the online reseller. Home runs are flying out of the place at an alarming rate (the park's average of 3.62 per game led the majors before Thursday night). The Yankees absorbed a 10-2 loss in the park's first regular-season game and allowed a stunning 22 runs in its third.
As the Yankees return Friday for their third homestand at the new "Taj Mahal," as outfielder Nick Swisher calls the park, here's a sobering thought for the franchise and its fans: What if this $1.5 billion ballpark doesn't help the team? Is it possible that this magnificent facility could fail?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234030890821201.html
"For more than 80 years, Yankee Stadium was the most revered sports venue on the planet. The new Yankee Stadium's fate is yet to be determined.
Since it opened in April, scads of empty seats in prime locations have compelled the team to cut prices. Tickets to a recent Boston Red Sox game, usually a hot item, were selling for $8 on StubHub, the online reseller. Home runs are flying out of the place at an alarming rate (the park's average of 3.62 per game led the majors before Thursday night). The Yankees absorbed a 10-2 loss in the park's first regular-season game and allowed a stunning 22 runs in its third.
As the Yankees return Friday for their third homestand at the new "Taj Mahal," as outfielder Nick Swisher calls the park, here's a sobering thought for the franchise and its fans: What if this $1.5 billion ballpark doesn't help the team? Is it possible that this magnificent facility could fail?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234030890821201.html
