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April 16, 2008

Span: What Price Shorter Bathroom Lines?

Emma Span ponders the old and new Yankee Stadium via the New York Press:

After spending more than two hours huddled in a jam-packed, dank and filthy bleacher concourse, with miles of bathroom lines and rusty water (God, I hope it was water) dripping onto the crowd, the idea of a new and improved Yankee Stadium does seem slightly more appealing.

It’s just too bad nobody I know will be able to afford to see it from the inside.

“We tried to reflect a five-star hotel and put a ballfield in the middle,” Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost told the AP earlier this year, describing features like a video conferencing room and concierge service. With comments like these, and with their “Yankees Premium” website—promoting the new stadium’s luxury suites as “An Exclusive Experience... For Those With Discerning Tastes... Who Seek The Very Best... Life Has To Offer”—the Yankees seem to be deliberately appealing to ostentatiously wealthy snobs who might or might not enjoy having a baseball game on in the background as they show off for potential clients. What price shorter bathroom lines?

You know, it's kind of interesting in that the Red Sox are playing in a ballpark that opened five days after the sinking of the Titanic (and they're making money there) whereas the Yankees are building their version of the Titanic for a new ballpark in order to make money. Yes, in both cases, the fans have to pay through the nose to get into the games. But, you don't hear too much about Fenway "deliberately appealing to ostentatiously wealthy snobs"? I wonder why that is?

Posted by Steve Lombardi at April 16, 2008 04:07 PM

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>> But, you don't hear too much about Fenway "deliberately appealing to ostentatiously wealthy snobs"? I wonder why that is? >>

Because they're all in attendance *anyway*...?

Posted by: Pete [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 16, 2008 04:53 PM