bjm676 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Guess I'll have to make it to Yankee Stadium within the next 4 years... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2085240 NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees will announce detailed plans Wednesday for a new $800 million ballpark, which would be built adjacent to the current Yankee Stadium and could be ready by the 2009 season. The team has spent years planning the new stadium, which will have a capacity of at least 50,800 -- approximately 6,000 seats fewer than the current ballpark -- but could be expanded to about 54,000. It would be constructed in Macombs Dam Park, to the north of the current stadium, and financed by the team. Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923, is the third-oldest park in use in the major leagues, younger only than Boston's Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago's Wrigley Field (1914). Yankee Stadium was renovated extensively in 1974-75, but the team has long desired a modern ballpark with more luxury suites and wider concourses. The stadium plan calls for the new ballpark to resemble the original Yankee Stadium in many of its details, and the dimensions of the playing field would be identical to the current ballpark. It would have 50 to 60 suites, up from 18 in the current stadium. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, New York Gov. George Pataki and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to attend the news conference, spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. The Yankees hope to start construction in 2006 and move into the new ballpark in 2009, a timetable that would be ambitious given the delays that frequently occur in construction in New York. Approval of the state Legislature and the City Council is necessary. The state would contribute about $70 million to increase parking from 7,000 spaces to 11,000, and the city would replace the lost parkland as part of the deal. A new commuter train station and expanded ferry terminal is also part of the plan. Just last weekend, the city and the Mets announced plans for a new $600 million ballpark next to Shea Stadium. That facility would be used for the 2012 Olympics the International Olympic Committee votes July 6 to award the event to New York. That plan was drawn up after last week's collapse of the proposal to build a retractable-roof stadium in Manhattan for the NFL's Jets and the Olympics. The Yankees and New York City's government agreed several weeks ago to a memorandum of understanding for the new Bronx ballpark. The team will pay for the stadium on its own, and the cost of paying off the bonds used to raise the money will be deducted from the Yankees' locally-generated revenue. That will lower the Yankees' revenue sharing payments to the commissioner's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 (edited) Don't know how up to date these are: Source: http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm Edited June 14, 2005 by robinventura23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Is that a retractable roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Wow! That is a cool-looking stadium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 The house that juice built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 IMO, that top pic kind of looks like soldier field. That looks like it is going to be one bad ass stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jun 14, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) The house that juice built? The House that the Boss built. Incidently...the stadium should be about the same size as Yankee stadium, but with about 6000 less seats. What will make up the revenue from those lost seats? I'm sure you guessed it; luxury boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2005 -> 05:31 PM) The House that the Boss built. Incidently...the stadium should be about the same size as Yankee stadium, but with about 6000 less seats. What will make up the revenue from those lost seats? I'm sure you guessed it; luxury boxes. Well, Billy Crystal has to have a place to sit. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 stadium cost-roughly 800 mil 2005 team roster-roughly 200 mil wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Yeah, those pics are from last year, but they've been planning it for awhile. Same with the A's. The Twins new stadium look badass. The new Mets stadium is supposed to be a replica of the new Yankee Stadium IIRC. Here's where you could view them. http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/FutureBallparks.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy2121 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I cant believe that the Yankees are paying for all of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 15, 2005 -> 06:51 PM) Yeah, those pics are from last year, but they've been planning it for awhile. Same with the A's. The Twins new stadium look badass. The new Mets stadium is supposed to be a replica of the new Yankee Stadium IIRC. Here's where you could view them. http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/FutureBallparks.htm I cant wait for the Minnesota Legislature to get its act together and pass the bill that is stalled there to allow financing for an outdoor stadium I cant believe that the Yankees are paying for all of it Yeah, I couldnt believe that either. Kudos to Steinbrenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 It should be noted, the renderings of the stadium with a retractable roof are old. It will NOT have any roof of any kind. Externally, it is an almost exact replica of what Yankee Stadium looked like back in 1923. Internally, it is the same configuration as the current stadium with a modern twist. It looks real slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 QUOTE(chimpy2121 @ Jun 15, 2005 -> 05:58 PM) I cant believe that the Yankees are paying for all of it There's a loophole in the revenue sharing agreement where the Yankees won't have to pay into that if they are financing a stadium. I'm not sure if its the full amount, but its at least a huge percentage. I guess they figure it would be better to build a new stadium than help fund the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 when are the sox going to get a new retractable system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 09:00 AM) when are the sox going to get a new retractable system? THere's a lovely tract of land in Elk Grove I wouldnt mind seeing the White Sox occupy Here is the skyview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Is Yankee Stadium a craphole? From what i hear it is, but i have never been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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