I have to ignore the food for this discussion because that's always changeable. In terms of the architecture, I kind of prefer the minimalist design at Yankee Stadium. Maybe I just have an exposed concrete style personality.
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I have to ignore the food for this discussion because that's always changeable. In terms of the architecture, I kind of prefer the minimalist design at Yankee Stadium. Maybe I just have an exposed concrete style personality.
You may want to stick with your day job and leave the analysis of the aesthetics of architecture to the experts.
I mean, I’m not sure if you even know what post-modern is, but go ahead and be flippant. Yankee Stadium is a bad cross between neo-classical and brutalist architecture.
Having some experience in this area: Citi field is basically the definition of post modern architecture.
Going to a game at yankee stadium is like taking a commercial flight. If you’re in first class then it’s amazing and unparalleled. If you’re not in the front of the nose then you’re crammed in with everyone else. It’s a tolerable but ultimately sub par experience for the peasantry.
That was a good attendance.
I still think NYC can support 2 MLS teams. That's why i'd eventually like to see NYCFC in the Bronx and another team in Queens near citi field. Also someone buys out the Red Bulls and changes the team to New Jersey Football Club.
I still think NYC can support 2 MLS teams. That's why i'd eventually like to see NYCFC in the Bronx and another team in Queens near citi field. Also someone buys out the Red Bulls and changes the team to New Jersey Football Club.
Reposting these from the game thread.
I was in 109, Row 12 as well. Agree the view was flat, and I couldn’t see the near corner - pretty much anything outside the penalty area was blocked. Found myself watching the big screen wat too much. Didn’t like these seats, although I think there are better ones to be had.
The food options looked outdtanding in the outfield, but meh behind our section, and the lines were long, and they ran out of things. Also couldn’t find a place to get a good quality brew on tap. Architecture of Citi Field is better, but both have their weaknesses.
Should have tried farther over by Blue Smoke for beer, but it was half time, and I had 2 other stops to make.
Which reminds me of my biggest complaint. The bathroom lines. Good God Miss Agnes’ housecat they were long. We had two women’s rooms behind us and one men’s, and one had no lines and the other had lines the length of the concourse. I am all for providing additional space for women and evening out the lines, but this was like some female architect decided to get revenge for a century of bad treatment.
Views from 109, Row 12
I was in 109, Row 12 as well. Agree the view was flat, and I couldn’t see the near corner - pretty much anything outside the penalty area was blocked. Found myself watching the big screen wat too much. Didn’t like these seats, although I think there are better ones to be had.
The food options looked outdtanding in the outfield, but meh behind our section, and the lines were long, and they ran out of things. Also couldn’t find a place to get a good quality brew on tap. Architecture of Citi Field is better, but both have their weaknesses.
Should have tried farther over by Blue Smoke for beer, but it was half time, and I had 2 other stops to make.
Which reminds me of my biggest complaint. The bathroom lines. Good God Miss Agnes’ housecat they were long. We had two women’s rooms behind us and one men’s, and one had no lines and the other had lines the length of the concourse. I am all for providing additional space for women and evening out the lines, but this was like some female architect decided to get revenge for a century of bad treatment.
Views from 109, Row 12
Overall, I think
mgarbowski is correct. The best seats were across from me in left field. I didn’t realize they were raised up a bit or I might have given them a try. The section I was in kind of sucked.
mgarbowski is correct. The best seats were across from me in left field. I didn’t realize they were raised up a bit or I might have given them a try. The section I was in kind of sucked.
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DeGrozz said in the post-game thread, I think the left field seats had not just the better view, but the better experience overall. I think our food lines were shorter because we were close to the food plaza in centerfield, which is more left-center than right-center. So fans in LF were more likely to go there which took pressure off the concourse behind us. I also think the stands on that side hold fewer people which makes lines shorter for both food and restrooms. The restroom lines at halftime on that side were looong, but moved fast. I left my seat about a minute after the half ended. Then I managed to get a beer and go to the bathroom, and was back in my seats with 2-3 minutes clear before the second half began play.
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Bathrooms outside of section 123 area had a massive line, walked around a little further to the section behind home playe where there is no seats and the bathrooms there had zero line
Sweet picture of the back of my head!
The Left-Center Field seats looked awesome and they gave off a good amount of noise. A great height to watch a game.
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The restroom lines at halftime on that side were looong, but moved fast. I left my seat about a minute after the half ended. Then I managed to get a beer and go to the bathroom, and was back in my seats with 2-3 minutes clear before the second half began play.
It's obviously a stadium designed to accommodate fans over 18 breaks (after each half inning) and not during a halftime rush.
One factor with the crowding is that there were 20,000 people there but they were all crammed into one level. For a random baseball game there'd be the same 20,000 but they'd have four more levels of bathrooms, beer and hot dog stands, etc. I've been to Citi Field a billion times and it's often crowded but it's never anywhere near *that* bad. If it was our regular home we'd have the second level open and it would be less than half as crowded with the same or even more people in the ballpark.
Can't help you with those Shake Shack lines though. The only way to beat it is to go straight there when the gates open.
