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Who Said There Was More Leg Room At The New Yankee Stadium?

We recently posted photos illustrating the much-improved leg room for the seats in the Grandstand at the New Yankee Stadium. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about these multi-year commitment, $500 per ticket seats down the first base line: Hey, at least there is plenty of padding!* *Thanks to the Baseball Fever stadium construction thread via this web album for this hilarious photo.

Talk about it in the Stadium Insider Forums! Posted by Ross at 10:25 AM Labels: less leg room at the new Yankee Stadium?, photo of crammed box seat at new Yankee Stadium, photos from inside of the new Yankee Stadium, unhappy Yankee season ticket holders with relocation process 
Those seats in that section simply hadn't been bolted in yet. The bolts on the ground are approximately 35 inches behind the legs to these seat. The seats are just resting against that concrete wall.

Thought I'd clear this up before we got another load of complaining uninformed whiners.

—Lon Trost

March 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM Ross said...

Attributing that comment to Lonn Trost really vibes with the blog's theme - well played.

As for the seats, it is fairly obvious that those will not be their permanent home, but it is a fun photo nonetheless.

March 12, 2009 at 10:57 AM forego is my witness said...

It's hysterical to me, going to some other blogs today (including LoHud's), how there are actually a few people out there who believe that's how those seats really are. Sad, innit?

March 12, 2009 at 2:44 PM 
There are a lot of dumb people out there, I can vouch for that.

March 12, 2009 at 3:13 PM 
Being an architect I can't say I'd be surprised had the seats ended up like that. I've seen some messed up things doing the punch list.

March 12, 2009 at 4:58 PM Chuck Norris said...

Told everyone not to hire this architect:


Nice picture!

March 12, 2009 at 6:37 PM 
i'm sure it will be wall to wall coverage on espn friday since its a yankee story, so rest easy. sincerely, the rest of the world.

PS - get over yourselves.

March 12, 2009 at 10:42 PM 
Obviously it's a joke, but every good joke has a kernel of truth...it wouldn't be any less fan friendly than anything else my team (still my team in spite of it all) has perpetrated in recent years.

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