Steve & I got up around 7am and headed up the subway to Yankee Stadium. Since there are no advanced tickets for Yankee Stadium tours, you have to stand in line. We arrived at 8am and they sell 40 tickets around 9am. Our chances looked "slim to none". But, we stayed in line anyway. Somehow, we got tickets to the 12 noon tour...yea!
Back to the room to pick up Gentry and then ride the subway back to Yankee Stadium.
We arrived at 11:30am and they started 9 minutes later - WOW! They actually had 3-4 tours in each time slot.
On the tour, we visited Monument Park where you see monuments to the greatest Yankees, as well as all the numbers retired by the Yankees.
Next, we walked around the field to the dugout, pretty cool being down on the field where great plays are made. Did you know the seats in the dugout are heated?
Next, we walked up to the press boxes and sat where the print media sits. What a great view they have.
Our guide shared lots of intersting history about the team and the ball park. I felt like I was in a baseball history lesson. All in all the tour was much better than the Fenway Park tour. They are even smarter with marketing because you conclude your tour by walking though the Team Store. |
