The Adam's Deli Conversation With Nick On The Yankee Stadium Farewell

As I was speaking to NY Mets Fan Nick in Adam's Deli, I pointed out to him that the CURRENT Yankee Stadium is NOT The Original Item and that Shea Stadium is actually OLDER than The CURRENT Yankee Stadium, known as Yankee Stadium II or, as we in Red Sox Nation, fondly refer to as "The Toilet":

The ORIGINAL One closed after the last Game, on Sunday, September 30th, 1973, when The Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers, and a whole new stadium was built on the same site, as The Yankee Stadium Site was NOT in continuous use for 86 Seasons, so my advice was not to fall for all the hype that it's the end of the Original Article. The Original Site may be finished, but it's 2 Different Stadiums on the same site. Nick is going to mention this to his Yankee Fan Friends(This should drive 'em crazy);

Shea Stadium is OLDER than the CURRENT Stadium, as Shea played host to The Mets, Jets, Yankees and Giants in 1975. I got to see all 4 Teams play in Shea Stadium in 1975. Shea Stadium played host to the Mets, Yankees and Jets in 1974;

M L B is perpetrating a whole lot of Bulls---, over Yankee Stadium II. Nick's NOT falling for that HYPE. Neither am I falling for it;

Later!

Let's Suppose The NY Yankees Don't Make It To Post-Season This Year

It Would NOT Surprise Me In The Least:

The most-hyperinflated team, in terms of salary, becomes a Flopperoo;

All we'll hear from their fans is about the 26 World Championships(The last 2 being from the use of "Vitamin B12 and Lidocaine");

Whining;

Perpetual Whining;

A-Rod, Jeter, and Company not in "The Big Dance";

Some Good comes from this, as Tim Mc Carver might not be as annoying;

You won't see the Usual Celebrities in attendance in Yankee Stadium II(IV?);

Yankee Stadium II, baseball-wise, may go out as quietly as Stadium I did;

AND, the Ironic Thing, is that it'll go out, via the NHL ON NBC;

Later!

Our Roman Coliseum?

"The House That Costanza Worked In", which is Yankee Stadium II(Or Is it IV), is being compared with The Roman Coliseum?

In 1972, I was in that place in Rome, and it's Historic, and Shameful, as it was a Symbol Of Decadent, Pagan Rome, where there were Gladiator Bouts and the Systemic Murders of The Early Christians. To my knowledge, no Pope ever Offered Mass there. No Gladiator All Star Games were held there. The Voices of Michael Kay and Howard Cosell, were never heard there, during a Broadcast. I wonder how ancient Romans, would've put up with Babunius Cavelius(Tim Mc Carver):

The Closest thing to the Ancient Roman Coliseum Spectators would be The Current Right Field Bleacher Inhabitants, called the "Bleacher Creatures", who greeted Jonathan Papelbon, spewing "Over-Rated" and "A--hole". FOX actually picked up real sounds of the crowd. Unfortunately, the sound equipment was in the Bleachers. Some guy bangs on a Cheese Grater, and there's a chant of "Ho" going up. Because this was the All Star Game, some Creatures wore Tuxedos, with Yankee Caps. The word "Combibo" is Latin for "Suck", a word The Creatures used frequently at The All Star Game;

Thank Goodness The Bleacher Creatures were NOWHERE near Yankee Stadium, when Pope Benedict XVI, was Offering Mass, on April 20th. It would be as bad as a Gladiator Contest. A-Rod, The Ultimate "Glad-Me-Ator" would've tried to show His Holiness Up, by Canoodling with Magda(Madonna);

Later!