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My visit to Yankees stadium on sept. 11th

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Here is what I posted on the Yankees's board today:

Hope you enjoy:

 

Jays fan here.

 

I was in attendance for the 11-5 Jays's win on sept. 11th in gorgeous NYC.

First observation, on a beautiful friday night, in a close pennant race, half the seats were empty when the game started between the 2 top teams in the AL east.

By the 3rd inning, one could say 3 seats out of 4 would have found takers. How many of those were occupied by us Jays's fans? 15%? 25% more? Hard to say at this point.

 

Very dissapointing in a presume baseball town, a beautiful friday night with perfect weather, with the home team only 1.5 game back.

 

Second though: very silent home crowd. Only showed support for home team when

something ALREADY happened like a run scored, a hit...No support at all for the home team. I was surronded by Yankees "fans" until the 7th and I would have though I was alone with my wife in our section (Grandstand right behind home plate).

 

Speaking of the 7th, Yankees's fans deserted the premises like a fire alert was on.

If you threw the towel on the pennant (way to early to do so), at least don't you like baseball enough to hang around? Yankees fans who attend home games are like Canadiens's fans in Montréal, they leave early if the home team is on the way to loose.

 

No apparent love for the game, only winning counts.

 

Last observation, I can certainly say that, beginning with the top half of the 8th, at least 60% of the remaining spectator on hand were Jays fans. We were so dominant that when we began chanting "Let's go Blue Jays", there was not enough Yankees fans left to try to counter.

 

Bottom line, maybe the Yankees players deserves at shot at the post season, but, from what I could see, the average Yankees fan do not. You are, as a whole, only interested in winning, baseball is an afterthough for you.

 

Case in point, look at your own forum right now, all the top topics aren't about baseball.

 

Boy, you deserve no post-season.

HERPDERP Vancouver Canadians

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one of the major papers also did a piece on this. Apparently due to the departure of Jeter, this is a team that is hard to cheer for since it doesn't have that one true superstar, and no one really expected them to compete this year.

 

Not to mention that there is an even better story in town in regards to the Mets.

burlingtonbandit New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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I don't think Jays fans have the right to criticize Yankees fans for attendance. Earlier this year when the Yankees came to town there were under 20K paid attendance. And this was a still a Jays team with a number of superstars including Josh Donaldson and Russel Martin who were just acquired.

 

Now that the Jays are drawing big crowds all these bandwagon fans are quick to point out how loud the dome is.

Masterbather FCL Blue Jays

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Yankees fans are no better or worse than Jays fans. If situations were reversed we'd see the same situation reversed.

 

There is nothing more annoying than bandwaggoners getting on some sort of high horse about attendance and kicking the Yankees' fans while they are down.

 

-1 for the lousy post of the OP.

-1000 for making me defend Yankees fans.

reedjohnsonfan Dunedin Blue Jays

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Yankees fans are no better or worse than Jays fans. If situations were reversed we'd see the same situation reversed.

 

There is nothing more annoying than bandwaggoners getting on some sort of high horse about attendance and kicking the Yankees' fans while they are down.

 

-1 for the lousy post of the OP.

-1000 for making me defend Yankees fans.

 

Disagree, the Yankees have much more knowledgeable fans on average. People can actually talk ball down there.

Krylian MVP

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Disagree, the Yankees have much more knowledgeable fans on average. People can actually talk ball down there.

 

Agree.

 

When I start talking to most Blue Jays fans, it take me no time to realize that they make me want to vomit on their shoes.

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Yankees fans are no better or worse than Jays fans. If situations were reversed we'd see the same situation reversed.

 

There is nothing more annoying than bandwaggoners getting on some sort of high horse about attendance and kicking the Yankees' fans while they are down.

 

-1 for the lousy post of the OP.

-1000 for making me defend Yankees fans.

 

Couldn't have said it better. Also another -10 for making all other Jays fans look bad. Toronto fans care about the game of baseball a LOT less than Yankees fans, in general. What we are seeing now are a bunch of people who mostly don't know anyone past Bautista, Donaldson and Price who are trying to stick with a team that might end years of hilarious futility in Toronto sports. As soon as they start losing, all those fans are gone.

Stangstag Toronto Blue Jays

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I'm almost certain that the Yankees org lies about their ticket sales and attendence. I was at a game about 2 years ago and the stadium was literally half full. That was in May I believe, vs the Orioles.

 

Additionally, alot of times on TV it looks like they have thousands of empty seats. The series against the Jays this weekend was a joke for attendence.

art_vandelay275 College Ball

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I for one am not bothered by bandwagon fans. To me the depth of the joy (and the accompanying agony) is no way comparable. Being a Jays (and Leafs fan I might add) throughout my whole childhood and adult life, the joy I am going to feel when they finally win, whether it'd be this year or later cannot be compared to a bandwagon fan. Living in LA where so much is about image and being seen at the right place with the right people, celebrating a team victory is a lot of times just an excuse to have a party. For a long-suffering fan (I don't want to use the word "true" as IMO it's too judgmental), I think I will celebrate more with tears than anything

 

I remember reading one article when the Red Sox finally broke the curse in '04, there was a man who along with his sons took a pennant and placed it at his Dad's grave. His words were "We finally did it Dad". Even though I hate the Sox, to me that is the epitome of a long-suffering fan. BTW this is what I've told my kids to do in case the Jays and Leafs don't win in my lifetime :)

Masterbather FCL Blue Jays

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Disagree, the Yankees have much more knowledgeable fans on average. People can actually talk ball down there.

 

I find Toronto baseball fans (actual baseball fans, that is) to be more into current metrics than American Yankees fans I've interacted with, they have more old school philosophies.

 

Regardless, I was speaking to attendance, which is what this thread is about, and I believe they react much the same way as Jays fans or most any other fans given similar situations.

GD MVP

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^Everyone has to start from 1 post...

 

Yes, just like you did, and now you're on account 38 and still going. Boy, they grow up so fast, don't they LTR

Krylian MVP

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I really don't feel that this was necessary to post on the Yankees message board. Please just leave them be.

 

Seriously. Why be a troll.

thatoneguy FCL Blue Jays

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You forgot the part where you note how amazing Yankee Stadium is....phenomenal place.

 

Old stadium was much more of an experience than the new one is.

 

Also to the OP, go f*** yourself.

Brownie19 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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Old stadium was much more of an experience than the new one is.

 

Also to the OP, go f*** yourself.

 

Care to elaborate? Simply bc its old, historic and was the home Ruth built?

JFD FCL Blue Jays

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Yankee fans are spoiled from all the success. getting into the post season isn't good enough. they must be the best, always.

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