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There's now a 4,769th reason to detest the new Yankee Stadium—with a players' parking area now inside the new stadium, fans lose their big window of opportunity to chase down stars and try to get an autograph. The Times described the scene as "players now drive in and out in luxury vehicles, protected from curious eyes by tinted windows." And they must have just caught players on a day when their Pharaoh's carriages were in the shop. Between the new entry setup and the luxury seats near the dugout off-limits to the rest of the stadium (even during batting practice), fans have little chance to grab a John Hancock. One fan says, “I don’t think the players realize these kids, when they’re 60 years old, remember getting that autograph. That’s how they become season-ticket holders.” Yankee spokesman Jason Zillo said the team is working to address the situation. Until then, the team offers autographed baseballs at Yankees-Steiner Collectibles ranging from $50-$2,500.
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A kid would have to sell a lot of lemonade to buy an autographed ball at the Steiner store.
And you have to think that a few of these players actually enjoy signing autographs for the kids, and most likely would go out of their way to do it if the stadium allowed for any actual fan-player interaction.
One of my earliest baseball memories is Don Mattingly signing an autograph for me, in the area between the dugout and the backstop. Sad that nobody else will be able to experience that now. Crazy to think that it wasn't so long ago.
Baseball is supposed to be fun. It seems they are making every effort in their power to squeeze the fun out so they can make money. It's a short-sighted strategy.
it's not about the game anymore. it's about the dough. and roids.
Jason Zillo - it's not about owning the autograph, it's about getting it - knowing that you waited for it, knowing that you got to meet the guy, if only for the seconds it takes him to sign the ball, knowing that one day you're going to be able to tell your kids or your grandkids that you got to meet that legend and he signed your ball.
there's no joy in walking into a store and paying for a ball that somebody wrote their name on.
Consumerism at its best. So sad.
Stories like these appeal from a human interest point of view but they are not exactly entire accurate.... most of the people who wait for autographs are not 12 year old kids looking for a memory but collectors who pose as "dads" and turn around and flip them on ebay or sell them some other way....
It is easy to write a news story about, "Oh, what about the kids who just want to meet their favorite ballplayer!" but that is not the whole situation. It makes for a good news story and you see it a lot, but there is another side to it. Its easy to paint the Yankees as a bunch of corporate nobodies who only care about profits and not the true fans but this is a distortion. I am a Yankee fan but I certainly don't support everything they do (public funding for the stadium was an abomination, they are definitely greedy and corrupt in that regard), but really, most of the people getting autographs are not kids or fans but people looking to sell them. Just putting the other side of the story which you don't typically hear out.
Also, despite the supposed injustice of new pricing system... tickets are at an all time low. Things are unpredictable like that.
FYI all you non-haters, Jonny Damon and Nick Swisher signed for a good five mins by the right field flag pole on tuesday. Get there early
The post doesn't actually say Zillo said that.
it seems to be two unrelated sentences juxtaposed (somewhat confusingly).
but, really, we should keep a count on how many times this season someone asks Zillo about this fucking joke of a stadium and he answers with "We're looking into that..." or "We are aware of the situation and are seeking to remedy it...".