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. more ›

Once upon a time, Ray Kinsella had to turn his corn field into a baseball diamond and travel across the country in search of a reclusive author to reconnect with the memories of his upbringing and come to terms with his late father. Nowadays Yankee fans simply have enter in their credit card information and are well on their way to owning an eighty-dollar tablespoon of dirt from the old stadium in order to do the same. more ›

After paying NYC $11.5 million for the right to auction off items, the Yankees are selling off remnants of its old stadium. Yankees COO Leon Trost said at a press conference, "We're talking about making available pairs of seats, commemorative seats, seat backs, seats from the bleachers, foul poles." Heck, there's even a chunk of freeze-dried grass for $79.99 or a 4' by 80' piece of sod from between second and third bases for $6,000. more ›