La primera que vimos fue la de Obama, la asunción de Barack Obama. Es notable como podemos hacerle zoom y zoom y zoom hasta detalles inesperados. Vemos una multitud y, nunca como antes, la multitud como suma de individuos. El zoom nos deja ver cada rostro, cada gesto, a Obama con el puño cerrado, a Bush con el gesto prieto. Click to continue reading...

There have been a few stories rattling around the blogosphere lately about how the cratered economy has decimated fans' ability to pay ever-spiraling ticket prices for professional sporting events.
Yesterday the always biting Field of Schemes linked to Wright Thompson's experience in the absurd seats at Yankee Stadium, and highlighted an interesting statistic from the piece:

A recent poll discovered an unsettling trend emerging for the first time.

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For ranking methodology and other information about the series, see the original post. To read the about the No. 9-rated stadium, the Bombonera in Buenos Aires click here. To see all "soccer mecca" entries click here.
8. Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (El Monumental), Buenos Aires
Open since: 1938 (renovated 1978)
Capacity: 66,000
Tenant(s): River Plate, Argentine national team
World Cup hosts: 1978
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Take a good look at that crest ladies and gentleman. We all remember it fondly as this was the most famous name in all of football during the era of the North American Soccer League (NASL). We remember the movie about the history of the New York Cosmos and how popular they were once famed Brazilian International Striker Pele came to these shores and created a major buzz over in Downing Stadium at Randalls Island (Which was torn down and rebuilt as Icahn Stadium), Hofstra University, the first Yankee Stadium and finally calling Giants Stadium home at the Meadowlands in the late 70's thru the mid 80's.

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First off, from ChristopherCornblog, here's something you've gotta see!

In soccer news, Daniela was named WPS Player of the Week after her 2-goal performance against the Freedom. Sadly, I am guessing that she is lost to the Athletica for the rest of the season after what looked like a bad leg injury.

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Who can compete with this?

"Don Garber discussing Yankee attendance must be a joke. We draw more people in a year than his entire league does in a year. If he ever gets Major League Soccer into the same time zone as the Yankees, we might take him seriously. Hey Don, worry about Beckham, not the Yankees.

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Yes, those Yankees, or at least their president Randy Levine. As part of his comments at the Associated Press Editors Conference, Major League Soccer commissioner referred to empty front row seats at Yankee Stadium as "incomprehensible." Levine responded. "Don Garber discussing Yankee attendance must be a joke," the Associated Press quoted Levine as saying. Click to continue reading...

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Well, well, well.
It seems that the New York Yankees, as represented by their chubby, pasty-faced President, Randy Levine, have a pretty thin skin and don't allow outsiders to make germane observations about their operations, even when said observations are patently obvious to anyone with functional eyes. Click to continue reading...

Ooops, the Commish sticks his foot in his mouth:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mention those empty seats at Yankee Stadium at your own risk.

Don Garber did.

A day after the Major League Soccer commissioner raised the subject, New York Yankees president Randy Levine blasted back.

"Don Garber discussing Yankee attendance must be a joke," Levine said Friday.

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It is not often that MLS Commissioner Don Garber seldom pisses off people in other sports. But yesterday he did.
Courtesy of ESPN:

NEW YORK -- Mention those empty seats at Yankee Stadium at your own risk.
Don Garber did.
A day after the Major League Soccer commissioner raised the subject, New York Yankees president Randy Levine blasted back.

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Wow ... talk about blowing a statement out of proportion.
Yesterday, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber told the Associated Press Sports Editors that he'd noticed many unfilled seats at New York's two new baseball stadiums. The New York Yankees' premium seats were more than half-empty for the five games following their home opener. Click to continue reading...

Amazing!  Unbelievable!  That's the Red Sox in October.  Coming back from a 7-0 deficit the Red Sox mounted a comeback for the ages and nipped the Rays in the 9th, 8-7.  Hang on to your hats, folks, and tune in on Sunday night.  It ain't over ... and a Sox-Phillies Series may still be in [...] Click to continue reading...

Look at the happy couple. Cheryl said the wedding is back on and she has forgiven Ashley for his sins.
Not only that, she's gonna let him party and hang with the boys without bother.
Sounds fishy to me.

• Remembering soccer at Yankee Stadium. [Goal!]
  
• Kahn snubs return from retirement.

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The more I watch ESPN, the more I'm bound to roll over laughing uncontrollably at the sensational headlines it features on its nightly Sportscenter shows. I understand, though hardly agree with, the media's insatiable hunger for hyperbole. But now, it's become painfully obvious that the newtork is desparate for ratings. Click to continue reading...

Here's a great article from the New York Times on the history of soccer games that were played at Yankee Stadium during the years, including a classic one between Santos and Benfica in 1968, which features 2 of the all-time greats in Pele and Eusebio. I did some digging and found some footage of a game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspurs from 1952. Click to continue reading...

Desconozco mucho de temas legales, pero más de una vez hemos oído que muchas resoluciones de un juez pueden apoyarse en un caso anterior de características similares. El cierre del histórico Yankee Stadium enfrenta a dos puntos de vista: el romanticismo deportivo y al negocio actual del deporte. Es bien importante que señalemos que la mercadotecnia, la [. Click to continue reading...

I'm going to start this post with a quote from one of my favorite songs - Don Henley's "Boys of Summer."
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach*
(*I admit that the first time I heard this song was the Ataris version of it, which came out in 2003. Click to continue reading...

(taken on my last trip to Yankee Stadium, April 27, 2005)

I haven't been following baseball too much this year. I didn't expect the Yankees to do anything this year, and that's exactly what I got from them. But the final game at the Stadium just ended and I'm getting a lump in my throat and recalling a lot of memories.

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