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Ben Gibbard, Dick Manitoba & Real Fans Hate the New York Yankees Ersatz Ballpark

Calcaterra of HardballTalk reported that Rolling Stone asked some rock stars to reveal their favorite ballpark.  Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field were the winners.

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie, who sang the National Anthem before the third game of the 2010 NLCS in San Francisco, said that PNC Park in Pittsburgh is his favorite. Then he excoriated the New York Yankees new ballpark.

“It might look like the old one from the outside, but inside it's more like a gaudy, Long Island shopping mall than a ballpark.”

Handsome Dick Manitoba's comments explained Gibbard’s feelings as well as those of many Yankees’ fans.

 “Now, the original Yankee Stadium, pre-1976, even with the poles ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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