Exploring the old Yankee Stadium in 1996
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2016
- This was the only time I brought my video camera to the old Yankee Stadium. I didn't snag many baseballs, but had fun wandering around, catching up with familiar faces, and seeing Darryl Strawberry have an epic day at the plate.
When editing this video (20 years after the fact), I added some commentary to help guide you through my tour of this magical building.
Thanks for watching! 
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I miss 90s sports. Those were the days. Athletes were making money but the whole experience wasn't 100% corporate yet. Real people and real fans were in the stands and things were reasonably priced. It'll never be like that again.
The 1970's were the best
it was definetely 10000% coproate then rofl, don't let your nostalgia hit u 2 hard old man
@@xiunitv4513 at least back then a working class family could afford to go to a game a few times a year. Nowadays that’s almost impossible.
Everything was better in the 90s... this world sucks right now. Thanks Liberals..
This is a little dramatic. Obv their are still real people and real fans today. Sports were most likely always rigged but you didn’t realize
Dingy, gloomy, old cracked walls, Frank Sinatra, bob sheppards eerie voice, spirits of yankee legends roaming the stadium. Truly was a magical place
Mc Shibby It’s the old places that really do echo the ghosts of the old guard.Mantle,Maris,Dimaggio,Ruth Gehrig,Ford,Jackson,Martin,Larsen, Wells,Jeter,Rivera and Posada.I’ve been a lifelong Red Sox fan but I’ve always had a soft spot for the Yankees because of all the history that they have.27 rings don’t come easy and to have the run of dominance they had from the 20’s to the early 2000’s is incredible.If your a sports fan it’s hard NOT to appreciate the Yankees.
It should never been torn down
Amen, Shibby.
Well, I Still Think The New One Is Better.
Edit: Probably Because They Increased Capacity But Yankee Legends? Kinda Like Shea Stadium. 2008, One More Time Then BAM! Closed Then Demolished.
monuments in play in deep center firld. I got to see the M and M boys of summer. Maris and Mantle. I am blessed. Saw the raj and the Mick go back to back twice.
Been to the new stadium like 5x and I don’t think I’ll ever go again. Went to the old stadium over 200x. Playoffs, World Series etc. The new stadium is just any other stadium. The old one was a 2nd home to me as a kid.
Whatever... your generation will die and the new stadium will be the new king of stadiums
The remodel of Fenway proves that they could have addressed all the issues (narrow walkways, bathrooms, concessions). The Yanks blew it and now the affordability and charm is gone.
^This^
they couldn’t fix the clubhouse being 100 feet away from the dugout tho 😂
bullcrap fenway is a dump
@@xLaCexRobx wrigley was able to fix that problem
100 percent accurate. No soul in the New Stadium. Every visit to NYC used to involve a trip to the Bronx. Have absolutely zero interest in going to the New Stadium after going a couple times. So lame.
This made me want to cry. My dad would take me all the time back in the 90s. He passed away in 2018.
Anyway, there was nothing like the old stadium. Walking through the gates at dusk to be welcomed by Eddie Layton’s organ music, to Bob Sheppard, to knowing the Yankees were probably going to win.
Also with chasing HR balls in the upper deck, what viewers might not realize is how steep the angle was and how dangerous that actually was. Once I saw two grown men both fighting over the ball, and then they both fell and started rolling down a few rows like an avalanche.
My uncle once in the 80s was at a game in the upper deck with some friends. Some fat guy broke a seat and when he left my uncle wanted it. So he went to pull it out and as he did he went tumbling down like 5 rows of the upper deck. After that he was determined to get that seat and he did! He put under the shirt of his friend on his back and he wrapped his arm around him to act like a gay couple and hold the seat in his friends shirt. And they walked out of the stadium with the seat!
The '90s were a great decade.
BB42 I miss them dearly
The Angry Italian yea I missed as well the 2000s kinda sucks
Francisco Leon *2010’s. The 2000’s were great. Not to mention 2000-2004 were basically the 90’s still.
Your Spring Break Regret I feel 2001 ended the 90s
it ended on a Tuesday in 2001
There will never be another ballpark like The Stadium. But, it's time had passed. On my first visit as a 9 year-old in '66, we noticed how old it looked. It was eventually refurbished, but you can only put so much makeup on before realizing that, It's time to move on. But the memories. Jeez!
Can't understand how you say the stadium looked old in the 1960's, compared to British stadiums, it still looks modern now.
@@paulburns1333 If you never saw the stadium during it's rundown condition, I can't help you. Maybe ypur idea of modern is different from ours.
Joe girardi was catching that game lol
The old Yankeee stadium has so much history and details to it.
I miss the OLD old Yankee Stadium.
1973.
The new one is better
Keyshawn Scott 12 yea it’s so much better paying hundreds of dollars to just go enjoy a game with your family. miss the old stadium with all my heart
My dad's yankee stadium.
This is history here, Zack! What an interesting time to be a baseball fan and a New Yorker. The world was a less cynical, scared place.
Dude this is amazing, very rare to have raw footage like this, Thanks for the upload
Dude! You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
I did not anticipate watching the whole video, but dang that was a fun trip!
Zach, this was an absolute joy to see! I loved the culture of the old stadium. There was nothing like it. And to see Orca!! That was amazing!! I was hoping to see Freddy Sez!!!
This is the type of video people will watch years and years from now in amazement. Glad I stumbled across it.
Amazing footage. I wish I had kept up with my old vhs tapes from nights on the town when I was 18.
I remember watching playoff games at Yankee Stadium in the late 90’s, early 00’s and hearing the roar of the crowd from the first pitch to the last. The new stadium feels and sounds so soulless.
That brought back some memories...Thank you
I'm from South Carolina, but got to go to the old stadium a few times. I'm so glad I did.
I went to Yankee Stadium on a family trip in June 1996. We went to Yankee Stadium then a few days later after doing Statue of Liberty, Empire States Building, yada yada. Then went to Baseball HOF in Cooperstown then on the drive back to St. Louis stopped in Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland then Pro Football HOF in Canton. Best trip ever.
As a new yorker that was the most beautiful video that I have ever seen on RUclips
This made me smile - thank you!!!
Wow! great night for strawberry 🍓 ... I miss the old stadium.
Something about the electricity and excitement of the old Yankee Stadium
That feeling at 2:55 when you'd walk out and see the field. 🤩
Wow I was at that game!!! Miss that place like crazy
Darryl’s 3-HR game, I was in the upper deck behind home plate. Amazing that a video like this exists, thanks for the memories!
jklecko73 me too brotha, I was in the right field bleachers
nice vid...lived in north Bronx, went to the original YS a few times but this was my home...probably went 150 times between 76 and 95 when I left NY...but this vid is a treat...
One of the greatest videos on RUclips. Thank you.
Watching this on august 6 2021, exactly 25 years after
Thanks for bringing the old Yankee Stadium to life. I do remember my first Yankee game June 2nd 1998. A seventh grader.
LoL what the hell? That was my first game too
nice
That was a Yankees 6-3 win over the White Sox
I went to so many games at the "old" Yankee Stadium, including the Maier game, and miss it a lot. 1996 was such a magical year, especially having grown up watching the 1980s teams. I've been to the new stadium twice and I have to say that as sad as it was to see the old place torn down, the pain and shock of the move was eased partly by just how much the new one looks like the old one, at least from the seats. The amenities and the space are really nice but they don't make up for the fact that when you look at right field in the new stadium, you're no longer looking at the spot where Babe Ruth stood; when you look at center field, you're no longer seeing the spot where Mantle and DiMaggio played.
This was by far the best video you ever made! The nostalgia I got from this was so unreal! Thank you zack for documenting your whole life brother!
I've only been to three MLB games (live in England) but my first was a Yankees vs Mets game here in 2006. My Uncle got us tickets from a tout a few days before and he paid alot for them considering it was for the upper deck but I'll never forget that day, was a sell out, people everywhere saw like 3 fights one was a chick fight, saw a few home runs but got alot of nostalgia for the place watching this video. My second game was at Shea so I feel very lucky to have witnessed both stadiums.
Omg Zack I was there that day , I almost caught Robin Ventura’s home run in the right field bleachers , and straw almost hit a forth home run in his last ab.. wow I can’t believe I stumbled on this video and I so happened to have been there .
Yeah. I was there too. Omg... that's now 3 of us! How random
@@gospelslang9027 awesome 💪🏽💪🏽
2:32 Back then, the Yankees had pretty much only one sellout per regular season, Opening Day.
Nice video! what a classic stadium! Thanks for sharing!
Went there as an 8 year old, in 1962. Mickey stood there, right in front of me, for me only, larger than life. On the fled with him were Pepitone, Boyer, Kubeck, Maris, Richardson, Howard, Tresh, and Whitey on the mound. They played Hondo and the Senators that day...
Wow. You met a man people could only dream of watching live! Congrats.
I was 8 when I went to my first baseball game ever at old Yankees stadium in 2008. At first I thought it was just a regular baseball stadium that wasn’t that special. But now looking back I wish I cherished the moment more because of how special this place was.
The Old Yankee stadium always seemed so steep ! Anyone else feel the same?
Big time steep and slightly terrifying. I was at a game in the upper deck in left field when David Justice hit a homerun to beat the Red Sox. People were going wild and the whole freaking upper deck was rocking back and forth.
@@dtc8249 Lol definitely. Part of what made it so fucking memorable.
The stadium design was made to keep the seats closer to the field, unlike the current stadium. If you wanted the fans in the upper deck to still have a reasonably full view of the field, you needed to make the upper decks steeper. Even as it was, there were seats that didn't have full visibility of the field.
O'Neil was my favorite yankee at the time when he played. So much grit and determination. Was traded from the Reds because they said he couldn't hit lefty's, gets traded to the Yanks and proves them dead wrong. He was such a big part of the dynasty.. #21thewarrior
I watched the Daryl three home run game in Cancun in the All Star Cafe. Great memories. Thanks
Great Video.. my grandfather die hard fan passed away in Jan 96 so he never got to see Jeter and the Yankees start to win World Series again other than back in his days… I miss the old stadium … uncle season ticket holder sec 13-15 first base !!!! I grew up watching Mattingly even though my fave was Pagliarulo #13 … good times great memories !!!!!
Still can't believe it's gone.
Awesome video. I was exactly 10 months old to the day when this was filmed. I went to the old stadium only a few times in my life, but this brought back so many memories.
Even as a Mets fan I used to love the old Yankee Stadium. The new one will never hold as much juice as this place. When you went you know you were going to see a baseball game. Now Im not sure if Im going to a baseball game or a board meeting.
Two things you shouldn't see at a ballpark, collared shirts and people eating shrimp and steak.
It would have been great if someone did this with the original ballpark in 1973.
I agree. Too many people refer to the renovated stadium of the 70s as “old Yankee Stadium.“ The renovated stadium of the 70s was strikingly similar to the current stadium. The original stadium was the one with character.
Seeing this video brings out so many emotions.. happiness, sadness, so many memories with my old man. We had season tix from 1992 to 2008 (well until 2010, didnt want the new seats at new stadium, since they totally screwed us).. sitting in section M15 row 1 seats 1 thru 4.. yes it was crowded, but it was ours. I remember Orca, and Freddy with his Tin Pot! Eddie Layton on the organ.. Hearing Bob Sheppards voice gives me the chills
The Straw had one of the sweetest swings aside from Jr Griffey
Thank you for sharing! And from the same year I fell in love with the team. The upper deck is just as steep as I remember
Wow 8:20 narration is amazing/nostalgic. You are the most interesting man in the world.
There were other ways to improve the stadium and still keep the old stadium - the move had to do with increasing profits - not consideration of the fans.
No, they couldn't have
@@stevep8445 yet they could at Fenway?
@@derpyoctopus4217 Exactly. Fenway and Wrigley still stand today but the Yankees organization couldn't figure it out lol. BULLSHIT - They're fucking greedy
I miss this stadium so much I practically grew up there
I feel your pain.
good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to yankee stadium
Thanks for the memories 👍👍👍
Darylll, Daryll, Daryll!
Really good narration. Never boring and great insight into what it was like watching a game there
I miss the old Yankee stadium good memories going with my dad and bother every summer eating hot dogs and penunts
I went once in 2005 or 2006. Randy Johnson was pitching for NY. In the middle of the game I was walking around and came out of the tunnel behind home plate and a foul ball came whizzing by me. Yankee Stadium was a cool place.
Great video! So many memories of the old Stadium including attending many of the greatest playoff games in the 90s (incl. Game 6 in 96') and 00's (incl. WS Game 4 in 01' and ALCS Game 7 in '03). Amazing energy! I will go against many of the commenters below and agree with you Zack that I understand why management opted for a new stadium. People tend to forget how dingy, crowded...the old stadium was. I remember attending a game as a 14 year old and completely losing my Dad in the crowd, it was an unsettling feeling - especially with no cell phones! Also, the food/dinner options were so so limited, basically hot dogs (often with no condiments) or bust. The newer one is laid out far better (i.e. sight lines to the game from the concourse without even having to walk to your seat) with so many nice food options and I've come to really enjoy attending games in it. I get the nostalgia of course and do wish they didn't have to tear the old one down but that's not how things work. Anyway thanks for bringing me back to simpler times!
You sir are a true baseball fan.
I totally saw this game on the tube, man. Great up-load!
Awesome video. Went to my first game at the Stadium not long after this video's genesis. I can definitely attest to the narrow concourses which moving around during and after games wasn't simple. Been there for the playoffs too. The lines were long for concessions but man, oh man do I miss the old yard. Best place I ever saw a game.
Great video! I'm sure people will be watching it in 50 years to see what baseball was like in the late 20th Century.
Nice job Zack....great memories for all of us who grew up going to the Stadium...
Great video!! Miss the old Yankee Stadium..
AWESOME VIDEO THANKS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
I spend my entire childhood there. I was born in 73, so going to games when I was young was pretty easy, because they didn't win many games. We had a crappy team in the '80s, but that was okay by us, because it was easier and cheaper to get in the game everyday. Video is cool, brought back a lot of memories. You should have had less commentary though. Not that you suck or anything, but I think people would rather get lost in the moment it was being taped, rather than your updated take on it. Just seems more authentic when you're in the moment.
I miss that stadium more than anything in my life
At least they preserved the site with Heritage Field which is a lovely place.
The old stadium ran its course
@@RB01.10 it’s a lazy rebuild of a field, very little planning went into that
@@johnnypremium8052 At least kids and others can play on the field(s).
They could’ve just made the site into additional parking like the Shea Stadium site but they didn’t
Great video Zack! Glad I got to see your tour of the old Yankee Stadium! Love watching your videos, it's like being there myself because you make them so personal and with feeling. Greetings from Denmark! :-)
Thanks so much. Nice to know people are enjoying these vids from so far away.
oh boy, I was born exactly 4 days after this game, 10th august 1996!
I was 1 year and 18 days old lol
This video was filmed 4 days before I was born. Wow! During the 2008 season, I got to be one of the kids who was in the outfield for the Home Run Derby on that field. Miss the old stadium.
2 days before I was born. Cheers to 26 🍻
The good ole days- I was ten years old.
awesome footage! thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Wow this is incredible! So many great memories at this park. There was nothing like walking out of the gray, dingy tunnels to see the field in front of you. It was like entering Oz. I went to so many games back then and that never got old. And all the ghosts.....
Ghosts?!
AWESOME video, so special you have these videos and the 3 homers from a legend.
Thanks! Very special indeed.
Nice Video. My season Tickets were in Box 277 on the 1B line field level from 1994-2008. I may have been at that game LOL
Ah, the good old days of VHS tape recording. Where you had a TRACKING control, and if you didn't USE IT, you got annoying white lines at either the top or bottom of the video. >_
Wish i was older and actually remembered the old stadium. Went to a few games but i was only a baby. 4 years old when it closed. Also wish i could have enjoyed a pre 9/11 crowd like this. Must have been good times. Despite everything about the old stadium though, i do love the new stadium. Lets go Yankees
wow I was at this game in the upper deck 1st base side . Miss the days when I was 10min away on the 4 train
This video is absolute gold!
This was awesome! thank you for sharing
My college roommate and I drove from the Chicago suburbs in 08 to see the last year of the Stadium for a May series against Cleveland. We saw Mussina and Pettitte for the Yanks and Cliff Lee for the Indians. We sat in the outfield for the first two and our first reaction was how tight and dark it was under the bleachers even for an old stadium. Fenway has a lot of room under the outfield and Wrigley was bigger (even pre renovation) too. Cheers from a fellow baseball dork, almost the best time of year again. Have a great season.
That was such a sweet walk through the yankee stadium I really remember. Thanks for that. Same year I saw Golden throw his no hitter from behind home. Wish I had video of that!
This is a time machine
Good Times!!! Thanks for this upload.
Thank you for bringing back memories
awesome! I wanted to see exactly what you showed me, including the outside of the stadium, the bat, corridors , escalator and most importantly, the walk from the corridor out through the tunnel to Section 1. that's where my seats were
very nostalgic. thanks for posting...
What an awesome video, I went to old Yankee stadium a lot as a kid. Only been to the new one once bc I live out of state now. But I am not boycotting the stadium like others lol...I am as big a yankee fan as any and realize as time goes on, you can only do so much to an old stadium. At some point you need to build a new one. The new stadium has some amazing amenities in it and if the Yanks didnt build a new one, fans would be complaining about that. People that complain about the new stadium still wish you could go see a show in a booth on 42nd street. Times change..Yankees realized it was time and I could love the old stadium while appreciate the new one for what it is.
Unless the building was literally crumbling due to some disaster, then it would've still been fine like with Fenway and and could've had amenities added. New one was really built to milk more money from casual rich fans. But whatever; I'd rather see a few more world series more than anything.
omg @ 1:47 I remember as a little kid watching that guy on the jumbotron..... I use to get a laugh watching that guy..... thanks for the memories
Thanks for posting the video.
Watching this brought back so many memories
thank you for showing us this , i wasn’t fortunate enough to go to games and if i did i didn’t remember the old yankee stadium i can only remember shea stadium across town i wish i was able to have the same experience u all did here
It's cool you actually thought to record this all these years ago. And we get to enjoy them now.
I wish I had recorded more.
Wow , amazing video , great memories
another great one thank you for taking the time..
My pleasure. Thanks for watching it.
Lol I wasn’t even born until august 31st and he was still doing the damn thing. Respect to yo craziness
Very cool video thanks!
RUclips is literally a time machine. So cool.
Great video. Just great. What was probably an afterthought at the time is now priceless. 1996: Good times.
wow this is exceptional,great insight on the stadium and game..lucky catch though filming Strawberry getting 3 dingers and i thought possibly even a fourth for a brief second *great stuff*