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busyninja
04-11-06, 07:36 PM
I went to YS for Opening Day, but noticed something very different. As always, people were allowed to bring in their own food, provided it was in a clear bag. However, people were prohibitted from bringing in drinks, including plastic bottles. I wasn't bringing a drink with me, but why is a plastic bottle brought in more dangerous than a plastic bottle bought inside Yankee Stadium? It can't just be because of revenue, can it?
I think it may be that they're worried people would bring in plastic bottles that they filled with alcohol.
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__starr69
04-11-06, 07:44 PM
I've never had a problem getting a plastic soda bottle into the Stadium. It's always been said that plastic bottles are prohibited, though. Hopefully it's just an Opening Day thing, because I am certainly not paying $4.50 for a bottle of soda or water.
Dog Named Fred
04-11-06, 07:54 PM
I think it may be that they're worried people would bring in plastic bottles that they filled with alcohol.
If that were true, they could just restrict people to bottles that had not yet been opened. That's the rule at U.S. Cellular Field. This rule prohibiting all bottles, if enforced, is a money grab and nothing else.
scronin
04-11-06, 07:57 PM
I've never had a problem getting a plastic soda bottle into the Stadium. It's always been said that plastic bottles are prohibited, though. Hopefully it's just an Opening Day thing, because I am certainly not paying $4.50 for a bottle of soda or water.
I noticed a few of the vendor carts (run by the yankees) had something on their sign where the prices are listed saying that plastic bottles are not allowed inside the stadium, so this one might last beyond opening day. :mad:
That being said, I saw a few people walking around w/ the yankee-issued clear bags with sandwiches on top and soda bottles at the bottom, which leads me to believe that this may not be strictly enforced at all gates....
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-11-06, 08:50 PM
If that were true, they could just restrict people to bottles that had not yet been opened. That's the rule at U.S. Cellular Field. This rule prohibiting all bottles, if enforced, is a money grab and nothing else.
You seem a little confused. That would make sense, and we're talking about yankee stadium.
stephsamps
04-11-06, 09:07 PM
The other theory that we had was people could throw bottles on the field. I know at Fenway they take the tops off your bottles (at least at the yanks games). Did anyone buy a bottle inside the stadium? Did you get to keep your top on (heh).
__starr69
04-11-06, 09:23 PM
I noticed a few of the vendor carts (run by the yankees) had something on their sign where the prices are listed saying that plastic bottles are not allowed inside the stadium, so this one might last beyond opening day. :mad:
I see those signs on the vendor carts too, and they've been posted outside the Stadium entrances. Out of all the times I've walked into the Stadium with plastic bottles they have never once told me to throw out my soda. I've had it sniffed once (I was 17, and looked about 14), but never had to throw it out.
As an aside, I've also never had a problem bringing in plastic bottles into Shea Stadium or Nassau Coliseum, either.
How big were the bottles that were being rejected? Perhaps they were 1-liter or 2-liter bottles? :dunno:
Out of curiosity, what about soda from McDonald's? Were they allowed in?
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-11-06, 09:31 PM
The other theory that we had was people could throw bottles on the field. I know at Fenway they take the tops off your bottles (at least at the yanks games). Did anyone buy a bottle inside the stadium? Did you get to keep your top on (heh).
They've taken the tops in the past.
I could not believe it when the security person would not let me bring my water in. It is a sickening money grab. That is the only thing it can be. I bought a bottle of soda inside the Stadium and they did not steal the cap. I hope it is just an opening day thing. Today was not a big deal but an August afternoon when it is pushing 100 without water would be difficult.
DJeter1287
04-12-06, 12:54 AM
From what I gather, you aren't allowed to bring bottles into the stadium because, as previously stated, there is a risk that one could throw these bottles from the upper deck onto the field.
PoughVirginiaYankee
04-12-06, 03:01 AM
I remember last year you were not allowed to bring in plastic bottles over a certain size - I think it was half a liter or something. I almost got kicked out of a game for it, because it was a hot day, and I just bought this bottle of water. The first security guard was nice about, and was like, oh I'll let you slide. Then this next guy came out of nowhere and stopped me. Maaan, I was upset. Rules are rules though.
yanksrule69
04-12-06, 08:52 AM
From what I gather, you aren't allowed to bring bottles into the stadium because, as previously stated, there is a risk that one could throw these bottles from the upper deck onto the field.
I doubt that is the reasoning since you can buy plastic beer bottles inside the stadium gates.
If this holds true throughout the season it really sucks. I've never had a problem in the past bringing plastic bottles in.
If that were true, they could just restrict people to bottles that had not yet been opened.
Checking to see if the seal was broken or not on a bottle top probably would take too much time.
BrooklynBotz
04-12-06, 12:38 PM
I'll still try it and if i have to throw it away i'll bite the bullet. it is a good way to sneak some booze into the game though.
xenadanielle
04-12-06, 01:21 PM
The security guy at gate 2 claimed it was a "new Major League Baseball rule for 2006." ????
I wonder if I can bring a Nalgene bottle. I did see another fan with one but that's plastic.
In another thread someone said that new "Yankee History with Bill" person is the president of Poland Spring. I wonder if it's all related.
yanksrule69
04-12-06, 01:23 PM
I'll still try it and if i have to throw it away i'll bite the bullet. it is a good way to sneak some booze into the game though.
Yeah it is. That's the reason I actually care if they won't let me bring a bottle in. Blech.
It is certainly not a MLB rule. I brought a simillar bottle of water to the Phillies/Dodgers DH on Sunday and had no problem.
I am used to the staff at YS treating people like crap but there is a line and this crosses it. The more I think about it the more it bothers me. I am going to give it a go tomorrow at a different gate and see what happens.
4bronxbombers
04-12-06, 02:30 PM
It is certainly not a MLB rule. I brought a simillar bottle of water to the Phillies/Dodgers DH on Sunday and had no problem.
I am used to the staff at YS treating people like crap but there is a line and this crosses it. The more I think about it the more it bothers me. I am going to give it a go tomorrow at a different gate and see what happens.
Let us know. That will totally suck if we can't bring water - I tried yesterday and they made me take them out of my bag and toss them. Who wants to spend $5.00 on a bottle of water - highway robbery............
xenadanielle
04-12-06, 02:47 PM
It is certainly not a MLB rule. I brought a simillar bottle of water to the Phillies/Dodgers DH on Sunday and had no problem.
I am used to the staff at YS treating people like crap but there is a line and this crosses it. The more I think about it the more it bothers me. I am going to give it a go tomorrow at a different gate and see what happens.
Yeah it sounded shady to me! MLB rule my tushie. I was really mad about it too; my dad tried to talk to the guy but he was having none of it.
People get dehydrated in the summer and need to drink tons of water esp if they are also drinking adult beverages.
I think it is more of a security issue than a money grab.
It sucks, and is expensive, but a lot of nasty chemicals can be carried in a plastic bottle.
Since 9/11 the signs at the Stadium have always prohibited bringing in bottles -- although yesterday was the first time I saw it enforced.
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-12-06, 03:23 PM
I think it is more of a security issue than a money grab.
It sucks, and is expensive, but a lot of nasty chemicals can be carried in a plastic bottle.
C'mon, of course it's a money thing. Most, if not all, other stadiums, in all sports, allow you to bring in plastic bottles, and they've never had problems with nasty chemicals. If the yanks prohibited it in the past they certainly didn't enforce it, and they've never had a problem with chemicals being smuggled in. This may have just been a beginning of the season kind of thing that will stop as the season goes along. But if the yanks continue to enforce it, there's no doubt it's about money.
PoughVirginiaYankee
04-12-06, 04:37 PM
I think it is more of a security issue than a money grab.
It sucks, and is expensive, but a lot of nasty chemicals can be carried in a plastic bottle.
Since 9/11 the signs at the Stadium have always prohibited bringing in bottles -- although yesterday was the first time I saw it enforced.
Are you sure the signs have said that since 9/11? Like I posted earlier, I remember last year the rule was you couldn't bring in a bottle over a certain size. I'm pretty sure they had signs to that effect too, and it wasn't just what the security guard was telling me.
__starr69
04-12-06, 06:40 PM
This is ridiculous. Why is food allowed and not bottles? Who's to say I can't throw a bag of Cracker Jacks from the 99 cent store onto the field?
Anyone have luck with McDonald's cups? Or even empty plastic cups?
I'll drink water from the tap. But I can't afford another $4.50 for a bottle of water for every game I go to. :mad:
Yankyfan
04-12-06, 06:41 PM
I know people who work security at the stadium and there afraid of what might be in the bottle.
__starr69
04-12-06, 06:41 PM
Are you sure the signs have said that since 9/11? Like I posted earlier, I remember last year the rule was you couldn't bring in a bottle over a certain size. I'm pretty sure they had signs to that effect too, and it wasn't just what the security guard was telling me.
The signs have always said bottles aren't allowed, even before 9/11, IIRC.
I too had to throw my plastic soda bottles out. They made it a point of announcing it over and over before entering the stadium. The plastic bottles were topping off the dumpster!!!! It's so expensive to go and now....the cost of the soda inside...oh boy!
__starr69
04-12-06, 07:11 PM
I too had to throw my plastic soda bottles out. They made it a point of announcing it over and over before entering the stadium. The plastic bottles were topping off the dumpster!!!! It's so expensive to go and now....the cost of the soda inside...oh boy!
They're probably making money off of our disposed soda bottles too! :mad:
;)
busyninja
04-13-06, 06:51 AM
I'm a grown man, but I am going to start bringing Minute Maid drink bags (there are plenty other brands). I prefer water, but I will settle for lemonade and the like. If they ban those, it is definitely a money grab.
Yankyfan
04-13-06, 07:58 AM
B I was just going to tell you to bring Juice bags.Sound silly but it saves money there.
yankeebot
04-13-06, 08:10 AM
Anyone know for sure if juice bags/boxes are ok? I have actually seen "water pouches" somewhere if I can just remember where it was.
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-13-06, 09:36 AM
Anyone know for sure if juice bags/boxes are ok? I have actually seen "water pouches" somewhere if I can just remember where it was.
You can find those at any camping or outdoors store, and probably many sporting goods stores.
Yankyfan
04-13-06, 10:02 AM
My kids has juice pouches last year and nobody said anything.If you have a question about it call the stadium itself.
My wife & I got stopped on Opening Day. Actually, I had a bottle in my pants pocket that they didn't catch but my wife was carrying hers. The guard just told her to throw it out in the can. She handed it to me, I put it under the jacket I was carrying and in we went. I didn't make a GREAT effort to hide it but I didn't advertise either.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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I wonder if someone passes out on a hot day if they would have grounds for legal action. It is clear that the reason for this is purely monetary so that you HAVE to buy drinks at crazy prices inside. Seems to me like it could be contributing to a dangerous situation. It could end up costing them more than they make.<o:p></o:p>
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-13-06, 11:18 AM
I wonder if someone passes out on a hot day if they would have grounds for legal action. It is clear that the reason for this is purely monetary so that you HAVE to buy drinks at crazy prices inside. Seems to me like it could be contributing to a dangerous situation.
Water fountains are still free.
JeffWeaverFan
04-13-06, 11:27 AM
I always brought in a water bottle last year with no problem... There's no way in hell I want to spend an extra $5 for water.
__starr69
04-13-06, 05:04 PM
Water fountains are still free.
Going back and fourth between someone's seat and the water fountain for nine innings isn't pratical, especially if the lines get long.
Mr. Mxylsplk
04-13-06, 05:07 PM
Going back and fourth between someone's seat and the water fountain for nine innings isn't pratical, especially if the lines get long.
The question was whether there are legal grounds to sue if someone gets dehydrated. Providing free water pretty much nixes that. And I don't know about you, but I've never seen a line of more than 2 people at a water fountain. I rarely see a line at all.
CalYankeeFan
04-13-06, 06:19 PM
If that were true, they could just restrict people to bottles that had not yet been opened. That's the rule at U.S. Cellular Field. This rule prohibiting all bottles, if enforced, is a money grab and nothing else.
That's the rule at Dodger Stadium too....I found out when I was standing in line one day and I started to open a bottle of water while talking to the security guy at the gate- he told me once the seal was broken I couldn't bring it in, so if I could wait don't open it.
CalYankeeFan
04-13-06, 06:21 PM
They're probably making money off of our disposed soda bottles too! :mad:
;)
Well, times are tough you know. They Yankees did lose money last year. You're recycling dollars could contribute to obtaining the next free agent...think of it that way...or not.;)
So, here is a bit of an update. I specifically wore pants with large pockets to better conceal my water today but it was not needed. I carried it in just like hundreds of games before. I did a little recon at other gates to see if my security guy just hadn't been briefed on the new rules and saw people carrying in bottles at other gates no problem. So I am guessing this is just an opening day rule and everything is back to normal now. I wonder how many complaints they got.
busyninja
04-13-06, 09:06 PM
It wasn't just an opening day rule, but perhaps the Yankees bowed to public pressure (unlikely). I went to both Tues and Wed game, and on both days, bottles were being confiscated/thrown out. Let's hope that the bring your own dry spell is over.
PeteRFNY
04-13-06, 10:19 PM
I once had security make me open a White Castle Crave Case that I was bringing in for myself and some friends. When the aroma of the warm Castles hit the guard, I could tell he was thinking about inventing some BS rule so he could eat all 30 of them!
Munson15
04-14-06, 09:33 AM
Bad news! The plastic bottle policy was being enforced on Tues (4/11), Wed (4/12) and Thurs (4/13) @ Gate 6, so it was not just an "Opening Day thing". I have already written a letter and I am urging any fan who is upset about the bottle policy to write a letter and send one each to:
Mr. George M. Steinbrenner III Principal Owner
Mr. Harold Z. Steinbrenner General Partner
Mr. Stephen W. Swindal General Partner
Mr. Randy Levine President
Mr. Lonn A. Trost Chief Operating Officer
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 10451
(If you are ticket plan holder make sure your letter includes your ticket account number)
Would someone be interested in contacting the local NY news channels 2,4,5,7,9,11 or even the tabloids?..................I know its a long shot, but, perhaps if we put enough pressure on the Yankees the policy will be changed.............Look, I'd like them to let me wheel in my cooler full of cold beer, but, I know that will never be allowed. However, this rule is ridiculous........Does anyone know what policy the team that plays in that purple stadium has? If they are allowing sealed plastic bottles in maybe we and the media can use it as leverage to get the Yankees to reconsider.
Gate 6 was the only gate that gave people problems yesterday then. I entered through Gate 2 and watched Gate 4 and the gate next to 4 (4A? I never actually walk around to that part of the Stadium outside) and they did not stop anyone during the 5-10 minutes I spent watching while I could see many people bringing in bottles.
As for the lesser team from across the way, this is what their website has to say on the subject.
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/ticketing/security.jsp
Prohibited Items - Items larger than 16"x16"x8", coolers (hard-sided), cans, glass bottles, beverage containers, commercial audio/video equipment, alcoholic beverages, illegal substances, laser pointers, noisemaking devices, fireworks, animals (except for assistive purposes) and weapons.
I do not have any direct experience to say how that works in practice however I do know that they take the cap from any bottled beverage you buy there.
Munson15
04-21-06, 02:44 PM
Just curious, to those who attend the games this weekend.....Where the Bottle Nazi's at the gate again?
I was there last night and carried in a bottle of water without issue (Gate 2). I did not check other gates but lots of people in front of me had bottles.
__starr69
04-22-06, 04:08 PM
I got in with a McD's cup okay. Asked about the bottles but didn't get an answer.
GoYanks
04-22-06, 08:42 PM
This was a non-issue before 9/11, & security became very strict afterward. They've relaxed this over time (I usually bring my own food/beverage to the stadium), but I've noticed that they increase scrutiny on those sold-out "big game" days.
IMHO, most of this IS about the revenue, which has been freely admitted in Dunedin, FL, where they will not allow any plastic bottles inside the Blue Jays spring training ballpark -- they want people to buy inside.
That should be illegal in a publicly owned facility. I went today too and again, no problems (Gate 4 this time).
I went to games right after 9/11 and never had them tell me I couldnt bring a water bottle in until opening day this year.
thestupidpunk
04-23-06, 02:29 PM
Anyone know for sure if juice bags/boxes are ok? I have actually seen "water pouches" somewhere if I can just remember where it was.
I bought juice boxes into the Stadium many times last season since being forced to throw my soda bottles out. Once, I bought an entire pack in a clear plastic bag and it didn't lead to problems, so I guess that's okay.
yankeebot
04-23-06, 05:44 PM
I went today and no problem. In fact, I probably could have thrown a 5 gal jug over my shoulder and waltzed on in. Rainy days - no one there seems to care about anything.
YankeePride1967
04-23-06, 06:20 PM
The Yanks would prefer you give $6 to them for a soda than $1 to a CVS.
4bronxbombers
04-23-06, 06:34 PM
I also went in Gate 4 today with 2 water bottles in my bag but I think they didn't make me take them out because it was raining and they were trying to hussle people inside. I was happy not to have to buy 2 bottles of rip off water at the Stadium.:)
yanksrule69
04-29-06, 09:37 PM
It must just be bottles.
I walked into the Stadium and to my seat with a beer in a clear plastic cup last night and neither security nor the police said one thing to me.
busyninja
04-29-06, 10:52 PM
Well, I started this thread, and now all seems well. I went last night (Friday) and brought my bottle o' water with me. Absolutely no attempt made to stop me, even though bottle in plain view. Perhaps we are back to last year's normal. This was at GAte 6.
YankeePride1967
04-29-06, 11:04 PM
It must just be bottles.
I walked into the Stadium and to my seat with a beer in a clear plastic cup last night and neither security nor the police said one thing to me.
The line you were in must be lax. There are signs posted saying plastic is not allowed either.
__starr69
04-29-06, 11:23 PM
It must just be bottles.
I walked into the Stadium and to my seat with a beer in a clear plastic cup last night and neither security nor the police said one thing to me.
I've been getting in with cups from McD's with no problem.
:lol: @ you bringing in beer in a clear cup.
claremont
04-29-06, 11:57 PM
I've been getting in with cups from McD's with no problem.
:lol: @ you bringing in beer in a clear cup.
i am envisioning 100 guys in the bleachers drinking beer from fast food soda cups with straws.... :lol::lol:
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