I love this line: "whether the Catholic Church would tear down the Vatican just to get some skyboxes." I'm a life long Yankees fan, but for some reason, i just don't much interest in the new stadium. Perhaps it's because the Steinbrenner sons often make me embarrassed to be a yankee fan, so some little part of me doesn't like supporting them.

There really is nothing like tradition and nostalgia in sports - by moving to a new stadium, the feeling of being part of the past that you get when you're at Fenway is gone for now from Yankee stadium.

Some of the newer ballparks aren't so bad. Baltimore did a good job with Camden Yards, for example. New Comiskey isn't so hot, but the old stadium was a real hellhole. Cleveland did itself a favor by tearing down that oversized monstrosity that used to be known as Municipal Stadium. Milwaukee County Stadium was a good park, but with a retractable dome, at least the early-season games don't get snowed out. I'm rather glad that the design trend has shifted from neo- and post-modern to a more "classic" style.