The stupidest thing I have ever heard someone pull the race card on

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by alum

The funny thing is that Fenway Park would be sold out for a NYY game no matter how big the stadium whereas Yankee Stadium is never full when the Red Sox are in town. Bostonians seem to take the rivalry a lot more seriously than New Yorkers.

Two things on this:

1) I'm 99% sure this is not correct; have you ever tried to get tickets to a Yankees/Sox game at the Stadium? Also, as a Yankees fan, I can tell you that the games are taken seriously.

2) Fenway Park is smaller than Yankee Stadium - thus, it may be true the Fenway seats sell out faster, but both stadiums do indeed sell out.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by alum

The funny thing is that Fenway Park would be sold out for a NYY game no matter how big the stadium whereas Yankee Stadium is never full when the Red Sox are in town. Bostonians seem to take the rivalry a lot more seriously than New Yorkers.

LOL! This is so wrong I just had to laugh. LOL!

For what it's worth, the past 4 seasons, I've tried to get tickets for the Sox at Yankee Stadium. No luck--they sell out almost as fast as a Yankees game at Fenway. Yankee fans aren't as crazy as Massholes, but to say that the rivalry isn't taken as seriously is a steaming load of bull.

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As far as SC State vs. USC, the SC State fans couldn't buy tickets from USC? I only see this being a problem if and only if the SC stadium sells out for every single game. Race finds its way into some crazy things, but I doubt this is one of them. If any small school in SC were to play USC, I wouldn't be surprised if they got the same # of seats.

[alum]

This must be new. When we were stationed at West Point, we were always able to get free tickets to the Yankee/Red Sox games. At the time, the Yankees had a generous program that allowed the active-duty member to just show ID at the box office for himself and immediate family on the day of the game. We didn't get great seats, but never had a problem getting all of our seats together.

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

LOL! This is so wrong I just had to laugh. LOL!

For what it's worth, the past 4 seasons, I've tried to get tickets for the Sox at Yankee Stadium. No luck--they sell out almost as fast as a Yankees game at Fenway. Yankee fans aren't as crazy as Massholes, but to say that the rivalry isn't taken as seriously is a steaming load of bull.

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As far as SC State vs. USC, the SC State fans couldn't buy tickets from USC? I only see this being a problem if and only if the SC stadium sells out for every single game. Race finds its way into some crazy things, but I doubt this is one of them. If any small school in SC were to play USC, I wouldn't be surprised if they got the same # of seats.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Furious Styles

A Confederate Memorial Day doesn't suprise me. . . . The Confederate Memorial Day is something I add no clue about. Even in 2006 we can't get it right...

Just for a little background/context, here is a separate thread on the subject: Happy Confederate Memorial Day.

FWIW.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by alum

This must be new. When we were stationed at West Point, we were always able to get free tickets to the Yankee/Red Sox games. At the time, the Yankees had a generous program that allowed the active-duty member to just show ID at the box office for himself and immediate family on the day of the game. We didn't get great seats, but never had a problem getting all of our seats together.

You're not even close to correct for any recent year - when was this?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

You're not even close to correct for any recent year - when was this?

Not sure, because even during the lean years of the Yankees from 89-94, tickets were nearly impossible to get for Sox games. That includes the Stump Merrill and Bucky Dent years.

KSigKid
- Not to be too cocky, but if it has to do with Yankees history, if I haven't heard about it, it probably didn't happen.

[USCTKE]

As an African American I don't find it strange that most white people have hard times showing empathy for black people and our subhuman (slavery)experiences

while I cant speak for all white people...I can tell you the reason I have a hard time feeling empathy for black people and "your" subhuman experiences...is that YOU did not experience them. I have never met one person who was ever a slave...so Im sorry if I dont feel bad for you going through something that you never experienced. I do feel bad for the slaves, but last time I checked they had died, just like the slave owners and everyone who ever fought under the Confederate flag.

As far as SC State vs. USC, the SC State fans couldn't buy tickets from USC? I only see this being a problem if and only if the SC stadium sells out for every single game. Race finds its way into some crazy things, but I doubt this is one of them. If any small school in SC were to play USC, I wouldn't be surprised if they got the same # of seats.

The only time USC sells tickets to the general public is when it has tickets left over. Williams-Brice Stadium holds roughly 80,250, for every game approximately 10,000 seats are set aside for the students. X amount of seats are set aside for the visiting teams, varies by team, Clemson gets the most at 10,000 I believe followed by SEC teams such as UF, UT, UGA who all get at least 8,000 I believe, other SEC teams get less and the smaller out of state schools get a small amount...USC's policy has been to give 2,500 to all Div 1AA schools from SC, which is the amount SC State is going to recieve. Every other seat in the stadium goes to Gamecock Club (USC's athletic booster club) members...and every year Gamecock club contributors have their ticket application request denied. The only time non-Gamecock club members can purchase tickets (unless they buy them through the visiting school) is when the visiting schools do not sell their complete allotment of tickets or the rare occasion that the students do not take all of their tickets.

[alum]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

You're not even close to correct for any recent year - when was this?

Late '90s