Found June 29, 2009 on Sliding Into Home: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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From Tyler Kepner:It is all about championships for Derek Jeter, or so he has always said, yet he holds no sentiment for the place where the Yankees last won a title. It was Shea Stadium, the former home of the Mets, where Jeter hugged Luis Sojo in triumph after the last out of the 2000 World Series. And he says he does not miss it. “I’m not trying to be disrespectful, I just didn’t like the stadium,” Jeter said on Sunday, before his first game at Citi Field after two days off with the flu. “...

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  • Lizzy72180
    I may be a dyed in the wool Yankee fan, but I can still be unbiased about Shea. It was a dump.
    • melkyway28
      I agree with Lizzy72180...the place was a dump,and I'm NOT just saying that because I'm a Yankee fan, the old Yankee stadium was nothing pretty either, but it Did have alot of great history.It was always fun going there. Both Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium are gorgeous...
  • hockeychick23
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    Personally I loved Shea. Yeah I am a huge Mets fan and biased but, I thought the look of it, at least on the inside was nice. And at least it's not in a bad place like Yankee stadium is. Yes, Shea was run down. It doesn't matter anymore. Citi Field is up. Gorgeous stadium. Love it.
    • BYOBooyah
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      As much as I love Citi, Shea still holds a special place in my heart. It had character. Yes, it was a dump, but it was our dump!
    • Lizzy72180
      A "bad place"?? What does that even mean??
    • giantsrepeat
      I think HC was referring to Da Bronx Lizzy. But hell, I grew up in Flushing and any part of a big city can be a bad place. And as a fellow Yankee fan I just thought I would ask, do you want to kick Joba in the ass as much as I do? Damn, so much talent and he just can't seem to get it together.
  • Lizzy72180
    Hey giantsrepeat!! I dunno what on Earth she was referring to, but I have to say if she is referring to simply location, then I sure as hell felt safer at the former Yankee then at Shea. Not to start a turf war lol... As for Joba, they need to stick his ass back in the bullpen like they did with Hughes. I think he could really thrive if they put him back there like Hughes is. Knock on wood, but his E.R.A. is just dropping and dropping since he stopped starting.
  • giantsrepeat
    Yeah, we sure could have used Joba out of the pen against the Angels this weekend. That damn team has our number and I can not figure out why. But third best record in the majors at the break is not too shabby. Hopefully they will figure it out down the stretch. Enjoy the rest of the season and pretty soon it will be football season again, thank God!
  • Mizzy21390
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    How bout Fenway?? Its really nice.. our green monster, and the history behind it... Its a very pretty park.. But then again, I could be biased also.. hahaha... Just wanted to put Fenway out there...
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