Found May 06, 2009 on The Biz of Baseball: Yardbarker Blogger Network
As reported yesterday, everything did not go so smoothly at Yankee Stadium on Monday night when some employees told fans that the game against the Red Sox was going to be rained out, when it wasn’t. The hundreds of fans that tried to get back in to the stadium caused a near riot of sorts with one person arrested. To add to the chaos a NY Daily News photographer shooting pictures of the fans trying to get back in nearly had his credentials revoked. Afterwards, the Yankees brass was reportedly livid about the situation, met with the event staff and have promised better communications to the patrons at the stadium during rain delays. "We have about 5,000 game-day event staff," Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo said Tuesday. "Today we're being proactive. We've met with supervisors and with all ranges of guest services people." Zillo added that patrons should be getting a singular direction from the staff. "There should be one voice coming from the Yankee...
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