Yankees Told Their Fans the Game Was Cancelled Then Wouldn’t Let Them Back In

NY Daily News - Hundreds of irate fans - some who claim Yankee employees told them the game had been rained out - stormed away from Yankee Stadium before Monday night’s game against the Red Sox even got underway and couldn’t get back in, resulting in a an ugly scene at one of the ticket gates. With rain falling for hours and no start time announced until shortly before 9 p.m., hordes of fans began leaving the Stadium and heading home - some who said they had been advised that the game had been called by Yankee employees who walked the concourse holding pinstriped “How may I help you?” signs. When a 9:20 p.m. start time was eventually announced over the public address system, a crowd on the sidewalk outside Gate 6 tried to get back into the Stadium, only to have the employees working the turnstiles promptly close the doors in their faces. Panicked fans began racing up and down the sidewalk, trying to find a way back into the ballpark, while others remained at Gate 6 either pleading or demanding to be let back in.

Here are some assorted quotes from fans who were told the game was cancelled then weren’t let back in:

• “We spent three hours drinking beer - you can’t drink much because they’re 10 bucks apiece - now they’re going to play a game in front of 35 fans.”
• “the guys holding the ‘How may I help you signs?’ said they weren’t going to play,”
• “This is not fan-friendly. This is B.S. You pay money for a top-of-the-line franchise, and you get bottom-of-the-line customer service.”
• “I built this Stadium and they won’t let me in it,”

So this is how you get treated at The House That The Overburdened NY Taxpayer Built. You confiscate people’s income in the middle of a crippling depression to build a gaudy palace, a grandiose temple built by wage slaves for the glorification of a billionaire emperor. And as a way of saying “thanks” they not only charge you $2500 to walk in and 10 bucks for a warm PBR, but they actually hire sign-holders to tell you the game has been rained out, trick you into leaving and then yell “Psyche!” when you try to get back in like it’s some kind of a lame fraternity hazing. Oh, and that money you spent on the ticket? Yeah, we pocket that. Thanks for coming out. Enjoy the game on the YES Network in some dangerous, blood-soaked Bronx bar. It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. But in fairness to the Yankees, by not allowing their loyal subjects to sit through3 1/2 hours of watching Phillip Hughes give up 7 hits and walk 4 in 4.0 innings, they did them a favor.