Tagged: Yankee Stadium

Next Victim of Technology: The Stadium Hot-Dog Vendor

Yahoo! Sports

The food isn’t always fresh or affordable, yet the roving vendor shouting “Peanuts!” or “Beer Here!” is a timeless cultural fixture at stadiums across the country, where millions of Americans have experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

Perhaps not for much longer, though.

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Spain’s dominance pays off in the end at Yankee Stadium

The Irish Times

Spain 2 Republic of Ireland 0: In the forgettable realm of friendly internationals, this was a memorable night at Yankee Stadium. A crowd of 39,368 turned up at the home of the Bronx Bombers to see Ireland erase many of grim memories of their chastening lesson from the Spanish last summer.

They still lost the game but as Giovanni Trapattoni predicted, it was no humiliation. Instead, it was a respectable defeat from an illustrious football machine operating on cruise control.

Full story: The Irish Times