The Islanders were never a home team at msg

Islanders NEVER shared Madison Square Garden. Played foe over 40 years in Nassau Coliseum some of those years sharing with the New York Nets. Then they shared the Barclay Center with the Brooklyn Nets.

Islanders played on Long Island at the coliseum and briefly at the Barclays center, but never MSG

The new Bills stadium is going to be called Highmark Stadium. Highmark decided to extend the naming rights and will keep the same name. The existing Highmark Stadium will be torn down to make way for parking. Also, the Bills are looking to create a stadium district similar to Patriot Place or The Battery in Atlanta. The Islanders never shared Madison Square Garden with the Rangers. They did share the Barclays Center for a few years with the Nets.

Nobody, I mean nobody wants to see a roof on Yankee Stadium or CitiField for that matter.

4:07 Hudson Yards was built on the plot of land this stadium was proposed for. Where else could the Jets possibly build something this large in Manhattan?

I’m a Mets fan, and you’re right there’s absolutely no way they would build a roof Besides a financial standpoint, it would completely destroy the atomsphere of the stadium. The planes flying overhead, walking across a outdoor bridge. A dome would just wreck the ballpark’s experience

12:35 the Islanders never played home games at MSG. Their original home is the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island (further east from UBS), and they also played at Barclays Center.

Biggest irony in Stadium naming... Carrier Dome for 40 years with no A/C. Change the name, renovate and now it has A/C. 😆

I do agree that a retractable roof for Citi Fleld or Yankee Stadium seems like a long shot. I wonder if it may be more feasible to cover either of those with a translucent roof. It would still be expensive as hell but would not require as much additional support structure to hold the roof up. That way you get the coverage of having a roof but the benefit of allowing natural light in. I still think it's unlikely though.

I’m from New York and a Mets fan. I love Ginger’s vids and watch most of them, but I’d appreciate him actually visiting the stadiums and talking about the experiences. For example, the vibe around Shea Bridge is really great at Citi Field and really plays positively into the experience, as well as the kickass pro-shops there. Also, I’ve been to most of the stadiums in the MLB, and Citi, hands-down, has the best food out of all the stadiums I’ve been to. Maybe Oracle Park has a little competition, but I still think Citi takes the cake. Literally. So, I’d really appreciate a more comprehensive experience of stadiums rather than the aesthetic. That said, Ginger, I love your videos, and keep ‘em coming!

Citi Field unveiled a new video board this season and it's the biggest video board in all of MLB right now. I know you're an armchair stadium historian but If you actually ever attended a Mets game at Citi Field, you'd notice what a HUGE difference it makes for the in game experience at the ballpark. Go to PNC Park or Citizen's Bank park and see how puny their video board is compared to the one at Citi Field. It's not even close.

The remodeled MSG is OK except if you sit in the upper half of the 200 level. The 400 level overhangs and you can't see the half of the scoreboard or the retired jerseys (or the roof). It makes you feel you're watching the game through the door of another room.

There's also plans to build a new stadium for New York City FC of MLS right next to Citi Field in Queens.

I drove by Yankees stadium a few weeks ago. I've only seen it on TV. I was absolutely shocked by the parking lot around the thing. So disappointing. I thought it was like Fenway or Wrigley.

If the Mets and Yankees ever did a dome, they would build a brand new stadium. They won’t put one on it. FACT. And MSG, not going to get a facelift. They just did one few years ago. Jets and giants are not going anywhere. Jets aren’t going into NYC. MetLife stadium isn’t that bad. Go to a game and I bet you will like it cause it gets that packed and gets very loud

Hudson Yards now stands where the proposed Jets stadium (aka West Side Stadium) was set to be built, so they'd have to build elsewhere now -- maybe next to Citi Field.

The Islanders never played at MSG. They played at the Nassau Coliseum, then moved to Barclays, moved back to the Nassau Coliseum then finally the UBS Arena. Also if you look at the calendar the Yankees had 1 home rain out all season in 2023. The other postponed game was June 7th due to the Canadian wildfires, so a roof would not have made a difference. So a roof really is not justified.

The islanders did not share MSG but they did play at Barclays and the Nassau coliseum which is another arena in New York that is still standing.

Who wants retractable roofs on the New York baseball stadiums? I live in New York City and I've never heard this. Plenty of other complaints about Yankee Stadium being boring (they're true).

The Islander never shared Madison Square Garden. Jeez. They played at Barclays Center and before that had their own arena called Nassau Coliseum

That's the photo you chose for the interior of newish Yankee Stadium?

Elmont, NY is not “out of the way”, it is on the boundary between NYC and Nassau County. You can literally walk from the arena to NYC. Unlike the Isles old barn, Nassau Coliseum, UBS is accessible by transit via the LIRR and buses.

UBS Arena I think had an exterior inspired in part by the facade of the Belmont Park grandstand next door. Now, the Belmont Park grandstand is on its way out, to be replaced with a smaller facility over the next few years....

You know what's beyond the left field upper deck at Citi Field? A barren industrial wasteland called the Iron Triangle that was once filled entirely with auto garages and sheds that no one wanted to look at because it looked like a 3rd world country over there. It's been a blight on the city of NY since Shea Stadium opened and they've been trying to rehabilitate that area forever. One administration after another have tried and it finally started gaining traction in the last 5 years. I always hoped the Mets would open up a baseball centric entertainment district akin to the Braves new SunTrust Park over there. Instead we're getting a new MLS stadium for the NYCFC across the street in 2027 with plans for a new commercial/residential neighborhood to arise around the new stadium to be finished by 2032.

Islanders and Mets “Orange and Blue, U2!”

As somebody who lives in Syracuse, I can tell you the amount of natural light we get here is pretty nonexistent. Syracuse, I believe, is ranked dead last in the US for amount of annual sunlight... which is also why we are the Multiple Sclerosis and snow capitol of the country. Lucky us. So no matter what SU did, the chance of getting natural light is near impossible. While we are at it, since you've brushed on Syracuse, I would love to hear your take on a new location for the Syracuse Mets. It has been a highly debated topic whether they should build a new downtown ballpark. If you look into the history of the old P&C Stadium, it is actually quite interesting. They built the thing by Carousel Mall (now Destiny) and the transportation hub in Syracuse, perhaps trying a AAA ballpark village? It didn't work. And they unknowingly built it on literal swamp land which delayed the construction by years. And all that snow didn't help- it kept the ground too wet to stabilize anything. As soon as they would make a progress, a random September blizzard would wipe away all that work.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Old Yankee Stadium after its renovation was anything but a dump. Before that, it was in desperate need of repairs and renovations. That added decades to its lifespan. What in the world are you even talking about man?

The Jets stadium in the west side of Manhattan would create a nightmare issue. Infrastructure is very important as well, subways and streets surrounding the stadium isn't set up for a stadium of this magnitude. NYC already grapples with tourism surges as well as being an overcrowded city. I don't know how you get 70,000 fans in and out of the west side of Manhattan for an event. When a game ends, you can only fit so many people onto a subway platform. This would require crowd control by cutting off the entry of riders to a subway station until a platform clears out. Basically, its more than just building a stadium.

“Putting their foot into the ground.” Homie making up expressions.

3:59 the USFL New Jersey Generals should have their games at MetLife Stadium with the New Jersey Giants

You missed the Hockey arena in Buffalo… worried about the Jets who don’t even play in NY.. but missed an entire NHL team and their arena and the one the Islanders play in too…

I'm guessing the roof from the Metrodome was too damaged from when the roof collapsed in, for Syracuse to use the translucent panels in theirs. That was the main reason why Minnesota built US Bank Stadium, and played at University of Minnesota's football stadium for a few seasons. There was just no reason to put a new "hefty bag" on the roof of the Metrodome.

If you had never been to the 1975-2008 Yankee stadium you can’t call it a dump. It was the greatest stadium. The atmosphere, the big games, the teams and legends that played there.

Syracuse is always cloudy

@Depressed Ginger: A "retractable roof" over Citi Field might be like that sliding Kansas City roof idea, in one of your other videos, so that it could cover Citi and NYCFC Fields as needed. Might as well get the two-fer while you're at it and have both teams kick in (if you will). The Tennis Center is next door-- have them explain how their retractable roofs work... ;-)

Love the videos!

Can you do a video on MSG? How it's divided as far as the main floor where the basketball games are played and where the theatre is inside there.

The Jets and Giants should be the NEW JERSEY Jets and Giants. 👌 Is the new BILLS stadium 🏟️ also located in Orchard Park, New York?

The West Side site is a no go, as there are buildings there now. They could have considered the space near Citi Field but they are putting a soccer stadium there.

The only way I see Citi field getting a roof is if they Strike a deal with the Jets or Giants to play there. There's just little reason to have a roof on these stadiums. The rain delay issues are more of problem with MLB's relucatance to cancel/reschedule games and then make fans wait 3 hours before canceling. As far as the Bills new stadium goes, they intentionally went without a roof becuase a roof would put the stadium in the running for a superbowl location. The city of Buffalo doesn't have the infrastructure to support a Superbowl match.

Heineken Terrace at the UBS ARENA is a great hangout space

Do the Buffalo Sabres play on a pond somewhere or do they have their own arena?

An open air football stadium in Buffalo is a total waste. An open air stadium in Buffalo would only be used 10-15 times a year.

Rangers and Islanders never shared the Garden once lol. Where did you get that "fact" from?

Love your videos, man. But one thing that I disagree with you on is this obsession with retractable roofs. I get why you feel they’re needed. But let’s face it. Stadiums are becoming uglier and blander even with those monstrosities. Let’s keep stadiums simple. I’m waiting for designers to go back to having stadiums be like the old yards. That’s the reason I think PNC works. It’s a simple design. Nothing fancy. But the views, the simplicity, two decks, smaller capacity. That’s what gives the place a unique charm, a personality. Most of the recently built stadium are ugly, and they just plain suck.

Another 35-40 years?!! Old Yankee Stadium, if you include the renovated version, lasted 85 years. This new one is not my favorite, but it's state of the art and has everything you need for, - you know - BASEBALL. It should last a long, long - long time. Same with Citi Field. (Hell, even Shea Stadium lasted 44 years and it was a TERRIBLE stadium.)

You didn't talk about New York City FC's stadium situation.

Any update on the Meadowlands Arena?

I have never once heard someone want a roof on Yankee Stadium or Citi Field

For the record, the islanders never shared the garden. To even put that into the universe is a travesty.

The Rangers & Islanders play awesome outdoors at Yankee Stadium & Citi Field .

The better known name for Highmark is the original name.. Rich Stadium… Later renamed to Ralph Wilson stadium (or just The Ralph)

The Islanders spend sometime not at MSG but at Barclays, and it was aweful. Place was not built for hockey at all.

9:40 there isnt that much natural light in Syracuse in general. Sad to see the inflatable roof go.

The islanders shared an arena with brooklyn nets at Barclays

The thing with the obnoxiously giant walls/advertising at both Yankee Stadium and CitiField isn't intended to take away views of the city so much as it is to make it harder,or impossible,for fans outside of the stadium to see inside. It's the same reason the Green Monster at Fenway Park exists. Greedy owners. When you rode the 4 train pulling up to the 161 Street-Yankee Stadium stop,you could see into the stadium through a sliver in the walls,and I think you could even see into the stadium, albeit partially,from the uptown platform of the station. When the new Stadium was built,they made a point of closing off the walls. The stadium itself is a wind tunnel when it's cold,but with such a traditional culture,it won't see a roof anytime soon. I think the only way Yankee Stadium would ever have a roof is if the climate gets so bad,you can't breathe outside - basically if the atmosphere becomes like Venus,lol. That said,new stadiums should just be either retractable-roof, or closed domes. It's the future. Players and fans want to be comfortable. Being a Giants fan,I don't want to spend 4 hours in the rain,snow,or cold, watching my shitty-ass team getting smacked around every week (look at Week 1 against the Cowboys last year), on top of paying hundreds to sit so far up I'm looking at the scoreboard most of the game. I just don't see the point of open-air stadiums in cold-weather cities

Yankee stadium feels like an airport.. i really hate that place

Barclays has the steepest seats in the NBA and maybe professional sports

Instead of moving the fences in and creating dead zones why don’t they just move the infield forward towards the fences and add an extra rows of prime seating behind the plate and down the baselines?

🙏🏿🙏🏿Dear New York city and state please allow some type of subsidies in order to move the Giants and jets back to New York City proper preferably Queens in a Indoor Stadium I think the fortunes of both the Jets and Giants will change

Barclay's stadium is a joke

MetLife stadium hosted Super Bowl 48 which was a bad idea unless they expand transportation then I guess is fiesble to host again

I believe Yankee Stadium and Citi Field will last way longer than 35-40 years since they will still be new

ETFE is a newer material that makes translucent plastic domes or even "glass" panels possible... Almost all the newest of the new stadiums use it.. And because it's so lightweight yet strong it could make it a lot easier to retrofit stadiums with domes without adding structural weight or that much cost compared to the previous materials used... And with climate change making most places hotter I think adding domes just makes sense, especially if you think you are going to keep using your venue for decades to come...

Highmark was originally named Rich Stadium.

The billboards are there at Yankee Stadium not to block the view of the city, but to block the view of all that public housing. 😂😂😂😂

Sorrycuse is always cloudy.

hindsight the city shouldve built the westside stadium for the jets, it was close to getting approved too. the mayor was on board but a lot of city counsel members were against it. its better then what they have there now with hudson yards. the rumor going around is that since nycfc is getting a stadium across the street from citi field, the jets are going to try and get into that stadium but its all just unlikely rumors.

The recent AZ vs Yankees series was an absolute clown show during the tropical storm. Puddles all over the warning tracks, kitty litter having to be applied to the infield after every inning, and CLEAR home runs and routine fly outs being influenced by high winds in hilarious ways. This game is so easily tainted by weather so i don't understand how any stadium built in the last 25 years wouldn't at least have something to prevent drizzle from hitting the field.

It bothers me as a Bills fan that New Highmark is going to lose 10,000 seats.

They’ve been talking about a stadium just for the Jets since the 70’s. It’s not gonna happen.

Islanders shared MSG with the Rangers L O L. NEVER!

i wish they would have gone ahead with the original plan for Jets stadium instead of that horrible hudson yards. The Jets should have taken the Mets offer and taken the old Shea location

The islanders never shared MSG with the Rangers lmaooo

Nasty that Jets stadium is fulgy, looks like a futuristic fema prison.

NBA has a new expansion team in Syracuse, NY!🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

They obviously delayed one of the Yankees game yesterday and Sunday cause of the rain and all that stuff.

At least he didn’t say Jag-wires.

New MLS stadium approved by Citi Field

islanders had there own home at Nassau County coliseum then at Barclays center then back at Nassau County coliseum now at ubs arena

The Islanders never had any home games at MSG

Did he even mention the future new NYCFC stadium in Queens?

The Jets could move to the Jersey City waterfront.

He wants to put a dome on everything. Stadiums are better without domes unless in extreme weather.

Good job omitting the KeyBank center in Buffalo. I know you hate it but if you're going to discuss all stadiums and arena's in NY. Well it's in Buffalo lol

The amount of money thrown at the Bills to build a new stadium should be a crime. You want to talk about wasting taxpayers' money, this is a perfect example.

Since you love to trash and praise team sports stadiums/arenas... love to see you rank auto racing and horse racing facilities too. Indianapolis vs. Bristol, Charlotte vs Texas, or Churchill Downs vs Santa Anita.

Why did you talk about American football and not football like NYCFC? Their stadium problem is very interesting

New Yankee stadium doesn't really have a view with or without the bill boards.

The Islanders played at Nassau Colliseum not MSG😂

7:00 wish some of these renderings had tables getting smashed.

The replacement for New Yankee Stadium I am sure is already in someones mind. It will be build right were the old yankee stadium was with a roof. Give it 10 or 20 years. With future roof designs I doubt it will be retractable though. They just don't work great. I am glad the bills went without a roof though. Jets are going to want their own building just like the Chargers eventually will as well. They can't make money just being tenants. They don't get any other revenue that the buildings generate. Chargers are not getting a dime out of the Olympics when they go to LA.

Ridiculous for any NY team to play in New Jersey 🙄

If they decide to put a roof on Yankee Stadium. Yankee fans will be pissed.

Get your facts right. My rangers never shared a home with any team. 😂😂

You can tell he's not from nyc he don't know what he's talking about

Jets need a new stadium in Queens.

Don’t like the roof for the Barclay Centre looks like grass or green moss

why? why does yankee stadium or any mlb stadium in nyc need a roof? they dont even play in weather that warrents it. they dont play in the winter, the summers in nyc are barable, whats the point? they just want one bc everyone else has one. it wasnt an issue until now when men became soft and want a roof for that one day out of the year that rains. give me a break