In Honor of an Icon

Yankee Stadiums long, storied history came to a close last weekend with the final game between the Yankees and the Orioles. In honor of that, Mental Floss Blog had 10 Facts About Yankee Stadium. Here are two music-related facts that I thought I would pass along.

6. “New York, New York” is played over the stadium loudspeakers at the end of every game. The tradition used to be that the Frank Sinatra version was played if they won and the Liza Minnelli version was played if they lost, but Liza became a little miffed. In 2001, she told them to play her version after a win, or not play it at all. The Yankees opted to play the Sinatra version after every game, regardless of the outcome.

7. About halfway through every game, the grounds crew performs the YMCA. This used to result in some of the bleacher section harassing a fan of the opposing team with the song, except with the words changed to “Why are you gay?” The practice was put to a stop in 2006 when the NYPD started ousting anyone who sang the bleacher version.