Okay, so today I’m gonna walk you through my little project on figuring out the capacity of Yankee Stadium. It wasn’t rocket science, but it was a fun dive into data scraping and some good ol’ web sleuthing.
First things first, I fired up my laptop and started with the obvious: Google. I punched in “Yankee Stadium capacity” and saw a bunch of numbers floating around. Some said one thing, some said another. Official website? Nope, couldn’t find a clear, concise number there. This is where the fun began.
I decided to get a little more hands-on. I started digging into different websites – you know, the usual sports news sites, ticketing platforms, even some random blogs. I figured someone somewhere had to have a reliable number. I paid close attention to the dates on the articles and posts, because, hey, things change, especially when stadiums get renovated or reconfigured.
Then I remembered those seating charts you see when you buy tickets. I went to a few ticket vendor sites, found Yankee Stadium, and looked at the seating maps. Sometimes they have the total number of seats listed somewhere on the page. This was a good lead, but still not definitive.
I stumbled upon a few articles that mentioned different capacities for baseball games versus concerts or other events. Apparently, they sometimes adjust the seating arrangements for concerts, opening up floor space or covering sections. This threw a wrench in my plans, because I was aiming for the standard baseball capacity.
After a solid hour of digging, comparing numbers, and cross-referencing sources, I felt like I had a pretty good idea. I settled on a number that seemed to be the most consistently reported and made sense based on the stadium’s layout.
Finally, just to double-check, I went back to the Yankee Stadium’s official website and dug a little deeper. I found a media guide buried in some obscure section. Bingo! There it was – the official seating capacity for baseball games. It matched the number I’d pieced together from my earlier research.
So, there you have it. That’s how I figured out the capacity of Yankee Stadium. It was a bit of a scavenger hunt, but it was satisfying to put together the puzzle pieces and find the answer. Sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty and do the work yourself!
