The Yankees have added another horrible bit to the ballpark experience

The Yankees are doing a 'dab cam' on the jumbotron. Ugh.
The Yankees have added another horrible bit to the ballpark experience
The Yankees have added another horrible bit to the ballpark experience /

Forget, for a moment, offensive prices for tickets and concessions, and the fact that the Yankees built a moat in their new stadium to keep the average fan away from the highfalutin phonies who sit in the box seats.

When you get past those things and actually get in the ballpark and enjoy a game, the Yankees still manage to make the game day experience as painful as possible.

There is the brutal Cotton Eye Joe sing along.

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There is an insufferable and tired, YMCA routine by the groundscrew.

There is a seventh-inning stretch that goes on forever because the Yankees insist on playing God Bless America before Take Me Out To The Ballgame.

And now, as if those things weren't enough, there are reports of a Yankee Stadium "Dab Cam."

Why? Just, why? Isn't the stupid Kiss Cam enough? Do we need another "cam."

Who knew when Cam Newton took the dab mainstream, it would lead to ths?

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In fairness to the Yankees, the postgame playing of New York, New York by Frank Sinatra after each game is one of the best traditions in sports and should never go away.


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JIMMY TRAINA

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.