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If you're a die-hard Red Sox fan (like myself) and live and breathe PCs (don't we all?), then fair warning, there's nothing in this post that will interest you - move along and check out what Sega and Steam are up to. For everyone else -- those of you who like a little variety in your tech news -- check this out. According to Yahoo Sports, Apple's iPad is not welcome in Yankee Stadium.
It's not that the Evil Empire of baseball has anything against the Yankee equivalent of the computer world (that would be Apple, folks), but certain items are prohibited, including "laptop computers." Forget all this talk about tablets, netbooks, ultraportables, and everything else, because as far as the Yankees are concerned, the iPad is a laptop computer, lack of Flash support be damned, so don't bother trying to bring one into the stadium.
Compare Yankee Stadium's policy with that of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which says that in most cases, you don't need to remove your iPad from your bag, unlike real laptops, which usually have to be placed on the security conveyor belt.
In any event, there are a couple of easy solutions. First, leave your tablet at home and actually watch the baseball game rather than playing Angry Birds HD during the seventh inning stretch. Or better yet, become a Mets fan.
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millermax10
June 18, 2010 at 2:56pm
I see the rationale behind this, and I don't see why people need to be so tuned in to technology when they are at a freaking baseball game! I will still wear my Yanks watches with pride the next time I visit Yankee Stadium though!
AKlawyerboy
May 24, 2010 at 7:23pm
is it just me...or do i fail to see a real reason about that policy? its not explained why.... and to think i liked the yanks.....GO METS!!!!!
Raspop
May 24, 2010 at 4:41pm
Even though the digital scorecard sounds cool, I still don't want an iPad and people surfing the web at games deserve to catch a foul ball in the face like Drew in that crappy Jimmy Fallon movie.
deckholm
May 24, 2010 at 1:45pm
As an avid baseball fan (as well as an iPad fan), This policy would really upset me.
Not because I'd rather play Angry Birds HD or surf the web like this or the Yahoo sports article suggests. Rather, I think the iPad would be a great way to keep score at a game rather than using the traditional pencil and scorecard. In fact, I know ESPN (among several others) already have an iPad scorecard app in the app store for doing just this very thing. Just one more reason I'm glad I'm not a Yankee fan.
dcrail
May 24, 2010 at 11:55am
"Yankee equivalent of the computer world (that would be Apple, folks)" ????!?!?!??!
How does that argument work? The Marlins would be the team that I would equate to Apple. They've had success, they have a small, rabid fan base, but they aren't going to dominate the league/market place any time soon.
Paul_Lilly
May 24, 2010 at 11:59am
You're absolutely right in that regard, though I meant it in terms of the Evil Empire designation, not market share or market dominance.
-Paul Lilly
IFLATLINEI
May 24, 2010 at 3:23pm
Well Done Gents! You know...Im no Apple fan and I dont follow baseball anymore but when reading the headline I thought the same thing about using the iPad as a scorecard. Whenever I do get to a game I see a few people here and there keeping score on the old scorecards and in that situation a tablet or iPad would be great! I think the Yankees are missing an opportunity here. Thats just too bad.
