My first trip to Yankee Stadium

Last night I attended the Boston Red Sox first trip to the new Yankee Stadium and sat through the two-hour delay. My seats were $90 to be 20 rows back in fair territory right next to the left-field foul pole. Ok, 90 bucks for a seat to a ball-game should put you right behind the plate, but the ticket price issue has been beaten to death so I won't bitch any further about that. Here are some observations from the game and the new park.
-As a whole the stadium is beautiful. It's really an architectural marvel. The frieze that crowns the upper-deck as in the original, post renovation park, looks great. The open concourse that wraps around the park is awesome, you can always see the field when strolling to the bathroom and concessions. The bathroom access is superbly convenient, I never missed a pitch taking three trips to the bathroom in between innings throughout the game.
-The upper-deck is pulled back, not as steep and much less imposing than in the old park. Unfortunately I guess I'm in the minority with the opinion that the old way of being on right on top of the field was far better. Its hard to say for sure, but it seems the less-enclosed feel will damage the intensity of the atmosphere in big games to come.
-The obstructed view seats in the centerfield bleachers are as bad as advertised. It's easy to see from any point in the stadium that those seats are flat out awful. I'd rather watch the game from my couch.
-The Daily News reported hundreds of fans were told by stadium staff during the delay that the game was canceled, left, and were not allowed back in. I can verify this to the extent that the staff did tell us the game was canceled and we should leave. However I was not so foolish to believe them and waited for an official report.
-There seems to be a lot of good (and highly priced of course) food at the park. I ordered three sliders from the regular concession however, and they were the worst burgers I've ever ate in my life. They tasted like rubber, I spit them up. I later ordered a hot dog once the game started which was quite satisfying, as stadium dogs always are.
-By start time at 9:20 on a cold and wet night, there were probably only 10,000 fans left in the park. With Lester dominating and Hughes struggling in the early innings, the energy was completely zapped. The place felt completely asleep. However when Damon and Teixeira went back-to-back in the fifth, the place woke up and the stadium pretty hard rocked despite being one-quarter full. A small crowd can be a good one if everyone is a good fan.
-A couple years ago Mike Francesa said that Lester is a nice pitcher, but he's not Hughes, putting great emphasis on Hughes to make it sound like he is truly a God sent from the heavens to take the mound. He was wrong.
-The scoreboard is overwhelming and quite a piece of technology. It almost draws too much attention. You get what you pay for.
-The fat guy dancing guy who looked like David Wells is gone. Now there is a fat dancing guy who looks like Brian Knobs of the wrestling tag team The Nasty Boys. It's not the real Brian Knobs, he is a Rays fan.