Baseball has lost a legend—not a Hall of Famer, not a former World Series MVP, not even human. The final home game was played at Yankee Stadium last night, as the “House That Ruth Built” shut its doors after 85 years of countless baseball memories—both good and bad, depending on who you are.
Yankee fans and haters alike had to marvel at the names, the faces, the history, the baseball that seeped from the stadium’s doors—especially on this, the final home game.
Speaking as a fan that is used to being on the hater side of the Yankee fence, it’s surprising how captivating this game was. Expectations of clicker flipping to the Pack and ‘Boys were there, but it rarely happened, if at all. Instead, this writer was like a moth to the flame.
Football may have ruled the day, but from the moment Julia Ruth Stevens threw out the first pitch, baseball ruled the night. The sights, sounds, and memories were all ...
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Preserving History: The House That Ruth Built
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 9/22/2008 — After each major sporting event, HHR takes a look at how it is portrayed in news print in some of the nation's leading dailies. Part out of curiosity, and part to preserve the dying medium.
As Yanks Falter, Stadium Asks To Die With Dignity
sportsbybrooks.com 9/22/2008 — For the first time since the strike-shortened 1994 season, Yankee Stadium won’t see October baseball (although the Yanks are still mathematically alive for a wild-card tie). And since there won’t be any playoff games, we might as well ...
Final Stats on Yankee Stadium
bizofbaseball.com 9/22/2008 — Here's assorted stats on The House That Ruth Built. A running thread that will updated often.
Yanks set an unbreakable record
riveraveblues.com 9/22/2008 — Over the past week, people have been talking about Derek Jeter's unbreakable record for hits at Yankee Stadium. The team set another unbreakable record Sunday night: Yankee Stadium attendance in a season. There just aren't enough seats in the new place.
Next year's Yanks will be very different - Jon Heyman
- SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 9/22/2008 — NEW YORK -- Everyone said goodbye Sunday night to the grand old lady known around here simply as The Stadium, and the going-away party worked perfectly for the about-to-be-demolished ballpark. Naturally, the pre-game ceremony was spectacular in the ...
Roger Clemens not a Yankee Great? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/22/2008
Sunday, September 21st Yankee Stadiums grand send off was started with a ceremony that would introduce many of the Yankees all time great players such as; Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Phil Rizzuto, Goose Gossage, and many ...
Goodbye Yankee Stadium —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/22/2008
It has been 85 years and now we must say goodbye. Watching the New York Yankees' final home game of the season—and of course the last game that will ever be played at Yankee ...
Yankee Stadium: A History in Numbers —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/22/2008
Yankee Stadium, as we've all heard over the past days, weeks, and months is closing for good. It's undeniably (even for a BoSox fan like me) one of the greatest ballparks in history. Here's a look at some of the numbers that helped shape a great ...
My Favorite Yankee Stadium Memory —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/22/2008
I grew up a Mets fan in a Yankees household. I'm the youngest of three, and my older brother and father are both huge Yankees fans. I think the little brother mentality is why
I associate more closely with the Mets, who have always played second ...
