I Never Made It to Yankee Stadium

I am from the South.  I've never been to New York, although I want to go.  And as such, I've never been to Yankee Stadium.  When I heard that it was being torn down this year, I decided that I would go see a game and take the stadium tour this summer since it would not be around afterward.  But, I let the summer get past me and then when I decided it was time to get serious when the calendar rolled to September, I couldn't find a ticket I could buy without first taking out a loan. I'm very upset about this and every headline and ESPN clip I see just makes the realization all the more saddening.  So why would a guy who has never been to New York and doesn't follow baseball be sad that he didn't get to see a building?  That's a good question.  I may not do a great job here, but I'm going to try to answer it. The New York Yankees are a lot of things.  People either love them or love to hate them.  But they are the dominant franchise in all of ... (link)