Yankee Stadium Closed - Final Ceremony Cancelled - No Curtain call for Torre

  Farewell to the Cathedral! Oct. 10 —On the eve of the autumnal equinox, the Bronx Bombers took one final bow at their iconic quarters north of the Harlem River. Sadly, there will be no fall games at this acclaimed residence ever again, classic or otherwise. And now the Yankees tell us that the Stadium is officially closed. The events scheduled for November to mark the end of the line for the house that Ruth built, have been cancelled. Originally the event, which would have recognized Yankee Stadium's non baseball past, was to be a fundraiser for the Baseball Assistance Team.  Now the Yankees will donate $500,000 to the charity. "The Yankees were considering having a charitable event at Yankee Stadium," the Yanks' media relations director, said Tuesday. "However, the Yankees realize that the final event at Yankee Stadium should be a baseball game, which in fact took place on Sept. 21, 2008."  And with that, she fades into all the glory of the past. That means that ... (link)