HOUSE RUTH BUILT IS THE REAL STAR

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 7/15/2008 on www.nypost.com [flag]

This time it counts - for the ghosts of Babe, Joe D. and Mickey, too. The star power on hand for tonight's 79th All-Star Game is immense, but the leading actor sits on the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue in The Bronx, with no swings to... [link]

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Published 7/15/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... . Seeing the Stadium as the backdrop was still a pretty sight. To that end, Mike Puma has the lead-up to tonight's A-S game at the Stadium . In other news... Newsday's Shaun Powell ponders ...

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