YANKEE FANS SAY FAREWELL TO STADIUM

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Wistful Yankee fans today took one final walk down memory lane with a rare opportunity to stroll along the hallowed playing field. The chance to tread the same ground where Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle made baseball magic was almost enough to... [link]

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO READ ABOUT YANKEE STADIUM TODAY
Published 9/22/2008 by Anthony Tao at ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily
They're only moving across the street, but from the reactions—the goodbyes (The New York Times, Daily News, Post), the international coverage (Al Jazeera, Agence France-Presse (where Jeter is known as "American Jeter"), Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald), the remembrances (USA Today, Newsday, Associated Press)—you'd think Major League baseball has contracted the Yankees and forced Derek Jeter into ...

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