A Final Engagement at The House That Ruth Built
Resting at the intersection of East 161st &
Walking through the halls of Yankee Stadium, the sense of history that fills this place seems to seep from the very walls themselves. It was here that the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and so many others tested their mettle against some of the other greatest baseball players of all time. But it's not just the players that have made this place what it is today. It's all of the Sunday afternoons spent by fathers and sons, the first dates, the comradeship between strangers based on nothing other than the mutual love of an incredible team. These, perhaps more than the players, are what have carved a place for Yankee Stadium in the hearts and minds of baseball fans all across the country.
The end of Yankee Stadium will be a flagstone in the path that Baseball has forged through American History. It represents the end of one era, and the beginning of another. Fittingly, the Yankees, Michael C. Fina and Hearts On Fire have teamed up with Mariano Rivera to run a "Final Engagement" contest. True Yankees fans are invited to enter the contest by writing a 250 word essay. The winner gets the chance to make some history of their own by proposing to the woman they love, live on the screen, in front of a full house. The kicker is: you get a $40,000 ring to do it with....It's The Most Perfectly Cut Diamond In The World, now that's amazing! This will be the first and last public proposal in Yankee Stadium.
Almost 70 years ago, on July 4th, 1939, Lou Gehrig emotionally told a packed house that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the Earth." Here's your chance to tell her that you feel exactly the same way.
I'm disappointed that the Yankees appear to be giving the Orioles the edge on Sunday by pitching Petitte. He hasn't won lately or even looked good. I'd rather see Mussina, who I think earned it this year, or even one of the young pitchers eho I think have better odds than Petitte to win. A long time die-hard Yankee fan who would like to see a victory for the last game at the stadium.
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A YANKEE DISSAPPOINTMENT. Well Yanks you finally beat me. I've been a yank fan all my life and even though I live almost 90 miles away I tried to get my family to as many games a year as possible. As far as I'm concerned the Managment has sunk to a new LOW in running the organization. This has nothing to do with winning. as far as I'm concerned we could have lost more as long as we kept building a solid farm base. I always enjoyed watching the kids play ball in the little league field next door ,Knowing that even though the neighborhood wasn't the greatest it offered these kids the idea that they could one day play inside the house that Ruth built. I was an instant Yankee fan as a kid walking into that stadium and seeing all the history that it was part of. I always prided myself that while all the other teams that couldnt draw the fan base needed to built those new McStadiums to get the attendance up. Yankee stadium filled itself with the best fans in baseball game after game.It was nice to see George calm down over the last few years and let his managers run the team (since they were after all BASEBALL people) Well apparently thats all gone now like the stadium itself. The ballfields have been torn down, The old stadium has been shut down for a new Mcstadium with LESS seats for the average fan ,yet more corperate luxury boxes for the wallstreet companies. Hank Steinbrenner showed his stupidity all season . Every time he opened his mouth it became more and more apparent. And this morning I learned that JOE TORRE was excluded from the new stadium festivities. I'm just one guy but hopefully theres more out there who have had enough. I'll still be a yankee fan in spite of the morons who run the show. But I will never set foot in that stadium or spend one penny to help Steinbrenner run the history and spirit of being a Yankee fan into the ground.
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Is anyone talking about why they are not making Yankee Stadium a National Landmark? How can they throw it down? I think it is disgraceful. Has anyone tried to do something about this? Is there anything we can do?
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Yankee stadium, thanks for the memories. I was there Friday the 19th and I enjoyed every bit of it. Anyway I took a lot pictures that day and I was asked by a couple that was there, if I could share the pictres with them. I said sure but when I got home I noticed I had lost their email. I feel bad about it and I was hoping maybe by putting a comment here I could get some help finding them. If anybody has a friend that told you about this or if this is you please contact me. If want to see a picture of the couple emailed me at vicd1234@hotmail.com
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MAMBA LAMBA!!!!!!!!! CHICKEN FINGERS!!!!!
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u can build a new stadium and put all new electronic devices but you can't bring over the heart, soul, and memories of the old stadium
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I feel like a babe in the woods so to speak. I was raised in Kansas home of george brett. I hated baseball my entire life till i fell in love and married a Brooklynite. He took me to my first real game. We had feild level seats and I was amazed I had never been some place so alive and bursting with pride. I asked a zillion questions and he paiently answered them all. I was quite for all of 10 min till i saw this sweet lil old lady get out of her seat with help mind you to tell the ump in no certain terms what she thought of his last call. I felt like i had just been excepted to this exclusive club. Now i have only been a fan for 4 years but i feel so let down to see what the managment has done and how owners and the like can just throw away what I feel is this biggest historical landmark we had left. This was not just a stadium this was a house this place where popes came and weddings happened where so much took place as we as a country have steamrolled through. History should not be defined by age but by occurences. When asked how long i've been a baseball fan i simply reply I am not a baseball Fan I AM A YANKEE fan. I feel like i found this new place to commnun and be with people as crazy as i am just to have it ripped from me. I am saddened and I will not sit in the new stadium i will travel to away games but never will i grace this new and cold place with my pressence.
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Ive been a Yankee Fan since the day Iwas born.I listened to them in the 50s, watched them in the early 60s ,and in the late 60s came, the yankees went ,by way of a TV station.They didnt care and the Yankees went down hill, a losing team. The last time that happend was before THE BABE came to the Yankees. Then came George. He told Yankee fans that he would bring New York a winning team again. I saw him on tv and I looked eyes and saw the expression on his face and knew that this man was serious. Well, he keeped his word,and made the Yankees, The Yankees again. I allways stuck by Mr. Steinbrenner,no matter what. Ya it herts to see the Stadium go. Theres one thing that is certain in the whole sceam of things in this world, and thats change. I trusted George then, and now Ill trust his sons Hank & Hal. Remember, they thought George was stupid,and look what he gave us. Baseball is life. Give them a chance. After we take the series this year, youll see.
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OK, we're off to a good start with the aquisitions of AJ & CC, but we should not stop there.
We still need some offensive production considering we gave up 200 RBI in Giambi and Abreu. The answer: Mark Teixeira, no matter what it costs. Swisher is not the answer.
Saving millions by losing Mussina, Giambi, Abreu, Pettite and Pavano, there is still room to aquire Tex and also a back end starting pitcher and still be under the amount saved by losing the above 5 players.
Think about the revenue Teixeira could bring over the next several years teamed up with A-Rod.
This is a no brainer. Come on Brian, pull the trigger, you won't regret it and you'll make a lot of Yankee fans real happy with a Christmas present of such magnitude!!
Oh, and by the way, forget Ramirez. He's not a team player and looks like a scum bag.
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Manny Ramriez???
Have they no Yankee Pride left?????
If they sign him I will officially become a Red Sox fan. At least they know right from wrong!!
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Even though I'm an Indians fan,
Im still going to miss Yankee Stadium.
We all got used to it.
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I'd be great if you'd update this site more frequently, being for most fans, baseball season doesn't exactly end in the Fall...
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I've got some great memories built up from being a Yankees fan since 1973. My favorite season is 1978, with the Yanks coming from 14 games behind the Red Sox on July 19th and beating Boston with the help of Bucky "Clark" Dent's homerun, and winning the World Series against the Dodgers. I wrote a daily diary that year as a teenager, and it's got some great memories in it. I've just had it published this year as The Greatest Comeback Ever: A fan's diary of the 1978 New York Yankees Championship Season. A unique book on a unique season, it's the only book ever written by a young fan, live-time on an amazing baseball season. Fortunately I kept writing at mid-season when the Yanks were buried behind the red hot Red Sox (who can forget Jim Rice's incredible season with 406 total bases, most in a year since Joltin' Joe Dimaggio). I give Bob Lemon the lion's share of the credit for engineering this amazing comeback, a great baseball player and manager who helped the team to relax in the second half after Billy Martin resigned. From the Boston Massacre to the remarkable one game playoff at Fenway, and from Ron Guidry's amazing 25-3 season to Graig Nettles spectacular diving catches at 3rd base in the critical third game of the Fall Classic against LA, did the Yanks ever storm back!! Looking forward to more great ballgames at the new Yankees Stadium.
Paul Keck
The Greatest Comeback Ever: A fan's diary of the 1978 New York Yankees Championship Season
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Comeback-Ever-Yankees-championship/dp/1439200742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232471218&sr=1-1
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Hi all: I have been trying to buy a Game Time Yankee Stadium Final Season watch for several months with no luck. ( Game Time is the manufacturer and they sold out of them some time ago) Only 500 were made. They were numbered limited edition watches, with a gold logo and looked great. I got one for myself and now have two friends who want one.
I have bought 4 in the last 2 months and each time the seller refunds my money saying that they are out of stock and can't get them. Game Time told me that Yankee stadium bought half of the 500 when first released but I never saw them there and can't find oun on any of their official sites. So: any leads would be helpful. And I know some sellers say they have them on ebay but those are the ones who keep refunding my money.
Ed Gruberman
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I took my family to the new Yankee stadium on Sunday 05/04/2009. I must say that the building is well done,a gem for NY. That said, I have no desire to go to that stadium ever again. I have always loved the Yankees and tried to get my family to as many games as I could. I felt like the new stadium was under marshall law. Rules everywhere you turn. "GONE" are the days of kids going down to the field before game starts to meet players and maybe get a ball signed. I was happy to see that I could take my boys into that cool "Siener" store so I could pay $300.00 to buy an autographed ball.(Give me a break) "GONE" are the days of getting to the park earlly to watch batting practice by the foul pole and maybe catch a well hit ball. "GONE" are the days of an affordable afternoon at the ballpark. $240.00 for tickets ,$25.00 for fuel,$10.00 for tolls,$20.00 for parking,$35.00 for a new cap for my son, and $160.00 in food and drink.( I love those $9.00 Budweiser beers) My favorite part was the fact that they didn't even play ball bacause of rain, but wouldn't postpone the game untill after 2;00pm. I guess they needed to sell the rest of the hot dogs that were on the grill. I must say that I will never do it again.
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Good morning to all: I have a question...as much as I am A HUGE YANKEES fan, I have gotten a bit tired of the scene at Stans when I can't get tix for the game. Does anyone know of a few good YANKEES SPORTS BARS in the Bronx or Manhattan? I did a search on the web, but nothing really jumps out at me. Most of the hits are Sports Bars...as opposed to YANKKES SPORTS BARS. Any help/suggestion is much appreciated. Thanx
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Get rid of Swisher yesterday................
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Do u think Joe Giradi, is a good manager?
I feel with some of his bad decisions he will cost us the playoffs. For ex: when he made Swisher bunt the other night and I believe that cost us the game. He needs to be more of a leader like Joe Torre was boy do I miss that man..
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