Upper Deck confirmed Friday afternoon that Tommy Baxter of Little Rock, Arkansas has been declared the winner of the Yankee Stadium Legacy Set Contest. Baxter, 36, is the first person to successfully assemble the entire Yankee Stadium Legacy Set, which consists of more then 6,600 different baseball cards. Baxter says his 11 year old daughter [...]
This photo came from Greg's blog, Sliding Into Home (if you haven't been there you should check it out). It appears to be the new patch that the players will wear to commemorate the inaugural season of the new Yankee Stadium.I like it ten times better than the final season patch. Very classy.
I mean, I always new it would be big, but looking at it installed in the stadium makes it look huge! I mean, absoulutly gigantic. I don't know how the batter's won't get freaked out by it. One plus side of the size of the screen is that Joe Girardi can now show his px90 workout DVD's on it to the players during pre-game warmups. Seriously though, how awesome is this freaking stadium.This ph
Associated Press via USA Today:The last home run hit at Yankee Stadium will be sold at an auction this weekend in New York after the man who snagged it decided he could use the money to pay off some debt and send his kids to college."We talked about it as a family and we said we can keep it locked up in a safe deposit box and when I die the kids can fight over it, or maybe it can go to a good coll
From the NY Post: Just when you thought Yankee Stadium was closed forever, fans will have another chance, starting today, to tour the House That Ruth Built, The Post has learned. The Yankees have decided to extend tours of the famed ballpark until the end of the year, officials said yesterday. The team held its last tour on Sept. 19, but the decision to resume came after hundreds of fans called
New York City Police announced that some 18 people were arrested over the weekend as they tried to steal pieces of the stadium during the last game to be held there. The 18 fans were charged with possessing stolen property.NYC police had a strong presence at the stadium during Sunday's game, exactly to prevent souvenir hunters from making away with pieces of the historic sports stadium. The Yankee
Love them or hate them, the New York Yankees are the classiest organization in all of Major League Baseball. Last night they proved it once again as they played the final game ever in the “House that Ruth Built”.
On April 18, 1923 Babe Ruth opened a new stadium in the Bronx with a home run to right field; the first of many he would hit there. It was the opening n
Yankee stadium hosted its final game Sunday. Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth's 92 year old daughter threw out the first pitch. Yogi Berra who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over" joined a 65 minute pregame show including 21 former yankees."I feel like I'm losing an old friend," Reggie Jackson said, and the marquee stated "Thanks for the Memories" in addition to the start time and opponen
The Final Day Game at Yankee Stadium: Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees; NY, NY, Sep. 20th, 2008Well, I am back home after a day at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, and what a splendid one it was not only for a ball game, but the final day game at the Stadium.Although most Oriole fans detest Yankee fans who come to Yard and take over, yesterday, they were for the most part very hospitable and fri
Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end.As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over" put his own stamp on the day."I'm sorry to see it over, I'll tell you that," Berra said.The goodbye completed an 85-year-old run for the home of baseball's m
It’s here. And I’m sad. Yankee Stadium is closing. It’s an end of an era. I have mixed feelings. I’m fortunate enough to have experienced the Stadium at its finest. But, it’s sad to see something that had such an impact on my life go away. It’s like a funeral. My first Yankee Stadium visit came when [...]
Finally, this weekend will be the last for Yankee Stadium, and for I as a baseball fan, it is sort of seeing one of the last true relics of the past give way to a building. Sadly, it will be much like new stadiums of today seem to be soulless and a temple of excess devoted to a cast system with tiered seating separated by a delineation of wealth.Although it is the not the same Yankee Stadium that
Yes, you read the headline correctly... Can you believe that a man was ejected from Yankee Stadium for trying to use the bathroom during the "God Bless America" 7th inning stretch! When it comes to civil liberties in this country it seems like our rights are being taken away day by day. Here's the scoop from WCBSTV:During the patriotic 7th inning stretch at Yankee Stadium, nature called on Bradfor
George Steinbrenner and his whiny son Hank are looking into having Bruce Springsteen play a "final show" or two at Yankee Stadium, which is closing its doors at the end of the season in favor of a newer, shinier model. The shows are reportedly supposed to "rival" the ones Billy Joel put on at Shea Stadium last July. (Cough.) The one sticking point? The Steinbrenners want the shows to be in Novembe
This past Saturday was the draft for one of our fantasy football leagues. Q, The Sports Freak, Stu, and myself made the trek up to New York City to meet up with Bob and another friend of ours. What better...
Check out this Raffle–what an opportunity of a lifetime, you get a ton of stuff, and it’s for a super cause…Good Luck!
The Travis Roy Foundation and Celebrities for Charity offer fans the chance to win tickets to the last regular season Red Sox vs. Yankees game at Yankee Stadium. Here is the prize:
Winner will receive [...]
Going, Going, Gone ... Berserk: Pine-Tar Bat Incident RevisitedNew York Times, United States“I knew he really wasn’t going to hit me or run over me,” McClelland said Wednesday before working third base in the Yankees’ game with Minnesota. ... Read More
Yankee Stadium in New York will be torn down after the 2008 season. Millions have taken memories from what is probably the most famous sports edifice in America.Cosimo "Chic" Cicchelli has his treasured memento from New York stored in a safe at his Corona home. It's an autograph book with the signature of Yankee star Joe DiMaggio and a black and white picture of the "Yankee Clipper" taken by Cicch
If you were at the Yankee/Red Sox game on July 4th, go to this SI website and you will probably be able to find yourself in your seat in disturbing detail.If you just want to people watch from the comfort of your computer chair, go here as well.More on the Gigapan camera:The Gigapan camera is a simple robotic platform for capturing very high-resolution (gigapixel and up) panoramic images from a st
Tonight will be the event everyone has been waiting for the past few days. The 79th all star game, and the last ever in the legendary Yankee Stadium. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to experience Yankee Stadium a few times, including great seats with the greatest rivalry in sports, Yankees - Red [...]
Bud Selig: George Steinbrenner major factor All-Star Game is ...New York Daily News, NY... Yankee Stadium - and George Steinbrenner. Now it can be told: When Bud Selig awarded the All-Star Game to Yankee Stadium for this year, a major factor ... Read Story
Hop-on announced today that it would launch its new Disposable Phone during the 79th Midsummer Classic at Yankee Stadium on July 11-15 with a full page, four-color advertisement in both the National League and American League Championship Series Souvenir Programs and in the Official
2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Souvenir Program.
MLB will conduct a special [...]
Marty Appel, former PR man for the Yanks, is involved in a special promotion from Upper Deck - It's called Yankee Stadium Legacy. In Marty's words - I wanted to make your readers aware of an Upper Deck card product called Yankee Stadium Legacy – a 6,661 card set, with one card representing every Yankee home game ever played in Yankee Stadium (plus a few extras for Papal visits, boxing, etc.).It
Come join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsYankee Stadium has played host to some of the most exciting games in MLB history. But, which six are the best? You can cast your votes now to help select Yankee Stadium’s greatest games.
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Telling the storied history of The House that Ruth Built, this collection recounts the many highlights of this extraordinary American landmark. More than 250 photographs allow readers to see the stadium as never before.
I have returned from my trip to New York City and my visit to Yankee Stadium. It was a great time with great conversation with my travelling friend, Charlie Kim. Although the conversation of the day on Tuesday was whether the rain would end in time for the game we also enjoyed other topics of conversation. The rain did finally end about 45 minutes before game time and we were able to see the ga
As many of you know, I am a huge Yankees fan! On May 20th I will be attending a game at Yankee Stadium that I have looked forward to for many weeks. I am so obsessed about this trip that I have been checking the weather for the New York City area quite often. So far it looks like the weather will cooperate for the game (Tuesday at 7:05 PM).
For a baseball fan a trip to Yankee Stadium is a ma
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You don't have to be Roman Catholic to appreciate Pope Benedict XVI's homily from earlier today. If you have some free time, please watch the video embedded below of the homily. I don't think you'll wind up disappointed.
The 20 April schedule as posted on the Holy See web site:9:30 AM: Visit to Ground Zero in New York. Prayer of the Holy Father.2:30 PM: Holy Mass at New York's Yankee Stadium. Homily of the Holy Father.8:00 PM: Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Farewell ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport of New York. Address of the Holy Father.8:30 PM: Departure by plane from John F. Kennedy International Airport of New York for Rome.The Pope's complete schedule:APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS (APRIL 15 - 21, 2008)
Lo que comenzó como un relajo se convirtió en una realidad. Un empleado que trabaja en la construcción del nuevo estadio de los Yanquis enterró una camiseta de David Ortiz, con el fin de crear una nueva maldición. Sin embargo, todo fue frenado cuando las autoridades rompieron ese lugar y sacaron la camiseta de David. Mas detalles
One of the workers on the crew that's building the new Yankee Stadium is a big Red Sox fan, and when he had a chance to bury a David Ortiz jersey in the ground he took it. Some coworkers who are Yankee fans didn't think his attempt to curse the Bronx Bombers was very funny, so they got their jackhammers and successfully dug up the shirt. Yankee management has gone to the local district attorney to see if they can bring any charges against the worker who buried the shirt. The jersey is being sent to the Jimmy Fund in Boston where it will be auctioned off with all the money going to help in the fight against juvenile cancer.
This is crazy, if you have not heard the story -- from Youtube:A construction worker helping to build the new Yankees Stadium in New York is a Boston Red Sox fan -- so he buried a Red Sox T-shirt underneath the concrete used for the visitors' clubhouse (it has been since reported by the Yankees' PR Department to be not true, ala an urban legend - who knows. However, this attempt to curse the Yankees, according to baseball history, will not work. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains.Alas, this is a great story. You could not make this up...red sox, yankees, yankee stadium
See — we don't completely hate the Yankees here at The Hudson Line. After all, some of our most loyal readers like the Yanks, like Manny and Jesse Ventoso, of Kearny, who were fortunate to be able to attend the very last Opening Day at the Stadium in the Bronx. Thanks, Manny, for sending in the photos!
The Jaunt considers the many promotions and giveaways at sporting events throughout the season, and hand-picks the best of the week.MLB - New York Yankees - Yankee StadiumSaturday, April 5 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.Sunday, April 6 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.- Yankee Stadium Calendar Day (all fans).
The Legacy of Yankee Stadium will air Saturday at 7 p.m., on NBC. Here's some more info from the Daily News: With the old Yankee Stadium entering its final season, the goodbyes are starting early, and if WNBC/ Ch. 4's special tomorrow night may not ultimately be the best, it's got pretty good stuffThis documentary, hosted by WNBC reporter Greg Cergol, seems to put 85 years of Yankee Stadium events into no particular chronological or thematic order. We jump from the late-'90s Yankee championships to the 1957 Billy Graham crusade, back to Billy Joel and then over to Babe Ruth and the 1938 Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight.The commentators are familiar and solid: Pete Hamill, columnist Dave Anderson, boxing historian Bert Sugar and former Yankees like Sparky Lyle and Bernie Williams. The show
This rendering was included in an email sent to me today by the Yankees about seat relocations for the new Stadium. It's a cool image, too bad it's not high-res.
ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports -- and consequently the Worldwide Leader in Yankees coverage -- will be running a series of 30 features beginning on March 22 which will chronicle some of the most famous moments at "The Big Ballpark in the Bronx" since its inaugural game.The total sports network will produce and televise 30 vignettes that will appear on an array of platforms under the banner “Remembering the House that Ruth Built." ESPN is scheduling the segments, featuring short video clips or still photography, commemorating top events at the Stadium, in bursts of 10.I have always said that Yankee Stadium is my favorite ballpark of all-time in terms of sheer nostalgia and the feeling of past greatness that overcomes you when visiting the landmark. So despite what I suspect to be a
When the sporting world bids farewell to Yankee Stadium next year, the New York Rangers and Islanders want to be the teams standing skating on the fabled grounds. In what is quickly becoming a hot topic among fellow stadium enthusiasts, many indoor pro teams have been assembling -- or trying to coordinate -- outdoor games. The latest (revived) efforts come from the NHL trying to close out "The Stadium" with the Rangers and Isles. This discussion took place a few years ago, however, the Yankees did not want to risk harm to the playing surface.But with the Yankees vacating the hallowed premises by October at the latest, the Rangers, the Islanders, the league and NBC -- which would televise the game -- have revived the idea. Two people familiar with the discussions say that although nothing i
The New York Yankees announced today that in a partnership with Pocket Books, they have published, Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective.Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, which was authored by Mark Vancil and Alfred Santasiere III, is the only book about Yankee Stadium that is licensed by the New York Yankees. It features an introduction by George M. Steinbrenner III, a foreword by Rudy Giuliani, and more than 150 photographs, many never before published.The keepsake also features more than 80 first-person accounts including those by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, as well as Paul McCartney, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Mario Cuomo, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Yogi Berra."As we move the tradition of the Yankees across the street to the ne
Say what you want about us, but we New Yorkers know when a person is using our pain for his personal gain, and we know how to "thank" him.Welcome home Mayor Giuliani, not go back to Iowa.
Caption: Yankee Stadium, New York, Built with Edison Portland Cement, Main Entrance; New York, NY; Unknown Date; {08.110/2} (jpg). From Edison National Historic Site, National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior.National Park Service (NPS), Ownership: Information presented on this website, unless otherwise indicated , is considered in the public domain. It may may be distributed or copied as is permitted by the law.U.S. Department of the Interior Disclaimer: Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credit is requested.Yankee Stadium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaYankee Stadium is a baseball stadium in New York City that is the home of the New York Yankees, a Major League baseball team. Located at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it has hosted Yankees home games since 1923. It was formerly the home of the New York Giants football team, and once hos
When Major League Baseball All-Stars take the field for the mid-summer classic in 2008, they will do so on the most hallowed grounds in any sport. The legendary Yankee Stadium will provide the stage that night and today the official logo for the event was presented by the city of New York, along with Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees. The logo itself is as classic and understated as the traditional New York Yankees cap logo and uniform scheme. It is a perfect tribute to one of the most prestigious ballparks and franchises in history. MLB President sums up the forthcoming All-Star experience:"The All-Star Game is always special, but the opportunity to celebrate our national pastime during the final year of Yankee Stadium is extraordinary," DuPuy said. "All of the events surrounding 2008 All-Star Summer promise to give the fans of the metropolitan area a memorable baseball experience. We look forward to partnering with the Yankees and the City of New York in order to deliver
The IRS is investigating Yankees traveling secretary David Szen in relation to his personal taxes. Although the investigation does not involve the Yankees, the team has granted Szen administrative leave to deal with the issue. Does that mean a promotion for the assistant to the traveling secretary? Will the Yankees new traveling secretary be this man?
The first game the New York Yankees played at Yankee Stadium was versus the Boston Red Sox on April 18 1923The official attendance was 74,200The Yankees won 4-1
In my mind, Patriotism is needed in today's society and is great to establish as well as reinforce the values of the United States. Furthemore, we need it to honor and remember those who allow us our freedom and way of life here.However, you should not force patriotism on anyone.In today's edition of the New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt has an article on Yankee Stadium on how the stadium security and ushers restrict fan movement during the “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America".In the article, According to Howard Rubenstein, the spokesperson for George Steinbrenner, "Mr. Steinbrenner wanted to do all games to remind the fans about how important it is to honor our nation, our service members, those that died on Sept. 11 and those fighting for our nation,” Rubenstein said in a telephone interview."As we know, New York City was greatly impacted by the September 11th attacks and instituted the policy after fan complaints of people moving around during the songs.Per
With the new Yankee Stadium slated to open in 2009, Major League Baseball will be announcing in the near future that they have chosen Yankee Stadium to host the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The American League is slated to host the game in 2008 so what better way to close out the rich history of Yankee Stadium. I am by no means a Yankees fan but rather a Red Sox fan who is also a baseball purist. I have always enjoyed my visits to the Bronx to see the Sox-Yanks and also against the Major League Affiliates for which I worked for during my years working in minor league baseball in New Haven.
For the baseball fan if you haven’t visited Yankee Stadium and done the Monument Park tour, I highly suggest that you do. It is one of the most amazing things in baseball besides Cooperstown to do. It will leave you breathless. Yes, I know that the players honored there are Yankee greats but to me it is about the history of the game. I have been on the field at Yankee Stadium and e
The baseball world has chatted about this expected announcement for a while, but it is widely expected that Yankee Stadium will get the 2008 All Star Game. Bud Selig and the Powers That Be in this instance went against the trend of giving All-Star Games to showcase new parks.Yankee Stadium is expected to be torn down in 2009, so the MLB brass must have felt the need to give the game to a place that has had so many historic moments take place.San Francisco will get the 2007 All-Star Game, and Busch Stadium will have it in 2009.According to the New York Times, the press conference announcing the official awarding of the game is planned for Jan. 31 at New York's City Hall and will be attended by Commissioner Bud Selig and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. As a person who went to school in New York City and spent a lot of time up there, Yankee Stadium has a distinct charm, lovely Memorial Park and a lot of history, but it is certainly time for it to go. 2008 will certainly be an emot
