Tom Verducci says goodbye to Yankee Stadium in the featured baseball article. MLB Poll: Who’s the toughest lefthander? Jon Heyman writes about Andrew Friedman, executive vice president of the Tampa Bay Rays
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in 1923, Babe Ruth hits the first home run at Yankee Stadium’s opening in front of over 72,000 fans. The two-run shot off Red Sox hurler Howard Ehmke helps beat Boston, 4-1. The ballpark cost $2.5 million, the price of a lousy utility player these days. With the closing of the ballpark after this season, […]
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The tabloid is including the six-part magazine supplement on the House That Ruth Built in its Sunday papers. They do something like this every so often to boost sales. Nice touch. I think it’s worth the price of the edition. But remember, everything — commemorative magazines, thimbles, diner menus — is a “collectible” if you […]
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As Opening Day approaches, the warm thoughts of afternoons in the sun will be obliterated by the cloud that is the steroids scandal. Jose Canseco, our guest “meteorologist,” is back with his sequel. The March 17 Publisher’s Weekly offers this feature on how the buzz about Canesco’s latest literary contribution is is stealing the thunder […]
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The 2008 seasons marks the beginning of the end for Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers have always been fodder for baseball lit, but this watershed event opens a new sub-genre. A quick search on Amazon.com shows several titles devoted specifically to such nostalgic content, including Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Al Santasiere and Mark […]
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This will be the last season for the homes of both New York teams. Losing Shea Stadium is no big deal; it was a cold, cavernous ugly concrete structure from day 1. Good riddance to bad rubbish. But Yankee Stadium is a cathedral and the though of it being demolished is truly a sad one.
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Mark Feinsand’s “Blogging the Bombers” column notes two books with ties to the Yankees. As the team heads into its final year at Yankee Stadium, look for more books like Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, which capture the rich history of the ballpark. The other book is noteworthy for a more ironic reason. Jonathan Mayo […]
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* Jonathan Eig's tribute to Lou Gehrig
September 16, 2008
With the days dwindling down to a precious few for Yankee Stadium, the author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig contributed this touching tribute to the Iron Horse to the Fox Sports Web site. Eig writes: At the end of this baseball season, we will say goodbye to Yankee Stadium. My […]
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