Remembering Yankee Stadium

They are running an outstanding ESPN documentary of the Stadium on ESPN right now and I am guessing will show it later this evening.

They just told the story about Don Larsen, David Wells, and David Cone, how each threw a perfect game, and how all three games are hauntingly interconnected. Goose bumps hearing those stories.

Went to a game there several years ago.It was the night after the yanks had lost to the indians 22-0.Next night,I got to see Mariano Rivera close out a win for the yankees

Great atmosphere,and the stadium seemed to be in good shape.Am I missing something about the stadium,what was wrong with it?

This is not "the House that Ruth Built" despite what they keep saying---the stadium was renovated previously, I do believe in the 70's --the fences were moved in---the steel columns were removed--the right and left field fences changes---the stadium after the renovation was not the same as previously


Why all the to-do ????

Although, Ive seen 5-6 games there (all as an adult) my memories are rooted in the game-of-the-week broadcast team of Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese.

At age 7,8,9 and long before cable, with New York being the media capital and the Yankees being the Yankees, it seemed liked every summer Saturday was a visit to the Bronx.

Was there about a month ago. Great time...definitely glad I did it!

Justbaseball has taken some really awesome pics of his recent visit, he should share.

Why all the to do? This is where some of the greatest players in baseball made their home. To me, this was where I went to watch my first baseball games, this is where my husband spent days when his folks thought he was in school , got authentic autographs from Maris and Mantle and Berra and Larsen and DiMaggio and Jackson, the list goes on, this is where my dad and brother went to watch their favorite team just like you dads do the same with your sons. My son has been to quite a few stadiums and claims he didn't get goose bumps like he did the day he was there.

I just caught an interview with Rivera who will close the game, and they asked him how he felt about tonight and he said he won't know until it's all over tonight. Obviously an emotional night for him and others.

Baseball is rich in history and Yankee Stadium holds it's place in that history.

Futurecatcher,
They are building a new stadium just like some other teams have built, where baseball becomes an event each night with all the added bars, restuarants, shops etc and not just a game. A regular place to hang out. I actually know quite a few fans who are anxiously awaiting that type of venue.

While it is insignificant in the grand scheme of things, I hope you will indulge me.

My greatest memory... watching my son walk from the Yankee bullpen, through the monuments and onto the pitching mound at a Yankee pre-draft workout... goose bumps!

That's so cool!

Yankee Stadium;
August 2006, the Japan National High School
played in our 20th Goodwill Series in Cooperstown.

we scheduled a "tour" of Yankees immediately after the team landed at JFK. Over 100 TV and print media met this team at the airport and follow our bus to Yankee Stadium.

The players visited the monuments and later met with H. Matsui of the Yankees in the dugout.
Of course this was a photo opportunity for myself
and later I learned that 40 million Japanese baseball fans watched this interview. H. Matsui played in two Goodwill Series against our American players.

Last year, the Yankees AC team asked me to speak to the players in the Yankee dugout. Now I was a veteran.

This was my first visit to Yankee Stadium. "It was special and I will always remember the experience.

Bob Williams

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This is not "the House that Ruth Built" despite what they keep saying---the stadium was renovated previously, I do believe in the 70's --the fences were moved in---the steel columns were removed--the right and left field fences changes---the stadium after the renovation was not the same as previously


Why all the to-do ????

TRhit

Because it's still the same grounds the great Yankees played on. That didn't change

I went to Yankee Stadium w a college buddy in the early 90's on a Saturday summer game and the crowd was dismal. We decided to sit in the worst seats and the best darn seats we could sneak into.

We sat in the last two seats of the top row in the far left field upper deck in foul territory. We then snuck down behind the Yankee dugout and sat 2 rows behind the new Mayor of New York, Rudy Guilliani. My buddy went down and had him sign his program.

Good Yankee Stadium memory, but beyond the history, the place is a dump. A franchise of that magnitude deserves a new beautiful stadium, and I am sure thye have done it right. This comes from a Die Hard Red Sox fan.

I prefer not to have too many memories of Yankee Stadium. I prefer to think baseball had a rebirth in the 21st century when Hell Froze Over in 2004. Or as the New York Daily News said, "The Chokes On Us."

21st century:

Boston: 2004, 2007
New York:

Thanks so much for sharing those pictures, jerseydad. I'd still be floating off the ground if that were infidel_son in those pictures. What an awesome memory!

A couple of summers ago the kids and I went through NYC and could only drive past Yankee Stadium. That was the only time I saw the place but that moment's image is seared into my memory and is prominent tonight.

My friend Willie Ruiz from the Broncs.
A life long Yankees fan.
Told me he was born in Left Field at Yankee Stadium.

They took his mom to the Hospital,
And he stayed and finished watching the game.

EH

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Originally posted by theEH:
My friend Willie Ruiz from the Broncs.
A life long Yankees fan.
Told me he was born in Left Field at Yankee Stadium.

They took his mom to the Hospital,
And he stayed and finished watching the game.

EH

That's a Yankee fan!

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Originally posted by RJM:
I prefer not to have too many memories of Yankee Stadium. I prefer to think baseball had a rebirth in the 21st century when Hell Froze Over in 2004. Or as the New York Daily News said, "The Chokes On Us."

21st century:

Boston: 2004, 2007
New York:

Hee Hee!

But, it's clear that some of the greatest events in baseball history have occured in Yankee Stadium. It is too bad that the dirt upon which Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, DiMaggio, etc all once stood, is no longer.

jerseydad's son got to throw off the same mound that Larson, Wells and Cone all threw perfect games. Unbelievable!!!!

Never really being a Yankees fan ... Left Coast Blue team is my favorite ... nevertheless I watched some of the ceremony last night and watched most of the game.

It was a joy to watch all that 'to do' even if the steel posts had been moved etc. It is the spirit of baseball that was celebrated last night, the spirit of men who made the game as exciting as it is, the spirit of competition that will always remain with a team so steeped in baseball history.

I am a big Jeter fan, and really enjoyed watching him last night as he paid tribute to the Yankee fans ... and Mariano Rivera's somber comments as he realizes that last night's 'to do' was indeed special and something that they and their fans will all cherish.

jerseydad,

Your boy must have been so overcome by the aura of Yankee Stadium that he forgot to pitch from behind the L screen

Growing up in the Philadelphia area I am a life long Yankee hater. But I took my son there a few of years ago and it was memorable. The atmosphere in Yankee stadium was alive. There is a buzz in that building that I haven't experienced anywhere else. My 12 yo look at me an commented on the same feeling.
That buzz did not change the fact that the building is a dump. If it were any other stadium besides Yankee stadium it would have been knocked down 15 years ago.
I am very happy I made the trip up the turnpike before it is gone.

jerseydad, awesome pictures. I get goosepumps just looking at them. And I love his shirt and hat!!!

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Originally posted by Emanski's Heroes:
jerseydad,

Your boy must have been so overcome by the aura of Yankee Stadium that he forgot to pitch from behind the L screen

Yep, it sure looks like the coaches seemed more concerned about their safety than his don't they? They must have seen him pitch before.

fillsfan, gotta represent the Arsenal when you can

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It is too bad that the dirt upon which Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, DiMaggio, etc all once stood, is no longer.

they stood in fenway too. the last of the mohekins.

Good point!

Wrigley Field too for that matter.

Did you all see the segment with Reggie Jackson overcome with emotion while sitting in the outfield.

Sold out crowd every game, you knew eventually they would move into the new millenium. Good for King George, that new stadium provided jobs for constructiona dn will with the new facilities.

How's Fenway, heard it needs a rehaul also, and lots of history going on their too.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
This is not "the House that Ruth Built" despite what they keep saying---the stadium was renovated previously, I do believe in the 70's --the fences were moved in---the steel columns were removed--the right and left field fences changes---the stadium after the renovation was not the same as previously


Why all the to-do ????

I can't believe you have to even ask!

I wonder why no Roger Clemens?

Who else did not show (besides George)?

Isn't it obvious about Clemens? The Yankees, or any team, can't associate with someone with such a black steriod cloud over his head.

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Originally posted by fillsfan:
And I love his shirt and hat!!!

You're biased!

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I wonder why no Roger Clemens?

Heck with Clemens. No Rags, no Joe Torre?

I heard that Steinbrenner stayed in Tampa but I didn't hear why.

Is he ill?

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Originally posted by biggerpapi: I heard that Steinbrenner stayed in Tampa but I didn't hear why.

Is he ill?

I asked my husband that question and he said that Steinbrenner was not in good shape ... I am figuring health and age.

Hank & Hal Steinbrenner have been running the team for the last couple years.

I went to one game there to see the Red Sox play in 1973 or 1974. We were in box seats on the visitors side. I remember Carlton Fisk on deck spitting his bubble gum in the air and kicking it into the first couple of rows of seats. The odd memories.

The most vivid memory is from the 2004 ALCS. Red Sox fans will never forget the last four games of that series.

dad04

you mean the wee hours of oct. 20th 2004? the greatest comeback in baseball.i remember hearing about it.

Only game I've seen there was the one year anniversary of 9-11. Simply an awe inspiring experience.

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Originally posted by 20dad:
dad04

you mean the wee hours of oct. 20th 2004? the greatest comeback in baseball.i remember hearing about it.

Love that dirty water!

just thinking ,did anyone see roger at the game on sunday? do you think they left him out do to the controvercy?

I didn't see the opening ceremonies, but wern't the players just the ones who retired as yankees? Roger never retired officially did he?

I've only been there once.. was around 2000-2001 something like that. We saw the Orioles playing the Yankees. Was the only time I have got to see Ripken Jr play in real life.

To start, we noticed one big difference between Yankee Stadium and Busch Stadium here in St. Louis. See, at Yankee, there's no such thing as "ushers" they're all armed guards

The Stadium is steep; our seats were pretty high up on the first base line. Tino Martinez comes up and hits a dribbler down the first base line that the 1B coach picks up easily. The guys in front of us yell out, " Great F***** hit Tino!" My dad says my eyes lit up

We were there with my uncle. He lives in PA. Well he and I made a trip down to get a couple hot dogs or brats and we ate them over a trash can down in the concourse. The Orioles scored a couple runs that inning. Now, I'm not much of an Orioles fan, but I didn't like the Yankees either. So, a couple innings later when the Orioles were losing, we decided we had to go get us a couple more hot dogs or brats

The last thing I remember from that trip was on our way out of the ballpark. We're crossing a bridge and there is a homeless guy on the side. He's holding this big cardboard sign about as tall as he was. It said something like "I gotta be honest: I need money for a beer"

My husband grew up watching baseball at Yankee Stadium and I'm sure has many stories to share. He also had the opportunity to play for the organization way back in the day so his love for the Yankees runs deep...

but MY memory is that our son saw his first baseball game in that stadium. My son and I are native Texans and we were in NYC to visit my husband's family. It just happened that the Rangers were playing a series so we went to a game.

My son was 3 and he already loved to catch balls, pull on batting gloves, wear a batting helmet and dive for grounders (...so how did he become a pitcher...?) Anyway, as you can imagine, I was a little outnumbered cheering for the Rangers since hubby of course was all about the Yanks.

Our son just jumped up and down whenever anyone hit the ball or scored (...again...just how did he turn into a pitcher...?) He got most of the people around us smiling since he was so exuberant at every play. Despite his young age, he never lost interest in the game although he did take a break for a hot dog and cotton candy. The only problem was he kept asking when he could have a turn to hit the ball so Daddy just kept saying when we got back to his aunt's house they would play catch. (He fell asleep on the way back so that didn't happen

He got a Yankees hat and a t-shirt, I think, and unfortunately, turned him into a Yankees fan for life so now I'm outnumbered at home as well