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  • elicoleman
    Im The Baby/Gotta Love Me
    • Sep 2002
    • 34655

    #1

    Remembering The House That Ruth Built

    Well, this weekend is it. A pretty meaningless weekend series vs the Orioles as far as playoff implications is concerned but being the last series at Yankee Stadium is huge.

    I'd imagine all the living Yankee greats will be out there this weekend taking it all in one last time.

    It really sucks that the last game won't be a playoff game but the streak had to end sometime.

    As for remembering Yankee Stadium: I was fortunate enough to take a road trip with my buddy two summers ago to see Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. One of the best trips of my life. Fenway was great but walking into Yankee Stadium was something else. It wasn't a flashy new park like others I had been to but you could feel the history walking into the gates.

    Walking through Monument Park was an experience I never plan on forgetting. Got many, many pictures.

    Got to see all three games vs the Braves, although we had to leave on the last game of the series in the 9th to get to the airport on time. The game was tied at 2. Giles ended up hitting a homer in the top of the 12th but Arod won it with a walk off 2 run shot in the bottom half. I really hate I missed it.

    Another great memory I had was hearing Enter Sandman at YS.

    I really wish that I had gotten to see more than three games in my lifetime there but I'm glad I was able to atleast get to one.

    Anyways, how many of you were lucky enough to make it to atleast one game at the Stadium? Any stories for that one special trip you made up there or any great games you got to see for those that perhaps got to see many, many games (Jets, ehh, etc).

    Lets hear em.
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  • J0nnD0ugh
    Hall Of Fame
    • Feb 2003
    • 16602

    #2
    Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

    As I mentioned in the Lyman Bostock thread, I saw a game there just before I turned 9. They played the California Angels. Nolan Ryan & Reggie Jackson. My brother, 8 @ the time, was supposed to be a huge Jackson fan. But he whined the entire time & wanted to go home & watch cartoons.

    In '82, got to see Harvey's Wallbangers there. Cecil Cooper was my favorite player because of his unique batting stance, plus the fact he was good. But what I remembered the most was the fans in the bleachers. They brought some congas & other percussion instruments & were having a party. Didn't need an organist.
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    I always remember that whatever I have done in the past, or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible one way or the other.
    -August 17, 1960
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    • Sandman42
      Hall Of Fame
      • Aug 2004
      • 15186

      #3
      Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

      Been there so many times I've lost count. I try and make the trip to see them there at least a few times a season. Only went once this year though, and that was when they got raped by Delgado so my last game there was definitely not a good one.

      I'll always remember the first time I was there which was in 95, and it was the first sporting event I had been to. I love the feeling of walking up the tunnel and out to your seats and you just see everything come into view. The novelty wears off a bit after going to so many games, but its still a great feeling.

      My 2 most memorable games there had to be seeing Wells throw a perfect game and then Game 1 of the 2004 ALCS. That was the loudest I've ever heard the Stadium with the constant chants of "Who's your Daddy?" and "Shelling". Moose had a perfect game going into the 7th and then we almost ending up blowing a 8 run lead.

      It's going to suck to see it go, but I'm also excited to see the new stadium. Don't know how often I'm going to go though because of the prices of the tickets, but I'll probably still get a few tickets from the companies me and my father do work for.
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      • TheMatrix31
        RF
        • Jul 2002
        • 52919

        #4
        Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

        I'm really depressed that Yankee Stadium is closing. I've never been there, and apparently I never will.

        I'm also really depressed that they won't be in the playoffs this year. I can't believe that they're not declaring that place a landmark.

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        • nyisles16
          All Star
          • Apr 2003
          • 8317

          #5
          Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

          Sad to see "the lady" being closed after this year -- even though I am a "cross town rival" fan

          (I heard that they are having another "farewell" even sometime in November).

          -- I've been to several games there in my lifetime.. It was the place where I saw my first "actual" game (don't remember too much, just that we sat in the upper deck). I've seen the debuts of Tim Salmon of the Angels, and a young 3b Mike Lowell on the Yanks. Got an autograph from Paul Molitor of the Brewers (later to find out my dad played college ball against him). Dropped a Mariano Duncan foul ball in the upper deck, only to be made fun of by some dude with three fingers several rows down..

          Best of all, sat with the "bleacher creatures" for a Mets/Yanks game (Mets won 11-4).

          Sadly - never made it to Monument Park..

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          • ehh
            Hall Of Fame
            • Mar 2003
            • 28962

            #6
            Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

            I probably went to 30-35 games there over the last 20 years, definitely going to miss that place. I saved my ticket stub for the last game I went to this year and framed it with a cutout newspaper box score and put it on my desk at work. I'll make sure to hang on to that for a long, long time. Unfortunately it feels like the mystique has diminished a bit since Boston broke the curse but it's still unlike any other place on Earth.

            I feel blessed to have witness their dynasty in the 90's, so many great players, teams and moments - it's hard to pick out just one but I would have to say the Brosius HR in '01. The whole situation around NYC and 9/11, the Yanks were getting crushed in every aspect of the Series that year, yet the still found a way to push it to 7 games and were a few outs away from a 5th title in six years. Game 5 of that series was the peak of the Yankee mystique, IMO, even though we went on to lose. It was the second straight night it happened, the biggest "Oh ****! I don't believe it!" moment I've had as a fan and really made you question if the Yanks were getting a little extra help from above.

            I know I'll be watching intently on Sunday night, gonna be a crazy moment.
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            • SPTO
              binging
              • Feb 2003
              • 68046

              #7
              Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

              This was one place i've wanted to go. I tried going a couple or so years ago but my damn relatives don't know how to get to the Bronx! so needless to say it was a non starter for me

              ESPN Classic (Canadian one) will be doing special programming with the most memorable games at "The Stadium" should be some good stuff to watch even if i've seen it before.
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              • ehh
                Hall Of Fame
                • Mar 2003
                • 28962

                #8
                Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3597595

                The Yanks announced they will let fans on the field three hours before the game. Now I really wish I sacked up and got tickets.
                "You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier

                "Beware of geeks bearing formulas." - Warren Buffet

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                • EWRMETS
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 7491

                  #9
                  Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                  I've been to two games at the Stadium. My first was against the Royals, about 10 years ago, when I was stuck in camp seats in upper deck. My friend and I snuck down to like 8th row behind catcher and caused our camp group to have to leave later than they wanted to leave because they couldn't find us.

                  I also went to a Mets/Yankees game sitting in the bleacher seats in the outfield. It's a nice stadium but it's no Shea.

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                  • J0nnD0ugh
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 16602

                    #10
                    Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                    America just doesn't have respect for its historical buildings. The only ones who consistently keep their landmarks are basically small towns who have no other attractions. Just think how Rome has its Coliseum that stood when Christ was on the earth. & the US tears them down as soon as they get 20 yrs old. Even as a kid, when I visited Brooklyn, we would drive by where Ebbets Field used to be & I always felt I was missing something.
                    Originally posted by VP Richard M. Nixon
                    I always remember that whatever I have done in the past, or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible one way or the other.
                    -August 17, 1960
                    Thanks, dookies!

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                    • DrJones
                      All Star
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 9109

                      #11
                      Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                      Originally posted by J0nnD0ugh
                      Just think how Rome has its Coliseum that stood when Christ was on the earth. & the US tears them down as soon as they get 20 yrs old.
                      Close. Jesus missed the grand opening of the Colosseum by about 50 years.

                      I was lucky enough to see my first game at Yankee this spring, a 6-3 loss to Tampa in the afternoon sunshine, plus the Stadium tour a couple days later, which was pretty cool. My hatred for the Yankees is pretty much boundless, but I love baseball history, and I'll be sad to see The House That Ruth Built go.
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                      • TarHeelMan
                        Th* H*mb*rg*r P*mp
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 7853

                        #12
                        Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                        I, too, will miss the Stadium; I desperately wanted to make a trip up to NY for one last game at Shea, and the chance to piss on Yankee Stadium one last time.... All jokes aside, it will be weird watching the game on Saturday knowing that the stadium will be no more.

                        I had been to several games there, but I guess the one that stands out was the Yanks/Mariners playoff game in 1995, when Leyritz hit that game winning HR. I left the game in between innings because I had school and work the next day. I was on the train platform when the homer was hit, and the station shook. I knew something big had happened. I was already in Brooklyn when exuberant Yankee fans started filtering down to the "L" train station where I was, and I asked them what happened. I was kinda pissed at myself for not waiting around a few extra minutes, but I rationalized it by thinking, "I'm a Mets fan; what do I care about the Yanks?"

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                        • Sandman42
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 15186

                          #13
                          Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                          http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/..._yankee_s.html

                          Looks like Steinbrenner won't make it to the final game. He must really be in bad shape.
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                          • SPTO
                            binging
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 68046

                            #14
                            Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                            Originally posted by Sandman42
                            http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/..._yankee_s.html

                            Looks like Steinbrenner won't make it to the final game. He must really be in bad shape.
                            Damn, as much as I hate the "evil empire" this makes me sad. Steinbrenner for all his faults is the face and attitude of the current New York Yankees. It just doesn't feel right that he's not going to be there.

                            I hope he isn't suffering too much. Y'know he should be in the HOF as he, along with some others are the people that have shaped the modern baseball business.
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                            • pfunk880
                              MVP
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 4452

                              #15
                              Re: Remembering The House That Ruth Built

                              Originally posted by SPTO
                              Damn, as much as I hate the "evil empire" this makes me sad. Steinbrenner for all his faults is the face and attitude of the current New York Yankees. It just doesn't feel right that he's not going to be there.

                              I hope he isn't suffering too much. Y'know he should be in the HOF as he, along with some others are the people that have shaped the modern baseball business.
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