Last night was the last game at Yankee Stadium, bringing the close to an era. Growing up in New York, Yankee Stadium played a big part in my life. I remember walking into the stadium as a young boy, amazed at the size of the field, how green the grass was. Learning how to fill out a scorecard, giving me something in common with my father when there was nothing else. Yankee Stadium.
Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Maris, Yogi, DiMaggio, Whitey, Rizzuto, Larsen, Reggie, Munson…they paved the way before I was around to see it.
Randolph. Nettles. Winfield. Righetti.
Don Mattingly.
Tino, Bernie, O’Neill, Brosius, Girardi, Wetteland, Rivera.
Derek Jeter.
Matsui, Giambi, Clemens, Pettitte, Mussina.
They were my Yankee Stadium!
The house that Ruth built became a home to so many. So many great memories. The book is closed but never forgotten. Thank you, thank you for the memories.
Next year the new era starts and the new book opens.
