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| Yankee Stadium, 2008 |
Tampa Bay [Devil] Rays vs. The New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Major League Baseball, American League
Bronx, New York
1:05 PM
Outside the Game:
As part of the last year of Yankee Stadium festivities, a friend of mine's family was coming to see their last game at the stadium. His sister brought their newish baby all the way up from Florida just so that he would be able to go to the stadium before they tore it down. We managed to all meet up at 34th Street from various locales and head to the stadium.
At The Game With Oogie:
It was an early season game in the last year ever at the Stadium against what was thought at the time to be a gimmie win, so it was a sell-out. With a relatively large group, the best we could do was upper deck on the first base side, but all things considered, they were not bad seats.
The Stadium:
There's nothing more that I could contribute to the now endless talk about of Yankee Stadium. With all the renovations and all the history in the place, tearing down the beating heart of baseball seems an unbelievably short-sighted move that has the potential to severely anger the gods of the game. Time will tell.
The new replacement across the street was still under construction and looming like a sad disappointment waiting to happen -- a modern replica of an ancient classic that will lack the soul of the original while simultaneously not be modern enough for whoever they are building it for anyway.
The Yankees handled the countdown to the last games at the stadium on one of the scoreboards and with relatively little fanfare.
The Game:
In retrospect, it was a precursor of the season to come. Although the Yankees jumped out to an early lead, Pettitte collapsed in the middle innings, and a Yankee attempt at a comeback in the 8th inning feel short. The Rays won, 6-3.
The Scorecard:
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| Rays vs. Devil Rays, 04/05/08. Rays win, 6-3. |
2008 NY Last Stops
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