Sep
21
And here we are. The last game at the historic Yankee Stadium has just begun and emotions of all sorts are swirling all around the stadium as well as in the hearts and minds of Yankee and baseball fans across the world. It is a day that we have been dreading, yet looking forward to, a day that brings happiness, but also sadness. It is a gate to the future, but it is not the exit to the past. The edifice may no longer stand, but it will live. It will live on in all of us and will be passed down through stories and memories until it becomes immortal.
We will never forget the “house that Ruth built,” a place that has been host to so many great moments, both baseball and history related. From the rise of baseball to three papal visits to George Bush’s opening pitch shortly after the September 11th attacks, the stadium has been more than just a place. It has been spirit. It has been life. It has been the world. The stadium is more than a building, it is a symbol.