We bring you the end of Yankee Stadium, at long last.
NEW YORK (AP) — Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over" put his own stamp on the day.
"I'm sorry to see it over, I'll tell you that," Berra said.
The goodbye completed an 85-year-old run for the home of baseball's most famous team. What began with a Babe Ruth home run on an April afternoon in 1923 ended Sunday with Mariano Rivera retiring Brian Roberts on a grounder to first baseman Cody Ransom, completing a 7-3 victory over Baltimore on a warm September night.
Guess they just couldn't stand the idea that the Mets were building a swanky new home.
I heard they are going to sell off pieces of the stadium to raise money. I can only imagine what Steve would've done with a big hunk of stone from The House the Ruth Built. heh.
Looks like other people were thinking about Steve during this epic event as well.
