Investment Banking wasn't the only New York City institution to make its curtain call over the weekend. Yankee Stadium, an indisputable Cathedral of the game of Baseball, hosted its last Major League game Sunday night. The New York Yankees took on my beloved Baltimore Orioles to close out The House That Ruth Built, sadly - for me at least - defeating their American League East Divisional rival by a score of 7-3.
I have plenty of opinions about the Yankees and Yankee Stadium - and being an Orioles fan, hardly any of them are positive. But there is no question that the Bronx Bombers home overlooking the Harlem River embodies more significance to the game than any other ballpark. The sheer number of championships and fantastic teams and players made this one of the most cherished places in American popular culture, and it will be sorely missed by millions. They won't need to go far though to find its heir as the new Yankee Stadium is opening up across the street from the old one starting next April for the Yankees' 2009 season.
You can takepart by checking out the Jorge Posada Foundation, a non-profit organization started by the Yankee catcher to help families affected by craniosynostosis, an abnormal formation of the skull.
LINKS:
The Guardian: Baseball says goodbye as Yankee Stadium retired
Sydney Morning Herald: Baseball says bye bye to Yankee Stadium
Associated Press: Yankee Stadium closes after 85 years Investment Banking wasn't the only New York City institution to make its curtain call over the weekend. Yankee Stadium, an indisputable Cathedral of the game of Baseball, hosted its last Major League game Sunday night. The New York Yankees took on my beloved Baltimore Orioles to close out The House That Ruth Built, sadly - for me at least - defeating their American League East Divisional rival by a score of 7-3.
I have plenty of opinions about the Yankees and Yankee Stadium - and being an Orioles fan, hardly any of them are positive. But there is no question that the Bronx Bombers home overlooking the Harlem River embodies more significance to the game than any other ballpark. The sheer number of championships and fantastic teams and players made this one of the most cherished places in American popular culture, and it will be sorely missed by millions. They won't need to go far though to find its heir as the new Yankee Stadium is opening up across the street from the old one starting next April for the Yankees' 2009 season.
You can takepart by checking out the Jorge Posada Foundation, a non-profit organization started by the Yankee catcher to help families affected by craniosynostosis, an abnormal formation of the skull.
LINKS:
The Guardian: Baseball says goodbye as Yankee Stadium retired
Sydney Morning Herald: Baseball says bye bye to Yankee Stadium
Associated Press: Yankee Stadium closes after 85 years 
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