Even as someone who is not a Yankee fan, I am sad to see it go. I'll have to say I've had some great memories at the stadium. It's the first place my girlfriend and I ever went together, and I'll never forget that. I got 4 tickets from work and I only knew 1 other person who could go, so I invited her as a friend & another girl from work (she had a bf at the time) and we hit it off. A week later she broke up with her bf and we've been together ever since.
I was able to make it to a few Yankees games this year, and was fortunate enough to make it to the 2nd to last game played there. Having been to the stadium many times before, there was just something about this final weekend. I kind of closed my eyes at one point and listened to the PA system and it makes you feel like you're back in the 20's. When Derek Jeter came to bat in the bottom of the 9th to lead off the inning and the place went nuts, I got chills up my back (as I did several times last night - like when Bernie came out). But it was funny at the game on Saturday it was similar to Sunday where no one wanted to leave...We just sat and took pictures listening to good ol Frank (Hoboken, NJ's Favorite Son) sing "New York, New York".
When we finally left Saturday, there is a part of the wall of the stadium that is chipping apart and kind of crumbling, and fans were taking pieces of the wall, and I actually took a piece and well I can always say I've got my own part of Yankee Stadium...
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