An end of an era

September 21 is the last regular season home game at Yankee Stadium, and barring some last minute heroics, it will be the last game at the Stadium.

It opened in April 18, 1923 across the Harlem River from the Polo Grounds there former home and then home of the New York Giants Base Ball Team, who asked the Yankees to leave as they where playing better then and out drawing the Giants at the gate.

Since that 18 day of April in 1923 it has been known as "the house that Ruth built", "the Stadium" and "the Big Ball Orchard in the South Bronx", it is the only major league stadium that does not have a street address, its mailing address is the New York Yankees Bronx, NY.


The Yanks are hated by many me included, growing up in Brooklyn and yes a BROOKLYN Dodger Fan in the 50's, and to this day I can still say 10/4/1955 is one of the greatest days in my life, it was the date of game 7 when the Dodgers at long last broke through and beat the Yankees in the World Series, and all of Brooklyn celebrated. It will be an end of a another era, starting with the 94 season the Yanks have made the playoffs 15 years running while winning 4 World Series in 5 years.