All Good Things Must Come To An End...A Tribute To Yankee Stadium

Take it Deep: www.letsgodeep.com When you think of the most famous stadiums in baseball history, there are only 3 acceptable answers?Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. The 2009 season will begin a new era for the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium, as we know it, will be a parking lot. Love 'em or hate 'em, the New York Yankees are a big part of baseball and as such, everyone wants to take in a game at Yankee Stadium. Many people have had the pleasure to do so, but so many others will never get that chance. Through the 2007 season, 154, 533, 824 people have attended a game. If you're part of that 154 million and counting, there's a good chance that you saw a memorable game, as the Yankees have been a staple in the playoffs for as long as anyone can remember. The list of Hall of Famers that have played there is impressive enough, but "The House that Ruth Built" will always be known as the home of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. There has always been a debate about whether Yankee Stadium has been more favorable to the right or left handed batter, but there just isn't enough data to settle that debate. According to the Yankees, there has been 5,100 + HR's hit in Yankee Stadium since 1976, but there isn't a breakdown of which area of the park the homeruns were hit. The dimensions of the park have changed several times over the years with the right and left field foul poles moving out and center field and both power alleys moving in. With the foul poles always being around 300 ft, it's fair to say that hitters who pull the ball have had plenty of success there. If there was an accurate HR total starting with the 1923 season, I'm sure that the numbers would show more than a 2 HR per game average, but that could also be attributed to Ruth, Maris, Gehrig and Co. It doesn't matter if a righty or lefty is more likely to hit a HR or if the Yankees win or lose. It's doesn't matter if you worship Manny Ramirez or if your dog's name is Buckner. Baseball just won't be the same next season. Certain players, team and venues will always be special and Yankee Stadium will always have its place in baseball history! Tenant: New York Yankees Capacity: 56,937 Surface: Grass Cost: $2.5 Million, $48 Million (renovations) Opened: April 18, 1923 Architect: Osborn Engineering Owner: City of New York Naming Rights: None - Named after the Yankees Dimensions: 318-Left Field, 408-Center Field, 314-Right Field New Yankee Stadium Opens: April 2009