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“I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can…”

Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind (ft Alicia Keys)

On the same night when Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame…sports history was being made in a place just as hallowed as Springfield, MA. The Bronx, NY is as synonymous with legends, and lore as the Olympics…the main reason is because of the team and players that compete at 161st Street and River Avenue…The New York Yankees.

It is in my opinion appropriate that the Captain, Derek Jeter breaks the all-time hitting record, once held by the “Iron Horse” Lou Gehrig on September 11th. Jeter is accustomed to winning, as he opened the 3rd -inning with a single down the right field line for career hit number 2,722. Read the rest of this entry »

After 85 years, Yankee Stadium closed its doors for good Sunday night.

Yankee fans have had very little to cheer about this season, but New York closed “The House That Ruth Built” with a 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Next season, the ballclub will move next door to the new Yankee Stadium, but even with a state-of-the-art facility, it will never be able to match the history and tradition of the old ballpark.

R.I.P. Yankee Stadium.