The place used to shake. That's one thing I'll always remember with great joy. During a rally, or in a close game, no matter where you were sitting...the whole place just shook. I never experienced anything like that before. And I probably never will again.
I'm going to miss that old place just like so many other people. So many memories, and fun experiences. I tend to prefer "new" places and things, but Yankee Stadium is the exception. I hope the plans to make the site into a beautiful park for that neighborhood are followed through.
Great speech by Derek Jeter at the end. And Bernie Williams may have summed it up best when he said, "It was more the people than the stadium. You talk about magic and the aura, but what really made the stadium was the fans. Concrete doesn't talk back to you. Chairs don't talk back to you. It's the people that are there, that root for you day in and day out. Tht's what makes this place magical."
I guess even more than the players and the games, we fans are Yankee Stadium's legacy.
Keywords: Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, New York City, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium
