The Old, The New and the Redesigned
Today, I heard the words that I always feared I one day might hear. Yankee Stadium will close and be virtually destroyed in 2009. Imagine this? That's like telling me...well that Yankee Stadium will close. I wasn't this upset when my mother sold our family home.
The day I stepped into the old version of Yankee Stadium in 1972 as an 9 yr old, I learned what love is. I was able to find something to rate the rest of life against. All things in my life have stood up vs Yankee Stadium. I have pictures of Yankee Stadium all over my house. I don't even have a picture of my mother hanging up.
When the Stadium closed for the first time in 1973 to be renovated, I wasn't sure about the outcome. But when it opened again in 1976, I fell in love all over again.
I know everything about my love. I can't see it enough times. I know little nuances about Yankee Stadium that few people know. I can actually do a guided tour. I love bringing people there for the first time and let them see what I love and then they love it too.
I have introduced my wife and kids to Yankee Stadium. I have to bring my grandson there before time runs out.
I love baseball games in my favorite place on Earth, I go in as early as they allow me. I just sit there and wait hours until the game. I just stare out into the field where all those wonderful things took place that I have seen over the years and rerun them in my head over and over again. I sometimes I just stare at it, meditate and thank God for making such a wonderful place.
But closing Yankee Stadium is like telling me Heaven is closing down.
Yes they are rebuilding a new meglo modern version, illusion of Yankee Stadium, with all the things that people want in a new ballpark, right on the same block
A money driven dog and pony show that will guide the next generation of memories and the drawings of the place are impressive.
My only hope is that the memories and magic of days gone by will somehow find their way down the road.
The day I stepped into the old version of Yankee Stadium in 1972 as an 9 yr old, I learned what love is. I was able to find something to rate the rest of life against. All things in my life have stood up vs Yankee Stadium. I have pictures of Yankee Stadium all over my house. I don't even have a picture of my mother hanging up.
When the Stadium closed for the first time in 1973 to be renovated, I wasn't sure about the outcome. But when it opened again in 1976, I fell in love all over again.
I know everything about my love. I can't see it enough times. I know little nuances about Yankee Stadium that few people know. I can actually do a guided tour. I love bringing people there for the first time and let them see what I love and then they love it too.
I have introduced my wife and kids to Yankee Stadium. I have to bring my grandson there before time runs out.
I love baseball games in my favorite place on Earth, I go in as early as they allow me. I just sit there and wait hours until the game. I just stare out into the field where all those wonderful things took place that I have seen over the years and rerun them in my head over and over again. I sometimes I just stare at it, meditate and thank God for making such a wonderful place.
But closing Yankee Stadium is like telling me Heaven is closing down.
Yes they are rebuilding a new meglo modern version, illusion of Yankee Stadium, with all the things that people want in a new ballpark, right on the same block
A money driven dog and pony show that will guide the next generation of memories and the drawings of the place are impressive.
My only hope is that the memories and magic of days gone by will somehow find their way down the road.
posted by CuzzinDave at 11:44 PM
1 Comments:
I can relate to this some. I felt similarly when they tore down Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia a couple of years ago. I'd been to Eagles and Phillies games there - plus several concerts.
Two stadiums took it's place...and they're pretty cool. I miss the old building but you can still feel the spirit of the place in the fans. I guess that's the big part. You can take away the buildings but you can't take away the memories or the spirit of true fans.
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