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Goodbye, Old Friend…
By Brian | September 16, 2008 | Share on Facebook
Tonight, I attended my final game at the current Yankee Stadium – 161st Street and River Ave in the Bronx, New York. I’ve put together a photo album of some of my Yankee Stadium memories here. I’ll probably add to it as I dig through my archives for more pictures.
I know it probably seems silly to most people to have an emotional attachment to a building, let alone a baseball stadium. I guess the caption on the first photo sums up my feelings best:
THE CATHEDRAL OF BASEBALL
SO many memories…My grandfather was at the first game – saw Babe Ruth hit the first home run in the new stadium. My father watched Joe and Mickey and Phil and Roger and all the rest. I came here as a kid with my father (and, once, my grandfather) and watched Bucky and Willie and Reggie and Thurman and Bobby and all the rest. My father and I have taken my sons to watch Derek and Mariano and Tino and Paulie and all the rest.
The history of a stadium, the history of a family…
You will be remembered, old friend. By the four generations of Greenbergs that shared family memories within your walls, and by the generations to come who will hear the stories, watch the videos and look at picture albums like the one above. May your successor generate memories as numerous and as plentiful. I look forward to visiting it with my children and my as-of-yet-unborn grandchildren.
We walked on the beach beside that old hotel
They’re tearing it down now
But it’s just as well
I haven’t shown you everything a man can do
So stay with me baby
I got plans for youAnd so we embrace again
Behind the dunes
This beach is so cold
On winter afternoons
Ah, but holding you close is like holding the summer sun
I’m warm from the memory of days to comeThis is the time to remember
‘Cause it will not last forever
These are the days
To hold on to
‘Cause we won’t
Although we’ll want to
This is the time
But time is gonna change
I know we’ve gotta move somehow
But I don’t want to lose you now-Billy Joel
Topics: Family Matters, New York, New York, Sports Talk | 2 Comments »
I don’t think it’s silly at all to get a little choked up at times like this…
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