Why Yankee Stadium Has Lost Its Mystic Lore
May 20, 2012 · Joshua Ramsey · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium at one point was the Roman Colosseum, the Greek Parthenon, the holy grail of baseball—today it is just another ballpark.
Yankees fans may hate me for this, but deep down they know that it is true. What was once before, no longer is. The Yankee Stadium of today is literally a completely new and different stadium.
When the Yankees players make the walk from their clubhouse to the dugout they are not taking the same tunnel that The Babe, The Iron Horse, Joltin’ Joe, The Mick, Yogi and all of the other Yankee greats took.
When the visiting teams walk the tunnel they are no longer following in the steps of Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and others.
Yankee stadium is no longer “The House That Ruth Built” or the stadium that housed 27 World Series Championship teams.
The mystic lore from the history of Yankee Stadium that once surrounded every person that entered is now a piece of history itself. Even the monuments beyond the outfield wall seem to be hidden.
When watching a game at the “Old” Yankee Stadium on TV you always noticed the monuments in monument park—they just stuck out and everyone knew what they were.
Today’s monument park seems to be hidden. It is barely noticeable from television and it seems that because of that, broadcasters talk less about it.
Yes, Yankees fans your stadium has lost its lore and unfortunately for you it doesn’t seem to be getting it back anytime soon.
Your captain Derek Jeter is getting old and will be gone before long, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone ready to step up and begin their own Yankee legacy. No one that the team hasn’t tried by purchasing them, anyway.
Your captain has a great legacy but unfortunately for you and the sake of stadium lore, his legacy was built and will remain in the Yankee Stadium of old.
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