An unintentionally hilarious video ensued at the last game played at Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera, who is undoubtedly the best closer in New York Yankees history (and baseball history, for that matter), went to get some dirt off of the pitchers mound. For some reason, every photographer in a 200 mile radius of New York City descended onto Rivera to watch him.
You can watch the video at the end of the entry to see just how funny it turned out to be. You’d think Rivera was doing something substantial — but he’s actually just putting dirt into a cup. I’d …read more

The last game has been played at Yankee Stadium. The stadium, which opened in the early 1920s, will likely go down in history as the most famous baseball stadium ever.
With over 80 years of memories tied to Yankee Stadium, it is hard to include everything — however the video of the Yankee Stadium tribute at the end of this entry does of very good job.
In the last game every played in the stadium, the Yankees fittingly won the game. Their 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles kept their very slime playoff chances alive but more importantly, it ended the …read more

With the New York Yankees winding down their time in Yankee Stadium, Yankees Old Timers were out in full force to celebrate the Yankees and the fabled stadium. Look at the end of this entry to watch a video of the event.
The Yankees old timer gathering included a one-inning exhibition and an introduction for each player in attendance. Here is a list of the more than 70 ex-Yankees who showed up and a video to follow:

One of my funnest times in summer is getting in front of my television and watching the Home Run Derby. This year was quite the show.
Josh Hamilton didn’t win the Home Run Derby. Hamilton, however, did steal the show. The Texas Rangers outfielder hit 28 homers in the first round to set a new all-time record. Hamilton had a number of blasts over 500 feet that were just stunning to watch.
If you are a baseball fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this epic Hamilton Home Run Derby video. Hamilton, who we named as …read more

Check out this Chase Utley video. When being introduced for the Home Run Derby, Utley got booed by the Yankee Stadium crowd. Utley’s response to the booing is definitely classic.
Too bad he didn’t shut the Yankee Stadium crowd up with his bat in the Home Run Derby. Instead, Utley was eliminated after the first round.
Here is the Chase Utley video: