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Der-ek Jeee-ter.
Paul O-O-O-knee-yall.
Wade Boggs rode a horse around the Stadium's warning track in 1996. Dwight Gooden pitched a no-hitter. So did Jim Abbott.
David Wells and David Cone pitched perfect games.
Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius. John Wetteland.
Mariano Rivera. Jorge Posada. Andy Pettitte. And, of course, Derek Jeter, the Captain.
Yes, today is about opening up a new, two-and-one-half billion dollar ballpark. It's about the festivities and the pomp and circumstance, despite being in the middle of the world's worst recession.
Despite this, and the $2,500 seats, there will be no vacancies today. No empty cushions. Yes, the seats are all cushioned from what I hear.
And despite all of the Bernie Madoffs of the world, who found time to rob many of the country's richest people blind, the Yankees were blessed with an owner named George Steinbrenner, who never once robbed a single Yankees fan.
At times, his relationship with guys like Martin and Jackson may have been tabloid fodder, but his goal was always to put a winning team on the field.
Today, we open the new Yankee Stadium across the street from the old one, with a new generation of Yankees mixed in with the old.
C.C. Sabathia. Mark Teixeira. A.J. Burnett. Joba Chamberlain. Jeter. Pettitte. Posada. Rivera.
And here's hoping that baseball fans everywhere give the Stadium one big Bronx cheer for another 85 years of baseball at 161st Street.
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