PHOTO ESSAY: Yankee Stadium 9/21/08

What follows are some photos from my day in the Bronx yesterday – to see the last baseball game ever played in this Yankee Stadium.

Well, actually, it’s the pictures that I took which were the least blurry. Shooting at night, from a distance, with a small camera may not have been my brightest idea. Still, it captures, at least for me, some of the moments of the day. And, it gives you an idea of what it’s like to watch a game in the Letterbox World of the Loge of Yankee Stadium – in the seats that I’ve been sitting in for the last 8 years. (These are just the photos – more to come later today in terms of “the story” of my trip to this game.)

Photos may be viewed in a larger format by clicking on them. And, I recommed doing that if you want to see the images better.

The entrance sign for the Section that I sit in:

The Box for my season-tickets to this Stadium:

These were taken during the game…first the view of what I see when I look to the left while sitting in my seats…

…and the view when I look straight ahead…

…and the view when I look to my right:

…now, some things from the game in the order that they happened…

MetLife Yankee Stadium Countdown showing one game left…before the pre-game ceremonies:

A peek, before anything happened, at the new Stadium just behind leftfield of this Stadium:

The 1922 American League Pennant unfurled in the black batter’s eye beyond center field during the pre-game:

A bunch of actors pretending to be the 1923 Yankees during the pre-game:

Yanks and others in (and on) the Yankees dugout during the pre-game show:

The view of the field as Bernie Williams is getting hugged in centerfield during the pre-game:

Another view of the field taken seconds after the above photo:

Andy Pettitte throwing the first pitch of the game:

Johnny Damon rounding third after his homerun in the 3rd inning:

Jose Molina just about to touch home plate after his homerun in the 4th inning:

Michael Kay, on the big screen, setting the MetLife Yankee Stadium Countdown to “Forever”:

The Yankees announce the total attendance for this Yankee Stadium:

Derek Jetter batting in the 6th inning with the bases loaded:

View of the big screen showing Ronan Tynan singing God Bless America during the 7th inning:

The answer to the ‘Guess the attendance’ question:

The final scoreboard seconds after the final out of the game:

The last time the Yankees line-up for post-game high-fives after a win at this Stadium:

The police on horses hit the field one minute after the final out:

Derek Jeter heads to the pitcher’s mound to address the crowd:

The team takes a lap around the field…here they are in leftfield:

And, here they are in rightfield:

That’s it. I hope you enjoyed these pictures as much as I did taking them!