Are they going to mark home plate with a pole or plaque ?

I truly enjoy this website,but at the same time like everyone else it is very sadd. Being a life long Yankee fan,and going to the old stadium many times,I charished what the old ballpark brought out in all of its history. Like the saying goes in life"old with the old,in with the new". Thank you so much for posting pictures of the daily progress on the demolition.

This is an incredible site. Incredible, but extremely sad. I miss the old stadium, but the new one is a much more fan-friendly facility. I wish the old stadium would be completely down by the start of the 2010 season but it appears that we'll have to look at a skeleton then.

It is way to surreal to see this building being knocked down. These pictures just depict a wasteland. It just looks like an earthquake hit this site. It's very sad. We knew this was coming for a long time but to just see it happening is heartbreaking. I really hope that they at least Save Gate 2. That will be a welcoming part of Heritage Field. It will certainly serve as a majestic landmark for this historic site.

I was blessed to go to alot of games in the old stadium. My 1st game there I went with my uncle he was a diehard fan along with my aunt and brother Dave Winfield hit a walkoff hr that place went crazy. I never felt that building shake on the night of the 03 alcs game 7 when boone hit that hr man I still get goosebumps. Alot of great times along with emotional times, who can forget about 9-11-01 when baseball resumed after the horrible attacks on our country and freedom. Even though baseball was the least of everyones worries that year for them few hours a game atleast it made people come out of there shells for a brief moment. so many great memorys its sad to see it go. favorite game is when the crowd gave paul onell his final goodbye during the world series in 01 wish i was at that game

I know it's messed up getting emotional over this, but when you have the memories of a place that include your deceased father, your wife and children, and numerous family and friends, seeing this site really messes me up. If they have an implosion, I know Yankee-haters will love it, but I don't think I'll be able to watch.

I've been a Yankees fan for many years. I went to NY in 2008. I wanted to be in Yankee Stadium at least once before it was demolished. I don't understand the idea of demolishing a national monument.

Me being a Yankes fan living in New Zealand it is very sad seeing Yankee stadium being knocked down were all the Yankee legends played for the likes of the Babe Ruth,Mickey Mantle,Yogi,Roger Maris,Joe D,Mr October Reggie Jackson etc.I hope they keep some of the old Yankee stadium for future genrations to enjoy.

I stumbled across the site by accident...and its a great site! While I was fortunate to get a game in at the old park, the Cathedral comin' down is a lot like when Chicago Stadium came down here in Chicago. Its not just the history, its the dynamic of going to a game that'll never be the same. I'm just glad the boys got to christen the new place properly! Maybe the old ghosts gave the new joint their blessing!

This is sad. But why this demolition? I can't understand

At the same time, achieving this attitudinal change in the home and school environment is key. ,

I was very fortunate to go to Yankee Stadium several times in my youth. A friend of my dad, sold tickets at the stadium, so my dad was able to get decent seats. Around 62 or so, I remember being at a Red Sox double header, watching Mickey Mantle, Roger Marris, Whitey Ford, Elston Howard, Bobby Ricardson, and other greats, along with my favorite Yankee of all time, Yogi Berra. Yogi got in a pickle between third and home and beat it out! It was amazing! It is hard see see the House That Ruth Built, come down. I hope current and future generations will have similar fond memories of the House That Bucks Built.

1.8 Billion. thats what was put into the new Yankee Stadium.I have never seen a bigger waste of money in my 37 years on earth. After visiting the new stadium there were no chills, no goosebumps and no intimate feeling that I incurred every time I walked thru that blue tunnel into Yankee Stadium. I still cant fathom how the Yankee fans of New York were not against this from the start. This is the cathedral of all Sports.Hallowed ground. Original foundation and surrounding steel from the original 1923 stadium!! Are you kidding me??? This is a sin and a shame.For all the money spent on the new stadium you cant even find the count on the score board!All you see is wall to wall advertisement! Its like a surrounding promo billboard! Instead of paying 1.8 billion the yankees could have easily spent 180 million and renovated the cathedral spending 10 percent of what the new sham cost while preserving what is unequivicaly the most sacred sports venue on earth!! To add one last insult/slap in the face of all the fans/yankee legends they wont even save gate 2??? The yankee brass/city of New York are a disgrace !!!

The last section of old Tiger Stadium was just razed today. All that's left to do is clean up the rubble. A nickel says it will either become Wally*World or yet another fine vacant lot in the city of Detroit. It's really sad to see the loss of Yankee Stadium too. All the greats played there. What's The House that $1.8 Billion Built compared to the House that Ruth Built? At least with Yankee Stadium, we will see the playing field preserved for future generations to enjoy. Still so sad. So much history was made at Old Yankee Stadium!

I attended university in New York City 23 years ago and knew nothing about baseball when i arrived. I was brought to a Yankee Game by some friends and i was instantly hooked to the game and to the Yankees. I am saddened that this incredible building is being demolished. I appreciate you erecting this excellent website so i can keep up on what is going on. All the best.

I'm a 64 year old Yankee fan who has lived his whole life in the midst of RS Nation. Made several trips to the Stadium, including Mickey Mantle Day. while I had to hear it from insufferable RS fans in04 and 07 I've been able to give it to them my whole baseball life. I hope this year begins a new period of winning and continues a history of excellence and domination.

I was a Local 40 Ironworker in the days of the renovation, and I spent 19 months working for Karl Koch as a connector. It seems to me that the demo will have to be done with extreme care or else a catastrophe will occur. The upper deck sports a 77' cantilever and you just can't lift that mass out without supporting the outside or the other way around. They should be extremely careful and think the process through.

Well, this is from a RED SOX fan. I went to a game at Yankee Stadium last year. In fact, I few up from Florida to do it. What a great place Yankee Stadium was. The baseball history is great. I am so sad that Yankee Stadium is being torn down. It is a disgrace in my opinion. Ps. As I sat in the bleachers in centerfield I met a real good Yankee fan. We got to talking and he took me over to the other side so I could experience the roll call. The Yankee fans treated me real good!!!!!!!!!

What an excellent website. Thank you so much for giving us the images and the forum to express our thoughts. You keep us upto date on not only the images, but the plans for the stadium. I tell all my fellow Yankee fans down in the D.C. area about you guys! Thanks again and keep up the great (sad) work.

i like your website, too bad WCBS is a bunch of douchebags. i wont be visiting their website.

this coming from a sox fan.... white sox that is. anyway, i'm too young to remember most of the history this place had, but i do know that this stadium ment the world and a half to yankee fans. this stadium will never be forgotten.

You did a wonderful job with this website. What memories. Thank you for creating this for all to see. Go Yankees!

Looks like Gate 2 Has the Drape of Death Hanging over it.

This is very very sad. I find it very hard to believe that that all the people that are incharge of this project can not come up with a solution to save gate 2. They are more worried about the serounding area that does not give nothing in to this city. They are a bunch of peaople that that do not want to work, do not want to do anthing for this city except take our tax money and take up space. allso have kids every 9 months. This is who they are worried about. All these people do all day is nothing. I can not see what the big deal is if they take a little bit lounger to save gate 2. We all have to suffer due to a bunch of politishions that do not give a rats about a peice of history. They only care about there Votes. They should grow a pair and stand up for the place that Ruth Built.

My heart was broken in '98 but its still sad to see this place go. A true American landmark, hopefully they save some of it in its place for future generations to enjoy. And well done site here, clean with military style organization. I like it and keep up the good work.