The Old Yankees Stadium <br />From those death valley dimensions <br />In center-field <br />To the short porch in right <br />Fans packed to the rafters <br />On those magical October nights <br /> <br />To the legends who left their foot prints <br />On the field of this hallowed ground <br />Many may no longer be with us <br />But their legendary status still abounds <br /> <br />From the facade around the roof <br />The one The Mick almost cleared <br />In fact if you really listen <br />You can almost still hear the cheers <br /> <br />To the monuments in the outfield <br />To the numbers on the wall <br />The history of the Yankees <br />Has so very much to recall <br /> <br />The Babe, Lou, Joe, Yogi and The Mick <br />Just to name a few <br />There were so many others <br />Many fans never knew <br /> <br />Some will be forgotten <br />Others will live on forever <br />But the memories they gave us <br />Will always keep getting better <br /> <br />It wasn't just baseball played on this field <br />Football, boxing and visits from the Pope <br />This stadium has seen so much <br />Including Billy Graham offering hope <br /> <br />The house that Ruth built <br />Is what it became known <br />But it truly was the place <br />The Yankees all called home <br /> <br /> <br />7-14-08/RJH<br /><br />Ray Hansell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-old-yankee-stadium-the-house-that-ruth-built/
