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Article: Stadium pieces to be auctioned
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- July 18, 2008
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BLOOMBERG NEWS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-18-2008
Stadium pieces to be auctioned
BLOOMBERG NEWS
Date: 07-18-2008, Friday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
The Yankees may score a hit with their fans even if they don't win the World Series.
The team will sell pieces of Yankee Stadium before the ballpark is torn down. The blue plastic seats alone could generate more than $20 million, according to sports memorabilia experts.
While the baseball team hasn't said what may be sold, items such as team captain Derek Jeter's locker, the pitching rubber and pieces of the famous facade would attract fans interested in salvaging a sliver of Yankees' history, said Mike Heffner, president of Lelands ...