Article: The Game's Grandest Stage ; Yankee Stadium, Baseball's Most Historic Venue, Leaves Even The Players In Awe

Intell Sports Writer

NEW YORK - In a room full of stars, where names like Utley and Chipper and Jeter and Manny dominated Monday's proceedings at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, Alex Rodriguez left little doubt which star would command the center stage in tonight's 79th All- Star Game.

There's not a bigger star than Yankee Stadium, The Yankees third baseman said. I've been in 12 All-Star Games and I don't think there's a better venue in the world to celebrate our game.

Tonight's game marks the fourth and final Midsummer Classic at the House That Ruth Built, and that Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Jackson and Jeter have paid the rent on.

Yankee Stadium is a pretty special venue, said Jeter, a ...

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