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Article: VOA NEWS: YANKEE STADIUM CLOSES FOREVER

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September 20, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By David Byrd

One of the most storied buildings in Major League Baseball - Yankee Stadium - is set to host its final baseball game Sunday night. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the "House that Ruth Built" will be torn down and replaced with a new state-of-the-art facility.

Sunday evening, an era ends. Yankee Stadium's public address system will blare out Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" for the last time. The balls will be put away, the bronze images of New York Yankee heroes like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris will be packed with an almost religious reverence to be moved to their new home.

And Yankee ...

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