The thing I love about YANKEE STADIUM:The Final Game is that Jeff captures this emotional farewell from the perspective of the people who made The House That Ruth Built a ballpark unlike any other—the fans.”
—Scott Pitoniak, noted sportswriter, author of "Memories of Yankee Stadium"
This is a portrayal of the Stadium as the fan’s place of worship…What it will give you is the view from your view. How you saw the stadium and how you want to remember seeing that stadium…the purpose of this book is to ‘bear witness to the last act of baseball at Yankee Stadium,’ and it’s a perspective that you won’t easily find in print.”
–– Pete Sabatini, NY Yankees Examiner, Examiner.com
Professional writer and accomplished photographer Jeff Fox preserves for the ages a unique and special moment for all who love the game of baseball. His moving photos and commentary, tinged with his love for the place and sadness at its passing, make this a gripping send-off that all devoted Yankee fans will want to own and cherish well after the Stadium is a distant memory.
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Northern NJ:
Barnes & Noble - Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ
Bookends - 232 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ
201-445-0726
Montclair Book Center - 221 Glenridge Ave., Montclair, NJ
973-783-3630
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center - 8 Quarry Rd., Little Falls, NJ 07424
973-655-2378
Near Yankee Stadium:
Stan's Baseball Land - 850 River Ave., Bronx, NY 718-665-9360
Stadium Souvenirs - 860 River Ave. Bronx, NY
718-292-8143
Home Play Sportsware - 52 E. 161 St. Bronx, NY
718-292-0094
Pin Stripe Collectibles LLC - 920 River Ave, Bronx, NY
718-293-8937
Florida:
Circle Books - 478 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL
941-388-2850
Then and Now - Vintage photos of Yankee Stadium on Opening Day in 1965 and on September 21, 2008.
My Love Affair with Yankee Stadium - A personal essay recalling childhood impressions of the Stadium and the feelings aroused by its end.
One Last time: The Chronology - One final walk down River Avenue, looking as it never quite will again.
Early Arrivals - Getting there early, Monument Park, the grounds crew's final rounds, a close-up cameo by a superstar, and more.
Batting Practice - Loosening up, getting ready for the big show. There's a wonderful two-page spread of the Yankees limbering up in right field; the media circus; the bleacher creatures (of course); a two-page panorama of the entire stands and field as they looked on that final afternoon, and a taste of the beautiful final sunset ever at Yankee Stadium.
One Last Time - The food courts, the ramps, and sharing a private photo op with Jorge Posada.
Ceremony - The old-timers, position by position. Goose, Guidry, Larsen. Whitey, Reggie. Winfield. Paulie. Bernie. And Brosius, Boggs, and Nettles standing side by side at third base. They're all together, for one night only.
Play Ball! An exclusive shot of the final home run. Bob Sheppard's farewell. Mo's final entrance. Pettitte's final exit. The final out: Frozen in time, the moment baseball stopped forever at Yankee Stadium.
End Game - Celebrating the end. Exclusive shot of the entire Yankee team, up close, in a hats-off salute to the fans, led by Jeter.
Final Exit - The last bittersweet trek down the ramps and out the gates. An unforgettable photo of fans exiting the gates for the very last time, slump shouldered, with the new Stadium beckoning in the distance
A surprise tribute to a diehard Yankee fan we all know.
Afterglow - On the back cover, a beautiful and haunting image, depicting the dying lights of a now-empty Yankee Stadium, surrounded by the warmth and bustle of the fans and neighborhood.
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