Left field
The Reuters global sports blog
House That Ruth Built up for sale — brick by brick
Sitting on a huge rock outcropping in Macombs Dam Park across the street from the new Yankee Stadium, one can see the stately old home of the Bronx Bombers, which will begin to be torn down in June.
It is hard to imagine ‘The House That Ruth Built’ gone from the landscape, but nostalgia hounds, sports memorabilia collectors and folks that just want to commemorate a visit or hold a tangible piece of New York City history can buy a slice of Yankee Stadium, marketed to the max by the Yankees and their Steiner Sports partners.
From seats, sod and dirt to foul poles, home plate and lockers, the Cathedral of Baseball, which opened in 1923 will be gutted and its pieces authenticated for sale to the public.
“This is a chance to own a piece of history, a piece of Yankee Stadium,” Yankees COO Lonn Trost told a news conference Tuesday at the new $1.5 billion ball park across 161st Street from the old ball yard.
