i think they did plenty, especially the all-star game. this was a way to celebrate the stadium for all of baseball.

for the yankees and their fans, i’m sure you will see a lot in the next couple weeks.

the countdown lever, while corny, was fine the way it was. i think it was more of a tribute to the people who actually got the pull the lever. ask anyone who pulled that lever and they’ll tell you that they’ll never forget that moment for the rest of their lives. if they ran out the big name of the moment or some of the biggest stars of the past at every home game, how different would that be from throwing a first pitch?

Possibly there was too much going on with all these changes for anyone to focus on pomp and circumstance. It might’ve been nice, but its not as much of a problem as the way the team played. I, and I’d guess most fans, care much more about that. All in all, it’s a sad season for the Yankees and their fans.

These have all taken a tremendous toll on this team. As far as Stadium history goes, the biggest sin of all was not bringing Bernie Williams back into the fold beyond his token appearance at Old-Timers’ Day. To not honor Bernie with some sort of ceremony before this ballpark closes (assuming they won’t before the season ends) shows, in some way, how little the current ownership values “Yankee tradition.” It pretty much confirms that George is no longer in his right mind, because the Boss would never have let such a situation come to pass.

If any organization in Baseball could be accused of overdoing it with ceremony and tradition it’s the Yankees. That’s what makes this total lack of special moments during the Stadium’s final days so shocking and sad.

The All – Star game pregame was fantastic, but All _star Week aside I have seen little that was special or memorable at the Stadium this year

As far as what they are doing with the emd of the Stadium, it really does seem like the organization is treating it largely as a non-event which is disappointing, to say the least. Hopefully they’ll surprise us in the end.

do you think the yankees owners and players care what we think?

jeter after the season will go back to his mansion that is payed off with his 2 girls at a time and forget about the season in a few days while us dumb fans talk like it’s the end of the world.

this year is over.i care but i can’t be that sad because of the money these players make.

if they were making 50 thousand dollars a year then i might care more.

they will be back.they produce good players just like boston they just have to build a good team and it starts with pitching wich thet don’t have at all.

they have no ace,wang is a number two pitcher impersonating a number one.

you need 3 great potential number one pitchers and a decent 4th and 5th for starters.

the yankees could not overcome their injuries.

they need to rebuild quickly.they need to sign sabathia,then they have cc,wang,joba,that is a start.

trade hughes,ajax and a prospect for a young potential star center fielder 24-26 yrs old,trade cano,kennedy,prospect for a volquez type pitcher,same age,trade a bunch of prospects for a 24-26 yr old first baseman,then trade prospects,matsui,damon and use free agency to get a second baseman and 2 corner outfielders.

i would try to keep 2 minor leaguers,montero,brackman but if they help us land a lock down player they have to be let go.

now you have a great rotation,new outfield,first baseman and they are all young and probably a little cheaper.

keep drafting properly but back to the main point,get over it these players and owners are multi millionaires.

how can i feel bad for jeter when he walks out of his ten thousand dollar a month penthouse with 2 girls on a bad day and only works 6 months out of the year?

You are right on the money. Maybe if enough people write or say something about it they will get of their butt and honor the stadium the way it should be.

PS I think Girardi should change his number from 27 to 14 (thats how long its been since we missed the payoffs)