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As players were beseeched by countless members of the news media to eulogize Yankee Stadium as it hosts its last All-Star Game, those sufficiently provoked Monday were willing to discuss what they would not miss about the old -- very old -- ballpark in the Bronx. Today's All-Stars have their own reasons to dry their eyes at Yankee Stadium's funeral. "The smell," the Texas Rangers' Michael Young said. "The tiny clubhouse," Justin Duchscherer of the Oakland Athletics added. "Hitting my head on the dugout," the Chicago White Sox' Joe Crede offered. "Every time somebody scored or got a hit, you jumped up and forgot how low the ceiling is in there." Yankee Stadium is holding up about as well as any 85-year-old can be expected to, but the ballpark's 1970s facelift has begun to droop. Players found reasons for moving on easy to come up with. Olfactory issues led the voting, although few players were able to identify what the problem has been. Is one of Babe Ruth's half-eaten hot dogs still rotting under one of the grandstands? Are the foul lines marked with sulfur? And how long does pine tar keep, anyway?

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July 15, 2008  05:39 AM ET

UFO???

July 15, 2008  05:40 AM ET

No. Nevermind. Just a blimp.

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July 15, 2008  05:54 AM ET

From " The House that Ruth Built" to "The House that will never be the same"

The Yanks will never be the Dominate team they were in Yankee Stadium. The Last Great memory the Stadium will ever have wont even be from a YANKEE it will be from a Texas Ranger(Hamilton)

July 15, 2008  07:23 AM ET

From " The House that Ruth Built" to "The House that will never be the same"

The Yanks will never be the Dominate team they were in Yankee Stadium. The Last Great memory the Stadium will ever have wont even be from a YANKEE it will be from a Texas Ranger(Hamilton)

EzB Dodger Blue | 07/15/08, 05:54 AM

If you're a true BB fan history should have taught you to never count the Yankees out!

July 15, 2008  07:44 AM ET

If you're a true BB fan history should have taught you to never count the Yankees out!
Cowboystar | 07/15/08, 07:23 AM

Agreed

July 15, 2008  07:46 AM ET

We're only 6 games out! I wouldn't count us out just yet, I mean we did have the best record after the allstar game last season. We're down but definitely not out!

July 15, 2008  08:01 AM ET

We? You got a mouse in your pocket?
The stadium is a dump. I hope when they are done ripping in down, they can go to Boston and demo Fenway Pahk.

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July 15, 2008  08:13 AM ET

Dodgerblue lets talk about your dodgers legacy shall we. I mean you had to move to the other side of the country because you couldn't compete with the Yanks in NY. Go Brooklyn!! To say that the Yankees will never dominate is a little bit idiotic.

July 15, 2008  08:34 AM ET

sfyankees: you better worry about making the playoffs ..... let alone dominating.....

July 15, 2008  08:41 AM ET

Yankee stadium may have been great in it's prime (pre-renovation). But it is a dump now and deserves to be torn down.

July 15, 2008  08:42 AM ET

who didnt know the ballpark washir

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July 15, 2008  08:49 AM ET

The new stadium is in New York too. The smell won't be going away.

July 15, 2008  08:59 AM ET

Dodgerblue lets talk about your dodgers legacy shall we. I mean you had to move to the other side of the country because you couldn't compete with the Yanks in NY. Go Brooklyn!! To say that the Yankees will never dominate is a little bit idiotic.

sfyankees | 07/15/08, 08:13 AM

If you knew ANYTHING about the history of the Dodgers in brooklyn, you would know the exact reason they moved to LA. It had nothing to do with not being able to compete.

July 15, 2008  09:06 AM ET

Half eaten hot dog? When did the Babe ever leave a hot dog uneaten?
More likely a backed up sewer or more buried shirts from the past.

July 15, 2008  09:06 AM ET

The rats surely will.

July 15, 2008  09:17 AM ET

It's not the stadium itself. It's the Bronx, it smells like hardcore poop there.

 
July 15, 2008  09:28 AM ET

It's not the stadium itself. It's the Bronx, it smells like hardcore poop there.

bertchboy7 | 07/15/08, 09:17 AM
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Agreed, the new stadium will smell no different after the first couple of weeks. Although, after coming out of the subway the Bronx smells like roses.

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