We all know how ESPN loves to jump on something and beat the ever living crap out of it. A-Rod and free agency, Red Sox-Yankees, Camera-gate, Brett Favre’s retirement, Roger Clemens and PED’s, Duke-UNC, etc., well brace yourself their next target is the “House that Ruth Built”. That’s right sports fans tWWL will produce a series of 30 vignettes as a tribute to the venerable old stadium in the Bronx. 2008 is the last year for Yankee Stadium and sometime after the season’s end they’ll demolish the place and move into their new facility nearby.
Newsday’s Neil Best says “the series, called “Remembering the House that Ruth Built,” will feature 10 episodes (one each day) starting March 22 and leading up to Opening Day, another 10 before the All-Star Game and another 10 before the regular-season finale”.
Here are the first 10 subjects:
April 18, 1923 – first game at Stadium; Babe homers, BoSox lose- Sept. 30, 1927 – Babe hits his record 60th home run of the season
- Nov. 10, 1928 – Knute Rockne urges a win for Gipper; Irish respond
- June 19, 1936/June 22, 1938 – Schmeling upsets Louis; Louis KOs Schmeling
- July 4, 1939 – Lou Gehrig considers himself lucky
- Nov. 9, 1946 – Army and Notre Dame play to a scoreless tie
- June 13, 1948 – Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance in a Yankees uniform
- Aug. 17, 1948 – Ruth lays in state for two days
- June 25, 1952 – Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joe Maxim
- Oct. 4, 1955 – Johnny Podres tosses a shutout; Dodgers win Series
I’m wondering if it is too much to ask that ESPN keep Chris Berman away from this series?
What, no mention of the last two games of the 2004 ALCS?
BHG
I would have to think those might make it on the list. If you look at the dates, they are only up to 1955.
I can guarantee you that Aaron “Bleepin” Boone’s home run will be on that feature.
Why couldn’t ESPN just do like an hour documentary or something?
The ALCS with be in the third segment of 10 I’m sure.