Farewell to Yankee Stadium

Both the new Yankee Stadium, left, and the current one as they looked Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in New York.

Fans begin to file into Gate 2 of Yankee Stadium to tour Monument Park and the field hours before a game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York, almost certainly the ballpark's last.

Joe Simone, 11, of the New York City borough of Staten Island, touches Babe Ruth's plaque while passing through Monument Park before game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

A fan displays New York Yankee pins at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

Fans walk past the bleachers entrance at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, before the Yankees' game against the Baltimore Orioles in New York.

The sun sets behind Yankee Stadium before action begins between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

A look at Yankee Stadium from a Bronx rooftop, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 in New York.

A New York Yankees fan holds up a sign expressing his sentiments about Yankee Stadium, during the game between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Former New York Yankee pitchers Whitey Ford, left, and Don Larsen scoop dirt from the pitchers' mound during ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 before the Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles in game at the stadium.

Former New York Yankee second baseman Willie Randolph waves to fans during ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Randolph slid into second base when he was announced.

Former New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra, second from left, stands with Cheryl Howard, left, daughter of former Yankee catcher Elston Howard, Michael Munson, second from right, son of Yankee catcher Thurman Munson, and Yankee manager Joe Girardi during ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

New York Yankee fans watch from the upper deck as past Yankee greats are introduced during a ceremony before the game between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Julia Ruth Stevens, the daughter of former New York Yankee great Babe Ruth, throws pitch to Yankee catcher Jorge Posada during ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

New York Yankeescatcher Jorge Posada, left, walks off the field with former Yankee catcher Yogi Berra after ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

New York Yankee Andy Pettitte delivers first pitch of game to Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

New York Yankee Jose Molina follows through on fourth-inning, two-run home run as Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez and home plate umpire Angel Hernandez watch during a game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tips his hat to the crowd after leaving the game during the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees won 7-3, in what is almost certainly the final game at the ballpark.

New York Yankees, including Bobby Abreu, center, celebrate after beating the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 in the likely final game at Yankee Stadium, in New York, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

Stephen, left, and Anastasia Sedor, of Sergeantsville, N.J., hold up a sign referring to Babe Ruth after the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

Yankee fans chip away pieces of Yankee Stadium wall following the team's final regular season game in the stadium in New York, early Monday Sept. 22, 2008.