Save Yankee Stadium? Babe’s Granddaughter Says ‘Yes’

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 | Uncategorized

There are many fans who want to save Yankee Stadium and Babe Ruth’s granddaughter is among them. Read the New York Sun article here. Below is an excerpt:

“Last month, I said that the “old” Yankee Stadium, slated to be demolished after the current baseball season, should be preserved. I suggested that there are ways that we can not only protect this unique piece of our American heritage, but make it profitable for the city and its residents as well.

That column generated quite a bit of interest, with readers weighing in on both sides of the issue, but mostly in favor of halting the wrecking ball. I was flattered and excited by the support I received from one reader up in Connecticut, Linda Ruth Tosetti, who is the granddaughter of the legendary Babe Ruth.

It is not an exaggeration when the stadium is referred to as the “House that Ruth Built.” Babe Ruth was acquired by the Yankees shortly before the new stadium opened in 1923, and began the first of a remarkable string of baseball dynasties, which continues to this day. His on field heroics restored confidence in a game shattered by the infamous “Black Sox” scandal of 1919.”