Now I don’t know if most of you know that there is a movement in full swing to save Yankee Gate 2.

 

Here is the link if you don’t know about it already…

http://www.savetheyankeegate2.com/index.php

 

It’s hard enough to see the stadium go down but even if nothing else if they preserve this part of history, they would be doing a huge service not just to the Yankees and Yankee fans but for the sport of baseball and it’s living legacy.

Anyway, the significance of Gate 2 is that it’s one of the last vestiges of the old Yankee Stadium BEFORE it was renovated between 1974-75. It is the one part that is still in it’s natural state from when it was initially built in 1922.

…Gate 2 before the renovation.

….Gate 2 after the renovation

Photos are courtesy of Baseball Fever

Granted they want to do a huge recreational park with baseball fields and tennis courts and the like but it would rock to have Gate 2 serve not only as a gateway to the new park but also as a standing piece of history of the old stadium for future generations baseball fans to be able to see and appreciate.

I want to be able to get this to ESPN or even Bob Costas to see if this part of Yankee history can be saved and plus he’s a baseball head like most of us in this country. I wish I had the money because I would totally finance it without question.

We need all the voices and support we can get. Thanks! =)