Dirt! Yes, dirt. I haven't been to Yankee Stadium too often, but in 2002 I took one of the stadium tours.
The tour took the group in the dugout and on the warning track on the field. I was able to sit in Joe Torre's dugout seat, run into the outfield wall, and stroll through monument park. It wasn't a baseball experience... it was a history lesson.
During my walk around the outfield I scooped up some warning track dirt in right field, center field, and left field. I used a film container (yes, I was late to enter the digital camera age) to hold the dirt.
Once I got home, I poured the dirt into this jar (see picture). I know, it may not be as cool as a stadium seat or a foul pole (see Shea Stadium entry), but it's my piece of Yankee Stadium and my piece of history.
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That souvenir is better than a stadium seat. actual dirt from the playing field - that's awesome. might not out rank a foul pole, but where would you keep that.
Extremely Cool. What a great memory. Think of all of the players that sat in that dugout... WoW!!!
Brian & deal - Thank you.
I thought the dirt was a real geek thing, but then I saw Don Larsen picking up dirt from the pitcher's mound last night!
Sitting in the dugout, you could really see the crown of the field. It was really cool.
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