Another day, another $1.5bn stadium

The last time Yankee Stadium opened, the legendary Babe Ruth starred and the ballpark soon became the house he built.

Today, 86 years later, a new Yankee Stadium was ready to make its debut.

The receently-finished stadium, which restores the arched main gate and other elements from the original ground, stands across 161st Street from the old stadium, which is slated to be transformed into a park or museum.

Hall of Famer Yogi Berra earlier threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The talismanic Derek Jeter spoke immediately after the final game in the old stadium over the PA system. “We’re relying on you to take the memories from this stadium, add them to the new memories from the new stadium and continue to pass them on from generation to generation,” he said then.

It’ll be interesting to see how they begin this afternoon.

UPDATE:The house is not yet a home. 10-2 Indians. Report here.