The Infamous Closing Ceremony

I wrote about a rumored closing ceremony at Yankee Stadium a few months ago. Today, USA Today essentially confirmed it, although in a roundabout sort of way. In an article on Joe Torre, which was highly interesting, Joe was asked about returning to Yankee Stadium for the closing ceremony in November. Here’s what he had to say about a possible reunion:

Torre, who got a congratulatory call from Cashman the day the Dodgers clinched the NL West title, will be back in New York after the World Series. He and Ali are hosting a reunion of the 1998 World Series championship team at their Safe at Home Foundation dinner Nov. 7. The Yankees plan to have a final ceremony two days later at the Stadium.

“I would like to go,” says Torre, who plans to get a couple of seats from the stadium. “It would be nice to say good-bye.

It appears as though the ceremony is a go, despite the ending we saw a week ago. We also have a date now (November 9th). Hopefully, Torre will be there, along with Donnie and a few others. It’ll be fun to watch the Yankees in their handling of the event, as it must be different from the final game at Yankee Stadium (you can’t regurgitate the same old song and dance). I’m expecting musical performances and maybe a couple of star-studded speeches, equipped with video montages.