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Published: July 6, 2008
Now in its final season, the Yankee Stadium will host the All-Star game on July 15
By Hal Bock
NEW YORK — When Yankee Stadium opened for business on April 18, 1923, an army of writers strained for adjectives to describe the majestic, triple-decked structure that loomed over the landscape like the Coliseum in Rome , somehow relocated to the Bronx .

Babe Ruth , who was largely responsible for its construction, took one look around the place and chose a succinct description, exclaiming, "Some ball yard!”

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