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A lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court to stop the book that claims Ted Williams' cryogenically frozen head was used for batting practice (well, an employee swung a monkey wrench at it to dislodge a tuna can stuck to it). The book's author, former Alcor COO Larry Johnson, says he never told Williams' family or authorities because he "was too scared for my life to say anything to anyone publicly until I was out of there." Alcor denies all of Johnson's claims.

Last weekend, the Daily News' Bill Madden published an open letter to George Steinbrenner, asking that regular ticketholders—the many ticketholders—who don't have "legend suite" tickets be allowed to observe batting practice. Because only those who paid $2,500 (or, now discounted $1,250) for the seats were allowed to hang out by the railing to see players up close and maybe get an autograph. Now, the Yankees have agreed to relax their rules, allowing fans to descend to certain sections (the left field, right field and outfield) to watch batting practice. Here are the new rules:

Remember fans, on game days, arrive early. Yankee Stadium Gates on Babe Ruth Plaza and Gates 2 and 8, open three hours prior to the start of every home game. All fans are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy batting practice and infield workouts from select areas of the Field Level and the Bleachers; specifically, all fans may watch batting practice and infield workouts from Field Level Sections 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 136 and from all Bleachers Sections.

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