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It may have come a day later than many people wanted, but the Yankees opened the final season of the Stadium on a high note, winning a close and well-pitched game 3-2. Chien-Ming Wang went seven innings allowing only two runs and Joba and Mo closed the game out with a scoreless inning each.

A look at some noteworthy television this week:

In October 1977, Howard Cosell leaned into his announcer's microphone and intoned to the worldwide audience watching the World Series, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning." He was reporting yet another burning building marring the NYC skyline from his vantage point at Yankee Stadium. His line would eventually become the partial title of a superb book written by Jonathan Mahler: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City.

- Three hundred sets of seats will be auctioned later this year

Never in baseball will you hear the second game of a season considered a must win, but today's Yankee game against Tampa Bay was considered just that. After their loss to the Devil Rays yesterday, George Steinbrenner would expect a win from his $183 million Bronx All-Stars. They delivered by beating the F-Rays, 12-1 (box score). Jack Curry of The Times said it best:

Todd Levin/Bob Powers