After routinely stopping ticket holders from bringing their sunblock into Yankee Stadium, the sunburnt fans’ outrage boiled over yesterday into the New York Post, who verified that security guards have been forcing people to throw away any sunscreen containers larger than three ounces. Of course, fans always had the option of buying 1-ounce bottles of Arizona Sun SPF 15 for $5 inside the stadium. But an hour after a reporter called the stadium to confirm......

Photographs of John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Judi Giuliani by Carolyn Kaster/AP It was been a big weekend for Rudy Giuliani! First, the Post reports he's starting up a fund-raising committee to keep Republicans in the State Senate. Then the NY Times reveals his firm will be going into real estate (to diversify Giuliani Partners' business), potentially buying properties in NYC and the DC-area. And, yesterday, the former mayor went to the Yankees-Athletics game......

Yesterday, larger-than-life Yankees owner George Steinbrenner made a rare public appearance and presented the baseballs for the ceremonial first pitches at last night's All-Star Game. There's video of his appearance above--he was driven onto the field in a golf cart, was warmly greeted by Yankee greats like Yogi Berra, Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, and Whitey Ford, and seemed to be crying. Mike Lupica analyzes The Boss's first visit to the stadium since opening day,......

Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33), of the American League team, and Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann, of the National League team, react after Morneau scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Texas Rangers' Michael Young in the 15th inning. AP Photo/Kathy Willens American League 4, National League 3 (15 innings): The score may be different, but the outcome of the 2008 version of the Midsummer Classic ended in the same way as the......

George Steinbrenner enters Yankee Stadium and is greeted by Reggie Jackson and Yogi Berra Before the start of the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, there was one surprise in a heavily scripted pre-game celebration. Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner made an appearance on the field, handing out the balls for the ceremonial first pitch. The Boss made his way from the outfield via golf cart and handed balls to Reggie......

Photographs at top of Hamilton's pitcher, 71-year-old Claybon Counsil, and Hamilton by Kathy Willens/AP; below photograph of the Yankee Stadium crowd by Frank Franklin II/AP Though the All-Star Home Run Derby has lost some luster in recent years with some of the biggest sluggers not taking part, this year's offered an intriguing story in--and thrilling performance from--Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton. Hamilton, a recovering drug addict and left-handed hitter, managed to hit 28 home runs......

By hook or by crook (actually, by injury), David Wright has made the National League All-Star team. Missing out on the Final Vote yesterday to Corey Hart on the Brewers, Wright was named as a reserve today Major League Baseball, taking the spot vacated by injured Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano. Matt Holliday will take Soriano's spot as a starting outfielder. Wright, who will be making his 3rd appearance as an All-Star leads the Mets with......

Despite our shameless last-minute plug for David Wright and Jason Giambi, neither of them made the 2008 All-Star Team in their respective league. The winners for the Final Vote were outfielder Corey Hart of the Brewers and Rays third baseman Evan Longoria. Hart presumably benefited from the Milwaukee's "I Hart NY" campaign while Longoria must have traded on Mrs. Tony Parker's fame.......

Photos of Andy Pettitte with Mike Mussina (left) with a fake mustache and Jose Veras with a fake mustache (right) by AP/Julie Jacobson Only a few hours remain until the final spots on baseball's 2008 All-Star Game will be decided. Major League Baseball announced this morning that Corey Hart of the Milwaukee Brewers is leading the National League voting and Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays is leading the American League voting. Trailing......

Photo of (left to right) Alex Rodriguez (AP/Kathy Willens), Derek Jeter (AP/Kathy Willens), Mariano Rivera (AP/Julie Jacobson) and Billy Wagner (AP/Tom Mihalek) With the Mets and Yankees putting forth middling seasons, that only four players total got selected to the July 14 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium should come as no surprise. Billy Wagner is the lone Mets representative (full NL roster), though he had an interesting way of celebrating. For the Yankees, Derek......

While ticket prices at the new Yankees Stadium prices are high, the last season at Yankee Stadium is also proving lucrative with all sorts of memorabilia to remember the house that Ruth built. Yesterday, pitcher Joba Chamberlain unveiled a special All-Star Game T-shirt at Modell's in Times Square. Since the game is being held at Yankee Stadium, the shirt features the phrase, "Heroes Made. Legends Remembered, with images of Yankee Stadium, the Statue of Liberty......

The Yankees and Mets are going to play their third dual-stadium doubleheader, June 27th. The teams will make up the game that was rained out May 16th at 2pm and then head over the Shea Stadium to play their regularly scheduled game at 8pm. This will be the third time the teams have done this. The first in 2000 saw the Yankees sweep both games 4-2 with Roger Clemens beaning Mike Piazza in the nightcap.......

Uproar over the Yankees' wish for another $350 million in tax-free bonds from the city--the Yankees already have over $900 million in tax-free bonds, but needs the city to push the IRS to allow even more tax-free funding, has resulted in some great quotes: Regarding how sports teams like the Yankees, Mets, and Nets get hundreds of millions in tax-free financing from the state and city governments, Assemblyman Richard Brodsky said, "These decisions are being......

The NY Yankees has reportedly asked city for $350 million more in public financing for its new stadium. The $1.3 billion project is currently under construction, and the urgency for additional funds in the form of tax-free bonds ranges from Assemblyman Richard Brodsky saying "the Yankees said they couldn't complete the Stadium without additional financing" to the NYC Economic Development Corporation president saying the Yankees are just making "informal inquiries." An NYC EDC spokesperson......

Okay, it's not a makeover for the actual Lady Liberty in the New York Harbor, but Major League Baseball will be putting forty-two 8 1/2 feet tall Statues of Liberty (mini-Liberties) all around New York City to get the city excited for this year's All-Star Game, which will be played at Yankee Stadium. Each of the Statue Liberties will be painted in:"bold graphics and colors featuring each of the 30 Major League Baseball clubs, the......

Photograph of old Yankee Stadium and new Yankee Stadium (taken in June 2007) by Urch on Flickr While many people are excited about the opening of the new Yankee Stadium, many residents who live near the stadium have been unhappy about the delays in replacing the park land used for the new venue. According to the NY Times, costs to reate eight smaller parks have escalated to almost twice the $95 million budget to......

Unless the Yankees turn things around, this summer's All-Star Game and the surrounding festivities will be the last time the current Yankee Stadium enjoys a national stage. If Major League Baseball has its way, one of the lasting images could be David Ortiz's attempt to hit a home run where a fan said the Red Sox slugger would. The event is inspired by Babe Ruth's alleged called shot, which may or may not have happened......

Baseball is full of superstitions. Some pitchers don't step on the foul lines. Some announcers don't say the phrase "no-hitter" or "perfect game" while a pitcher is working on them. And some rogue construction workers just keep on burying Red Sox artifacts in the new Yankee Stadium. The same guy who buried the (fake) David Ortiz jersey now says he buried an official scorecard from the 2004 American League Championship Series, the best-of-seven playoff round......

Photographs by sarahheiman on Flickr (1, 2) Apparently when you run onto Yankee Stadium's field during NYU graduation exercises, you also get banned from other graduation events. William Lopez, super recent NYU film school graduate, told the Daily News he couldn't attend the "salute" to NYU film students but was still proud of his antics, "It was the best moment of my life." Well, that's what the pricey tuition is for! As video showed,......

Here's what new NYU graduate William Lopez's run onto Yankee Stadium looked like. The crowd does seem to be cheering very heartily. [Thanks, Gerritsen Beach!] Remember the Seinfeld episode where George tries to get fired from the Yankees with outrageous behavior like eating food over Babe Ruth's jersey and streaking across the field in a flesh colored-bodysuit? And for comparison, after the jump, here are videos of a fan running onto the field during......

Because Washington Square Park is undergoing renovations, NYU had to move its school-wide graduation ceremony to Yankee Stadium this year. And while there, one graduate made a splash or, rather, a diving tumble, when he ran onto the field without his pants, only to be tackled by security. The Daily News reports that William Lopez--a Mets fan--was seated near home plate and the new graduate decided to run onto the field in the House That......

Photograph of 8-year-old cancer patient Ryan Reardon examining the David Ortiz jersey by Steven Senne/AP Who knew that a stupid joke could turn into a $175,000 gift to a cancer research center? The Red Sox jersey buried in and then excavated from the under-construction new Yankee Stadium was sold for $175,100, via an eBay auction held by The Jimmy Fund, the fundraising arm of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. While the Yankees were unamused by......

Photograph of Pope Benedict at Yankee Stadium from the AP Yesterday afternoon, Pope Benedict XVI gave mass at Yankee Stadium, saying the Catholic Church must build upon its "solid foundations" and "impressive legacy" in America, "From a small flock...the church in America has been built up in fidelity to the twin commandment of love of God and love of neighbor." He spoke in English and in Spanish and when he said Catholicism provides respect......

The three-day quasi-nightmare for-superstitious Yankees fans is over: The Red Sox jersey buried in cement by a Yankee-hating construction worker along the third base line at the new Yankee Stadium has been found and will be removed today in an "extraction ceremony." At first, the thought of Red Sox jersey buried in the new stadium seemed like a joke, but yesterday the NY Post published photographs worker Gino Castignoli claimed he took while after......

The Bronx-born Yankee-hating and Red Sox-loving construction worker who buried a Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium has given photographic evidence to the Post proving it's no tall tale. "Gino" explained, "As I stuck it in, I said, 'The Yankees are done for the next 30 years.' I only put a 30-year curse because I'm 46 and in 30 years I'll be dead, and I won't care if the Yankees win then."......

Given that only time will tell, it may be a little premature to proclaim the new, currently under construction Yankee Stadium cursed. But the NY Post suggested just that, as two workers from the concrete crew claim a Red Sox fan buried a Sox shirt. Two worried workers told the Post, with one explaining, "In August, a Red Sox T-shirt was poured in a slab in the visitor's clubhouse. It's the curse of the Yankees.......

Two Yankees fans were nabbed on Tuesday night after they tried to steal the stadium's opening day bunting. John Bunjaporte, 41, and Kevin O'Rourke, 39, were seen allegedly trying to remove screws from the upper deck decorations after the home opener. Yankees COO Lonn Trost issued a statement, "This type of destructive behavior will not be tolerated from the first game of the season through the last." Even though bunting has been stolen in previous......

The fans weren't the only ones waiting for the Yankees' first game of the season-last game in the old stadium: The NY Post's front and back covers open up for a panorama of Yankee Stadium. Or was it classy because of a slow news day?......

Interested observers who want to see Pope Benedict during his April visit to New York, but couldn't score tickets to his appearance at Yankee Stadium, will be able to glimpse the head of the Roman Catholic church's hierarchy as he cruises the city in the Popemobile. Pope Benedict will be taking the bullet proof bubble car from St. Patrick's Cathedral to a residence where he's staying on the Upper East Side April 19th. He'll also......

Move over baseball! Because the New Yankee Stadium will have so many amenities that you won't even need to watch a game. The Yankees unveiled a nifty website showing all the premium amenities that they're offering in the stadium that opens in 2009. The website, Yankees Premium, shows "An exclusive experience, for those with discerning taste, who seek the very best, that life has offer." Four levels of suites are offered at the stadium -......