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Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform.

Now 83, the man who coined the phrase 'it ain't over till it's over' put his own stamp on the day.

'I'm sorry to see it over, I'll tell you that,' Berra said.

The final homestand at Yankee Stadium began Friday on a night as dreary as New York's season. The New York Yankees and AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays were rained out after a 1 1/2 -hour wait and will try to get in a day-night doubleheader Saturday.

"I think it should have been banged hours ago," Rays manager Joe Maddon said after sitting around watching it rain for several hours.

J.D. Drew and the Boston Red Sox had a rewarding All-Star week at Yankee Stadium. Drew hit a tying, two-run homer in the seventh inning Tuesday night and took home MVP honors after a wild Midsummer Classic, capping a strong performance by the rival Red Sox in New York.

The Boston outfielder also singled and finished 2-for-4 to help the American League beat the NL 4-3 in 15 innings in a game that...

There was a T-shirt in New York in the early '80s that said, "Welcome to New York, Now Go the ---- Home." It is only with a small degree of exaggeration that you can apply the same sentiment to the experience of watching a game at Yankee Stadium.

It is not for the faint of heart or for the aesthetic-minded.

Josh Hamilton has hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium.

The Texas Rangers' slugger, back from drug and alcohol addiction that derailed his career, broke Bobby Abreu's mark for one round with a dazzling display of power Monday night.

Abreu hit 24 home runs in the first round in 2005 at Detroit's Comerica Park.

With his free and easy left-handed swing, Hamilton connected on 13 consecutive cuts before falling short of the fences on his final two.

His longest shot was estimated at 512 feet.