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Yankees open new stadium with blowout loss to Indians

Associated Press

Thursday, April 16, 2009

NEW YORK -- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other stars from the New York Yankees' famous pinstriped past would have been embarrassed. After an 85-year run in a stadium that was home to 26 World Series champions, the Yankees opened baseball's fanciest and priciest ballpark Thursday with a humiliating 10-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians. "It felt like we disappointed quite a few people today," Johnny Damon said. Fans in the sellout crowd of 48,271 and players alike bubbled about unprecedented ameniti ...

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