Goodbye Yankee Stadium

As many New Yorkers know, last night was the last game at the 85 year old Yankee Stadium. It was covered today in the sports section in the times, in 4 different articles. Two about the legends that were there, and one about the return of former Yankee Bernie Williams. The one I'm focusing on is the one about the game and stadium itself. How they won the game, a little history of the stadium and some small statistics. I'm going to try this newsworthy values thing now with this article so here goes...

Timeliness: 5, it happened about 6 hours before the paper got to my house, so I don't think it could have been any more timely, plus this is something that happened. So... nothing has changed from the moment it happened 'til when the paper hit my doorsteps.

Currency: 3, it was the talk of everybody all day... but mostly by males aged 16-30... That and the fact that mainly sports fan even cared to tune into the game on television.

Impact on people: 1, this is really irrelevant to anyone's everyday lives. It doesn't impact myself, or anyone that I know. It was purely entertainment.

Proximity: 4, it is pretty much 15 minutes away from City College, so it hits pretty close to home. This was the last game at the stadium of the home team. The New York Yankees... NEW YORK.

Prominence: 4, one of the most famous sports franchises in the world. The players on the team are recognizable all around the world as well, so there's a great deal of prominence.

Uniqueness: 4, the last game of all time at a historic stadium with rich (possibly the richest) history, only happens once. It was pretty special.

Conflict: 1, There was no conflict except for two teams facing each other in a game of baseball, but really this was an event of pure celebration.

Sensationalism and emotionalism: 3, it was sad to see a stadium being used for one last time, that many new yorkers grew up with. It wasn't too moving to read about it in this article, but if I were to guess, it was probably overwhelming in person.

Education and public service: 2, We learn some history of baseball and the use of a new stadium in new york. Other than that this newsworthy value doesn't score too high.