I haven’t been able to bear stopping by Yankee Stadium in its final days.  I know that it’s just a building, but last year’s send-offs gave me proper closure.

I only saw a dozen or so games at Giants Stadium, and because there were fewer games played there and over a shorter period of time, the good-byes have been less celebrated.  But I think they are just as keenly felt by Giants fans, who, like Mets fans, won’t have to see the unattended facility sit through a yearlong stay of execution as Yankee fans did last year.

Yankee Stadium memorabilia got the lion’s share of notice, but Giants Stadium yielded plenty of goodies for collectors as well.  Steiner Sports, the same group that handled the distribution of pieces of the House that Ruth Built, is concluding its auctions this weekend on Giants Stadium items.

The iconic Giants Stadium sign from above the building, the ‘Play Like a Jet’ sign above the equipment room and section markers autographed by Lawrence Taylor are among the offerings.  Taylor and other Jets and Giants greats including Eli Manning, Marty Lyons, Joe Klecko and Brandon Jacobs have also signed seat backs that are also on the auction block.

Goal posts, game-used turf and yard markers have been turned into commemorative items that fans can also bid on.