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To: Rummyfan

Interesting article. I am probably being that good bit silly mentioning this but one thing I think about regarding baseball around that time is that is when they retired a few of the older ballparks (Connie Mack, Forbes, and Crosley) and brought in the concrete and astroturf venues in their place. I recall reading someone’s comment that it took them a long time to get used to watching a game at Veteran’s in Philadelphia as it was so much better to do so at Connie Mack (Shibe).

Lots of interesting teams and characters around in the game then. I would not mind watching a Washington Senators game from about that time (again probably being silly, but still I would be curious).


3 posted on 05/01/2021 8:15:05 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: OttawaFreeper
... few of the older ballparks (Connie Mack, Forbes, and Crosley) and brought in the concrete and astroturf venues in their place. I recall reading someone’s comment that it took them a long time to get used to watching a game at Veteran’s in Philadelphia as it was so much better to do so at Connie Mack (Shibe).

I attended one game at Connie Mack Stadium while visiting friends in Philly. Even though in the upper deck you were still right on top of the field. Although I never went in person, the old Tiger Stadium looked the same. In the 70s the new Riverfront Stadium in Cincy and The Vet in Philly and Busch Stadium in St Louis introduced the new style of ball parks, which was horrible and all those parks have gone by the wayside now. Royals Stadium is still in use, but has undergone extensive renovation, as has Anaheim Stadium (the Big A).

6 posted on 05/01/2021 8:27:12 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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Lots of interesting teams and characters around in the game then. I would not mind watching a Washington Senators game from about that time (again probably being silly, but still I would be curious).

All I can remember of those Senators teams is Frank Howard.

8 posted on 05/01/2021 8:28:40 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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