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September 24, 2022
New Blog Topic:
What Are Your Impressions Of Some Of The Old BallParks?
Many thanks again to Ray Banko who has come up with another great idea. Ray thought it would be interesting to hear stories from our readers about visiting some of the old ballparks.
This could be either your first time at the park or maybe some incident or event from visiting the park in your past that you vividly recall and is forever etched into your memory. Since I’m always looking for ways to make the website more interactive, this could turn into a very interesting thread.
Ray, you may recall, came up with the idea of having our readers share experiences from meeting ballplayers. That thread set a record for comments on my Baseball History Comes Alive website and is still running on the front page.
Since Ray can explain his idea better than I can, I’ll let you read what Ray sent me. This will give you a good idea of what we’re looking for:
This may or may not be of interest to you. I’ve always had an affinity for old baseball parks, many of which are unfortunately gone. However, the memories of those that I visited such parks are not. For me personally, I think it might be interesting to hear about experiences, impressions, etc. that people had when visiting these old ballparks.
As a very young boy, my first visit was to Cleveland’s cavernous Municipal Stadium for a night game. I recall walking up a somewhat dark ramp and then seeing this huge illuminated, manicured field. (I recall nothing about the game other than the large crowd reacting wildly to a Rocky Colavito home run).
The only other old ballpark that I visited was Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, the antithesis of our hometown stadium, where the Giants and Willie Mays played the Pirates and Roberto Clemente. I can still picture the ivy growing up the outfield walls. The experience of watching a major league game in such a quaint, intimate environment is something I will never forget. -Ray
Well, to answer your question, Ray, “Yes…it does interest me! Very much so!”
So if you have a story to tell about your impressions of an old ballpark, let’s hear it. To start things off, I selected as the featured photo a nice pic of Forbes Field from about the time Ray visited it.
Please feel free to leave your comments and/or reflections in the comments section below.
Thanks,
Gary
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