First baseball memories!

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Posted By: DMcD

Neat picture, Russ. My Dad alleged that I took in a game or two at Wrigley as an infant but it apparently left no impression. Junior will be glad you brought along your camera. First game I saw for real was at the Polo Grounds in 1956. I was six. Main thing I remember was how big and how green that ballfield was and I have been trying to recapture that intense vision ever since. Was very bummed when the Giants left town. Picked up the slack at Yankee Stadium (from where you could still see the old abandoned ballyard across the river, a sad, haunting sight). Saw a lot of terrific Yankees baseball. Used to always sit out in the lower right-field grandstand, a dollar-fortynine to sit in Bauer's and then Maris' back-pocket. Went to a couple of the Old Timers games. Saw Dizzy Dean pitch. Home Run Baker was trotted out for a tip of the hat. Even saw Herbert Frigging Hoover, whom Ruth had a better year than, throw out the the first ball. Great memories. Great national pastime. Great hobby.