All-Time Favorite Ballpark Picture? [Archive]

Mario Mendoza...HOF Lock

03-13-2011, 10:29 AM

For me, there are too many to narrow it down to just one. Some that come to mind:

Vintage color:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5523318636_6325e87b7f_o.jpg

I like B/W and I like aerials, so I like this one of Fenway ALOT
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4715142563_7e0ce3a635_o.jpg

I like this of CBP, mainly because I took it (call me a poor man's Gary Dunaier). I didn't intentionally intend for the father & son taking in the game (at the far right) to define the photo, but it worked out that way. I wish I knew who they were, I think they'd treasure it. I wish I had a similar photo of me & my dad.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2041561613_8df4824349_o.jpg

However, if Mike Brito (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5522748477_2dcb5d2820_o.jpg) put a gun to my head and said pick just ONE, I'd probably go with this (from rickvj/flickr)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/128620615_4a56172fef_o.jpg

Chef Bill

03-13-2011, 10:57 AM

For me, it has to be the Nat Fein photograph of Babe Ruth's farewell at Yankee Stadium. There is so much going on in that image - every time I look at it, I see something new.

http://napababeruth.org/images/NatFein1948BabeRuth.jpg

Chef Bill

03-13-2011, 11:15 AM

My other favorite is this image, taken just after my beloved Mets clinched the 1969 World Series. I love how the towering scoreboard tells the story of the game, the facial expressions of the people in the stands, the clock which shows the exact moment in time, the cloud of dust from fans running out onto the field, the ushers who've given up the idea of holding back the crowd, and that benign message, "Good afternoon and thank you for coming. Please arrive home safely." Like anyone is thinking about going home...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/1435058377_8fa804e67f_o.jpg

trepye

03-13-2011, 11:16 AM

As far as contemporary parks go....(I did NOT take this picture)

My screensaver from April to September.

SultanOfWhat

03-13-2011, 12:16 PM

This one would have to be up there for me. It's a cropped version of a 1949 WS pic. I can just imagine the banners and bunting rippling in the breeze, and the vendors calling out:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o164/emstc/1949WScolorcrop.jpg

alpineinc

03-13-2011, 01:49 PM

PNC Park from the press box on a sunny opening day! With the city and the bridges in the background!

I agree - I really lucked out with the picture I took there in July 2005 vs the Mets, remains my favorite. Pedro Martinez in mid-pitch (first pitch of the bottom of the 1st), perfect sky, boats going by, etc. And someone lifted it and put in on the City of Pittsburgh wiki page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj90/alpineinc/pnc2.png

RfkFedEx

03-13-2011, 04:11 PM

My other favorite is this image, taken just after my beloved Mets clinched the 1969 World Series.

It must have been nice to watch a WS title celebration at 3:15 PM Eastern.

RfkFedEx

03-13-2011, 04:22 PM

For me, there are too many to narrow it down to just one. Some that come to mind:

[/URL] put a gun to my head and said pick just ONE, I'd probably go with this (from rickvj/flickr)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/128620615_4a56172fef_o.jpg

The view from the center field parking lot must have been an awesome sight for anyone who grew up going to games at the PGs or Ebbetts. The shear massiveness of Shea, and her wall of humanity created by a sell out crowd must have felt intimidating when she was new back in the 60s.

Lpeters199

03-13-2011, 06:50 PM

I could have stood at that spot for hours just gazing on the Polo Grounds, the river, the EL and Coogan's Bluff. The sharpness and color make this picture perfect to me.

Philtration

03-13-2011, 06:58 PM

Chef Bill

03-13-2011, 07:35 PM

It must have been nice to watch a WS title celebration at 3:15 PM Eastern.

Most fans probably did not see it, because the game was played on a Thursday afternoon and they were working or - in my case - still in school. I remember several occasions in the years before Series games were played at night, feigning illness so I could stay home from school and watch the game, or sneaking a transistor radio to school to catch snippets of the action and track the score. Of course the teachers were all on to us, but they let us "get away" with it anyway!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_WS.shtml

RfkFedEx

03-13-2011, 08:41 PM

Most fans probably did not see it, because the game was played on a Thursday afternoon and they were working or - in my case - still in school.

I've never seen a day game in the WS.

I've missed the ending to most of the WS title clinching games in my life time.

I stayed awake for Boston '04, and I've I toughed out the game 7's over the years; but when you wake up at 6:00 eastern it becomes a losing battle against the eye lids after 11:00.

StadiumPage

03-13-2011, 09:01 PM

I've always liked this one:
http://a2.twimg.com//profile_background_images//159857833//shea_aerial86.jpg

Bigfoot 88

03-14-2011, 05:44 PM

I like this one. It shows both Turner and Fulton-County stadium.

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/Regular/10041000/10041927.jpg

DiggerODell

03-14-2011, 05:45 PM

This was and is still my fav. You can almost feel the atmosphere of the impending series game, smell the smells and the I love the faces of the characters present are priceless! I hope someday to find a print, scan and have enlarged print framed on my wall of this one, among others, but particulary this one. There are other noteworthy photographs I know, but I always come back to this one when perusing the photos I have collected on BBF and elsewhere.

RfkFedEx

03-14-2011, 06:49 PM

This was and is still my fav.

Great pic.

It would be weird to attend a sporting event today where no one was wearing team colors. Anyone know when teams started selling merchandise?

LDYanks16

03-14-2011, 07:34 PM

This one with OYS and the Polo Grounds in the same shot always struck a chord with me....something about the epicenter of the game in those years being enclosed in such a small area.
http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/3248710.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=45B0EB3381F7834D96805073272AA78EC11260E7F2F05AB2 207CAAE8C4C94190

Captain Clutch

03-15-2011, 09:56 AM

i always liked when there were two ballparks next to each other

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/09/04/gal_metsupdate3.jpg

http://dailyirabu.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/yankee141.jpg

http://http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2865060753_e844f3f998.jpg

dstoffa

03-15-2011, 10:45 AM

It must have been nice to watch a WS title celebration at 3:15 PM Eastern.

And think of all the money lost by having this game start at 9am Pacific Time... Oh, wait.....

Chevy114

03-15-2011, 11:09 AM

I like this one even though it isn't in a stadium

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/50389954.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=E41C9FE5C4AA0A1418C5490F5B75E953350E8664C2C78F74 9608AEA308C24E69B01E70F2B3269972

This one is classic too:
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/882A74F8-7F85-48CD-861B-502217CBD31C/U1217965.jpg

This one is good:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/The_Catch.png

My generations big play, sid slide:
http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/pz/sid-bream-slide-1009-lg.jpg

Finally the shot heard round the world!
http://media.nola.com/sports_impact/photo/8821742-small.jpg

RfkFedEx

03-15-2011, 12:05 PM

Chevy, who is that man next to the Ebbets wrecking ball?

kpennington

03-15-2011, 12:19 PM

Thats Carl Erskine.

AussieYank

03-15-2011, 04:34 PM

I love the set of photos taken by George Silk for Life Magazine of the 1960 WS in Pittsburgh. They were shot from the Centre of Learning as students watch & listen to the game down below.

I like the way images capture a moment in time.

This is probably my favourite of the bunch.

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Lpeters199

03-15-2011, 04:47 PM

Thats Carl Erskine.

Known in Brooklyn as "Oisk".

Philtration

03-15-2011, 07:40 PM

AussieYank

03-15-2011, 08:02 PM

Ted Williams waiting to bat at Comiskey Park 1957.
I always liked this one.
I remember a lot of hazy, smoky nights just like this at the old park.

http://dynastyleaguebaseball.mlblogs.com/WilliamsComiskey2.jpg

I love this picture! I was going to post it on here as well – it’s hard picking a favourite when there are so many. I had it laminated & block mounted & it hangs in my office at home.

The ball in flight as the pitcher warms up.
A pensive Williams looking on waiting to do some damage
The ray of light dispersing the darkness

Superb photography

Blue387

03-15-2011, 10:34 PM

That shot reminded me of this photo of Reggie Jackson at the Superdome from the Superdome thread on this board:

http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00B/00BpGK-22834184.jpg

Chevy114

03-16-2011, 07:12 AM

Ted Williams waiting to bat at Comiskey Park 1957.
I always liked this one.
I remember a lot of hazy, smoky nights just like this at the old park.

http://dynastyleaguebaseball.mlblogs.com/WilliamsComiskey2.jpg

I love this one too! I guess its the fact that the people look so small in those large stadiums like the reggie jackson superdome one, its crazy to think one person is being watched by that many people hovering over them!

dstoffa

03-16-2011, 07:21 AM

Chevy, who is that man next to the Ebbets wrecking ball?

Oisk.

Carl Erskine. He was named after a street in Brooklyn.....

Just kidding. The street at the Gateway? Shopping Center off the Belt Parkway was named after him.

Cheers!
-Doug

RfkFedEx

03-16-2011, 09:43 AM

Was there an alumni gathering at Ebbits the day the wrecking ball fell? Seems like there was a healthy amount of photos and we've all seen the films from that day.

Chef Bill

03-16-2011, 10:17 AM

There are many great ballpark pictures available on the Library of Congress website (www.loc.gov), and many have been posted on this forum. This one, of the 1912 World Series at the Polo Grounds, is one of my favorites. Hard to believe it was taken almost one hundred years ago!

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/ggbain/11800/11858v.jpg

Here's the game summary from Baseball-Reference.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1191210110.shtml

Captain Clutch

03-17-2011, 05:52 AM

this one is a classic Yankee Boys

http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/10/1013/8ZKW000Z/posters/yankee-boys.jpg

its pretty easy to draw too

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/41023_1163694468220_1703624840_315975_3129808_n.jp g

Captain Clutch

03-17-2011, 08:27 AM

there were alot great ballpark photos at this link

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/ballparks/pool/interesting/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2812342004_716bb8cd45.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/497377838_6f51456dd7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3227230725_7d2b507528.jpg

LDYanks16

03-17-2011, 07:39 PM

That shot reminded me of this photo of Reggie Jackson at the Superdome from the Superdome thread on this board:

http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00B/00BpGK-22834184.jpg

What I like about this picture is how unnatural it looks - Jackson's pinstripes and impeccable stirrups contrasted with the first generation Astroturf and the football-intended shape of the Superdome. It's not often you see a Yankee in pinstripes somewhere away from the Bronx.

ericlc129

03-23-2011, 08:56 AM

Great pic.

It would be weird to attend a sporting event today where no one was wearing team colors. Anyone know when teams started selling merchandise?

I'm betting on the mid 50s as far as wearable merchandise (hats, shirts, jackets)...but most of the fans were people taking time off from their workday. So, it'd be harder to change into Joe Mauer sideburns, facepaint and toss on a Pujols jersey on the L or trolleys

PeteU

03-23-2011, 09:51 AM

I think a good case might be made for Eddie Matthews at bat at Milwaukee County Stadium, which graced the cover of the first edition of Sports Illustrated:

http://www.headlinesports.net/catalog/081654nml.jpg

One of the first great action shots of night baseball.

The image is so notable, Sports Illustrated felt the need to recreate it.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uFYtT3I_QHY/TJlVI0NuBpI/AAAAAAAAAxE/8E3RRvt83-U/s1600/Thome+SI+6.jpg

Goober

03-23-2011, 11:05 AM

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/.a/6a00df351e888f88340120a64e8afe970b-800wi
John Dominis, Mickey Mantle Having a Bad Day at Yankee Stadium, New York, 1965

NYFan1stYankFan2nd

03-23-2011, 03:44 PM

From the air Fenway always reminded me of "half" a ballpark. LOL! Can't move the street now, can we?

Betaband

03-24-2011, 06:08 PM

StanTheMan

03-25-2011, 03:20 PM

My favorite is definitely one of the variations of this photo. Some clearer, some larger, some brighter, etc. The photo was taken by a fan who had a camera with TWO EXPOSURES in it. This was the second photo of the two.

"Bobby hitting at .292. He's had a single and a double and he drove in the Giants first run with a long drive to center. Brooklyn leads it 4-2. Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances. Lockman without too big of a lead and second but he'll be runnin' like the wind of Thomson hits one. Branca throws... There's a LONG DRIVE! It's Going to be I BELIEVE!!!!........"

http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-7231634dt.jpg

Dick Groat's syndrome

03-26-2011, 08:11 PM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4353995516_d49f841b48.jpg

I had a very similar (if not the exact same) postcard as a child. My father brought it back for me when he was in Detroit on business. I don't think I had started kindergarten yet. I've gone through my closet several times in recent years looking for it, but I think it has been lost to time. While the Reds have always been my favorite team, that postcard cemented Tiger Stadium as my favorite ballpark of all time. I never did get a chance to visit the place, but the stadium has held a place in my heart ever since. Now 15+ years later, the Tigers are my favorite American League team.

BSmile

03-27-2011, 08:08 AM

1909 World Series - Game 3 - Bennett Park, Detroit
Click Here To See Full-Sized (http://www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=97108&stc=1&d=1301238438)
This one's a fave of mine. It really captures the look of the dead-ball era.

Old Slugger

03-27-2011, 09:11 AM

All great pictures so far....
Two corrections:
1. The pic of the 1960 World Series was taken from the "Cathedral" of Learning, not the Centre of Learning. As a Pitt Grad, I'm very proud of the Cathedral and the Nationality Rooms enclosed therein. Also, it's the second tallest educational building in the world.
2. The last pic of the 1909 WS is from Bennett Park in Detroit, not Pittsburgh.

BSmile

03-27-2011, 02:59 PM

The last pic of the 1909 WS is from Bennett Park in Detroit, not Pittsburgh.

D'oh!
I knew that. Too much NCAA hoops has my brain scrambled. :stupidme:

Babefan

04-14-2011, 09:10 PM

I love photo #12 as well! This lucky crowd is on their way into the stadium to see The Beatles!! Aug 15, 1965.

FLMOUNTAINEER

05-22-2011, 05:23 PM

Not a fan of Pittsburgh, but no site better than coming through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and being slapped in the face with the skyline of the 'burgh as you come through the tunnel. It has been since the days of Three Rivers since I was there, but I am sure it is just as great now as it was then.

I agree - I really lucked out with the picture I took there in July 2005 vs the Mets, remains my favorite. Pedro Martinez in mid-pitch (first pitch of the bottom of the 1st), perfect sky, boats going by, etc. And someone lifted it and put in on the City of Pittsburgh wiki page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj90/alpineinc/pnc2.png

Not a fan of Pittsburgh, but no site better than coming through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and being slapped in the face with the skyline of the 'burgh as you come through the tunnel. It has been since the days of Three Rivers since I was there, but I am sure it is just as great now as it was then.

andypcl

02-16-2012, 01:12 PM

My seats for Game 1 in San Francisco....
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