3Com Park / Candlestick Park

[Matt The Hammer]

Picture with the A's on the field was only possible because the visitors locker room door was down the 1B line a bit. You'd never see that today as there are tunnels to every dugout.

I'm talking what players were doing in the late 90s early 2000s. Their pants weren't tight. Now they all want those pajama pants that come down past the ankle.

That's all that is sold for baseball pants today. Baggy pants. There is no elastic pants unless they are the 'knicker' throwback style. The pants worn then are no longer sold in stores. So that kinda makes kids wear them.

Plus, if you've ever worn them... they are so much more comfortable than the older pants.

By the way, we all wanted to wear our pants long like Scott Erickson in HS in the early 90s. Just that they weren't sold yet. Also, no internet.

[Chevy114]

Some people still fight the power lol

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P.S. if you ever get a chance check out the 30 for 30 about the earthquake in SF that year, it was crazy to hear everyone's stories!

[sluggo41]

Thats a tough one. I reckon from an outsider it would have appeared unexciting, dull & plain. I always found it "BEAUTIFUL" when I would arrive for a game. I would actually stand outside before entering and merely admire it. I realize now I was young and up until then it had been the only ballpark I had ever witnessed a big league game at. There will "ALWAYS" be a soft spot in my heart for the "Stick". Games were almost always exciting (particulary when they played the hated Dodgers . . . as every ballpark has it's fair share of dull games.

You are absolutely correct on your observation that "expansions made it worse" although I wouldn't have used the word "worse" . . . just . . expansion did take something away from it, something I would ponder in my visits there in later years.

Remember in 1960, most teams were still playing in old parks that were falling apart. Candlestick was a novelty on the water. Then the 49ers moved in and it was all over.

[alpineinc]

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[DiggerODell]

Rest In Peace Willie Mac. Miss those bright summer afternoons out at the Stick watching them try to pitch around you.

[alpineinc]

Opening Day, April 20, 1965. Despite 5 hits from McCovey and Mays (McCovey 3-4, Mays 2-4, HR), the Giants lost to the Pirates, 3-1, falling to 3-4 on the young season. SF wouldn't reach .500 until mid-May, and the sluggish start would cost them, as they got hot but finished 2 games behind the eventual World Champion Dodgers in '65.

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[Blue387]

Footage from April 20, 1964 game between the Reds and Giants, a 5-2 Giants win:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196404200.shtml