Knothole Gang

[MackG]

Do kids today have the opportunity we had to go to baseball games? Growing up in St. Louis, we
hopped on a streetcar to Sportsman Park, with our Knothole Gang passes in our pockets, and we were able to get in free, proudly showing our passes. So we grew up knowing and loving baseball and becoming lifelong fans. There were no night games so that made it easier. But what do kids do now?

[bluesky5]

Do kids today have the opportunity we had to go to baseball games? Growing up in St. Louis, we
hopped on a streetcar to Sportsman Park, with our Knothole Gang passes in our pockets, and we were able to get in free, proudly showing our passes. So we grew up knowing and loving baseball and becoming lifelong fans. There were no night games so that made it easier. But what do kids do now?

I would be surprised if anything like that exists today. If children leave their homes without adult supervision they will surely be raped or shot [joking]. But teams generally don't give deals anymore. If they had a deal like that now it would have to be sponsored by a company at least, which is sad.

[StanTheMan]

Kids now ride with their parents from Webster, Clayton, U-City or other affluent suburb in their nice cars. They pay $20 to park and $50+ for food for the family. Then they drive home.

My Dad used to ride buses from Shrewsbury.


Times have changed.

[chicagowhitesox1173]

I wouldn't think the Cardinals would have promotions like that anymore. They play to many night games and I doubt even back then kids would be allowed to go to a night game alone. I think it's pretty obvious that kids today would rather play video games which i'm sure if video games were around in the 50's kids would be playing them back then too.