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Ebbets Field 1913
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THAT is Bedford Avenue at Montgomery Street.Originally posted by zmanEbbets Field 1913
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Ebbets Field as seen from the vicinity of Empire Blvd & Flatbush Avenue.
I heartily recommend visiting the website at EbbetsField.com to anyone who wants to see great photos of Ebbets Field.Last edited by zman; 03-24-2006, 06:31 PM.Comment
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Runningshoes --
Can you provide a link to the Times' pages? I would love to be able to read the full text of the articles.
Great images. Thanks!"Chef Bill"
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I'm in the process of making them available.Originally posted by Chef Bill
Check back in a few hours.
"I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it."
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At Ebbets Field before each game, the fans would line up along the railing, and the players would walk along and shake hands with everybody and sign autographs and chat about that afternoon's game. For many of the fans, the Dodgers became part of their family...
And every once in a while, the Dodgers made a fan part of theirs. (Peter Golenbock)
(photos from mastronet.com originally posted here by prof93)Last edited by zman; 03-26-2006, 06:20 AM.Comment
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I'll post the links to some of those atricles soon folks...just have a bit of problem...nothing I can't solve..keep checking back."I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it."
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The press box wasn't built until 1929. It was the perch from which 2 Hall of Fame broadcasters painted mental pictures for their listeners and described the players "tearin' up the pea patch." If you couldn't make it out to the game they'd bring it into your home. Red Barber used an hourglass 3 minute egg timer to remind himself to give the score often enough for the sake of listeners who had just tuned in.
(photo from mastronet.com originally posted by prof93)Last edited by zman; 03-26-2006, 06:16 AM.Comment
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I need an emoticon of someone impatiently glancing down at their wrist watch and tapping their foot.Originally posted by runningshoes53
Seriously...I'm looking forward to the articles and I appreciate the effort it takes to format them so that everybody can enjoy them. It's going to be one heckuva good read and well worth the wait.Last edited by zman; 03-26-2006, 06:18 AM.Comment
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"I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it."
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Fantastic! Thank you so very much for making this available to us.Originally posted by runningshoes53Last edited by zman; 03-27-2006, 04:47 AM.Comment
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Thanks 'Shoes. Great post!"Chef Bill"
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Originally posted by zmanThe press box wasn't built until 1929. It was the perch from which 2 Hall of Fame broadcasters painted mental pictures for their listeners and described the players "tearin' up the pea patch." If you couldn't make it out to the game they'd bring it into your home. Red Barber used an hourglass 3 minute egg timer to remind himself to give the score often enough for the sake of listeners who had just tuned in.
(photo from mastronet.com originally posted by prof93)
Great shot, zman!
That is a very young VIN SCULLY (atop the "G") sitting next to CONNIE DESMOND (atop the "M").
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Originally posted by runningshoes53In the book Creating the National Pastime, the author, G. Edward White, talks about how Ebbets purposely transformed the baseball audience by creating a safer and more family friendly environment than had existed in the club's previous home, Washington Park.The girls of Brooklyn never turned out to a ball game like this before, and it's too bad they never did, because from now on they will always be considered a big feature of a ball game at the new park
Here's a link to the 1rst chapter of White's book. The first part is about the Polo Grounds. The part about Ebbets Field is about half way down the page and a very informative read.
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