I have always been a Cardinals fan, but I have always been fascinated by the Polo Grounds, and the unique baseball that must have been played there simply due to the uniqueness of the outfield configuration, the distance to the foul poles, etc. If you did not have a centerfielder who could run, you were in trouble in that park. And how in the world did every hitter who ever batted there NOT try to pull the ball on nearly every pitch? How could you pitch inside there if you did not have a big time fastball? 475 foot outs... my goodness, what a place.
If there was one stadium I could go back in time and see a game in, it would undoubtedly be the Polo Grounds...
My question is, what is the best book about the Polo Grounds???
Looking at several of them online, I am leading towards "Land of the Giants" and the fact that it is readily available is nice too...
I am more interested in the history of the ballpark than of the Giants themselves, but you could not have one without the other could you.....
Thanks in advance for your replies, and for the great photos posted of the PG in the other threads.... I'm looking forward to picking up a book about my favorite ballpark.... one I have never been to.
Completely off topic, how in the he11 did Thompson's homer make it into the seats in the lower deck, with the overhang of the upper deck the way it was? I know on the famous radio call that the it was "a line drive into the lower deck of the left field stands... and they're going crazy, they're going crazy..." but that must have been a "line drive" in the truest sense of the word!!!
If there was one stadium I could go back in time and see a game in, it would undoubtedly be the Polo Grounds...
My question is, what is the best book about the Polo Grounds???
Looking at several of them online, I am leading towards "Land of the Giants" and the fact that it is readily available is nice too...
I am more interested in the history of the ballpark than of the Giants themselves, but you could not have one without the other could you.....
Thanks in advance for your replies, and for the great photos posted of the PG in the other threads.... I'm looking forward to picking up a book about my favorite ballpark.... one I have never been to.
Completely off topic, how in the he11 did Thompson's homer make it into the seats in the lower deck, with the overhang of the upper deck the way it was? I know on the famous radio call that the it was "a line drive into the lower deck of the left field stands... and they're going crazy, they're going crazy..." but that must have been a "line drive" in the truest sense of the word!!!
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