In Between Mothers & Fathers Day-Something to be Thankful For
I am NOT a yankees Fan:
On September 2nd, in 1966, before the word "Suck" or "Sucks" became the Baseball Word Du Jour, my father took me to see the Mets vs Phillies @ Shea Stadium, then a rather new looking stadium. It looked nice & clean & had no columns & poles;
Box Seats @ Shea, were $3.50 & Dad remarked that it was expensive($3.50 doesn't even buy water these days). Mets lost 6-0. This was in the days before Divisional Play & Interleague Play. But, it was fun, & hoped to return the next year;
It was Mom's Turn, the next season, as she, my brother & I, went to Mets-Pirates, which involved the filming of the Triple Play Scene, in "The Odd Couple" movie, starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau. It took a few shots but much of the action was with Felix Unger & Oscar Madison on the phone & Heywood Hale Broun, in the Shea Press Box, as the movie would bear out; The Mets beat the Pirates in the real game, just like in the reel game, so life imitated art, in a sense.
Dad started his policy of $1.30 seats in Upper-Level, in 1968.
I was @ the 3rd Game of The Recent Subway Series, & that $1.30 seat of 1968, was $22 in what The Mets called a Platinum Game, as part of the Sliding Scale of Ticket Prices. It's enough to cause both Mom & Dad & Babe Ruth & Gil Hodges, to spin in their graves. By the way, despite that price, a smile came to my face when that phony Pile On Player, known as "A-Joke", ended a yankees rally by hitting into a Double Play, earning him chants of "Jeter's Boyfriend" from Mets Fans & "A-Rod, You SUCK" from yankees fans. Mets won that 4-3 on a 3 Run Homer against the wind by Carlos Delgado & a shot into the Shea Parking Lot by David Wright(Joke had it that it might've landed somewhere near LaGuardia Airport or the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge).
On June 29th, 1997, I viewed the Red Sox of "Wayback Wadsin", with Mo Vaughn on the DL, losing 6-0. That was a Knights of Columbus Trip, arranged between a council in Queens & one in Arlington, MA. Arlington, MA, is home to Bill Mahoney, owner of the funny web site, "Call of The Green Monster." Outfield Grandstand was $16. This was the kind of Park, where my folks & their siblings watched MLB, as Fenway Park has similarities with Ebbets Field-Brooklyn.
But, you see, the Folks wanted to show me about good sportsmanship, certainly-absent in "The Bleacher Creatures", who look to start a fight over anything. I can laugh about the NL Mets & AL Red Sox.
May Big Papi, Manny, Carlos Delgado, David Wright & Carlos Beltran all hit a homer for You;
Hence, I find it appropriate to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of my 1st MLB Game, in a place, somewhat similar to a little, bandbox ballpark @ the corner of Bedford Avenue & Sullivan Place, in Brooklyn. Only, instead of Prospect Park Station, the next stop is Kenmore Square. & September 2nd will be @ Fenway Park, Red Sox-Blue Jays. When I 1st saw MLB, no teams were in Canada.
Thanks! The memories are waiting.
& TAVAREZ-like Benitez, You SUCK!
On September 2nd, in 1966, before the word "Suck" or "Sucks" became the Baseball Word Du Jour, my father took me to see the Mets vs Phillies @ Shea Stadium, then a rather new looking stadium. It looked nice & clean & had no columns & poles;
Box Seats @ Shea, were $3.50 & Dad remarked that it was expensive($3.50 doesn't even buy water these days). Mets lost 6-0. This was in the days before Divisional Play & Interleague Play. But, it was fun, & hoped to return the next year;
It was Mom's Turn, the next season, as she, my brother & I, went to Mets-Pirates, which involved the filming of the Triple Play Scene, in "The Odd Couple" movie, starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau. It took a few shots but much of the action was with Felix Unger & Oscar Madison on the phone & Heywood Hale Broun, in the Shea Press Box, as the movie would bear out; The Mets beat the Pirates in the real game, just like in the reel game, so life imitated art, in a sense.
Dad started his policy of $1.30 seats in Upper-Level, in 1968.
I was @ the 3rd Game of The Recent Subway Series, & that $1.30 seat of 1968, was $22 in what The Mets called a Platinum Game, as part of the Sliding Scale of Ticket Prices. It's enough to cause both Mom & Dad & Babe Ruth & Gil Hodges, to spin in their graves. By the way, despite that price, a smile came to my face when that phony Pile On Player, known as "A-Joke", ended a yankees rally by hitting into a Double Play, earning him chants of "Jeter's Boyfriend" from Mets Fans & "A-Rod, You SUCK" from yankees fans. Mets won that 4-3 on a 3 Run Homer against the wind by Carlos Delgado & a shot into the Shea Parking Lot by David Wright(Joke had it that it might've landed somewhere near LaGuardia Airport or the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge).
On June 29th, 1997, I viewed the Red Sox of "Wayback Wadsin", with Mo Vaughn on the DL, losing 6-0. That was a Knights of Columbus Trip, arranged between a council in Queens & one in Arlington, MA. Arlington, MA, is home to Bill Mahoney, owner of the funny web site, "Call of The Green Monster." Outfield Grandstand was $16. This was the kind of Park, where my folks & their siblings watched MLB, as Fenway Park has similarities with Ebbets Field-Brooklyn.
But, you see, the Folks wanted to show me about good sportsmanship, certainly-absent in "The Bleacher Creatures", who look to start a fight over anything. I can laugh about the NL Mets & AL Red Sox.
May Big Papi, Manny, Carlos Delgado, David Wright & Carlos Beltran all hit a homer for You;
Hence, I find it appropriate to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of my 1st MLB Game, in a place, somewhat similar to a little, bandbox ballpark @ the corner of Bedford Avenue & Sullivan Place, in Brooklyn. Only, instead of Prospect Park Station, the next stop is Kenmore Square. & September 2nd will be @ Fenway Park, Red Sox-Blue Jays. When I 1st saw MLB, no teams were in Canada.
Thanks! The memories are waiting.
& TAVAREZ-like Benitez, You SUCK!
posted by Michael Leggett at 10:29 AM
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