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Old 07-03-2021, 07:02 AM   #1973
Edster007
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Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser View Post
Actually, Sugar Hill is not far from Coogan's Bluff, where Staten Island's Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard 'round the world," also commonly known as the miracle of Coogan's Bluff. Believe the Warriors might more aptly stay east and play their home games in the ballpark pictured below. A young outfielder made a pretty good grab there in 1954, as well.
Coogan's Bluff was my original idea, it started as a tip of the cap to my Dad who was a huge Giant fan. I couldn't come up with a good nickname for the team and since Sugar Hill is in the area I went with Sugar Hill Gang.
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