Teams and Ballparks of Yesteryear

topherlee2 · 08-24-2016, 02:46 PM

What defunct teams and ballparks you would love to see, play, manage, own, or even a broadcaster of/from? (Pictures of the teams/ballparks are welcomed.)

Bobbuttons · 08-24-2016, 03:22 PM

I would love to have seen a ballgame at old League Park in Cleveland. I just love ballparks with crazy dimensions and I love the concept of a 415 foot left center and 450+ center field (wacky rectangular ballparks). Also, the way they had to adjust the Los Angeles Coliseum when the Dodgers first moved out there. Such a quirky setup.

Then, of course, the classics: Polo Grounds, Baker Bowl, original Yankee Stadium...

The Game · 08-26-2016, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by topherlee2

What defunct teams and ballparks you would love to see, play, manage, own, or even a broadcaster of/from? (Pictures of the teams/ballparks are welcomed.)

Ballparks i like are
Baker Bowl
Palace of the Fans
Old Comiskey (been there only 3-4 times but I was 12 the last time i went)
I use teams in cities like Louisville in my ABF league. Would have loved to see any Negro League game, especially one involving Satch or Gibson.
Had a chance to be a statistician for the Cook County Cheetahs back around 2000 but turned it down since i was already working 60 hr work weeks in a hotel. Regret it now.

slic1149 · 08-27-2016, 04:57 PM

I associate ball players with ball parks. I would love to see Mantle in center at Yankee Stadium, Mays in center at the Polo Grounds, and Clemente in right at Forbes Field. I am old enough to remember seeing all of these players and ball parks on TV when I was a kid. Now I would love be there in person. Three more I almost forgot from the same era. Al Kaline in right at Tiger Stadium, Duke Snider in center at Ebbets, and Stan Musial in Sportsman Park. These parks and players represent my childhood.

08-24-2016, 02:46 PM	#1
topherlee2 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 45	Teams and Ballparks of Yesteryear What defunct teams and ballparks you would love to see, play, manage, own, or even a broadcaster of/from? (Pictures of the teams/ballparks are welcomed.) __________________

08-24-2016, 03:22 PM	#2
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	I would love to have seen a ballgame at old League Park in Cleveland. I just love ballparks with crazy dimensions and I love the concept of a 415 foot left center and 450+ center field (wacky rectangular ballparks). Also, the way they had to adjust the Los Angeles Coliseum when the Dodgers first moved out there. Such a quirky setup. Then, of course, the classics: Polo Grounds, Baker Bowl, original Yankee Stadium... __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

08-27-2016, 04:57 PM	#4
slic1149 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 348	I associate ball players with ball parks. I would love to see Mantle in center at Yankee Stadium, Mays in center at the Polo Grounds, and Clemente in right at Forbes Field. I am old enough to remember seeing all of these players and ball parks on TV when I was a kid. Now I would love be there in person. Three more I almost forgot from the same era. Al Kaline in right at Tiger Stadium, Duke Snider in center at Ebbets, and Stan Musial in Sportsman Park. These parks and players represent my childhood. __________________ To laugh often and love much, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self, this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson