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You must have been on those "Staten Island Steroids" if you think "Fenway" is a "little league park" LOL!

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And remember Mel Allen and Red Barber saying "Foul by the length of a White Owl cigar!" I loved listening to Red Barber-he was the best!

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Any ball park that has a wall a kid could reach is like a little league park. Players hit line drives off it!!! I have never been to Staten Island ( much) Mel Allen was great......"Hey folks, what a day for a ball game" and I also loved Red Barber......In 1961 the homerun derby between Mantle and Maris was on the front page of every newspaper in the candy store where I hung out.....Newark papers, New York papers........Mickey was way more popular than Maris. Maris was a little odd and Mickey was the total opposite and as outgoing as can be and he had the best swing you'd ever want to see. Reggie came along years later and that also was one great swing. Ok Boston had some great ones.....I liked Carl Yastrzemski and Ted williams was one of the best ever but before my time.........

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I don't want to hear criticism of the Monster when you guys had that 296 foot right field line with a fence that a two year old could jump over! Sure the old Stadium had Death Valley out in Center-remember being able to walk out to the monuments after the game was over!

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Alright guys I won't make fun of Fenway anymore and Dave you are right about the 296' fence in the Bronx. Left Center was way out there in the old days. A guy hit one last sunday into the black seats in right center and that was a long way. The Mick hit them further than anyone and he hit the facade. The YES network plays some older games and next wek they are going to show the game Reggie hit 3 home runs off 3 different pitchers in a row. I remember watching that one too ay home. Reggie used to do comentary at the SummerNat's. I saw him come thru the gate in a Rolls one year. I wondered who would come to a drag race in a blue Rolls Royce,,,,,,License plate said REGGIE and I saw him park it and head for the tower. We have thoroughly hijacked this thread...but I love baseball, can you tell?

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Yes we have and yes i do too! Drag racing and baseball, two very tough sports-you've got to be able to deal with failure in each one if you are going to be the least bit successful!

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Looks like the "Little League Park" will be a popular place!
Go Sox

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All I need is a Yankees-Boston Series in about a week and a half.....Green Monster-Smonster....A-Rod will poke a hole in it and Jaba will whiff Big Poppie and Mannie and whoever ......hahah

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for this to happen, the Red Sox have first got to get by the Angels and the Yankees have got to get by the Indians-Neither one of these is guaranteed!

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Beckett did his job tonight!
SHUT-OUT La
Go Sox

BTW Happy Belated 60th Birthday Prof Dave