tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post8295261817027587832..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Memorial Day DoubleheaderCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-55852841476989348272012-12-21T00:02:55.268-05:002012-12-21T00:02:55.268-05:00I relish, lead to I found just what I was taking a...I relish, lead to I found just what I was taking a look for.<br />You've ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day. Bye<br /><i>Feel free to visit my web blog</i> ... <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LanauticaDeutschland" rel="nofollow">bootszubehor online</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-52902528724550258732012-05-30T21:48:02.127-04:002012-05-30T21:48:02.127-04:00Cranky - Damn Yankees. . . One of my earliest bas...<b>Cranky</b> - Damn Yankees. . . One of my earliest baseball memories is of the '61 Tigers, who won 101 games, and finished nine games out of first. . .<br /><br />The Tigers certainly had Ladies' Nights back in the day, but not being a lady at the time (or any other time, for that matter), I never kept very close track of what the parameters were. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - Yeah, sorry. I was actually surprised to find that the Braves were actually the first of the 'original 16' teams to move, after the two leagues had had the same 16 teams in the same 10 cities (and only Chicago and St. Louis outside the Eastern Time Zone) for 50 years. But somehow, people just got way more upset about the Dodgers and Giants than they did about the Bees (or the Browns or the A's). . .<br /><br />And Eddie Matthews indeed! Well done! (Of course, I only care 'cuz he finished his career with the '68 Tigers. . .)<br /><br />Now I wonder if anyone played for the A's in Philly, KC and Oakland (altho somehow, I doubt it. . .)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-29078542593521998232012-05-30T16:32:18.116-04:002012-05-30T16:32:18.116-04:00No, I'm old, but I'm not so old that I was...No, I'm old, but I'm not so old that I was born when the Braves were in Boston! They left in '53, I believe, and I didn't become a franchise until '57.<br /><br />If memory serves (it sometimes doesn't...) Eddie Matthews was on all three squads. Is that right?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-81681368108771982312012-05-30T14:17:14.150-04:002012-05-30T14:17:14.150-04:00I only went to Yankee Stadium three times as a kid...I only went to Yankee Stadium three times as a kid, All were SUnday double headers. The Yankees swept all games (they usually did) They were great but as you say, never again. FOr one thing games in those days took 2 1/2 hours to play. TOday with all pitching changes and general slow play a game takes 3 1/2 to 4 hours.<br /><br />Did Detroit have friday night "Ladies" night - women got in for free? WOmans lib knocked those out.<br /><br />Fun Post!!<br /><br />Cranky Old Manjoehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-2292302628721610682012-05-30T11:02:27.943-04:002012-05-30T11:02:27.943-04:00Lime - I hear ya. I haven't priced Tiger tick...<b>Lime</b> - I hear ya. I haven't priced Tiger tickets lately (I don't think I'd quite pop for $300, altho that wouldn't include any 'souvenirs').<br /><br />Like you say, the minor league games are $8 a seat, tops. And ours is even walking distance from our house.<br /><br />Once in a blue moon, one might like to get a look at the highest levels of baseball excellence, but they're makin' it hard to reach. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-74155048416521329032012-05-29T21:36:40.729-04:002012-05-29T21:36:40.729-04:00i'm all for a bargain. who the heck can affor...i'm all for a bargain. who the heck can afford a ticket to mlb games at all anymore? i remember a father of a kid on my son's LL team a few years ago talking about how he'd spent $300 a ticket to take his family to see a yankees game and this was not some private box or anything. obscene! we have enjoyed the minor league teams in the area though. $8 a ticket and not a bad seat in the stadium. what's not to love?limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-74898230761160175152012-05-29T11:30:03.226-04:002012-05-29T11:30:03.226-04:00Bijoux - Yeah, whatever happened to the Cleveland ...<b>Bijoux</b> - Yeah, whatever happened to the Cleveland Spiders?<br /><br /><b>Skip</b> - Yeah, rainouts are the only reason there are any doubleheaders at all anymore. But I'm certain that the Mets still charged two admissions that day, for their fans to watch them go down to ignominious double defeat to yer Giants (and geez, the way you're gloating, I thought maybe it was against the Dodgers. . . ;) )<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - Yeah, we have both a Class-A minor league team, and a Big-Ten college team here in Our Town, and they'll both have honest-to-goodness single-admission doubleheaders (albeit, the doubleheader games are only 7 innings). 'Course, the minor-league team is only paying its players $1200/month or so, and the college just has to cover the tuition and fees for scholarships.<br /><br />You're right, tho - either one of 'em is a fine day at the ballpark, and for a LOT less cash. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - I saw somewhere that, before free agency hit in '75, the average major-leaguer made a salary roughly 8 times the national average household income (and the major-league minimum was something your dad might actually make, or even exceed). Since '75, that's become more like 50-60 times. . .<br /><br />Not having grown up in a major-league city, I never got to enjoy those $0.75 bleacher seats; if Dad was gonna drive us 5 hours to Detroit for a ballgame, we were at least gonna get some nice seats (but even the reserves in those days were $5-6)<br /><br />And Bijoux reminded me of one of my favorite old trivia questions (so it's perfect for you and me) - who was the only player who played for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta? (You're probably not even old enough to remember the Boston Braves, are ya?)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-21243306923302464652012-05-29T10:06:40.261-04:002012-05-29T10:06:40.261-04:00I truly mourn (not too strong a word) the loss of ...I truly mourn (not too strong a word) the loss of doubleheaders. It was the best bargain in sports, and especially so for a young fan. I recall being 14 and seeing the Red Sox play the Royals twice one Sunday, 75 cents for six hours of bliss in a bleacher seat.<br /><br />(It may have been $1.25, but little matter. Imagine even being able to get into a ballpark for such a price these days? I understand the money issues, and I'm very much an advocate of free markets, but what made your hometown team a bit more special in those days was that the guys on the team, even if they were bad ballplayers, were usually housed locally, weren't paid a salary that was totally out of reach of your dad [or, at least, wasn't beyond the bounds of imagination] and they stayed on your team for much longer than they do today. There was really a feeling of it being "your" team, as opposed to an assemblage of nomadic mercenaries.)<br /><br />Time for my nap. Hey, you kids! Get offa my lawn!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-42019734249763588552012-05-28T19:35:49.681-04:002012-05-28T19:35:49.681-04:00I supposed I should say that they are not usually ...I supposed I should say that they are not usually 'scheduled' double headers but are usually make-up games. But you do get both on one ticket ... without having to leave the stadiumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41210150375706439222012-05-28T19:33:32.176-04:002012-05-28T19:33:32.176-04:00You be going to the wrong stadium, paying the wron...You be going to the wrong stadium, paying the wrong prices .....<br /><br />I'm not a big-league kinda guy. About the time I came into enough money now and then to afford a game the prices and greed of the bigs made me sick. I've been to a total of 2 pro games, one football and one basketball, and that may be it for me. <br /><br />On the other hand I love going to the local minor league games, both baseball and hockey. There's no need to jockey for better seats, there's not a bad seat in the house. The players, umps, coaches, and even the owners are still people and will chat up with you every game. Oh, and you can hear it all even from the cheep seats. <br /><br />And they still have double-headers. And Friday night fireworks. And the anthem is nearly always sung by a talented local who respects it. Well, so far anyhow ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-32165852340171986502012-05-28T12:06:13.031-04:002012-05-28T12:06:13.031-04:00April 23 was a rare occasion. Not only was there a...April 23 was a rare occasion. Not only was there a back to back, it was a Monday and the visiting team swept it.<br />Granted, the issue was forced by a rainout from the day before.<br />What made it most enjoyable was the Giants swept.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24213849424089175172012-05-28T07:39:27.333-04:002012-05-28T07:39:27.333-04:00I truly had no idea there weren't doubleheader...I truly had no idea there weren't doubleheaders anymore! Then again, I'm always surprised to hear that certain teams no longer exist!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com