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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 10, 2023 2:41:08 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences?
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 10, 2023 10:12:39 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences? nuts is in the crowd. Can you spot him?
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 10, 2023 13:36:50 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences? nuts is in the crowd. Can you spot him? Hmm... Oh, there he is. He's the guy behind the home dugout with the calzone in his hand who's being yelled at by Walt Alston.
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 10, 2023 13:43:34 GMT
nuts is in the crowd. Can you spot him? Hmm... Oh, there he is. He's the guy behind the home dugout with the calzone in his hand who's being yelled at by Walt Alston. Alston: Sit down! You're blocking the view of the guy behind you! nuts: game on!
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Post by nutsberryfarm ⛑ on Jan 10, 2023 16:07:01 GMT
nuts is in the crowd. Can you spot him? Hmm... Oh, there he is. He's the guy behind the home dugout with the calzone in his hand who's being yelled at by Walt Alston. 😝
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 10, 2023 16:32:54 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences? From Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes: Dimensions: Left field: 250 (1958), 251.6 (1959); left center: 320 at end of screen rectangle; left center where the fence met the wall: 425 (1958), 417 (1959); center field: 425 (1958), 420 (1959); right center: 440 (1958), 375 (1959), 394 (1960), 380 (1961); right center where the fence met the wall: 390 (1958), 333 (1959), 340 (1960); right field: 301 (1958), 300 (1959); backstop: 60 (1958), 66 (1959); foul territory: very large on third baseline and very small on first baseline. Fences: Left field: 40 (screen, 1958), 42 (screen, 1959), 60 (2 support towers for screen, 1958); left center: 40 (fence, 1958), from foul pole 140 feet into left center, 42 sloping to ground at a 30-degree angle from 320 mark to 348 mark for a distance of 24 feet (1959 to 1960), 4 steps down from 42 to 8, first step left corner 42 sloping to 41, second step 31, third step 20, fourth step 12 (1961); right of screen in left center: 8 (wire); center field to right field: 6 (wire); right field corner: 4 (concrete). The Dodgers played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years while they waited for Dodger Stadium to be completed. Built for football, the stadium was ill-suited for baseball. However, the Dodgers made the best of it. A high screen served as the left field fence to compensate for its extremely short distance from home plate. Wally Moon, who played outfield for the Dodgers, became famous for lifting pop flies known as "Moon shots" over the fence.
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 10, 2023 17:03:13 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences? From Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes: Dimensions: Left field: 250 (1958), 251.6 (1959); left center: 320 at end of screen rectangle; left center where the fence met the wall: 425 (1958), 417 (1959); center field: 425 (1958), 420 (1959); right center: 440 (1958), 375 (1959), 394 (1960), 380 (1961); right center where the fence met the wall: 390 (1958), 333 (1959), 340 (1960); right field: 301 (1958), 300 (1959); backstop: 60 (1958), 66 (1959); foul territory: very large on third baseline and very small on first baseline. Fences: Left field: 40 (screen, 1958), 42 (screen, 1959), 60 (2 support towers for screen, 1958); left center: 40 (fence, 1958), from foul pole 140 feet into left center, 42 sloping to ground at a 30-degree angle from 320 mark to 348 mark for a distance of 24 feet (1959 to 1960), 4 steps down from 42 to 8, first step left corner 42 sloping to 41, second step 31, third step 20, fourth step 12 (1961); right of screen in left center: 8 (wire); center field to right field: 6 (wire); right field corner: 4 (concrete). The Dodgers played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years while they waited for Dodger Stadium to be completed. Built for football, the stadium was ill-suited for baseball. However, the Dodgers made the best of it. A high screen served as the left field fence to compensate for its extremely short distance from home plate. Wally Moon, who played outfield for the Dodgers, became famous for lifting pop flies known as "Moon shots" over the fence.
And did Wes Parker hit "Wesley Whackers" off the wall?
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Post by 📬🚑📭 on Jan 10, 2023 17:08:57 GMT
When I see "LA", especially in a news crawl. I wonder is that Los Angeles or Louisiana? San Diego also matches South Dakota. I advocate using periods for L.A. and S.D. (the cities)
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Post by 📬🚑📭 on Jan 10, 2023 17:17:34 GMT
What were its dimensions? How deep were the fences? From Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes: Dimensions: Left field: 250 (1958), 251.6 (1959); left center: 320 at end of screen rectangle; left center where the fence met the wall: 425 (1958), 417 (1959); center field: 425 (1958), 420 (1959); right center: 440 (1958), 375 (1959), 394 (1960), 380 (1961); right center where the fence met the wall: 390 (1958), 333 (1959), 340 (1960); right field: 301 (1958), 300 (1959); backstop: 60 (1958), 66 (1959); foul territory: very large on third baseline and very small on first baseline. Fences: Left field: 40 (screen, 1958), 42 (screen, 1959), 60 (2 support towers for screen, 1958); left center: 40 (fence, 1958), from foul pole 140 feet into left center, 42 sloping to ground at a 30-degree angle from 320 mark to 348 mark for a distance of 24 feet (1959 to 1960), 4 steps down from 42 to 8, first step left corner 42 sloping to 41, second step 31, third step 20, fourth step 12 (1961); right of screen in left center: 8 (wire); center field to right field: 6 (wire); right field corner: 4 (concrete). The Dodgers played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years while they waited for Dodger Stadium to be completed. Built for football, the stadium was ill-suited for baseball. However, the Dodgers made the best of it. A high screen served as the left field fence to compensate for its extremely short distance from home plate. Wally Moon, who played outfield for the Dodgers, became famous for lifting pop flies known as "Moon shots" over the fence. Did you get to see Ebbet's Field before it was demolished in 1960? Or is that before your time? ⚾️🏟⚾️
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 10, 2023 18:10:41 GMT
From Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes: Dimensions: Left field: 250 (1958), 251.6 (1959); left center: 320 at end of screen rectangle; left center where the fence met the wall: 425 (1958), 417 (1959); center field: 425 (1958), 420 (1959); right center: 440 (1958), 375 (1959), 394 (1960), 380 (1961); right center where the fence met the wall: 390 (1958), 333 (1959), 340 (1960); right field: 301 (1958), 300 (1959); backstop: 60 (1958), 66 (1959); foul territory: very large on third baseline and very small on first baseline. Fences: Left field: 40 (screen, 1958), 42 (screen, 1959), 60 (2 support towers for screen, 1958); left center: 40 (fence, 1958), from foul pole 140 feet into left center, 42 sloping to ground at a 30-degree angle from 320 mark to 348 mark for a distance of 24 feet (1959 to 1960), 4 steps down from 42 to 8, first step left corner 42 sloping to 41, second step 31, third step 20, fourth step 12 (1961); right of screen in left center: 8 (wire); center field to right field: 6 (wire); right field corner: 4 (concrete). The Dodgers played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years while they waited for Dodger Stadium to be completed. Built for football, the stadium was ill-suited for baseball. However, the Dodgers made the best of it. A high screen served as the left field fence to compensate for its extremely short distance from home plate. Wally Moon, who played outfield for the Dodgers, became famous for lifting pop flies known as "Moon shots" over the fence. Did you get to see Ebbet's Field before it was demolished in 1960? Or is that before your time? ⚾️🏟⚾️ It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago.
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 10, 2023 19:34:17 GMT
Did you get to see Ebbet's Field before it was demolished in 1960? Or is that before your time? ⚾️🏟⚾️ It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago. Good. I'm glad it isn't just me. Apparently, my mother took us kids to the circus in 1962. I have absolutely no recollection of that. None.
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Post by 📬🚑📭 on Jan 10, 2023 19:56:14 GMT
It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago. Good. I'm glad it isn't just me. Apparently, my mother took us kids to the circus in 1962. I have absolutely no recollection of that. None. I went to the circus many times as a child, but I'm a bit older and they hadn't really started to die out yet. I don't remember any specific instance, however. Is that all there is? 🤡🎪🤡
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 10, 2023 19:58:45 GMT
Good. I'm glad it isn't just me. Apparently, my mother took us kids to the circus in 1962. I have absolutely no recollection of that. None. I went to the circus many times as a child, but I'm a bit older and they hadn't really started to die out yet. I don't remember any specific instance, however. Is that all there is? 🤡🎪🤡 You know, you're not Peggy Lee. Hell, you're not even Pinky Lee!
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Post by nutsberryfarm ⛑ on Jan 14, 2023 0:40:51 GMT
When I see "LA", especially in a news crawl. I wonder is that Los Angeles or Louisiana? San Diego also matches South Dakota. I advocate using periods for L.A. and S.D. (the cities) Yes.
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Post by nutsberryfarm ⛑ on Jan 14, 2023 0:41:21 GMT
Did you get to see Ebbet's Field before it was demolished in 1960? Or is that before your time? ⚾️🏟⚾️ It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago. Did you ride the train?
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 14, 2023 0:44:55 GMT
It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago. Did you ride the train? In pizzabagel's head, he was the train.
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 14, 2023 1:59:51 GMT
It wasn't before my time, but I would have been pretty young then. I think Dad took me into Pennsylvania Station before it was demolished starting in 1963, but I don't have a vivid memory of it. Hey, I barely remember things from only a few years ago. Did you ride the train? No... puh.
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