Old Shea Pics

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

UniWatch posted a link to this thread, with a whole lotta purty pictures of Shea.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The photo he published yesterday of Kiner with Met guys in misnumbered unis was also interesting. I meant to throw it up for dsicussion @ mbtn but won't have time.

[stevejrogers]

I wonder if they gave Ralph #4 or some instructor number.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Well the obvious screwup is Wayne Garrett wearing Tug McGraw's number, but Jorgy is also in the wrong number, as is Connors. Speculation was that its from fall instructional league which makes sense.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

There are some really great photos in that thread! I like the ones from the subway site that have both trains and the stadium -- especially the one where the Shea is in mid-paint job.

[Guest holychicken]

I need to get me one of dem der "video replay machines." Lordy, must cost a pretty penny.

[soupcan]

From that thread -

="JohnCropp"]Because this is one of the few places where an explanation of what it is is not necessary... It's on my left forearm with the bottom of the pattern beginning at my wrist. The blue is more blue and the grid is more straight than is apparent in the photo. The black outline on the orange is necessary to keep the color from bleeding out. Some sort of tattoo physics, I guess.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's getting beer tattooed on his feet next

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow. I wonder if his right forearm has a neon baseball player?

[soupcan]

Here's another good one...

="Gary Dunaier"]Before I discovered Flickr and learned how to download photos from the Internet, I used to search Ebay for interesting ballpark photos. Here's a Shea Stadium shot from my collection that's not so old, but it's pretty historic... it's the Montreal Expos' very last moment: October 3, 2004 at 4.23pm... With two men out in the top of the ninth inning, Expos centerfielder Endy Chavez hit a ground ball to second to make the final out. In the photo, First Base umpire Mark Wegner is shown calling Chavez out at first, a simple arm gesture that puts a final wrap on thirty-six years of Major League Baseball in Montreal.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow. Endy the Expo and Bartolome Fortunado!

I didn't know that Endy was the final Expos batter!

[soupcan]

It's a 30+ page thread but there are a lot of great photos in it if you want to take a look.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm sure I will. I'm still on page 1!

[Benjamin Grimm]

http://www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28969&stc=1&d=1189545440

I love the understated message on the scoreboard.

GOOD AFTERNOON
AND
THANK YOU FOR COMING
PLEASE ARRIVE HOME
- SAFELY -

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

There is much awesomeness on that sight. The primtive videoscreen above the scorebord, the scoreboard backlighting, etc. And the tag fred wilpon ruined shea

http://lh3.ggpht.com/artstahl/SAoJeUaf8XI/AAAAAAAAAZY/XPkyRPWzsnM/66-690003.JPG?imgmax=720

[HahnSolo]

Does that RC ad say Meet the Comer?

I'll take Unintentionally Hilarious Marketing Slogans for $1000, Trebek.

[soupcan]

Talk about awesomeness...

[Met Hunter]

="soupcan"]Here's another good one... ="Gary Dunaier"]Before I discovered Flickr and learned how to download photos from the Internet, I used to search Ebay for interesting ballpark photos. Here's a Shea Stadium shot from my collection that's not so old, but it's pretty historic... it's the Montreal Expos' very last moment: October 3, 2004 at 4.23pm... With two men out in the top of the ninth inning, Expos centerfielder Endy Chavez hit a ground ball to second to make the final out. In the photo, First Base umpire Mark Wegner is shown calling Chavez out at first, a simple arm gesture that puts a final wrap on thirty-six years of Major League Baseball in Montreal.

And the Met catcher on that final play was Joe Hietpas. Brought in by Art Howe to catch the ninth and have his Moonlight Graham moment.