Ralph Kiner

[G-Fafif]

Five to tie, six to win!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Why is the flag at half-mast?

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why is the flag at half-mast?

I was wondering that myself.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why is the flag at half-mast? I was wondering that myself.

Paul McCartney?

[Ceetar]

well, it's probably a Monday. (off day for many) it's not a Wednesday or Thursday. It's at least 1977. When did the Mets change teh scoreboard, 81?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: well, it's probably a Monday. (off day for many) it's not a Wednesday or Thursday. It's at least 1977. When did the Mets change teh scoreboard, 81?

It's Opening Day, 1969, Tuesday, April 8. It's the Expos first game ever. The Mets score four in the 9th to fall one-run short.

The scoreboard sez: "Welcome Expos to National League". And that bottom center 10 minute head ad is also right outta 1969.

[G-Fafif]

April 8, 1969, was a Tuesday.

Scoreboard added the Bud monstrosity in 1982.

[Ceetar]

- Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78?

probably not it.

[Ceetar]

G-Fafif wrote: April 8, 1969, was a Tuesday. Scoreboard added the Bud monstrosity in 1982.

yeah, my fault. I thought the SEP was SEA so was a Mariners game on the out of town.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Those huge protective canvas drop cloths that painters use to cover up furniture when they're painting a room -- I'd get one of those cloths in monster size, have someone paint the old Shea Stadium scoreboard on it, and then drape the cloth over the Citi Field scoreboard. That's how I'd honor Shea's 50th. For starters.

Then I'd pay some graffiti artists to spray paint blue and orange shingles all over the exterior of Citi Field.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Those huge protective canvas drop cloths that painters use to cover up furniture when they're painting a room -- I'd get one of those cloths in monster size, have someone paint the old Shea Stadium scoreboard on it, and then drape the cloth over the Citi Field scoreboard. That's how I'd honor Shea's 50th. For starters. Giant Budweiser ad ftw. Not when I was a kid. [fimg=944]http://metspolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1969open.jpg[/fimg]

Great find! Looks kind of dark for an Opening Day. Lights are on. Must have been one of those miserable early April days.

I loved that score board before it became an ad board. I liked it when they'd use the message part for one word -- like "HAMMER!" and make it blink.

[G-Fafif]

Almost every generic clip of the 1969 Mets on SNY or MLBN includes footage from Opening Day, whether they're talking about Opening Day or not. The giveaways are the American and Canadian flags displayed by the press gate and men in top coats milling around the batting cage. It's often included as the narrator says something like, "The World Series returned to Shea..."

Regular-season footage less expensive to use than postseason footage. But I've also seen those establishing shots for the Mets-Cubs series in July even if the temperature precluded topcoats by then.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hey, the wall isn't white (hee hee).
Flag at half mast.

[Frayed Knot]

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why is the flag at half-mast? I was wondering that myself.

Dwight Eisenhower had died only weeks earlier (March 28).
I believe a President dying warrants a 30-day flag lowering.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

The Vietnam War was still going on in April 1969. Was the flag at half-mast for some sort of recognition, I wonder?

OE: I bet that's correct about Ike.

[G-Fafif]

It wasn't the last time Mets fans would be in mourning over Ike.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

G-Fafif wrote: It wasn't the last time Mets fans would be in mourning over Ike.

Bad ass!

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Shea would have been 50 this year. And we'll be celebrating the marriages of the 50th anniversaries of Shea Stadium and the Beatles arrival here in the good ol' USA in The Liverpool to Crane Pool Song Parody Contest, the second leg of the song parody triple crown, and the last tournament before the regular baseball season starts. It's a condensed, matchup-free tournament. You won't be required to write more than two parodies. /plug Interested?

Count me in, yea, yea!

Can I parody a Rutles song that is already a parody of a Beatles song?

*head explodes*

[G-Fafif]

Zvon wrote: [Can I parody a Rutles song that is already a parody of a Beatles song? *head explodes*

Only if you can confirm Che Stadium also opened in 1964.

[G-Fafif]

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At the time of Ralph's passing, full version wasn't up. But now it is.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Great find!

[G-Fafif]

Pirates announce they will wear a 4 patch this season to honor Ralph.

[Lefty Specialist]

As a total aside, SNY has the 10-run inning game from 2000 on (again), and I just caught Ralph referring to Andres Gallaraga as 'Galleria'.