Comments on: amLinks: Polo Grounds, Lenny and Stats http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hsimms http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113791 hsimms Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113791 IIRC, Krane went to James Monroe H.S. - Bronx. There is a collection of 1957 baseball newsreels out there called "Summer of 1957". You can get dizzy following camera angles at Polo Grounds. IIRC, Krane went to James Monroe H.S. – Bronx.

There is a collection of 1957 baseball newsreels out there called “Summer of 1957″. You can get dizzy following camera angles at Polo Grounds.

]]> By: hsimms http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113788 hsimms Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:15:28 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113788 Coincidental. Read a quote by Jeff W. saying Tiger Stadium was inspiration for that feature. I like the field dimensions at Citi. Un-Ebbets like. The seating capacity will be a problem before long. Coincidental. Read a quote by Jeff W. saying Tiger Stadium was inspiration for that feature. I like the field dimensions at Citi. Un-Ebbets like. The seating capacity will be a problem before long.

]]> By: hotrodkanehl http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113640 hotrodkanehl Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:43:28 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113640 When I was a kid, my Dad took me to two games in the Polo Grounds: the next-to-last game in 1962 (the 9th place Cubs beat the Mets 10-1, for the 119th loss of that season; if my memory serves, it was the first mlb appearance of a 17 year old first baseman out of Erasmus High--Ed Kranepool), and a game in May 1963 (I still have that ticket stub, but couldn't figure out how to put it into this Comment box; I'll send it to Matt by email. The Polo Grounds was one wierd baseball field. As Loge 13's picture shows, centerfield was miles from home plate. What this doesn't show is that the outfield walls cut in dramatically from there, so the the left and right field walls were absurdly short distances from home (not that much over 200 feet, as I recall). In 1962, Frank Thomas (the earlier white version) hit 32 HRs because he was a dead pull hitter and got a bunch of "homeruns" from routine flies to left. It would be cool to take some element of the Polo Grounds as a nod to history, but other than its odd dimensions, I don't think it had a lot of distinguishig features, it was pretty nondescript. When I was a kid, my Dad took me to two games in the Polo Grounds: the next-to-last game in 1962 (the 9th place Cubs beat the Mets 10-1, for the 119th loss of that season; if my memory serves, it was the first mlb appearance of a 17 year old first baseman out of Erasmus High–Ed Kranepool), and a game in May 1963 (I still have that ticket stub, but couldn’t figure out how to put it into this Comment box; I’ll send it to Matt by email.

The Polo Grounds was one wierd baseball field. As Loge 13’s picture shows, centerfield was miles from home plate. What this doesn’t show is that the outfield walls cut in dramatically from there, so the the left and right field walls were absurdly short distances from home (not that much over 200 feet, as I recall). In 1962, Frank Thomas (the earlier white version) hit 32 HRs because he was a dead pull hitter and got a bunch of “homeruns” from routine flies to left. It would be cool to take some element of the Polo Grounds as a nod to history, but other than its odd dimensions, I don’t think it had a lot of distinguishig features, it was pretty nondescript.

]]> By: Foul Pop http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113401 Foul Pop Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:56:32 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113401 The overhanging bleachers in RF as enviosned at Citifield are designed to be a Polo Grounds-ish feature. The overhanging bleachers in RF as enviosned at Citifield are designed to be a Polo Grounds-ish feature.

]]> By: hsimms http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113396 hsimms Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:51:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113396 That's definitely the Mets rather than the Giants in the photo . . Rheingold. Giants had Chesterfield cigs or Knickerbocker beer in centerfield. If the Wilpons don't pay adequate homage to the Polo Grounds and the people who got us the Mets - I'm going to call the new yard Shea. It has been done before. Polo Grounds for instance. That’s definitely the Mets rather than the Giants in the photo . . Rheingold. Giants had Chesterfield cigs or Knickerbocker beer in centerfield.

If the Wilpons don’t pay adequate homage to the Polo Grounds and the people who got us the Mets – I’m going to call the new yard Shea. It has been done before. Polo Grounds for instance.

]]> By: Nutz15 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113330 Nutz15 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:32:22 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113330 The Dykstra piece on HBO Real Sports was one of the most interesting (and entertaining) segments I've seen in quite some time. Hearing the origin of his brawl with Rick Dempsey -- why it happened, what was said, etc. make me love "Nails" even more. If you haven't caught it yet, definitely check it out. The Dykstra piece on HBO Real Sports was one of the most interesting (and entertaining) segments I’ve seen in quite some time.

Hearing the origin of his brawl with Rick Dempsey — why it happened, what was said, etc. make me love “Nails” even more.

If you haven’t caught it yet, definitely check it out.

]]> By: dave27 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113328 dave27 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:28:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/03/14/amlinks-polo-grounds-lenny-and-stats/#comment-113328 Conceptually I agree about the Polo Grounds...although there was not alot about that building from everything I've seen and read that would be inspiring enough to mimic. Do you have any insight into the museum that was always listed among the features of Citifield? Will it be a nod to just Mets history or NL-NY baseball as well? Is it even still in the plans? Conceptually I agree about the Polo Grounds…although there was not alot about that building from everything I’ve seen and read that would be inspiring enough to mimic.

Do you have any insight into the museum that was always listed among the features of Citifield? Will it be a nod to just Mets history or NL-NY baseball as well? Is it even still in the plans?

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