I Wish

[jingram058]

Don't worry, no rant here, just waxing nostalgically.

I wish the Senators never left D.C., although I do like the Twins and the Rangers.

I wish the Browns never left St. Louis. How cool would it be to have 2 teams share a stadium? Same reason, I wish the A's never left Philadelphia. The Dodgers? That's hard. I love the Brooklyn Dodgers, I even have a shrine to them in my man cave bedroom (my mom worked at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during WW2, and she went to Ebbets Field, and her favorite player was Cookie Lavagetto). But my best friend from childhood to this day is a LA Dodgers fan, and so am I. Last, how about the bathtub Polo Grounds? Lot of history there, too.

I wish the White Sox never left old Comiskey Park. Sure it was run down, but it had something, there was something about it. Some of the old parks needed to go, I get it. But I bet the White Sox wish they were still there.

I wish Russwood Park in Memphis never burned down. Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, and all the rest played there at times.

I wish someone would wake up and realize the history with Terry Park in Fort Myers. Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx and all the others played there, too. When the 29-30-31 A's were in their heyday, they held spring training there. Thing is, it's still there, only the wooden stands burned down there, too, and were rebuilt only to be destroyed by Hurricane Donna in 1960.

Do I live in the past? Yes.

[gonefishin]

Thanks for the thread. Since I'm originally from Arkansas, I would like to know how you could possibly leave out Hot Springs Arkansas - the home "Spring Training"! Check out the link:

https://hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/...n-hot-springs/

[Seven]

I fully admit that I look to the past, with rose tinted glasses. I understand that things are not as Romantic as they seem to be, or are portrayed.

I do feel the times we describe though, were simpler. For better and for worse. When so many of life's wonders weren't necessarily taken for granted. Each generation deals with their struggles, but constantly being connected, the 24 hour news machine, seems to have made many things dull.

Would be nice to go back to a time when technology didn't permeate our lives so much. When we could catch a day-night double header, and truly enjoy Americas pastime in the glory days of our sport.

It's probably why I like this hobby so much, connects me to an era that has long since passed us by.

[G1911]

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

[gonefishin]

Originally Posted by G1911

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

We need a picture of those long - gone - times!

Connie Mack - hanging out with Jimmie Wilson and Cy Morgan during those early years. Looking dapper and hanging out in Florida!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

We need a picture of those long - gone - times!

Connie Mack - hanging out with Jimmie Wilson and Cy Morgan during those early years. Looking dapper and hanging out in Florida!

Now we’re talking. Cy Morgan’s E95 is probably my favorite baseball caramel card pose.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by G1911

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by rats60

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

Sir, I can only deal with so much pain at once

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by rats60

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

He didn't end up in Pittsburgh by choice...

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Thanks for the thread. Since I'm originally from Arkansas, I would like to know how you could possibly leave out Hot Springs Arkansas - the home "Spring Training"! Check out the link:

https://hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/...n-hot-springs/

That's an excellent link, and yes, I know about Hot Springs. That is where my mom and dad went on their honeymoon in 1939. Everybody from Memphis went there at one time or another, it seems, and sure enough, all the teams and ballplayers did as well.

[jingram058]

Here is Babe Ruth at Russwood Park in Memphis, 1932, an exhibition game between the Chicks (Chickasaws) and the Yankees. Believe that is Lou Gehrig off to his left, but it's hard to tell.

[jingram058]

Comiskey Park, 1959, Dodgers - White Sox (Go-Go Sox) World Series game. First All-Star Game played there (well, first so named). Chicago Cardinals (oldest NFL team) played there also. Boston got it right. Why did this one have to go?

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

I wish Jake Beckley would have had 3,000 major league hits and that I owned the Detroit Red Wings.

[gonefishin]

James, the Babe played everywhere it seems. Here is one of his last home runs in Newark.

[Exhibitman]

Nothing wrong with the past; we are collectors of it, after all.

Terence Mann: Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.



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