“And there used to be a ballpark where the field was warm and green. And the people played their crazy game with a joy I’d never seen. And the air was such a wonder from the hot dogs and the beer. Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here.”

…Written by Joe Raposo

“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game.”

Jacques Barzun, a French-born philosopher.

I remember the picture as though it were a bookmark in time, and for me, it became one. This was during the 1950s when New York was the only city in the country with three major League teams … when you could take the family to a major league game and pay for tickets, parking, hot dogs and a scorecard without refinancing your home.

Willie Mays was symbolic of that

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