Ballpark Prints

01/21/2023

When this album hit the record stores, it was an instant buy. The moment the first cords came through the speakers, I was drawn in forever. David Crosby passed away today. Whatever will be said about him doesn't matter anymore. His music brought me countless hours of joy.

03/10/2022

The Ghost of Shea Stadium Saturday 9/27/2008-game 161 - Concession Stand, Main Level. Shea Stadium opened in 1964 with escalators.

01/20/2022

I have been working on updating my website. As I reviewed files of shots in Adobe Lightroom, I got a little sidetracked. In the San Francisco files, I started reviewing images. As I looked at the files of San Francisco, it made me think how much I miss it.Going through images, I came across a shot I took of a Bull Durham To***co ad....

Anchor Steam Beer, San Francisco, Bull Durham Tabacco ad, Ghost Ads, Baseball

01/07/2022

Our last spring training road trip to Florida was from February to March 2020. That ended abruptly on March 15th, with the outbreak of COVID-19, with MLB canceling spring training. In 2021 we decided to stay home. Today, January 7th, 2020, we were greeted with winter's first significant snowfall. Up till today, except for a few days, the weather has been mild....

MLB, MLB Lockout, MLBPA, Baseball, Spring Training 2022,

09/05/2021

Willard Scott was a lengdary Radio and TV peronality, and passed away on September 4th. Around ten years ago, we were with some friends one afternoon at The Breakers in Palm Beach for drinks as we were leaving incomes, Willard Scott, in his best cabana outfit. He approached the young receptions and made a reservation. She tells him they are booked up....

My Only Encounter With Willard Scott who passed away on SEPREMBER 4th.

09/01/2021

September 1, 1961, the Yankees with a 1-1/2 game lead ovver the Detroit Tigers were now going to face off for the first time since a one-day July 4, double header. On that day the Tigers held a 2-game lead over the Yankees. The Tigers won the first game with the Yankees taking the second. Resulting in no change in the American League standing....

New York Yankees win the first of a 3-game battle for first place in the American League 1-0 over the second place Detroit Tigers

08/21/2021

The Negro Leagues East, West All-Star game was played at Yankee Stadium 60 years ago on August 20, 1961, and is considered by baseball historians the final game of the Negro Leagues.It was an all-star contest of players selected from East and West teams. The Improved Benevolent Protected Order of Elks sponsored the game, which was having its national convention in New York....

The Negro Leagues East, West All-Star game was played at Yankee Stadium 60 years ago on August 20, 1961, and is considered by baseball historians the final game of the Negro Leagues.

08/18/2021

I have more subscriptions than most. But I do have a pet peeve. Regardless of the search engine one uses, for me, it’s google. You are reading a story on a website or looking up something to read the rest of the article, you are directed to the linked source, and what pops up, you have to buy a subscription to read this article. Annoying!

I have more subscriptions than most. But I do have a pet peeve. Regardless of the search engine one uses, for me, it’s google. You are reading a story on a website or looking up something to read t…

08/15/2021

After the extreme heat, we had last week, we headed out for a lovely walk this morning. The temperature was 68°, the humidity was 51%. Mixed in with the walkers are the bicyclist. I am also a bicyclist.As an adult bicyclist, I understand the rules, unlike growing up in the 1950s.So, bikers put a bell on the handlebars, slow down, say on your left, and wear a helmet!...

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So, bikers put a bell on the handlebars, slow down, say on your left, and wear a helmet!

07/05/2021

I start my day at the gym next breakfast and The New York Times Time Machine to the year 1961. This year on Twitter, I'm tweeting the daily history of the New York Yankees 1961 season. The 1961 Yankees season is recognized as one of Major League Baseball's greatest teams. Propelled by the Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris home run chase of Babe Ruth's 60 home run record set in 1927....

We like visiting Key West Florida. We love the drive getting there. On our first visit and subsequent visits, we tour Ernest Hemingway's Key West home After the official tour, we revisit the house and the grounds. Around the grounds are burial markers for the six toe cats that roamed the property fr...

07/01/2021

Our first stop was Santiago de Cuba. Is the regarded as the root of the Cuban Revolution. It streets were teaming with people, motorbikes, and cars, lined by colorful building and shops. Santiago de Cuba March 2017 We walked the neighborhoods, and to my regret, we do not speak Spanish, but we were able to communicate. There is much see in Cuba, and not doing some ot the tourist attractions would be a mistake....

ur first stop was Santiago de Cuba. Is the regarded as the root of the Cuban Revolution. It streets were teaming with people, motorbikes, and cars, lined by colorful building and shops.

06/29/2021

In 2017 photographing MLB Spring Training in Florida, the idea of going to Cuba seemed the thing to do. So reshuffled the luggage, off to Cuba, we went. A fantastic journey. You can feel the time warp; time stopped January 1, 1960. We will return to Cuba Old Havana Cuba

Photography of Cuba Part One In 2017 photographing MLB Spring Training in Florida, the idea of going to Cuba seemed the thing to do. So reshuffled the luggage, off to Cuba, we went. A fantastic journey. You can feel the time warp; time stopped January 1, 1960. We will return to Cuba