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As the season fades - some memories for the old timers

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Just thought this deserved its own area for a while. Truly brought back some old memories.

So as Harry used to say - Falstaff and the White Sox, a great combination.

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Nice.
Caveat:  It had a 9/11 feel to it after awhile - I mean, it wasn't unexpected that it was torn down.  Quibbling, though.  

Great memories.  I have it in my will to have my ashes strewn on the old Comiskey site.  (Yeah, I know it's a parking lot, but that seems perfect.)

.400 or bust

by winningugly on Sep 10, 2007 9:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good stuff
a prized possession of ours is the brick from the old ballpark.
Burn it down.

by larry on Sep 10, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Great video
I was lucky enough to win two tickets to the last game at Comiskey. God bless WJMK and Dick Biondi!

by BustedFlush on Sep 11, 2007 1:17 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was one big outfield
I never liked the look of Comiskey after Veeck put in the chain link outfield fences (sponsored by Danley!).  450' to CF was impressive, I used to sit out there sometimes when I was a kid - players looked like ants at home plate.
"I thought we were just playing bad, but, no, we're horseshit." - Oswaldo Guillen, Sr.

by ChicagoPete on Sep 11, 2007 6:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow
That was really cool. Thanks for sharing.

by gobulls1124 on Sep 11, 2007 4:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thats great
flashback city and im the mayor.
Steve Stone for President

by Gus on Sep 11, 2007 5:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I love the new park...
but, as a kid, roaming that cavernous old park, ignoring several innings at a time, was just a blast. They had an autograph booth below the left field bleachers and I remember being amazed to be as tall as the great Harry Chappas...and getting his autograph, of course.

I noted that the most expensive seat in the house was $8.50. I pay more than that to attend a Kane County Cougars game these days. If memory serves (and it's failing by the minute), I believe none of the outfield seats were reserved, so if you got there early (i.e., to see ALL of batting practice), you got to sit in the front row for the game.

What the hell were those giant speakers (pointing toward the field) in center field for? Perhaps we could ask Kenny to install such a system at Comiskey II to help direct inept fielders toward the ball - "Pods! A little more to the left! No, no, back, back! There you go, good job!"

Thanks for the memories.

"I give Ozzie an 'A'... This team has never packed it in and I give Ozzie the credit." - Jerry Reinsdorf

by tailgater on Sep 14, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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