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Sunday, Jul 4th, 2010 ↓
July 4, 2010 - Teams representing Queens and Bronx playing in Old Lyme, CT: a quintessentially American scene on Independence Day.
Shea Stadium Captured in Google Maps
Marker of Shea Stadium Home Plate Site
Home Plate View of Mythical Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium “lives” in Google maps even though it was dismantled and demolished with “amazing” speed after the 2008 MLB baseball season. The Mets have commemorated it with plaques marking the bases (strange how small the infield feels without a huge superstructure surrounding it). There was some controversy in the blogosphere about whether the plaques were positioned correctly, but according to the GPS in my Blackberry they are indeed in the right locations. In June, while my son tried out to be a US Open ballperson, I stood on second base and tried to imagine the Beatles performing in exactly that spot.
July 4, 2008 - Photos were taken by my friend Nick with his new Nikon D300 at the Cubs-Giants game played on July 3 in San Francisco. What better symbolizes the nation on its birthday than our great, but imperfect, national sport? The player shown is Tim Lincecum, the Giants phenomenal second year pitcher, following through on a pitch. What amazing flexibility and strength in a guy who is not bigger than you or I. OK - he is two inches taller and weighs 25 lbs. less than I do, but am I 24? And the view onto SF bay with the fog rolling in from the Golden Gate; well, you don’t have to be a baseball fan to enjoy it.
