Ballpark Prints

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.

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

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....

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

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....

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Spring Training and First Snowfall of 2022 MLB, MLB Lockout, MLBPA, Baseball, Spring Training 2022,

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....

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

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....

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September 1, 1961 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

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....

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The Last Nergro League Game August 20, 1961 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.

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!

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Things That Annoy Me 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…

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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Wear a Helmet Riding Your Bicycle So, bikers put a bell on the handlebars, slow down, say on your left, and wear a helmet!

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....

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Hemingway, Cats Key West, Cuba, And A Penny 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...

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....

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Photography Cuba Part Two Santiago de Cuba 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.

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

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Photography Cuba Part One 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

Our first game back without COVID-19 restrictions started out the way we have traveled to the games for over thirty years on Metro North. Mask are still required on Metro North, and we are okay with that. The station platform was full of fans waiting for the train. It was good hearing the conductor say next stop 153rd St Yankee Stadium....

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Getting Use To Being Around People, Again Part 2 Our first game back without COVID-19 restrictions started out the way we have traveled to the games for over thirty years on Metro North. Mask are still required on Metro North, and we are okay wit…

Tomorrow June 19th, we will be taking the Metro-North Train to Yankee Stadium to see a ballgame. A first since March of 2019. The State of New York has lifted restrictions on the capacity for events. At Yankee Stadium tomorrow, we anticipate a large crowd in attendance. Though it will seem like old times, I think it will take time to get back to how life was before COVID-19.

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Getting Use To Being Around People, Again Yankee Stadium full capacity again

3Rd Ave, Grandpa, My Sister, A Big Green Cadillac, and Red Cowboy Boots Grandpa started as a chauffeur around 1905; it was the early days of automobiles. I recall seeing a few pictures of him wearing a fur coat and boots. The car was large, and the driver sat in the open.In the 1920s, grandpa was now driving a taxicab for a living....

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ballparkprints.wordpress.com 3Rd Ave, Grandpa, My Sister, A Big Green Cadillac, and Red Cowboy Boots Grandpa started as a chauffeur around 1905; it was the early days of automobiles. I recall seeing a few pictures of him weari…

Memorial Day May 30, 1961, began to heat up. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris home run chase stated. In the National League the Cincinnati Reds tried the SF Giants for first place and the Reds became a force to deal with.

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Memorial Day May 30, 1961 ballparkprints Tweets covering the 1961 Yankees Season. Memorial Day 1961, Baseball highlights.

May 5, 1961—I'm a freshman in high school. It's 10:34 AM. We were all standing huddled around a small TV in the classroom. Many of the teachers brought in TVs' that day to witness and historical moment. We watched in silence as Navy Commander Alan Shepard lifted off. Next, you could hear the excitement of that moment in the school building....

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May 5, 1961 Commander Alan Shepard America’s First Spaceman May 5, 1961 Commander Alan Shepard America's First Spaceman

A night game at San Francisco AT&T Park in Black & White. When I started in photography, all I could afford to shot was Black & White. A few years ago, I dusted off my Nikon F5 and started reshooting film. At first, I shot 35mm color slides, then next, color negative film, and finally Black & White negative film. Of course, slide and film processing was an issue that ironically was solved next door to the building where I worked from 1971 - 1993....

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Black & White I'm revisiting color photography and imagining,them as Black & White

As I did last year and followed Babe Ruth’s first year with the Yankees 1920 season, through The New York Times—Time Machine this year 2021, I picked the 1961 Yankees. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris home run chase to break Ruth’s record of 60 home runs. I was a freshman in high school, and for a class, we had to read The New York Times....

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Yankees, 1961, Time Machine, And Me Yankees, 1961, Time Machine, And Me The New York Yankees 1961 Season, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris home run chase to break Ruth's 1927 60 home run record.

Through The New York Times, Time Machine archives on Twitter, I'm recreating the Yankees 1961 season. Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs, and Roger Maris hit 61, breaking Babe Ruth's record 60. Also lost to time, the Detroit Tigers (101-61) incredible run and pressure they put on the Yankees (109-53) into early September. But on this day, April 22, 1961, New York State approved the building of Shea Stadium in Flushing Queens, NY....

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Grandma and the Mets Through The New York Times, Time Machine archives on Twitter, I’m recreating the Yankees 1961 season. Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs, and Roger Maris hit 61, breaking Babe Ruth’s record…

April 17, 1951, seventy years ago today, at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle made his major league debut. It would also be Joe DiMaggio's last opening day game. Since spring training DiMaggio has been hinting 1951 would be his last season. The Yankees, opening day opponent was the Boston Red Sox lead by Ted Williams. Before the game: Joe, Mickey, and Ted were put together for a photograph by the photographers....

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April 17, 1951 Mickey Mantle’s First MLB Game April 17, 1951 Mickey Mantle's First MLB Game

Sixty years ago, the New York Yankees were on the eve of a new season. Last year on Twitter, I covered Babe Ruth's first season with the Yankees, 1920, through The New York Times——Time Machine—— Archives. I heard from many how much they enjoyed reading daily articles. It was historic not only because of the home run chase of Babe Ruth's home run record but also a battle for first place between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees....

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Yankees 1961 Season Sixty years ago, the New York Yankees were on the eve of a new season. Last year on Twitter, I covered Babe Ruth's first season with the Yankees, 1920, through The New York Times——Time Machine—— Archives.

Limited-Edition Box Set is a photographic history covering the span of Yankee Stadium I II and III. All of the fine art prints, also called giclee's, are archival museum-quality, using pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper. The custom-made box and interleaved buffered-paper to protect the prints are acid-free. This combination gives you the highest quality in fine art printing and archival sustainability.

Following a lengthy review of Yankee Stadium images, I chose these 25 pictures to show Yankee Stadium as it progressed and changed. They share a visual aspect, connecting the three stadiums, 100 years history. I selected June 13, 1922, as I felt it reflected the construction's beginnings. Knowing the opening picture's perspective, on March 19, 2010, I set out to take a picture from approximately the same camera location. The picture from August 16, 1937, depicts the final touches to the completed new triple-deck right-field stands. This look to Yankee Stadium would remain until the last game in 1973. Other pictures are of all five scoreboards. One is from 1973, thanking the fans at the last game at Yankee Stadium on September 30, 1973. Also included are pictures capturing the last pitch at Yankee Stadium II in 2008 and the first pitch at the new Yankee Stadium III in 2009.

This Limited-Edition Box Set is comprised of a vast archive of-one-of-a-kind pictures. The Black & White images are public domain. All the Color images were shot by Paul Plaine and are copyright protected and cannot be reproduced without written permission.

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Washington Senators 1971 Spring Training Spring Training 2021 comes to an end on March 30, and the 2021 MLB season officially begins April 1, with the Yankees vs. Blue Jays at 1:05 at Yankee Stadium. My archives are a series of Ozzie Sweet original film/pictures taken in 1971 at the Washington Senators Training camp. This year made it 50 years ago....

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Ozzie Sweet Photos Of The Washington Senator 1971 Spring Training Camp Washington Senators 1971 Spring Training Spring Training 2021 comes to an end on March 30, and the 2021 MLB season officially begins April 1, with the Yankees vs. Blue Jays at 1:05 at Yankee Stadiu…

For 50-years, I have been involved in printing and making prints, a subject I will expand on in future blogs. Part of why I revised and updated my website was my desire to close down my fine art studio. Going into 2020, I was thinking about how to close down. As much as I love photography, I love printmaking. The shutdown allowed me to be away from the studio and think uninterrupted about what I wanted....

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Letting Go Of Print Making For 50-years, I have been involved in printing and making prints, a subject I will expand on in future blogs. Part of why I revised and updated my website was my desire to close down my fine art studio. Going into 2020, I was thinking about how to close down. As much as I love photography, I love pr...