tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post4687240505072830020..comments2024-03-18T20:39:01.965-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: The Polo Grounds, Part 2M.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-1453784562913376112009-04-03T12:47:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:47:00.000-07:00How about Carl Hubbell? He was the ace of his day...How about Carl Hubbell? He was the ace of his day. Lots of people think he invented the screwball--supposedly a variant of Christy Mathewson's "fadeaway."M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-31318131359585990722009-04-03T12:38:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:38:00.000-07:00Correction, bullpens not in corners.Correction, bullpens not in corners.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-71910516037638539692009-04-03T12:36:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:36:00.000-07:00Supplemental facts about the Polo Grounds:1) That ...Supplemental facts about the Polo Grounds:<BR/>1) That was never actually its official name. There was no large sign there that said "Polo Grounds" until the Mets put one up in '62.<BR/>2) There were overhangs and stuff in deep center field, but what the ground rules were concerning them is unknown because NO BALL WAS EVER HIT THAT FAR.<BR/>3) The bullpens were in the corner of the outfield, and they were IN PLAY.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-24428969169753501502009-04-03T11:59:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:59:00.000-07:00Bravo! One thing I liked about this topic was how...Bravo! One thing I liked about this topic was how YOUNG it made me feel. BTW I don't recall EVER having a conversation with Dad about his youth in NY.<BR/><BR/>Another interesting old Giant tidbit about the 54 Series would be Dusty Rhodes. Check out the clutch pinch hits that dude got in the series. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1954_WS.shtml) That must have been amazing.JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.com