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Post by bigjeep on Dec 27, 2023 16:05:12 GMT -5
Loved Phil Rizzuto when he did the games. He was fun! To bad he retired just before the winning years! My Grandmother lived down the block from his house in Hillside! Now Mel Allen with 3 ringed Pete was also good! Three-Ring Pete -- "Hey get your cold beer. Hey get your Ballantine Beer." Mel Allen probably sold more Ballantine and White Owl Cigars than any ad ever could have with his "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops." P. Ballantine and Sons, Newark, NJ. The brewery was sold to Falstaff in 1972, which in turn sold the name and company to Pabst in the mid-80s. I have no idea if that brand name is still marketed. I remember Chemical Bank being a sponsor of Yankee games too, and I believe Botany 500. I do recall Botany 500 having big ads in the Yankees' annual yearbooks, which I purchased faithfully for many years at the price of 50 cents. The year after the Phil Linz harmonica incident, Hohner Harmonicas advertised on the back page of the yearbook, showing Linz with his shiny new Hohner. Very nice that your grandmother was a neighbor of The Scooter. I guess she got to see him getting home early to beat the traffic on the GWB. Phil in his early years was much more focused on the game and provided interesting analysis. At some point his mind started to wander a bit, but nobody cared because he was such a beloved figure and a genuinely sweet man. Remember Jerry Coleman did Yankee broadcasts with Mel, Red and Scooter in the 60s? Joe Garagiola replaced Mel when he was mysteriously dumped after the 1964 season. The Yanks have had their share of excellent broadcasters over the years -- and certainly Red Barber is near the top of any list of all-time greats -- but Mel Allen made an indelible mark as the first Voice of the Yankees starting in 1939, the first year any of the New York teams permitted radio broadcasts. They were the last to do so because they thought it would cut into attendance. Does anyone remember that one season when Yankee radio broadcasts would open with a barbershop quartet singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy," changing the lyrics to apply to baseball? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, a Yankee rooter do or die..." I believe it was 1964. It was very retro and the team retired it quickly after CBS took over and wanted a more youthful image. Never listened to Yankee games on the Radio! Remember, I was a Yankee hater in the 50's and 60's! But I watched them all the time on TV because that was the only game in town when the dodgers and Giants left. WPIX TV? My Father sat behind Homeplate when Bobby Thomson hit the homerun heard around the world! I even was rooting for the Dodgers  when Don Larson pitched that perfect game. It still bothers me when McCovey hit that bullet right to Richerson in 1962!  But I'm a changed man now! I bleed pinstripes! |
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Post by inger on Dec 27, 2023 16:36:16 GMT -5
Three-Ring Pete -- "Hey get your cold beer. Hey get your Ballantine Beer." Mel Allen probably sold more Ballantine and White Owl Cigars than any ad ever could have with his "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops." P. Ballantine and Sons, Newark, NJ. The brewery was sold to Falstaff in 1972, which in turn sold the name and company to Pabst in the mid-80s. I have no idea if that brand name is still marketed. I remember Chemical Bank being a sponsor of Yankee games too, and I believe Botany 500. I do recall Botany 500 having big ads in the Yankees' annual yearbooks, which I purchased faithfully for many years at the price of 50 cents. The year after the Phil Linz harmonica incident, Hohner Harmonicas advertised on the back page of the yearbook, showing Linz with his shiny new Hohner. Very nice that your grandmother was a neighbor of The Scooter. I guess she got to see him getting home early to beat the traffic on the GWB. Phil in his early years was much more focused on the game and provided interesting analysis. At some point his mind started to wander a bit, but nobody cared because he was such a beloved figure and a genuinely sweet man. Remember Jerry Coleman did Yankee broadcasts with Mel, Red and Scooter in the 60s? Joe Garagiola replaced Mel when he was mysteriously dumped after the 1964 season. The Yanks have had their share of excellent broadcasters over the years -- and certainly Red Barber is near the top of any list of all-time greats -- but Mel Allen made an indelible mark as the first Voice of the Yankees starting in 1939, the first year any of the New York teams permitted radio broadcasts. They were the last to do so because they thought it would cut into attendance. Does anyone remember that one season when Yankee radio broadcasts would open with a barbershop quartet singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy," changing the lyrics to apply to baseball? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, a Yankee rooter do or die..." I believe it was 1964. It was very retro and the team retired it quickly after CBS took over and wanted a more youthful image. Never listened to Yankee games on the Radio! Remember, I was a Yankee hater in the 50's and 60's! But I watched them all the time on TV because that was the only game in town when the dodgers and Giants left. WPIX TV? My Father sat behind Homeplate when Bobby Thomson hit the homerun heard around the world! I even was rooting for the Dodgers when Don Larson pitched that perfect game. It still bothers me when McCovey hit that bullet right to Richerson in 1962! But I'm a changed man now! I bleed pinstripes! There is nothing any of us can do about the ignorance and erroneous ways of our youth. You are forgiven and allowed to own the secret decoder ring of Yankee fandom… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 27, 2023 16:37:41 GMT -5
Three-Ring Pete -- "Hey get your cold beer. Hey get your Ballantine Beer." Mel Allen probably sold more Ballantine and White Owl Cigars than any ad ever could have with his "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops." P. Ballantine and Sons, Newark, NJ. The brewery was sold to Falstaff in 1972, which in turn sold the name and company to Pabst in the mid-80s. I have no idea if that brand name is still marketed. I remember Chemical Bank being a sponsor of Yankee games too, and I believe Botany 500. I do recall Botany 500 having big ads in the Yankees' annual yearbooks, which I purchased faithfully for many years at the price of 50 cents. The year after the Phil Linz harmonica incident, Hohner Harmonicas advertised on the back page of the yearbook, showing Linz with his shiny new Hohner. Very nice that your grandmother was a neighbor of The Scooter. I guess she got to see him getting home early to beat the traffic on the GWB. Phil in his early years was much more focused on the game and provided interesting analysis. At some point his mind started to wander a bit, but nobody cared because he was such a beloved figure and a genuinely sweet man. Remember Jerry Coleman did Yankee broadcasts with Mel, Red and Scooter in the 60s? Joe Garagiola replaced Mel when he was mysteriously dumped after the 1964 season. The Yanks have had their share of excellent broadcasters over the years -- and certainly Red Barber is near the top of any list of all-time greats -- but Mel Allen made an indelible mark as the first Voice of the Yankees starting in 1939, the first year any of the New York teams permitted radio broadcasts. They were the last to do so because they thought it would cut into attendance. Does anyone remember that one season when Yankee radio broadcasts would open with a barbershop quartet singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy," changing the lyrics to apply to baseball? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, a Yankee rooter do or die..." I believe it was 1964. It was very retro and the team retired it quickly after CBS took over and wanted a more youthful image. Never listened to Yankee games on the Radio! Remember, I was a Yankee hater in the 50's and 60's! But I watched them all the time on TV because that was the only game in town when the dodgers and Giants left. WPIX TV? My Father sat behind Homeplate when Bobby Thomson hit the homerun heard around the world! I even was rooting for the Dodgers when Don Larson pitched that perfect game. It still bothers me when McCovey hit that bullet right to Richerson in 1962! But I'm a changed man now! I bleed pinstripes! Converts always make for the most fervent believers. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Dec 27, 2023 17:17:48 GMT -5
My Dad wanted me to be a catcher. My first glove was a Charlie Lau catchers mitt.
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 27, 2023 17:20:47 GMT -5
My Dad wanted me to be a catcher. My first glove was a Charlie Lau catchers mitt. We never could have guessed from his playing days that he would become a hitting guru. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 27, 2023 17:20:50 GMT -5
My Dad wanted me to be a catcher. Hey, thats child abuse! Just kidding. 
Was he a catcher when he played?
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Post by fwclipper51 on Dec 27, 2023 17:26:24 GMT -5
A Casey Wise model? I'm surprised they ever made one of those, Clipper. My brother and I used to say he was the worst player in baseball. He probably wasn't, but he was in the running. Hope you got that one at a discount.  I had to look Casey Wise up. Need I remind you that the man once batted as high as .197? One fun thing I like to do with low value players is to look at their transaction history. He once helped net Charlie Lau… November 16, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Leonard Williams (minors), Ben Johnson, Chick King and cash. October 15, 1959: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Don Kaiser and Mike Roarke to the Detroit Tigers for Charley Lau and Don Lee... That's why it went into the closet, the glove was given to me. The last baseball glove was a Bill Matlock Model. Clipper |
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Post by bigjeep on Dec 27, 2023 17:33:02 GMT -5
Never listened to Yankee games on the Radio! Remember, I was a Yankee hater in the 50's and 60's! But I watched them all the time on TV because that was the only game in town when the dodgers and Giants left. WPIX TV? My Father sat behind Homeplate when Bobby Thomson hit the homerun heard around the world! I even was rooting for the Dodgers when Don Larson pitched that perfect game. It still bothers me when McCovey hit that bullet right to Richerson in 1962! But I'm a changed man now! I bleed pinstripes! There is nothing any of us can do about the ignorance and erroneous ways of our youth. You are forgiven and allowed to own the secret decoder ring of Yankee fandom…  |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Dec 28, 2023 16:36:22 GMT -5
Loved Phil Rizzuto when he did the games. He was fun! To bad he retired just before the winning years! My Grandmother lived down the block from his house in Hillside! Now Mel Allen with 3 ringed Pete was also good! Three-Ring Pete -- "Hey get your cold beer. Hey get your Ballantine Beer." Mel Allen probably sold more Ballantine and White Owl Cigars than any ad ever could have with his "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops." P. Ballantine and Sons, Newark, NJ. The brewery was sold to Falstaff in 1972, which in turn sold the name and company to Pabst in the mid-80s. I have no idea if that brand name is still marketed. I remember Chemical Bank being a sponsor of Yankee games too, and I believe Botany 500. I do recall Botany 500 having big ads in the Yankees' annual yearbooks, which I purchased faithfully for many years at the price of 50 cents. The year after the Phil Linz harmonica incident, Hohner Harmonicas advertised on the back page of the yearbook, showing Linz with his shiny new Hohner. Very nice that your grandmother was a neighbor of The Scooter. I guess she got to see him getting home early to beat the traffic on the GWB. Phil in his early years was much more focused on the game and provided interesting analysis. At some point his mind started to wander a bit, but nobody cared because he was such a beloved figure and a genuinely sweet man. Remember Jerry Coleman did Yankee broadcasts with Mel, Red and Scooter in the 60s? Joe Garagiola replaced Mel when he was mysteriously dumped after the 1964 season. The Yanks have had their share of excellent broadcasters over the years -- and certainly Red Barber is near the top of any list of all-time greats -- but Mel Allen made an indelible mark as the first Voice of the Yankees starting in 1939, the first year any of the New York teams permitted radio broadcasts. They were the last to do so because they thought it would cut into attendance. Does anyone remember that one season when Yankee radio broadcasts would open with a barbershop quartet singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy," changing the lyrics to apply to baseball? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, a Yankee rooter do or die..." I believe it was 1964. It was very retro and the team retired it quickly after CBS took over and wanted a more youthful image. Mel Allen was told by the Yankees Front Office (McPhail-Houk) in early September of 1964, that his contract wasn't going to be renewed by the team for 1965. Also that he was being replaced as the Yankees Announcer for the 1964 World Series with the Scooter. I still miss Mel Allen and Red Barber. For radio broadcasts, Red was the best in the business. He could paint a picture with words were they were playing the game that day. Jerry Coleman was very good too. The Messer, Bill White and Scooter were a good group; Messer would keep us in game, while Scooter would drive White nuts. Do remember the TV crew in 1969 making up all-time Yankees team and leaving Babe Ruth off the team, that would make SI magazine that week.
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Dec 28, 2023 16:40:17 GMT -5
My Dad wanted me to be a catcher. Hey, thats child abuse! Just kidding.
Was he a catcher when he played?
Actually a 3rd baseman. He just felt a lot of kids didn't want to catch so if you became good at it you could go further. In may case, it didn't work. |
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Post by inger on Dec 28, 2023 17:39:20 GMT -5
Hey, thats child abuse! Just kidding.
Was he a catcher when he played?
Actually a 3rd baseman. He just felt a lot of kids didn't want to catch so if you became good at it you could go further. In may case, it didn't work. I can see you now, playing third with a catcher’s mitt on… 🤓 |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Dec 29, 2023 11:17:11 GMT -5
Actually a 3rd baseman. He just felt a lot of kids didn't want to catch so if you became good at it you could go further. In may case, it didn't work. I can see you now, playing third with a catcher’s mitt on… 🤓 and the mask......... |
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Post by chiyankee on Dec 29, 2023 11:30:32 GMT -5
I can see you now, playing third with a catcher’s mitt on… 🤓 and the mask......... Don't forget your cup!  |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 29, 2023 11:37:53 GMT -5
Don't forget your cup!  |
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Post by inger on Dec 29, 2023 12:47:01 GMT -5
I can see you now, playing third with a catcher’s mitt on… 🤓 and the mask......... Shin guards anyone? Chest protector? … |
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when Don Larson pitched that perfect game. It still bothers me when McCovey hit that bullet right to Richerson in 1962! 
But I'm a changed man now! I bleed pinstripes!
