"There Used To Be A Ball Park"

I sing Joe Raposo's musical lament to Ebbetts Field; this song can also apply to today's (September 21, 2008) closing of Yankee Stadium after 85 seasons. This song is on Frank Sinatra's 1973 "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" LP. Add &fmt=18 to the address bar for HD quality!

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[DickAllen4HOF]

Who ever sings this has a fantastic voice, style, and delivery. Not only does this singer capture the eesence of the song but also the spirit and tone of a better time and place.

[soundslikefrank]

@DickAllen4HOF That's ME, brother - thanks for the great review! Dick Allen was a great ballplayer indeed. Controversial? Maybe, but not so much compared to today's prima donna's ....HOF!

[BillyMartin4Life]

What the fuck is wrong with new York city with its long history of baseball and all these stadium is bull. Polo Grounds and Ebbets field are now apt, Shea is parking Hilltop is just a Gold home plate and Yankee Stadium is going to be a park with no heritage

[soundslikefrank]

@BillyMartin4Life

Yup, the good ole days were better, Billy

[cnut1016]

"And the new team hardly tries"

i find this ironic since the bums made their fans wait more than 50 years before their first title (hence the nickname), whereas the mets took only 8 seasons.

[soundslikefrank]

Ha! Good point well taken.

The Mets ain't doin' it THIS year though and the Dodgers may go all the way.

May.

[alonenjersey]

As much as I love this song, I never would have believed it would go together with the farewell of Yankee Stadium.

[yankeejohn58]

Thanks for the Trip down Memory Lane......I remember so many of those moments from Yankee Stadium......Even though the Players and Fans "Travel" to the New Stadium....let's Never forget the Sights and Sounds of Old Yankee Stadium....I'll Never forget flying over the Stadium in May of 1978.....there was a Night Game with Ron Guidry pitching a Shutout....and it was Lit Up like the Fourth of July.....What a Magnificent view.....the Pilot gave us an Aerial tour, Statue of Liberty, etal!

[Stein4Congress]

yo, Chairman, nice job. Used your upload on my fb "causes" page. BTW, saw Sinatra twice, once at the West Chester Premiere Theater in New York State. It went bankrupt soon after. The receipts got skimmed from that concert. It was the final nail in the coffin, hehehe

try facebook, "project atlantic city"

[lcpmarketinggroup]

What a beautiful game baseball is.  I would of loved to of attended any ballgame from 1920 - 1970. Back then the players played for the love of the good ole ballgame. Today, baseball is more of a business. While I am not a Yankee fan, I do agree with BillyMartin4life comment below,...New Yorkers should of tried to perserve old Yankee Stadium. Their was so much history made there.

[pattipie100]

He's simply the BEST !

[Umusic4]

Too bad Brooklyn couldn't get another team to the borough. Washington, D.C. use to have the Washing Senators, and they left. They were without baseball for 34 years, and now they have the Nationals there.

[DickAllen1972]

Don't ever play this song if you're watching video of any of the great old parks being torn down, especially old Comiskey. I tried, and well, it wasn't good. As for Dick Allen, best hitter in Chisox history (forget Thomas) and one of the top 10 talents to ever play the game. Unfortunately he was a bit of a blockhead as well, but I love him anyway. Great song.

[DickAllen4HOF]

@soundslikefrank Channel surfing, I chanced upon an interview with Bobby Richardson on a religeous program. Richardson, in a most glowing tone of voice, could only speak praises about Mickey Mantle for the way he treated him and his teamates. Besides a .420 OB%, deadly clutch hitting, breathtaking power, speed and defence, reasons existed as to why, Mickey Mantle, played for more successful teams than any player in baseball history including Ruth. Enough