Old Footage of Ruth Discovered...

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 9, 2009 10:21 AM PDT Comment 12 comments

Maybe the timing of this post is a bit off considering we are currently eating, sleeping, and dreaming of playoff victory against the Beantown Sux. However, as my only connection to a community of true baseball fans I thought this could be appreciated by everyone here at HH.

The NY Times reported yesterday the discovery of old video footage of Babe Ruth and the original, old Yankees stadium. Believed to be from 1928, the short footage includes, amongst other things, Ruth striking out and then leaning on his bat like a cane while arguing with the ump. Super grainy but pretty cool for anyone that is a fan of baseball.

Also, check out centerfield. 480 FEET!!!! (I dont even think Torii's homerun last night would have made it out at that length!)

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Did you notice the light pole in the middle of the outfield?

That’s some crazy stuff.

by WiHaloFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I expected this to be about Bobby Abreu

They certainly pitched him like he was The Babe last night.

by ReggieBullits on Oct 9, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's pretty neat, thanks for sharing BHM

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More Howie please...

by hk47 on Oct 9, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

is there a pole in the middle of CF?

at 11 seconds

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by anaheim angels on Oct 9, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yes

as noted by WiHaloFan above

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Light up the Halo for Nick!

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Oct 10, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, did not even process that

my bad

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Oct 10, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting because the first night game wasn't until 1939...

…and they figure the year was 1928.

by sothball on Oct 10, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's right

What else could it be? An electric utility pole?

That makes it even stranger.

by WiHaloFan on Oct 10, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was the stadium also used for football or other sports?

maybe something to help them transition sport to sport easier?

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Oct 10, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was the stadium also used for football or other sports?

maybe something to help them transition sport to sport easier?

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Oct 10, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s a flagpole.

by Funke5ive on Oct 11, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes to football games

Yankee Stadium was host to numerous college football games back in the day. Remember, it wasn’t until the 1960s that the NFL was anywhere near as popular as college ball, so you’d get a lot of classic Notre Dame-Army and Army-Navy type matchups, games that drews tens of thousands. When my dad was a plebe at West Point in the early ‘50s, he said he attended 2 games at Yankee Stadium, both football. Not sure when they stopped doing it, but I’m guessing it was sometime between the early ’50s and ’60s.

"That rug really tied the room together."

by pantsfucious on Oct 11, 2009 7:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs