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usonian

(12,077 posts) Thu Jun 20, 2024, 01:58 PM Jun 20

Game today at Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama to honor Negro League and Willie Mays.

Not much info, but timely:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40386150/how-watch-2024-mlb-game-rickwood-field

On June 20, in Birmingham, Alabama, the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals will play the first Major League Baseball game at Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Negro Leagues' Birmingham Black Barons.

The game took on even more significance Tuesday after Willie Mays, who started his professional career with the Black Barons in 1948, died at 93.

The Cardinals and Giants play Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Fox.

Oracle Park will be open today at noon, for free, and the game will be shown on the video board. (4:15 Pacific)
John Miller will be on the call on KNBR radio.

On Fox, according to ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401569598/giants-cardinals

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Game today at Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama to honor Negro League and Willie Mays. (Original Post) usonian Jun 20 OP

I'll be watching it on my pirated stream... Brother Buzz Jun 20 #1

I get KNBR from a couple of hundred miles away, and the anecdotes from pro's and ordinary folks have been amazing. usonian Jun 20 #2

Listening on radio. I tried watching on FOX but I absolutely loathe their baseball coverage. Auggie Jun 20 #6

You see the Giants wearing their Juneteenth Sea Lion jerseys with the bear cub on the front? Brother Buzz Jun 20 #7

No Auggie Jun 20 #8

I'm watching it on my pirated stream (I'm cable challenged) Brother Buzz Jun 20 #10

This is very late, but KNBR.com. jls4561 Jun 20 #12

Turned it on. It's in black and white with a 4:3 aspect ratio Auggie Jun 20 #9

Got all fixed at the commercial break Brother Buzz Jun 20 #11

I've been looking at Rickwood Field and discovered why Willie Mays was able to make "The Catch" at the Polo Grounds Brother Buzz Jun 20 #3

Kick for game starting now ( 4:30 Pacific/7:30 Eastern) usonian Jun 20 #4

The pregame show with Jon Batiste was outstanding Brother Buzz Jun 20 #5

For those of you not listening on KNBR... jls4561 Jun 20 #13

Nice! Auggie Jun 21 #14

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

1. I'll be watching it on my pirated stream...

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 03:01 PM

Jun 20

with Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow doing the announcing

Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow are the best announcers in MLB, bar none.

I hazard to guess the boys have been burning the midnight oil collecting really cool Willie Mays anecdotes, and there are a Brazillion of them.

usonian

(12,077 posts)

2. I get KNBR from a couple of hundred miles away, and the anecdotes from pro's and ordinary folks have been amazing.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 03:24 PM

Jun 20

On Halloween, Willie Mays gave baseballs to kids instead of candy.
What an amazing person.

Auggie

(31,575 posts)

6. Listening on radio. I tried watching on FOX but I absolutely loathe their baseball coverage.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 07:54 PM

Jun 20

I lasted 15 seconds.

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

7. You see the Giants wearing their Juneteenth Sea Lion jerseys with the bear cub on the front?

Reply to Auggie (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 08:09 PM

Jun 20

Auggie

(31,575 posts)

8. No

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 08:43 PM

Jun 20

Fuck. I'll have to turn on FOX.

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

10. I'm watching it on my pirated stream (I'm cable challenged)

Reply to Auggie (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 09:07 PM

Jun 20

I couldn't hook-up with Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, then it dawned on me they are doing the free show at Oracle Park.

jls4561

(1,385 posts)

12. This is very late, but KNBR.com.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 09:40 PM

Jun 20

Jon Miller, Dave Fleming and Hunter Pence.

I can’t stand the Fox announcers either.

Auggie

(31,575 posts)

9. Turned it on. It's in black and white with a 4:3 aspect ratio

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 08:59 PM

Jun 20

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

11. Got all fixed at the commercial break

Reply to Auggie (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 09:20 PM

Jun 20

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

3. I've been looking at Rickwood Field and discovered why Willie Mays was able to make "The Catch" at the Polo Grounds

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 06:57 PM

Jun 20

Rickwood Field is HUGE, with centerfield marked at 470 feet. Willie Mays made the famous catch at the Polo Grounds at the 420 foot mark; just another day at the office.

They installed a fence for today's wussy MLB players

The Rickwood Field outfield dimensions undergo drastic changes. The left-field fence is brought in from 405 feet to 325 feet. The distance to center field is reduced from 470 feet to 393 feet. Right field is modestly adjusted from 334 to 332 feet.

usonian

(12,077 posts)

4. Kick for game starting now ( 4:30 Pacific/7:30 Eastern)

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 07:11 PM

Jun 20

⚾️

Brother Buzz

(37,009 posts)

5. The pregame show with Jon Batiste was outstanding

Reply to usonian (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 07:34 PM

Jun 20

I'm normally not into all that pregame hype, but Jon Batiste brought his A game!

Here's hoping it's on YouTube soon

jls4561

(1,385 posts)

13. For those of you not listening on KNBR...

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 09:46 PM

Jun 20

The announcers were discussing the large, orangey moon over center field. And the fact that tomorrow’s full moon will be the strawberry moon. One of them ask what the moon over Rickwood Field tonight should be called.

The answer: “The Say Hey moon!”

Perfect.

Auggie

(31,575 posts)

14. Nice!

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 21, 2024, 07:42 AM

Jun 21

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