Photo of the day Sunday October 13, 2013 Yer Out!

mchenrycards · Oct 13, 2013

Today's photo of the day is a simple photo...no real thrills about it yet it is still a cool shot. I don't know what it is about this photo other than, as someone said on a previous Photo of the Day thread, these pictures just seem to stop time. I really do think this photo stops time and for some reason I can hear the Ump calling the runner out.

Today's photo features a sliding Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox being tagged out at third by Minnesota Twins third baseman Rich Rollins. This photo would have been taken at the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. The interesting part about this stadium is that it was torn down in order to make way for the Mall of America that now stands in the exact same spot. The architects preserved the spot where home plate stood as well as the spot the 520 foot home run Harmon Killebrew hit off of Lew Burdette in 1967 landed. They have commemorated this Killebrew moon shot by hanging the red chair the ball hit, high up on the wall of the mall's amusement park.

I am unsure of the date or the umpires name but one thing I am sure of....Yaz was out!!

Have a great Sunday and enjoy today's photo of the day.

tramers · Oct 13, 2013

nice picture

Lancemountain · Oct 13, 2013

Great shot!

ASTROBURN · Oct 13, 2013

Cool background info. Where do you come up with the facts?

michaelstepper · Oct 13, 2013

That's cool.
Yknow how many times I drove by mall of America and didn't stop. If is known the plate area and the red chair were there I'd certainly have stopped

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mchenrycards · Oct 13, 2013

michaelstepper said:
That's cool.
Yknow how many times I drove by mall of America and didn't stop. If is known the plate area and the red chair were there I'd certainly have stopped

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It is oddly cool how they marked the spot where the chair was when Killebrew hit it. It is put up on a wall for all to see it but it is easily missed. Home plate is about 520 feet from this spot!!

michaelstepper · Oct 13, 2013

mchenrycards said:
It is oddly cool how they marked the spot where the chair was when Killebrew hit it. It is put up on a wall for all to see it but it is easily missed. Home plate is about 520 feet from this spot!!

Oh wow! That's cool

clarkzac · Oct 13, 2013

michaelstepper said:
Oh wow! That's cool

I do know that when Killebrew passed away they had a banner hanging next to the chair making the chair more visible. The seat is approximately right were his home run had landed

mchenrycards · Oct 13, 2013

clarkzac said:
I do know that when Killebrew passed away they had a banner hanging next to the chair making the chair more visible. The seat is approximately right were his home run had landed

Honestly, I have never been to the Mall of America and my wife has been bugging me to take a trip there for the last few years. Since we live about a 6 hour ride away it might be something we will do soon. This gives me a chance to visit the old Met Stadium site and see this chair and the home plate they have marked out on the floor. Its going to kill me to turn my wife loose in a mall but to see this chair and the visit the old site it might be worth it.

michaelstepper · Oct 13, 2013

mchenrycards said:
Honestly, I have never been to the Mall of America and my wife has been bugging me to take a trip there for the last few years. Since we live about a 6 hour ride away it might be something we will do soon. This gives me a chance to visit the old Met Stadium site and see this chair and the home plate they have marked out on the floor. Its going to kill me to turn my wife loose in a mall but to see this chair and the visit the old site it might be worth it.

Lol I lived 5 hours away at one point but we always flew out of there for some reason. Made it to Chicago and St. Louis as well but never any games.

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