Amazin' Shea ; Celebrate 40 Years of Planes, Trains, and Baseball Games, Broadway Joe, Tom Terrific, and the Pope, Rock Bands, Incredible Fans, Goal- Line Stands, and Grand Slams. The Colorful History of a New York Landmark.

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › April 11, 2004

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Ed Kranepool can't forget the color of the seats. Ron Swoboda remembers how soggy the outfield used to get when it rained.

Tom Seaver was staggered by the view from the field. Jerry Koosman was impressed by the carpets on the clubhouse floor.

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Amazin' Shea ; Celebrate 40 Years of Planes, Trains, and Baseball Games, Broadway Joe, Tom Terrific, and the Pope, Rock Bands, Incredible Fans, Goal- Line Stands, and Grand Slams. The Colorful History of a New York Landmark.

Shea Stadium turns 40 years old this season, a relic among the new old-style ballparks that have come to dominate the major league landscape. Four World Series have been played there along with professional football, but it also has been the site of some landmark cultural events.

Pope John Paul II visited Shea. The Beatles played there in 1965 and...

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