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Walleye

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4. I used to love hearing baseball on the radio.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 06:19 PM

May 16

I lived in NYC in the 80s and worked in a ad business photo lab. In the evening all the guys would have the games on their radios in their darkrooms. There’s a certain rhythm to it. It’s pretty cool and the Mets won the World Series that year or the pennant. 1986. I think I can’t remember.

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Weird Radio Thing Today [View all] ProfessorGAC May 16 OP

When the NL and AL didn't play each other CanonRay May 16 #1

Nice. I've only been to Chicago twice, a few years ago when my daughter lived there. It was just..... FadedMullet May 16 #2

When i was in Chicago, there was no getting a ticket during the Sammy Sosa days to the Cubs ... marble falls May 16 #3

I used to love hearing baseball on the radio. Walleye May 16 #4

Me too rurallib May 16 #5

When Yogi Berra was managing the Mets, somebody asked him why they weren't winning Walleye May 16 #6

I Listened When I Was Kid ProfessorGAC May 16 #7

No, I hardly even watch baseball TV anymore. I don't get ESPN anyway broadcast channels barely play it. Walleye May 16 #8

lol Lisa558 Jun 10 #9

Many Times, But... ProfessorGAC Jun 10 #10

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