I loved the 22 street
car on Fillmore. I took it all the time. It started me on my voyage
to Sutro Baths or the Marina District, or to Seals Stadium, home of the
San Francisco Seals baseball team at 16th and Bryant.
Seals Stadium was cozy and friendly
and warm. The Mission District had the best weather... no fog or wind. Do you think
the Seals would have built Candlestick Park? They had more sense.
The seats were just wooden planks,
at least where I sat. And they were close to the field, very intimate.
The scoreboard was operated by a real
live person, no electronic gadgets. He put numbers in slots and looked
through a window.
The manager was Lefty O'Doul, a real
San Franciscan, loved by all. He later had a bar and restaurant on Geary near Powell.
Joe DiMaggio was our hero. A
home town boy making good... we never thought about him playing in the
big leagues.
When the NY Giants came to San Francisco
they played their first two seasons at Seals Stadium. Every game was packed.