<--- I am not sure what DA is writing in this picture. It looks to me like "GRAS". The problem is I have never read any story referring to a word with these letters involved. Anyone who can help me solve this mystery will be rewarded with a free 8x10 print of their choice from my personal collection.
Anyway, I recently found some nice clean images of DA scratching words into the dirt at Connie Mack Stadium. Today, while I was sitting on a boring "real work" conference call I decided to take another swing at colorizing a black and white image. I chose the infamous "Boo" image because it perfectly summarizes the 1969 Phillies season and Dick Allen's first tour of duty with the Phillies.
After I was done modifying the photo -- I thought the resulting image would make a great new unique computer wallpaper. Here is my 1280x800 version.
Let me know if there is any interest in a larger resolution.
3 comments:
"Grass" might be in reference to Allen's distaste for AstroTurf. I once read a quote somewhere attributed to him that went something like, "If a horse won't eat it, I don't want to play on it."
I thought about that as a possibility.
I think the famous quote came much later in his career, because in 1969 the only "non-grass" field in the majors was in the Houston Astrodome.
Do you have any of Allen scratching "MoM" ?
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