The original Dude being built
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Fake News, I don't see any cows in the outfield.
I bet they were building the Hump at that point. That is the only thing around there that I think would need that much pipe at that juncture. Quality of the photograph suggest early 70's.
I think that pic is from around 1965/6, or there about, Hump was built in 1973,/4.Opened in 75.
We, and all of college baseball, have come a long way. I went to mist every home game in the original Dude in 84-85. Most high schools in Mississippi have better stadiums now. At least in 7A-5A.
I fell in love with Dawg Baseball during the Spring in 1977. I sat my butt in the 1st base bleachers and lived to abuse the opposing team. Occasionally, I would wander to left field to drink from a red Solo cup (drinking from the can was verboten in those days, young whipper snappers). Those were good ole days. Pardon me while I put my teeth in the glass by the nightstand.
Do you SEE the dairy barn??? I remember that happening
The Dude was built in 1965. State played in Columbus Redbird Park that next spring. I was in the 4th grade at a school near the Park and walked over to the park after school on game days. I was given the privilege of sitting up on the scoreboard and hanging the scores on the nails after each half inning. The players were all real nice to me and by the end of the season I had a room full of homerun balls, wood bats, wrist bands, etc. it was really cool and my life long love of State baseball was born.
Do you remember Furman Lake that played second base for Alabama? We called him Buckwheat and made his life a living hell every time they came to Starkville.I fell in love with Dawg Baseball during the Spring in 1977. I sat my butt in the 1st base bleachers and lived to abuse the opposing team. Occasionally, I would wander to left field to drink from a red Solo cup (drinking from the can was verboten in those days, young whipper snappers). Those were good ole days. Pardon me while I put my teeth in the glass by the nightstand.
Could you imagine an SEC team playing in Columbus today? I remember in the early 80s, we used to play William Carey at Hattiesburg High School & Arkansas in Greenville. Also remember a game vs Livingston (now West Alabama) at Meridian Jr College.
One night we were being abusive to a Georgia pitcher, and this woman spoke up, wearing red and black, “that’s my son”, she said defensively. Somebody looked him up in the program and they listed his parents, the next guy said, “Barbara, is that you?” We had fun. We ended up hugging her neck at the end of the game.
Im surprised there are no trucks already parked in left field.
I spent many afternoons and evenings in that stadium from 1979 until it closed in 86. Was present at the last game there when afterward fans went to work on the structure with all manner of tools to obtain souvenirs. Today those weathered boards would have been quite desirable as 'barn wood'.
The field here looks really terrible even if it this was in the off season. Lights were added to the field in 1972 so it this photo was at least before then.
The field here looks really terrible even if it this was in the off season. Lights were added to the field in 1972 so it this photo was at least before then.
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Not exactly the same thing but if I’m not mistaken, Vandy used to not have a baseball press box and allegedly when we played at Vandy for many years, Jim Ellis would just be broadcasting from a little table on top of our dugout.
He was not in the press box in this stadium either. Jim did his broadcast in this stadium from an open box at the front of the grandstand up against the screen behind home plate. Saw him there many times.
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Based on the stains on the siding behind the grandstand and the weeds growing underneath the bleachers (and the infield dirt for that matter) it is obvious this is not a photo of new construction. The interweb says that DNF opened in 1967. Based on the condition of the stadium and the fact there are no lights, which came in 72, I'd guess this photo was taken sometime around 70-72.
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Ah yes, little Fermin Lake. He looked to be about as tall as his bat was long. He actually seemed like a nice enough guy. I suppose he got the last laugh being part of the team that won the SEC tourney at DNF in 83.
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Looks like a sign maybe? University sign?
The pitching mound looks like it's a long way from the backstop but could be the angle of the pic.
Great picture! You can almost smell the fresh cut Johnson grass and cow shiit.
