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		<title>By: Buy a Mission Reds Jersey! &#171; Mission Mission</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16128</link>
		<dc:creator>Buy a Mission Reds Jersey! &#171; Mission Mission</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Major League Mission           Explore posts in the same categories: Fashion, Sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16127</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[great post, thanks for sharing that info.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>great post, thanks for sharing that info.</p>
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		<title>By: johnny0</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16126</link>
		<dc:creator>johnny0</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMG, maybe Dolores Park&#039;s closure is because they&#039;re building a new stadium for the Mission Reds!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OMG, maybe Dolores Park&#8217;s closure is because they&#8217;re building a new stadium for the Mission Reds!!</p>
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		<title>By: publicfrenemy</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16125</link>
		<dc:creator>publicfrenemy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;How amazing would it be if it were still there instead of Valencia Gardens?&quot;

...if it was still here it would probably be surrounded by sports bars. No thanks.

Thanks for passing along the research, though.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;How amazing would it be if it were still there instead of Valencia Gardens?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8230;if it was still here it would probably be surrounded by sports bars. No thanks.</p>
<p>Thanks for passing along the research, though.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Sarkarati</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16124</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Sarkarati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[a tour de force]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a tour de force</p>
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		<title>By: jonathan</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16123</link>
		<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live at Guerrero and 14th and often think about Recreation Park. How amazing would it be if it were still there instead of Valencia Gardens? A few weeks ago i did some research online and found some interesting things about it.

From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreation_Park_(San_Francisco)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:

This final incarnation of Recreation Park was on a block bounded by 14th Street (north, right field); Valencia Street (east, first base); 15th Street (south, third base); and Guerrero Street (west, left field). The stands were an unusual design, with a small lower deck topped directly above (thus protected from the weather) by a large upper deck, much of which was unroofed and open to the sunshine and the elements. The stands were also made of wood. A new, concrete ballpark, Seals Stadium, a mile east of Recreation Park, opened in 1931 as the new home of both the Seals and the Missions. Recreation Park was demolished and the site was converted into a housing project.


Here&#039;s a pic of the stadium: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/graves/figures/I0030403A.jpg

And some awesome stuff from &lt;a href=&quot;http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Baseball_Teens-20s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FoundSF&lt;/a&gt;:

1906--After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the Mission on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the &quot;booze cage.&quot; Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the &quot;cage&quot; were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the San Francisco Seals. The Seals featured a &quot;reversed battery&quot; of Nick Williams and Orval Overall--one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I live at Guerrero and 14th and often think about Recreation Park. How amazing would it be if it were still there instead of Valencia Gardens? A few weeks ago i did some research online and found some interesting things about it.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreation_Park_(San_Francisco)" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>:</p>
<p>This final incarnation of Recreation Park was on a block bounded by 14th Street (north, right field); Valencia Street (east, first base); 15th Street (south, third base); and Guerrero Street (west, left field). The stands were an unusual design, with a small lower deck topped directly above (thus protected from the weather) by a large upper deck, much of which was unroofed and open to the sunshine and the elements. The stands were also made of wood. A new, concrete ballpark, Seals Stadium, a mile east of Recreation Park, opened in 1931 as the new home of both the Seals and the Missions. Recreation Park was demolished and the site was converted into a housing project.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a pic of the stadium: <a href="http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/graves/figures/I0030403A.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/graves/figures/I0030403A.jpg</a></p>
<p>And some awesome stuff from <a href="http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Baseball_Teens-20s" rel="nofollow">FoundSF</a>:</p>
<p>1906&#8211;After the Great Earthquake a new ball park, Recreation Park was built in the Mission on Valencia between 14th and 15th streets. A section of the bleachers, roped off with chicken wire became known as the &#8220;booze cage.&#8221; Admission price entitled the patron to a choice of either a sandwich or a shot of whiskey. Spectators who frequented the &#8220;cage&#8221; were said to be knowledgeable, loud and abusive. The team name was changed to the San Francisco Seals. The Seals featured a &#8220;reversed battery&#8221; of Nick Williams and Orval Overall&#8211;one would pitch, the other catch, then the roles would reverse for the following game. Overall eventually became a 20-game winner in the National League.</p>
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		<title>By: olu</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16122</link>
		<dc:creator>olu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[this will easily be the best thing I read all day.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this will easily be the best thing I read all day.</p>
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		<title>By: leah</title>
		<link>http://www.missionmission.org/2010/02/10/major-league-mission/#comment-16121</link>
		<dc:creator>leah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*awesome* use of sanborn maps and all-around very impressive research skills.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*awesome* use of sanborn maps and all-around very impressive research skills.</p>
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