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Terry Mc Kenna's avatar

But no mention of the photo! Tom Seaver and Gary Gentry in Shea Stadium looking at the pitching mound after a celebratory home crowd took souvenir pieces of the grass after the Mets won either the league championship or the world series. This was 1969.

H. W. Brands's avatar

I guessed that readers who cared would recognize the scene.

Terry Mc Kenna's avatar

But if you read it on your phone you might miss it - as I did. Suddenly I realized it was Tom Seaver. I was a big Mets fan - turned 18 that summer and would take a bus to NYC then subway to Shea. Saw about 15 games that season.

Jim Guleke's avatar

Sun Tzu might have said: "The wise commander chooses neither home nor foreign ground. He chooses ground already won in the mind of his adversary."

Guy's avatar

The current debacle with Iran will add another loss in the away game category, which will tip that category to show five wins to three losses and two draws.

Tom C's avatar

I consider it a loss. The only winner was Iran, and we destabilized the entire Middle East.

Jon Boyd's avatar

The Hindukush and the Pansheer Valley built in formidable home field advantages for the defenders against Great Britain, the Soviets and the US.

Tom C's avatar

What about Iraq 2003?

H. W. Brands's avatar

I counted Iraq as one of the ties.