that was the zenith of spacious, same-dimensioned ballparks with turf fields and also an era right before major expansion and also concided with the emergence of a new generation of amazing pitchers and just followed the passing of an era of amazing hitters.

the eternal argument, would you rather see a 1-0 game or a 9-7 game? of course, that 1-0 game could be a crisp, 2-hour, duel between two amazing pitchers or a 3-hour late august mets game at shea aka disaster.