October 07, 2012
Some of you may remember that during the 1911 World Series, fans who were lucky enough to own a house just beyond the Shibe Park right field sold perches above their homes to baseball fans (They also did it in 1914, above). They did the same the past few years when the Yanks came to town. Well, they are really ready to line their pockets this year, with the World Series coming to town for Games 3,4, and 5 (if needed). Connie Mack and the A’s are none too happy about it, and tried to get the city to shut the rooftop business down. As recently as last week, this was reported: