One of my regular stops each morning is Newsday’s very entertaining blog The Final Score. Jim Baumbach, Anthony Reiber and Chicago Norm are informative, funny and entertaining. Today, Chicago Norm tells a story that should have every Mets fan ‘up in arms’. While Yankee Stadium was undergoing renovations in 1974 and 1975 the Yankees called Shea Stadium their home. Just typing that blasphemy nearly makes my head explode. 33 years ago today, June 10, 1975, the Yankees added to the horror of their mere presence in our home park. They nearly blew it up…

Shea Stadium was looking like a war zone before the opening pitch of the Yankees’ game against the California Angels…the Yanks presented a 21-gun salute in honor of Army Day. The cannons were filled with blanks, but the blast was so powerful that part of the outfield wall was toppled, some windows broke and another section caught fire. Shea was filled with smoke and the game was delayed.

Pic also via The Final Score.