"Daniel Conrad has had a lot of time to think about his highs and lows as a baseball fan. There he was in Yankee Stadium on Oct. 1, 1961: The day Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's unbreakable record with his 61st home run. One year later he was seated within Manhattan's cavernous Polo Grounds, watching the New York Mets host the San Francisco Giants. The Mets lost 120 games that year and 111 more in '63, but they always won when Conrad was in attendance."
"Also a factor: At bizarre and late hours, the big lights of Oracle Park beam directly into his home. They illuminate his apartment with a bright, somewhat otherworldly glow; it feels a bit like Richard Dreyfuss being buzzed by a UFO in "Close Encounters." The Giants won their 81st and final game of the year on Sept. 28, but the lights have remained illuminated at confounding hours."
"You couldn't reasonably complain to the city about an alien visitation - though, in this city, people would probably try. But when a stadium built atop land leased from the city makes like Lionel Richie and beams bright lights into your window all night long, you can complain. Conrad has. Voluminously. For several years now. But, to date, he has had little in the way of luck. It has been a run somewhat reminiscent of those '62 Mets."
Daniel Conrad experienced historic baseball moments including Roger Maris's 61st home run in 1961, long Mets seasons in the early 1960s, the 1989 Earthquake Game, and the Wilmer Flores call in 2021. He has lived on Townsend Street for 16 years, a short distance from Oracle Park. At bizarre late hours, Oracle Park's powerful lights beam directly into his apartment, illuminating it with a bright, otherworldly glow. The lights have persisted well after the Giants' season ended, including incidents at 3 a.m. Conrad has repeatedly complained to city officials and stadium authorities about the nighttime glare but has seen little relief.
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