▁Sin atra ' s ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁album , ▁Ol ’ ▁Blue ▁E yes ▁Is ▁Back . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁express es ▁sad ness ▁at ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁baseball ▁team ▁and ▁its ▁ball park , ▁which ▁once ▁gave ▁its ▁fans ▁and ▁players ▁joy , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁child hood ▁del ights ▁such ▁as ▁" rock ▁c andy ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁big ▁Four th ▁of ▁July ". ▁ ▁A ▁key ▁phrase ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁" Now ▁the ▁children ▁try ▁to ▁find ▁it ▁/ ▁And ▁they ▁can ' t ▁believe ▁their ▁eyes ▁/ ▁For ▁the ▁old ▁team ▁just ▁isn ' t ▁playing ▁/ ▁And ▁the ▁new ▁team ▁hardly ▁tries ." ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁books ▁and ▁websites ▁that ▁discuss ▁old - time ▁baseball . ▁It ▁is ▁typically ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁E bb ets ▁Field ▁and ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers , ▁even ▁though ▁composer ▁Joe ▁Rap oso ▁once ▁told ▁Larry ▁King ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁( who , ▁iron ically , ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ant ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ), ▁which ▁explains ▁why ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁refer ▁to ▁two ▁different ▁baseball ▁teams : ▁" C ause ▁the ▁old ▁team ▁just ▁isn '