Baseball
Short takes: Pelosi attacker illegal Irish?, OPEC+ on speed-dial, Dodge boo-boo, Phillies’ whining
There is an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner which suggests David DePape, Paul Pelosi’s hammerin’ midnight caller, could be an illegal Canadian immigrant – speculating that if he never got a work visa and didn’t marry an American, after 20 years here he could be illegal.Washington Examiner Very thin accusation… but since he has […]
And In the “YGBSM!!” Department . . . .
In 1919, a man was pitching in the American League for the Cleveland Indians. His name was Ray Caldwell. Caldwell was a fine pitcher. He threw the 91st no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball. But like many, he had a problem handling his alcohol (and perhaps with other off-the-field issues as well). When […]
An inspiration to us all….
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Pete Gray, the St. Louis Browns’ one-armed outfielder, batting at Yankee Stadium in May 1945. (Harry Harris/AP) This is a brief story about a handicapped ball player from the 1940s who became an inspiration to disabled World War II vets. His name was Pete Gray. From the article: At age six, while hitching a ride […]
Whitey Ford, Yankees legend, Army vet, dies age 91
Edward Charles (better known as Whitey) Ford died yesterday at age 91. The New York Yankees legend played 16 years of Major League Baseball for the franchise, was a ten-time All-Star, and six-time World Series champion. Like many of his generation, he served his country. Having made his MLB debut in July 1950, he won […]
Don Larsen Passes
Former MLB player Don Larsen passed away last week, on New Year’s Day. He was 90. His MLB career was reasonably long, though decidedly not of Hall of Fame caliber. However, on 8 October 1956, Larsen caught “lightning in a bottle” – making history in the process. On that date, Don Larsen pitched the […]
Weekend Open Thread – NY Mets Honor Tom Seaver
Running the WOT a bit early this week because I strongly suspect that many readers will be observing a 4-day holiday weekend, starting this afternoon (if not already). So here we go. . . . Many TAH readers are baseball fans. And the MLB All Star Game is next week – so today’s WOT has […]
Weekend Open Thread
Just finishing up a 2+ week “double up-and-back” road trip to help out a relative. So today’s WOT article will be a short one. It’s MLB playoff time. The Cubs and the Rockies played one helluva great wild-card game this week; the Yankees and the Athletics also played, albeit their game was more one-sided. So […]
“Chicken Runs at Midnight”
Ran across this article the other day; I then found the video at this link on the same subject. IMO both are worth your time if you like baseball. If you do follow either or both of the links above, I’d recommend you grab a tissue or two before you start. Yeah, they’re from ESPN. […]
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