Quote of the day
Posted: August 19, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, humor, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentNo one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.
~Yogi Berra
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“Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” The Skeletons
Posted: August 17, 2019 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, music, sports, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, The Skeletons Leave a commentThis version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has me feeling off-balance, even after a few listens, but it’s starting to grow on me. Sometimes it’s fun to have a wrench thrown into your expectations.
This day in baseball: Kiner’s home run streak
Posted: August 16, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner, sports, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentOn August 16, 1947, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats to lead the Pirates to a 12-7 win over the Cardinals. With this performance, Kiner matched the major league marks of seven home runs in four games, six in three games, five in two games, and four homers in consecutive at-bats.
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Softball Stereotypes
Posted: August 15, 2019 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Dude Perfect, humor, Softball, sports, videos 2 CommentsGiven the number of views this video has accumulated, I’m amazed I never came across it before now. The stereotypes depicted here by Dude Perfect are hilarious — all the more so because we’ve all encountered at least a few of these in our own baseball or softball experiences. The Nervous Nellys and Outrageous Umpires particularly struck a chord with me.
Quote of the day
Posted: August 14, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Effa Louise Manley, history, life, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, sports Leave a commentPeople say, ‘Don’t live in the past.’ But I guess it depends on how interesting your past is.
~Effa Manley
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This day in baseball: Double steal fiasco
Posted: August 13, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Dave Fultz, Detroit Tigers, Harry Davis, history, Philadelphia Athletics, sports Leave a commentOn August 13, 1902, the Philadelphia A’s attempted a double steal against the Tigers. Harry Davis took off from first base while Dave Fultz, the runner on third, waited for the Tigers to make the throw. However, Detroit conceded second base to Davis, thus holding Fultz to third.
Not willing to give up the play so easily, Davis returned to first base on the next pitch. He took off for second base again, this time drawing a throw. Fultz managed to score from third on the throw, and Davis was called safe at second.
Davis was credited with just one stolen base out of the ordeal.
Harry Davis (Wikipedia)
Bubble gum
Posted: August 11, 2019 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, comics, humor, Peanuts, sports Leave a commentA little pro tip for outfielders.
Charles Schulz
