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Oh, Baseball World Series time again! Seventy years ago, baseball was America’s favorite pastime. As little boys, on our way home from school, we ran to the Chevy dealership on Delaware Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware, to watch the game. Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Moose Skowron were the stars we hoped to see win … Read more
Ambidextrous by birth, professional baseball player Pat Venditte was able to pitch about equally well with either hand.
And he had a special six-fingered glove that he could use to catch with using either hand.
This gave him an advantage in that he could switch his pitching hand depending on the handedness of whatever hitter he was facing.
The Granite State debate on marijuana legalization continues. There are many aspects to it all which we won’t get into here, except that—as with so many issues—there is a sports component.
During a recent trip to a BoSox baseball game at Fenway Park I was thrilled to see 81-year-old Red Sox pitching legend Luis Tiant visiting the old ballyard. He naturally received a big ovation when his presence was acknowledged.
Since they went Woke, I pretty much have dropped all Pro-Sports except MMA but in surfing around, the is pretty dang cool:
I went to June 29th’s SwampBat game to observe the popup vaccine clinic, announced to start at 5 pm, the game starting at 6:30. I also wanted to have supper there – senior entry $3, a good deal, supported by volunteers.
In the past, baseball scandals and cheaters were individuals. In recent memory, it involved Performance Enhancing Drugs. At least 65 players have been suspended since 2005. But a major cheating scandal has hit professional baseball and it’s very close to home.
The Red Sox have announced a 262.5 million dollar trade with the LA Dodgers that will unload, Crawford, Gonzales, Beckett and Punto. the Red Sox will send Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, Nick Punto and the combined $262.5 million remaining on their contracts to Los Angeles for top pitching prospects Allen Webster and Rubby … Read more
A few people may be offended by this display of Kinetic Digital Action, especially from such a young fan, but who can argue that this is not a familiar pose to Red Sox fans of all ages; even when the Yankees are not in town? Boston is regularly placed at or near the top of most ‘obnoxious fan’ lists and here’s why–they start training them early. That finger comes with the hot dog and the beer.