Did You Know?
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA,
NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Stars Game.
"The birthplace of baseball has been
established as Cooperstown, New York where legend has it that Abner Doubleday
chased the cows out of Elihu Phinney's cow pasture on an afternoon in 1839 and
had the inspiration to invent a game that quickly became our national
pastime."
The National Baseball Hall of Fame was
dedicated 100 years later.
Source: The National Baseball Hall of
Fame Guide to Exhibits
The average life span of a
major league baseball is 7 pitches.
Submitted by Casper2994
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Babe Ruth wore a cabbage
leaf under his cap while playing baseball, and he used to change it every 2 innings.
From "Strange But True"
Submitted by CYgoalie00
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The longest baseball game in major
league history was on May 1, 1920 between The Boston Braves and The
Brooklyn Robins. The game lasted 8 hours and 22 minutes, went
26 innings, and was finally called a draw with a score of 1-1.
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Nolan Ryan was the first major
league baseball player to sign for a salary of $1 Million as a free
agent when he signed with the Astros in 1979.
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First Night World Series Game - 1971: Game 4 of the 1971 World Series was the first night game in Series history. Pittsburgh tied the series in that game with a 4-3 win and went on to win the series, 4 games to 3. This was one of the last big moments in the career of well-loved Pirate, Roberto
Clemente. Fourteen and a half months after the 1971 World Series, he died in a plane crash off the coast of his native Puerto Rico as he attempted to take food, clothing and medical supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
Submitted by Kim & Kara.
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The First Baseball Stadium in the
U.S. In 1909 the first baseball stadium, Forbes Field, was built in Pittsburgh, followed soon by
similar stadiums in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and New York. Forbes Field
closed in 1970 when Three Rivers Stadium opened. PNC Park is the newest
replacement which opened in the Spring of 2001.
Submitted by Kim & Kara.
A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Yankees fan. She
asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Yankees fans.
Everyone in the class raises their hand expect one little girl. The teacher
looks at the girl with surprise and says, "Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?"
"Because I'm not a Yankees fan," she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked, "Well, if you are not a Yankees fan, then who are you a fan
of?"
"I am a Red Sox fan, and proud of it," Janie replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. "Janie, why pray tell
are you a Red Sox fan?"
"Because my Mom is a Red Sox fan, and my dad is Red Sox fan, so I'm a Red Sox fan too!"
"Well," said the teacher in an obviously annoyed tone, "that is no reason for you to be a Red Sox fan. You don't have
to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your Mom were a moron and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?"
"Then," Janie smiled, "I'd be a Yankees fan."
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Tommy Lasorda, Dodger Manager, when asked what
terms Mexican-born pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in
his upcoming contract negotiations (1981): "He wants Texas
back."
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Pat Buttram, on a Los Angeles radio station
(1980's): "Waiting for the Dodgers and Angels to get into the pennant
race is like leaving the porch light on for Amelia Earhart to return."
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Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are already there?
-- George Carlin
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Three elderly ladies are excited about their first major league baseball game. They smuggled a bottle of Jack Daniels into the game. The game is real exciting and they are enjoying themselves drinking Jack Daniels mixed with soft drinks. Soon they realize that the bottle of Jack Daniels is almost gone and the game has a lot of innings to go.
Using the clues given,
(1) What inning is the game in?
(2) What is the status of the game?
I've been playing softball in leagues for 20 years and I'm having my best season ever. My team is 7-1 and I'm hitting over .600 so I hate to raise concerns over something as great as softball. The problem is the 100 year old softball cliches. It's bad enough in polite conversation when you feel like your stuck in some old Saturday Night Live rerun where every conversation ends with "I hate when that happens." It drives me more crazy on the softball field. But there's something more significant at stake here. Do we really want to burden our sons and daughters with these "dinosaurs?" And if we don't come up with something new, they're surely going to point to their dysfunctional softball upbringing like we are the Osbournes. We don't need that. Just ask Ozzy. Here's some candidates for replacement.
"Pick me up" - You know, after a batter pops up to the shortstop with the bases loaded and leaves it to you, he'll dejectedly say, "Pick me up" to unselfishly attempt to contain the pessimism. When it's me, "I should be caned," is what comes to mind. You just feel like with a ball as big as a grapefruit moving slower than a butterfly you should be able to get a hit every time. You can't, but you should have a guilty conscience anyway and there's nothing you can say that can fix it like a good triple.
"It looks like a line drive in the boxscore tomorrow" - A 22 year old bloops a single over the second baseman's head and he springs this one on the 50 year old first base coach like he has come up with the "Must See TV" promo for NBC. OK, I figured I invented the line when I was 22 also, but what's your excuse when you're 50.
"It hurts with two" - Yes it does, but it hurts a lot more with none. (Is that a new cliche on the horizon?) And when the 10th batter gets a hit with two outs, I'm not sure who it hurts more when the top of the order doesn't get a run in.
"Ducks on the pond" - I can still live with this one but before we wear it out, how about we throw in a "Seagulls on the Beach" or "Bears in the Park" the next time there's runners on first and third.
"Can 'a Corn" - Same here. "Shaker of Salt" could keep it from becoming a problem.
"It wasn't you" - You just looked at a meatball and somebody usually yells, "It wasn't you." Well, now that you're stuck in an 0-2 hole, do they really think any of the next few pitches has any chance of being "you." If I were "you," I'd ignore the cliches and start digging.
"Help your cause" - I guess if I played in the National League, I could put up with this when the pitcher bats. On my team, where our pitcher is hitting about .800, I'm usually thinking, if he really wanted to help his cause, he'd get on a team with a bunch of guys who could hit like him. As for most pitchers in Softball leagues, they're older and are teeming with savvy. They know how to hit. Plus, their low key demeanor and maturity prevents them from getting overly emotional about any game situation (except maybe from an overabundance of worn out
cliches).
We're all having a good time out there but let's remember to think a little about the future the next time we cut out of work early to hit the field. Email us
at RMonetti@aol.com if there's any cliches that are causing you pain or if there's anything you can do to help in this matter.
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