Tag: baseball-history

Friday, December 6, 2024

by fasted86

Briefly.

I got a new stick deodorant. The instructions said: Remove cap and push up bottom. I can barely walk but when I fart, the room smells lovely.

Jeez Ed, grow up!

Trivia #1: What US President gave the first presidential address on radio. – Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trivia #2: Seven major “Negro Leagues” (baseball) competed between 1920-1948. Which was of the following was NOT one of those leagues: Negro American League, Negro National League I, Negro National League II, American Negro League, East-West League, North-South League, Eastern Colored League, Negro Southern League.

Fun fact: The average prison meal is more nutritious than the average school lunch.

On this date: December 6, 1735, first recorded appendectomy performed by Claudius Amyand at St George’s Hospital in London
December 6, 1957, 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails – Vanguard rocket blows up
December 6, 1964, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1st aired on TV
December 6, 1969, 300,000 attend free concert featuring The Rolling Stones in Altamont, California; the event is marred by violence and four deaths
December 6, 2017, “Supermassive” most distant black hole discovery announced by astronomers in journal “Nature”, 13 billion light-years away, 800x bigger than the Sun (who’s going to question that!?)

Do you get the Omaha Steaks offers? $89.99 for steaks, chicken breasts, jumbo franks, scalloped potatoes, caramel apple tartlets and now they throw in 8 steak burgers. I tell you what, Omaha Steaks, take a little off the price and keep the freakin’ caramel apple tartlets. Yuke!

The Bruins have scored 20 goals in the past 5 games!

Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The Celtics won another regular season game.

Go away: Weekly CFP rankings. Actually, these are kinda fun You know, listening to people bitch about how their team got screwed one way or another. It’s what helps make talk radio.

I bitch about the snow/cold now and again but I’ll admit, I can’t wait to use my snowblower in 12+ inches of snow and then walk around the block with a beer and watch everyone else do the same. It’s even better if someone doesn’t have a snowblower!

They said it: “I’d rather leave a couple of years too early than a couple of years too late.” – Pat Sajak

I prefer 4-5 practice beers before my actual first beer.

Good news: Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 497 yards on Monday night, a MNF record, though the Browns lost the game.

Bad news: Winston also through 171 yards worth of interceptions yards (2 pick-6’s) which, combined with his passing yards, set an NFL record of 668 combined yards. Yikes!

NFW: Bill Belichick could be headed to parts unknown to him. The legendary coach has interviewed for the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina. (No way this happens)

The later the Thanksgiving NFL game, the less I remember of it…

Cleansing, you’re doing it wrong. Marcela Alcazar Rodriguez, a Mexican actress, is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom.

Article I’ll skip: People are learning degrading practices from the porn industry.

In case you forgot, it’s Christmas movie season on AMC!

Local Dave McGillivray, race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon and longtime endurance athlete, completed the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Hawaii back in October. Keep in mind that McGillivray, who’s 60 and hadn’t competed in the event in 25 years, is a member of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, completed eight Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii in the 1980s, finishing 14th overall in 1980. McGillivray was diagnosed with severe coronary heart disease a year ago.

Trivia #1 answer: What US President gave the first presidential address on radio. – Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt – Calvin Coolidge, on December 6, 1923
Trivia #2: Seven major “Negro Leagues” (baseball) competed between 1920-1948. Which was of the following was NOT one of those leagues: Negro American League, Negro National League I, Negro National League II, American Negro League, East-West League, North-South League, Eastern Colored League, Negro Southern League. – Tough one. There was no North-South League

Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.

Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)

Do what you have to do so that you can do what you want to do.

Happy National Bartender Day! (Speaking of which, maybe I’ll see you on Sunday afternoon?)
Also, Happy Microwave Oven Day!

“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game”

The Rolling Stones (Sympathy For The Devil)

Friday, July 26, 2024

by fasted86

Briefly. (I’m back!)

Fun fact: I do my best proofreading after I post.

Don’t be sad because “sad” backwards is “das” and das not good.

Trivia #1: Of Joe Castiglione’s broadcast partners over his career, which one did he work with the longest? – Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky, Bob Starr, Jerry Trupiano, Dave O’Brien, Tim Neverett, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough
Trivia #2: Before Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak in the big leagues, he had record hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League. How long was that streak? – 45 games, 49, 53, 56, 59, 61
Trivia #3: What is the GPGP?

On this date: July 26, 1524, James V was declared fit to govern by the Scottish Parliament at age 12
July 26, 1776, the US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin
July 26, 1947, US President Truman signs National Security Act, establishing Department of Defense, National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staff

Did you happen to catch Big Papi rubbing Adrian Beltre’s head during Beltre’s HOF induction? Hilarious!

They said it: “It is foolish to be convinced without evidence, but it is equally foolish to refuse to be convinced by real evidence.” – Upton Sinclair

This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The XQ-67A, a sleek unmanned aircraft, soared into the sky for the first time, giving us a glimpse into the future of aerial combat and reconnaissance. The XQ-67A is what’s known as a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle. This aircraft is packed with cutting-edge technology that allows it to fly without a human pilot on board. Instead, it can be controlled remotely or even fly on its own, making decisions based on its programming and the data it collects.

The sky is falling, the world is flat and the United States is converting to the metric system someday.

Really, WTF is a kilometer?

Another WTF: Yoga goats. Please, people…

Shohei Ohtani hit a 473 ft homerun. That’s wicked far.

Speaking of baseball, if you bet the under (27 runs) in Wednesday night’s Red Sox/Rockies game… you lost!

Stop complaining: With so many people battling and being diagnosed with cancer of some other disease, if it ain’t you, shut up.

BetMGM has already taken as many bets for the first half of the 2024 season as we did for all of 2023.

Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Salt Lake City to host 2034 Winter Olympics. (I don’t care who hosts as long as I’m around to see them!)

Congratulations to Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione as the 2024 recipient of MLB’s Ford C. Frick Award as an outstanding broadcaster. What class act he is!

Pickleball is booming in popularity and more courts are popping up in cities and towns across Massachusetts. Some homeowners say they’re frustrated with the noise, and want something done. At least 26 communities across Massachusetts are dealing with the incessant racket. It is estimated you can hear a ball hit someone’s racket 80,000 times a day.

I need to throw a shout-out to National Grid for notifying me of the power outage at my house 14 minutes after I called it in. Thanks, guys.

Good news: The beloved game show host Alex Trebek will live on forever after being honored by the United States Postal Service (USPS) with his very own “Forever Stamp.” – “Good” news? I don’t know, cool guy, cool gesture.

Article I’ll skip: Fauci dismisses concerns over former President Trump’s gunshot wound.

R.I.P. This just in… Former President Jimmy Carter is NOT dead.

Trivia #1 answer: Of Joe Castiglione’s broadcast partners over his career, which one did he work with the longest? – Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky, Bob Starr, Jerry Trupiano, Dave O’Brien, Tim Neverett, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough – Jerry Trupiano (15 years)
Trivia #2: Before Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak in the big leagues, he had record hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League. How long was that streak? – 45 games, 49, 53, 56, 59, 61 – 61 games (breaking the previous record of 49 games by Jack Ness)
Trivia #3 answer: What is the GPGP? – The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. Scientists of The Ocean Cleanup have conducted the most extensive analysis ever of this area.

Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.

Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)

Happy National All or Nothing Day! (Have at it!)

My step counter reads zero. Bullshit! I’ve at least gone from the couch to the refrigerator three times.

“Every day when I get home from work
I feel so frustrated
The boss is a jerk
And I get my sticks and go out to the shed
And I pound on that drum like it was the boss’s head”

– Todd Rundgren (Bang the Drum All Day) – For all you working folk

I’m back! (In Black)