Your Questions Answered; Day 4 The many uses of a baseball bat? –Paul A toothpick for trolls Something to whittle A tool for fending off moose Shortening conversations with the neighbors Kneading bread As a juggling prop Something to fix furniture with Stirring the pot An instrument to to carry while speaking softly a rug…
In the summer of 1953 visitors to Boston’s famous Fenway park found themselves privy to a strange and intriguing spectacle. A strange man in a flowing robe and ancient sandals stood behind home plate, making the important decision which govern the game of baseball. This man was none other than the famous Marcus Aurelius of…
Marco gripped the bat tightly, sweat beaded up on his brow as he stared out at the pitchers mound. The pitch. Marco squinted at the ball, and swung. It was a big swing. The bat connected, and the ball flew out of the park. The cover tore off the ball, and it began to burn.…
It was on the day that Cal Brockway hit his 63rd home run that his world changed forever. Cal was the finest athlete Central High had ever seen. Not only was he an an excellent baseball player, but he lettered in football, track and field, swimming, basketball, rugby, soccer and LaCrosse. But on the day…
“Strike one!” Most baseball players are used to getting strikes, but not Miltemore Broden. Miltemore had never gotten a single strike. Not in his entire 23 year career. It didn’t take long for the pitchers to catch on, and Miltemore was walked constantly. Every couple of years some cocky pitcher would try throwing him a…
It came to my attention recently that the words “adrenaline” and “epinephrine” refer to exactly the same thing. This somewhat confusing circumstance is due to a turf war between a couple of science labs. The relevance of this obscure bit of trivia lies in the fact that some people would be inclined to call the…
The jury is out on the 2020 Major League Baseball season. No one is quite sure if it will happen, and if it does happen the number of games is totally up in the air. The possibility of eliminating audiences has been batted around. On one level this is deeply saddening. Baseball is a very…
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