TheBloozeMan
oh, bugger
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Cool. Neat pics... Thanks for sharing your day with us Mav. Makes you think God likes a good game of baseball as much as the next guy...MaverickMan said:Heigh, ho, the bitch is dead.
The wicked old bitch, the wicked bitch,
Heigh Ho,
the wicked old mortgage is
Deeeeaaaaaaddddddd!!!!
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Morning Gang.
Went to the ballgame yesterday. The temperatures were fairly moderate and there was a little breeze and with cloudy skies it promised to be a wonderfully comfortable day for baseball.
With a wonderful seat behind home plate, I had a great view of the Negro Leagues pregame celebration. Lots of old timers were present and Minnie Minoso threw out the official first pitch. (If you don't know who he is, he was the American League Rookie of the year in 1951 for the White Sox.)
Being the 60th anniversary year of Jackie Robinson's entry into MLB, The Royals chose to wear the 1945 Monarch's uniforms (the only year Jackie played for Kansas City). The Royals manager and coaches wore number 22, in honor of Buck O'Neil (first black coach in the Major Leagues), who passed last summer (it was his Monarch's number). 20,000 fans got the cap from that year.
The coolest thing occured just as the game was starting. They had a young fan on cam who called "Play Ball". The players and the umpires were in place and just as the home plate umpire stepped behind the catcher for the first pitch...........
The Royals apparently had arranged with a higher power to magically turn the sun on at exactly that moment. The entire stadium was suddenly bathed in bright crisp sunlight for the opening pitch!!![]()
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Have a wonderful Monday all.![]()
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