Baseball '08!

[RICHARD]

The guy that sang God Bless America last night was incredible. I don't pay too much attention to any of the 'new' talent, singers or bands- but he was abso-fricking-lutely great.

He does have talent.

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It's 1:30 a.m. EST, do you know where your all-stars are?

[Grace]

The guy that sang God Bless America last night was incredible. I don't pay too much attention to any of the 'new' talent, singers or bands- but he was abso-fricking-lutely great.

He does have talent.

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It's 1:30 a.m. EST, do you know where your all-stars are?

That was Josh Groban. He's not really that new. He sang at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He's been nominated for, and won more than a few music awards over the past several years.

Go to You Tube, and search for him - you can listen to your heart's content.

At the Concert For Diana, from 2007 -

[RICHARD]

That was Josh Groban. He's not really that new. He sang at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He's been nominated for, and won more than a few music awards over the past several years.

Thanks,
He had a great voice. I had heard of him, but never heard from him.

[RICHARD]

LOL,

The McCourts do it again.....

Manny fricking Ramirez is a Dodger. What did I tell you before? Frank MC will only deal with the Bosox.....Look at all the Sox who came over with whathisname, Little, when he came out west.

After the Andruw Jones debacle this better work out for the 'boys in blue'.

[RICHARD]

Baseball 'invented in Britain'

Baseball, America's treasured national sport, was first played in Britain, according to new evidence.



Local historians in Surrey have confirmed that baseball was played in the UK more than 20 years before American independence.

A diary that documents a game being played in Guildford in 1755 has been verified by Surrey History Centre.

William Bray, a Surrey diarist and historian from Shere, wrote about the game when he was still a teenager.

Julian Pooley, Surrey History Centre manager and William Bray expert, said the diary showed the game was a well-established sport in the 18th Century and was played by men and women.

Mr Pooley said: "He kept lots and lots of diaries that we have in the Surrey History Centre but last year a new one was discovered in a garden shed and it contains his diary from 1754 to 1755.

"It contains a reference to him playing baseball. What intrigued me is he is playing it with a load of young ladies."

The diary states they had tea after the game on Easter Monday and also played cricket.

Kevin Sullivan, the Washington Post's London correspondent and an avid Boston Red Sox fan, said: "It's a great American tradition to take things from other places and improve them. We've always known that baseball evolved - it wasn't invented like basketball.".


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Next the Brits will claim they invented fish and chips, the Beatles and the United States!

"It contains a reference to him playing baseball. What intrigued me is he is playing it with a load of young ladies."

AHA!, they did invent the phrase, "You throw like a girl!"

[Karen]

I heard that story, but what boggles the mind is how ladies could have played baseball in corsets and hoop skirts! Makes me think it was a far different game back then.

Sure is an interesting late season for the AL East. Were it not for the wildcard being instituted, I'd be betting the Red Sox would repeat the pattern of so many of my childhood years and battle and battle all the way to .... second place. Back then (do I sound old yet?) that meant no playoff opportunities. Should be a fascinating next month or so ...

[Grace]

Did any of you see the latest issue of Sports Illustrated? The cover story is about Yankee Stadium - written from the perspective of the stadium. I have to admit I had several episodes of LES while reading it.

I have two very favorite memories of Yankee Stadium - one in person, one from TV.

On October 8, 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history. I remember watching the end of it on TV. Will never forget Yogi jumping into Larsen's arms after the last out.

Then on October 10, 1962, I was in Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees win game 5 of that World Series against the San Francisco Giants. Tommy Tresh hit a 3-run homer, and the Yankees won 5-3.

I love baseball.