“How can you think and hit at the same time?”
Baseball Hall of Fame and Philosopher
A Thought
Baseball Cutouts
The photo cutouts at the stadiums in the Time of COVID could be an opportunity for some advertisers. Imagine this:
Levi’s says in ads: send us a picture of you wearing your Levi’s shirt and you can join the Levi’s Diamondbacks section free. Hundred of photos in Levi’s shirts would make people want to buy Levi’s shirts.
You can substitute some other company for Levi’s and you can change the idea. Iams could build a dog picture section.
I’m giving this idea to the Diamondbacks. Please forward to anyone you know in baseball.
Equality
“Though people cannot be equal,
their access to education and opportunity
can be made more nearly equal.”
From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
(1968, Simon & Schuster) page 79
On July 4 it is a good idea to reflect on how far we have come as a country toward the ideals set in our founding documents. There is still far to go but progress has been made and hope for the future should triumph over anger about the failures of the past. Do you need some evidence that this is true? There are millions of people waiting in line to try to become Americans. Is that true anywhere else? We are not perfect but we are the best available choice.
Full Disclosure: This is a reprint of a post from June 2014
Maxim for Baseball
The Baseball playoffs are in full swing so it is a good time to repost this Vin Scully quote from ten years ago.
“I don’t like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I am alone with a good book.”
Vin Scully
Dodger Broadcaster for many many years.
Sunday Punday 5
Many years ago there was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves (in those days the Braves were in Milwaukee) named Milt Famey. And it seems he liked to have a few Schlitz beers between innings during games just to quench his thirst.
On one particular hot and humid day, Milt was downing more than normal and it began to affect his performance. He began to start walking batter after batter, until finally, the manager had to yank him from the game. He was drunk and they lost the game.
In the post game interview when the manager was asked why they lost, He held up a can of beer and said “Schlitz, the beer that made Milt Famey walk em.”
Bonus Pun:
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.