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Not a bad start for the Jays. First team ever to start a WS game with back to back homers.
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My dad is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's, I heard him shuffling around in the other room, I said "Dad, come in here!" He stumbled in and I said "Sit down and watch the World Series with me," he said "no, I'm going to bed," I said "but dad, it's Babe Ruth, he came out of retirement, don't you want to watch him?" He said "Good for Babe, I'm going to bed"...
I'd love for that to be true, however, nobody has put Yamamoto in any sort of a tough situation on the bases of late.
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I’m an indifferent MLB fan. I don’t have a team. I cheer for a couple of teams for odd reasons.
In 2nd grade, my teacher was married to a former UNC football and baseball player. At one time, he held the record for most receptions in a game (16).
In 1st grade, I was in a small group of 7 kids who read at the 4th-8th grade level and did math at a comparable level. No geniuses - just a bunch of UNC brats. Our 1st grade teacher quickly introduced us to the wonderful and brilliant Mrs. Eddy, the Estes Hills Librarian. A great woman and educator.
There were 1-3 other kids similar in the other two first grade classes (Estes Hills had 3 classes per grade).
The 1st and 2nd grade teachers suggested that we kids be put in one classroom to benefit the teacher, us who weren’t geniuses but were well above grade level, and the bulk of the class.
Mildred Mooneyham was the Principal and she disagreed. We were randomly assigned to classes. I was alone in Mrs. Carr’s class. The year before, her 2nd grade class was next to my 1st grade class; so, she knew my great 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Walters.
Oh, yeah…..Picture a bad 1960’s school principal…..Mildred Mooneyham wrote the book, made the model, then broke it.
So, my 2nd grade teacher, the wonderful and lovely Linda Carr (she was hot) had me (not a genius and doing math at 4th-6th grade level and reading at least Huck Finn, Beowulf, and similar). Plus, she had 28 “normal” kids. And, ME. She did send me to the library OFTEN.
Then, she had her husband come and play catch with me 2-3 times a week when she was teaching 28 2nd graders how to read..
Her only request was that I cheer for the Mets because Charlie Carr was in the Mets farm system. Here I am, a snot-nosed 7 or 8 year-old playing catch with a Tar Heel legend and professional baseball player….and, did I mention Mrs. Carr was hot? I’d have cheered for ncsulol if she’d asked.
That was 1969 and the Miracle Mets. So, I’ve been a Mets fan ever since.
Growing up in North Carolina I was expected to be an Atlanta Braves and a Washington Redskins fan.
Hated both teams. Probably because I was expected to like them. North Carolina had nothing to do with DC or Atlanta.
Was a Minnesota Vikings fan - fans with Vikings helmets, Purple People Eaters Defense????? Who else was an 8 year-old going to cheer for?
I wasn’t pulling for Pete Rose.
So, Dodgers fan.
In 2nd grade, my teacher was married to a former UNC football and baseball player. At one time, he held the record for most receptions in a game (16).
In 1st grade, I was in a small group of 7 kids who read at the 4th-8th grade level and did math at a comparable level. No geniuses - just a bunch of UNC brats. Our 1st grade teacher quickly introduced us to the wonderful and brilliant Mrs. Eddy, the Estes Hills Librarian. A great woman and educator.
There were 1-3 other kids similar in the other two first grade classes (Estes Hills had 3 classes per grade).
The 1st and 2nd grade teachers suggested that we kids be put in one classroom to benefit the teacher, us who weren’t geniuses but were well above grade level, and the bulk of the class.
Mildred Mooneyham was the Principal and she disagreed. We were randomly assigned to classes. I was alone in Mrs. Carr’s class. The year before, her 2nd grade class was next to my 1st grade class; so, she knew my great 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Walters.
Oh, yeah…..Picture a bad 1960’s school principal…..Mildred Mooneyham wrote the book, made the model, then broke it.
So, my 2nd grade teacher, the wonderful and lovely Linda Carr (she was hot) had me (not a genius and doing math at 4th-6th grade level and reading at least Huck Finn, Beowulf, and similar). Plus, she had 28 “normal” kids. And, ME. She did send me to the library OFTEN.
Then, she had her husband come and play catch with me 2-3 times a week when she was teaching 28 2nd graders how to read..
Her only request was that I cheer for the Mets because Charlie Carr was in the Mets farm system. Here I am, a snot-nosed 7 or 8 year-old playing catch with a Tar Heel legend and professional baseball player….and, did I mention Mrs. Carr was hot? I’d have cheered for ncsulol if she’d asked.
That was 1969 and the Miracle Mets. So, I’ve been a Mets fan ever since.
Growing up in North Carolina I was expected to be an Atlanta Braves and a Washington Redskins fan.
Hated both teams. Probably because I was expected to like them. North Carolina had nothing to do with DC or Atlanta.
Was a Minnesota Vikings fan - fans with Vikings helmets, Purple People Eaters Defense????? Who else was an 8 year-old going to cheer for?
I wasn’t pulling for Pete Rose.
So, Dodgers fan.
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Game seven in the world series - couldn't ask for anything better
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Brutally bad base running with Springer left on deck. Barger has to be aware of the situation and where the outfield is playing. He had no business being that far off second because he wasn't being forced to go to third if the ball had dropped instead of being caught.
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It would be nice for his to get roughed up for 5+ in the first inning.
