Since the Yankees are one of the two teams in this year’s World Series, I thought I would share this little fun fact with you.
Earle Combs is the first Yankee to bat wearing a uniform number (#1) on Opening Day, April 18, 1929.
You can read more about Earle here.
- Since Donald Fehr annouced his retirements plans as the head of the Player’s Union of professional baseball, I keep hearing and reading the same thing aobut him. That he was great for the players and a villian for baseball.
Great that the average salary has gone from $293,000(USD) 25 years ago, to $2,930,000(USD) today. Can’t argue with that one.
It’s the villian vision I have a problem with. I keep reading that he did everything possible to protect the steriod users. Now I am not saying he is a saint…he IS a lawyer for chist sakes! But was he the one who made the the bad apples shove the shit down there throats and inject it in their butts? NO. He did exactly what he was hired and paid to do by the players union.
- Congrats to Mariano Rivera for notching his 500th save earlier this week. Great record for a great guy. Extra cherries on top for being able to do it with the same team he started his career with.
- I am actually looking forward to keeping up with the NBA Eastern Conference next year.
- Hearing about Yao Ming’s foot injury probably keeping him out next season and possibly career ending brings back memories of Bill Walton and Sam Bowie.
For Memorial Day, I would like to direct you to an interview with Yogi Berra, who before becoming one of the greatest catchers of all time, was a sailor in World War II.
Go here for this great interview.
Berra is also well known for his pithy comments and witticisms, known as Yogiisms.
Examples
As a general comment on baseball: “Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.”
On why he no longer went to a popular St. Louis restaurant: “Nobody goes there no more; it’s too crowded!”
“It ain’t over till it’s over.” – After Berra’s 1973 Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in the National League East; the Mets rallied to win the division title on the penultimate day of the season.[8]
When giving directions to his New Jersey home, which was equally accessible via two different routes: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: “I’d like to thank all those who made this night necessary.”
“It’s like déjà vu all over again”. Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back to back home runs in the Yankees’ seasons in the early 1960s.
“You can observe a lot by just watching.”
“Always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
