Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of what is considered by many to be the greatest play ever made in Major League Baseball. The play never involved a ball, a bat or a glove but it will go down as one of the most memorable.
When I heard about two explosions in Boston during the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, it brought back flashbacks of 9-11 all over again. Innocent people killed and maimed for no reason at all. It also brought out the anger in me in that I wanted this person (or these persons) to suffer for it, as well. God would not have been proud of me for what I was thinking.
If you ever get the chance to go to Spring Training, whether it be the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, or any other Major League Baseball team, you should make the trip. I just returned from my second Spring Training venture in 3 years through Destination Travel and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.
The Quincy Park District weeks ago announced that they were going to build a new park next to the site of the new offices for the Park District on Bonansinga Drive. With that announcement came the word that the Park District would be soliciting potential names from the public.
Want a sign of spring? Well the pitchers and catchers for major league baseball teams reported to camp today in Florida and Arizona in preparation for the upcoming baseball season.
According to the Associated Press the Chicago Cubs want to do a "complete renovation of the ballpark." That ball park is Wrigley Field. It's called the "Wrigley 20-14". Wrigley will be marking it's 100th year in 2014
Twenty four years ago last Wednesday the last lightless Major League baseball park became lighted. Wrigley Field turned the lights on for the first time on August 8th, 1988 only to have the game against the Philadelphia Phillies get rained out after 3 and a half innings of play. It got me thinking about what is going to happen in a few years with this wonderful ballpark?
Being traded in baseball is a common thing. Quite often, players get dealt to other teams and no one seems to notice it. Well for fans in this area anytime the St. Louis Cardinals make a trade with the Chicago Cubs its big news.
The year was 1976. The country was just a few years removed from the end of the Vietnam War. People were still protesting. Some in private and others in public. The day was April 25th, 1976. The Chicago Cubs were playing in Los Angeles against the Dodgers
Today is the home opener of the St. Louis Cardinals and the schedule maker knew what he was doing by scheduling the Chicago Cubs as the opponent. If you live in this area you already know about the Cardinal-Cub rivalry that takes place every time these two teams meet.
