It’s official James Talarico will represent the Democrats in November; perhaps it’s a good time to reflect on how nuts he really is.
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Saturday, March 07, 2026
Happy # 75 Jeff Burroughs
He was born in California on this day in 1951 and drafted by the old Washington Senators who moved to Texas in 1972.
In Texas, he became an instant sensation: 30 HR & 85 RBI in 1973.
A year later, Jeff hit .301 with 25 HR & 119 RBI and was named the 1974 AL MVP beating out Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew.
In 1975, Jeff hit 29 HR & 94 RBI but his strikeouts jumped to 155 and batting average dropped to .226!
He was traded to Atlanta and did well, hitting 41 HR with 114 RBI in 1977.
Overall, he retired with a .261 average, 240 HR & 831 RBI.
My memory of Jeff is mammoth home runs!
Last, but not least, he wrote a book for Little League coaches after retiring from baseball.
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Happy # 90 Galen Cisco
Once upon a time, my brother and I collected baseball cards. In fact, we still have most of them in a box.
Let us say happy birthday to Galen Cisco, who was born in Ohio on this day in 1936. I remember Cisco because of his name. After all, how many ballplayers are named Galen Cisco?
Galen broke with Boston in 1961 and joined the expansion Mets for the 1963 season. Cisco went 18-43 in 4 seasons but he pitched better than his record would indicate. After all, how often does a pitcher go 6-19 with a 3.62 ERA? Cisco retired after the 1969 season. He pitched for two expansion teams, the Mets of the NL and the Royals of the AL.
Cisco turned out to be a pretty good pitching coach for Toronto and developed young arms like Jimmy Key, Dave Stieb, Todd Stottlemyre, and David Wells.
Happy birthday Galen Cisco!
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March 1970: "Let it be" released this month!
We remember "Let it be" released this month as a single in 1970. The B-side "You know my name" a rather bizarre song to say the least.
There were two versions of the song:
The single was shorter.
The album version (released later) was longer and it included a nice guitar solo.
I like the single version better but both got a lot of airplay on the radio.
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Roberto Goizueta, a Cuban American story with Fernando Hernandez, author
Roberto Goizueta, a Cuban American story with Fernando Hernandez, author....click to listen:
Friday, March 06, 2026
The UK could use a PM like Churchill
The current PM looked so weak that it may bring down his government, and I hope it does.
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2015 podcast: Let's chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'
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Guest: Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz, editor of Fausta's Blog, joins me for a chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'.....
Happy # 89 Valentina Tereshkova
On June 16, 1963, Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space. She flew 48 orbits and 71 hours.
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Happy # 87 Octavio “Cookie” Rojas
Octavio Victor (Rivas) Rojas was born on March 6, 1939, in Havana, Cuba. According to The Society of Baseball Research, his mother gave him the Spanish nickname “Cuqui”, meaning charming or adorable, when he was young. Eventually “Cuqui” became “Cookie” when he got to major league baseball.
Rojas played 4 seasons in the Cuban winter league. He won the last batting title (.322) of the Cuban winter league, 1960-61.
Rojas broke with the Reds in 1962 but was traded to the Phillies. In 1964, Rojas was at shortstop when Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game on Father’s Day. In 1965, Rojas made the NL All Star team, hit .303 and got many votes for the NL MVP award that year. He spent the rest of the 1960’s with Philadelphia.
In 1970, Rojas got a second chance with the expansion Kansas City Royals. He became a team leader and one of the most popular Royals ever. He represented the Royals in the AL All-Star Game four consecutive years, 1971-74.
He retired as a Royal in 1977 with a .263 career batting average, 1,660 hits and a reputation for being a great influence with young players in the clubhouse.
In the 1980’s, Rojas was named the 29th most popular Royal ever.
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We remember Mary Wilson (1944-2021)
The Supremes were Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. They were three very talented young women from Detroit. In a short time, the trio became the most successful "girl group" in rock and pop history. Later, Diana Ross enjoyed a huge solo career!
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