The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda

 

The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda

President Trump State of the Union 2026.  Iran update.  NYCity Mayor Mamdani and the snow storm.  Team USA hockey wins gold medal.    

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They should play more hockey on Washington's birthday

 

Here we go again. Another Team USA wins a big game on Washington's birthday. One small difference: The one back in 1980 against the USSR was to get into the gold medal game. The one this year is for the gold medal.

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Happy # 85 Ron Hunt

We remember Ronald Kenneth Hunt who was born in St. Louis on this day in 1941.

Ron Hunt broke in with the Mets in 1963.  He hit .272 with 10 HR and was # 2 in the Rookie of the Year vote behind Pete Rose.  He also hit .303 in 1965 and .288 in 1966.  However, nobody remembers him for that or his .273 average or 1,479 hits over 12 seasons.  

We remember Ron Hunt because he got hit by a pitch 243 times.   in 1971, he got hit 50 times with Montreal.    The next two guys on that list are Don Baylor (35) and Craig Biggio (34).

As a consequence, Hunt retired with a .368 on-base-pct.   

How did he do it?   I don't know but he was very effective when you really needed a runner on base.

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1945: The Marines at Mt Suribachi

Back in 1945 or many years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima was in full force.  

Taking the island of Iwo Jima was essential to the Pacific strategy.   

The island became an important post for future B-29 bombing missions against the Japanese mainland.

  

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We remember Joe Rosenthal (1911-2006)

Is there a better war photo than this?

Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died in 2006. He was 94.     

On February 23, 1945, Joe was 33 and took this famous photo of five battle-weary Marines and a Navy corpsman struggling to raise a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

Iwo Jima was intense:  a 36-day battle that left 6,621 American dead and 19,217 wounded. 

Great photo!

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1861: President elect Lincoln arrived in Washington DC

The United States was an angry country when President-elect Lincoln took a train from Illinois to Washington DC to assume the presidency.   

There were threats of secession and war.   It was not a happy time.

On this day in 1861, President elect Lincoln arrived in Washington DC rather than Baltimore.    He was warned about an assassination attempt in Baltimore and reluctantly changed plans.

Two weeks later, he became the 16th president of the US.    

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CANTO TALK podcasts from last week

Please check our shows from last week..........

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Mexico violence and Bears really moving to Indiana

Team USA wins hockey gold in overtime.   Mexico vi olence and Bears really moving to Indiana.  President Washington (1732-1799).  Miracle on Ice 1980.

Bears leaving?

 Well, it’s not over yet, but don’t bet on the incompetent governor and mayor coming up with a better proposal than the one coming from more prosperous Indiana.  And don’t forget to ask the players about income taxes in both states.

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A word about Sparky Anderson (1934-2010)

The great Sparky Anderson died in 2010.   He was born on this day in 1934 and inducted to The Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Sparky managed the Big Red Machine in the 1970's and then Detroit until the mid-90's.

Anderson led Cincinnati to 4 NL pennants and World Series victories in 1975 & 1976.   Later, he led the Tigers to a series win in 1984 & AL East title in 1987.  Overall, Anderson was one of the most successful managers ever: .545 winning pct!

After baseball, he became a wonderful baseball analyst in post season baseball working radio and TV.    I specifically remember his radio work in the 1983 World Series.

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