1947: Baseball said goodbye to Babe Ruth

On April 27, 1947, baseball said goodbye to the Babe.    He was very sick and would eventually die in February 1948.      

Every major league park remembered Ruth with a ceremony.   Of course, the highlight was Yankee Stadium and the Babe showed up.

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World War I, part 7, with Barry Jacobsen

 

A show from September 2014:    World War I, part 7, with Barry Jacobsen...Listen in now at http://t.co/bnCXrusSxt. #BlogTalkRadio

— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) September 20, 2014

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Friday’s podcast: A chat with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection

 

Friday’s podcast:    

A chat with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection.   We will discuss the politics of climate change, anti-Israel protests in colleges, Newsom in 2024 and illegal immigration on the California border.....

Friday's video: A chat with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection

A chat with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection. We will discuss the politics of climate change, anti-Israel protests in colleges, Newsom in 2024 and illegal immigration on the California border.

 

No camping in Texas

No camping in Texas: Don't try setting up a camp in Texas unless you are on camping grounds or private property. Don't try it at the university grounds because we don't put it up with it in the Lone Star state. For the record, no heads were cracked, but so...

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No camping in Texas - American Thinker https://t.co/ZucPOqJhMf

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 26, 2024

Happy # 77 Amos Otis

We say happy birthday to Amos Otis who was born in Mobile, Alabama, on this day in 1947.   He turned into one of the best players of the 1970s.  

Amos Otis was one of the key pieces of the Kansas City Royals who won the AL West in 1976, 1977, 1978 and finally made it to the World Series in 1980.    They were a very complete team, from George Brett to Frank White to superb pitching.

Otis was a very good outfielder and had great career numbers:  .277 batting average, a very good .343 On Base average, 2,020 hits, 193 HR & 1,007 RBI in 1,998 games.   And he stole 346 bases.

Amos was an AL All Star 5 times (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 & 1976) and AL Gold Glove (1971, 1973 & 1974).    

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The story of World War I with Barry Jacobsen, part 4

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The story of World War I with Barry Jacobsen, part 4 08/28 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics Podcasts:

Guest: Barry Jacobsen, military historian and blogger. This is our 4th show about World War I. 

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Thursday's podcast: Campus madness, Abortion in 2024, Trump free publicity plus more stories

 

Thursday's podcast:   

Campus madness, Abortion in 2024, Trump free publicity plus more stories.....

Thursday's video: Campus madness, Abortion in 2024, Trump trials and more

Thursday's video: 

 Campus madness, Abortion in 2024, Trump trials and more.....

                            

Who were those masked men talking to Claudia?

Who were those masked men talking to Claudia?: Bizarre! What else do you call it? A few days ago, Mrs. Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman likely to win the presidential election in Mexico, was approached by masked men while on tour in South Mexico. This is the story: On Sunday, April 21…..

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Who were those masked men talking to Claudia? - American Thinker https://t.co/EahkhtFWCL

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 25, 2024

FIRST WORLD WAR, PART 5, WITH BARRY JACOBSEN, MILITARY HISTORIAN.

THURSDAY: FIRST WORLD WAR, PART 5, WITH BARRY JACOBSEN, MILITARY HISTORIAN....Listen in now at http://t.co/c8f3jfUezP. #BlogTalkRadio

— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) September 5, 2014

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Wednesday's podcast: We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez, author

Wednesday's podcast:    

We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez, author.....

Wednesday's video: We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez, author

Wednesday's video: 

We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez, author....

                            

This is not your 1992 Democrat Party

This is not your 1992 Democrat Party: Back in 1992, then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton had his Sister Souljah moment when he publicly confronted a black woman who made a racist remark. Clinton was right in challenging such a remark and benefitted politically because those were...

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This is not your 1992 Democrat Party - American Thinker https://t.co/cCxYCFmOtI

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 24, 2024

Happy # 57 to Omar Vizquel

Omar Enrique (Gonzalez) Vizquel was born in Venezuela on this day in 1967.   He was too young to watch Luis Aparicio play in the major leagues but I'm sure that he heard a lot about him growing up.    Every kid in Venezuela knows about the great Aparicio.

Omar was an outstanding shortstop.   However, let's not overlook his bat:  .272 BA, 2,877 hits, 456 doubles and a very good .336 On Base Pct.

Will he make the Hall of Fame in a couple of years?   Probably not but he will eventually.    

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Iran 1980: The morning we got the news that the mission had failed

For my generation, the Iran hostage crisis is one of those news stories that brings back bad memories.

It started when the so called students crashed the US embassy in Tehran and held about 50 diplomats hostage.   It ended a few minutes after President Reagan was sworn in January 1981.

Between the takeover and the hostages’ release, the story was a daily grind of rumors and more bad news.   Many of us got hooked to an ABC nightly hostage show that ended up being “Nightline”.

The low point was April 24, 1980:

On April 24, 1980, an ill-fated military operation to rescue the 52 American hostages held in Tehran ends with eight U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued. With the Iran Hostage Crisis stretching into its sixth month and all diplomatic appeals to the Iranian government ending in failure, President Jimmy Carter ordered the military mission as a last ditch attempt to save the hostages. During the operation, three of eight helicopters failed, crippling the crucial airborne plans. The mission was then canceled at the staging area in Iran, but during the withdrawal one of the retreating helicopters collided with one of six C-130 transport planes, killing eight soldiers and injuring five. The next day, a somber Jimmy Carter gave a press conference in which he took full responsibility for the tragedy. The hostages were not released for another 270 days.

What a horrible morning.

As I recall, the failed mission did not become a big issue in the campaign.  I recall then-Governor Reagan holding his fire and simply expressing sympathies for the soldiers.   Democrat challenger Senator Ted Kennedy did not say much either.

There were many bad mornings in the Carter presidency.   This one was one of the worst!

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2014 podcast: World War I & Spanish flu with Leslie Eastman & Barry Jacobsen

A show from 2014 with Leslie Eastman & Barry Jacobsen....

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Tuesday's podcast: Campus madness and Biden response

Tuesday's video: Campus madness and Biden response

Tuesday's video: 

 Campus madness and Biden response...........

                            

It turns out that the young care about the economy, too

It turns out that the young care about the economy, too: Another poll, and more good news for former President Trump.  It turns out that young people care about the economy, too.  Via RedState, this is the story: A Reuters/Ipsos poll in March showed Americans age 18-29 favoring Biden…..

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It turns out that the young care about the economy, too - American Thinker https://t.co/O4GVvajIpz

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 23, 2024

The last player from the Negro League hit his first major league homer in 1954

(My new American Thinker post)

There are many angles to the Hank Aaron story.  He retired with 755 home runs and passed Babe Ruth in 1974.  He was an amazing player who was always around the top of the league in HRs, hits and batting average.  And he could play defense too.  

I finally got to see him play in 1971 when the Braves came to Milwaukee for an exhibition game.

We remember that Aaron hit his first home run off of Vic Raschi on April 23rd  in 1954. 

However, his greatest accomplishment is something that few people talk about.  Aaron was the last player from The Negro Leagues to play in the major leagues.   

I think that it's fitting that the man who broke the cherished home run record was the last player from the old Negro Leagues.  It was the perfect way to close a sad chapter and begin one where all Americans could play ball.

It was also landmark moment in the progress that we've made on civil rights.

Sadly, too many self appointed civil rights leaders promote victim-hood or don't want us to see the progress we've made.  Yet, the progress is all around us.   We see successful African Americans, from my sons' outstanding high school principal to the wonderful athletes who dominate sports to the growing number of entrepreneurs.

It's not perfect and indeed a work in progress.   But a lot of progress has been made.   

After all, the man who beat Babe Ruth's record was the last man who played in the Negro Leagues.

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Monday's video: Madness at Columbia, a VP for Trump and the state of the race

Monday's video:

Madness at Columbia, a VP for Trump and the state of the race, Earth Day 1970 plus more stories.....

                            

 

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

NPR...Anti-Israel protests....and other stories.....

Remembering my first bumper sticker: A word about President Nixon who died on this day in 1994

Remembering my first bumper sticker - American Thinker https://t.co/2awBmiFc8c

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 22, 2024

Happy # 69 to David Clyde

David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas.    

In 1973, 18-year old Clyde made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers.   To say the least, Clyde, who had pitched in a high school game a few weeks before, was rushed to sell seats.   Sadly, he was out of baseball in 5 years:  18-33 with a 4.67 ERA.

Wonder how different it would have been if Clyde had gone through the minors and brought to the Rangers later?   We will never know but my guess is that a hard throwing lefty like Clyde would have succeeded, as a starter or closer.

Sad story.

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Happy # 73 Peter Frampton

We say happy birthday Peter Frampton who was born in the UK on this day in 1950

In the summer of 1976, Peter Frampton was on top of the musical world.   His double LP "Frampton comes alive" was # 1 on Billboard USA.    It sold 6 million copies in the US and a lot more elsewhere.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranks this LP # 41 in the top 50 "live" albums.      Frankly, I'm surprised that it ranks that low considering the album's influence on radio.

It featured 3 Top 10 hits:  "Baby, I Love Your Way," "Show Me the Way" and "Do You Feel Like We Do".    The last one was 14 minutes long on the LP version!

Great LP and one of those that you should get on CD for your rock collection.

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CANTO TALK podcasts from last week

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

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Bobby one way, Kennedys for Biden

Bobby one way, Kennedys for Biden: The Kennedy clan came out to support President Biden with a video.     One of them said something about Biden reminding them of their father, Sen. Robert Kennedy who was assassinated in 1968.        

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Bobby one way, Kennedys for Biden - American Thinker https://t.co/EUpTb58dyI

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 21, 2024

Saturday's video: Our chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative

Saturday's video: Our chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative.....

                             

Saturday's podcast: Our chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative

 

Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative...We discussed the political situation in Texas, the GOP VP for Trump, SB-4 update, President Biden & the cannibals, and other stories.....

Friday's podcast: Anti-Israel and the campus, RFK family, Trump trial & more

 

Friday's podcast: 

Anti-Israel and the campus, RFK family, Trump trial & more

Thursday's podcast: The storyteller, NPR madness, The Doolittle Raid 1942 and other stories

 

Thursday's podcast:   

The storyteller, NPR madness, The Doolittle Raid 1942 and other stories.....

Wednesday's podcast: NPR madness, Chicago convention, Iran vs Israel

Wednesday's podcast:  

NPR madness, Chicago convention, Iran vs Israel, Bay of Pigs 1961 and other stories.....

Tuesday's podcast: Migrants on the shore, Chicago convention, Whitey Herzog RIP

 

Tuesday's podcast: 

Migrants on the shore, Chicago convention, Whitey Herzog RIP

Monday's podcast: Monday's podcast: Israel and Iran, Trump trials, Lincoln 1865, Jackie Robinson 1945

Monday's podcast:  

Israel and Iran, Trump trials, Lincoln 1865, Jackie Robinson 1945.....

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

 

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

The cannibals should sue Biden for defamation

The cannibals should sue Biden for defamation : It's the story that keeps on giving -- the one about President Biden saying that his Uncle Ambrose was on the menu when the cannibals of the Pacific had dinner circa 1944. It didn't take long for the Pentagon to correct the story. 

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The cannibals should sue Biden for defamation - American Thinker https://t.co/3MHhhfwvGZ

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 20, 2024

Friday's video: Anti-Israel and the campus, RFK family, Trump trial & more

Friday's video: 

Anti-Israel and the campus, RFK family, Trump trial & more.....

                         

Our beloved grandmother didn't carry the nuclear codes

Our beloved grandmother didn't carry the nuclear codes: Let me put on my grandson hat. President Biden reminds me of my late grandmother. We called her…..

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Our beloved grandmother didn't carry the nuclear codes - American Thinker https://t.co/eA51Z0VMEk

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 19, 2024

Happy # 83 Roberto Carlos

We say happy birthday to Roberto Carlos who was born in Brazil on this day in 1941.

Over the years, Roberto Carlos has sold records in his native Portuguese as well as Spanish.  He has a long list of hits.

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World War II: The great military leaders with Barry Jacobsen

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World War II: The great military leaders with Barry Jacobsen 07/23 by Silvio Canto Jr | History Podcasts:

Guest: Barry Jacobsen, military historian and blogger.......we will remember the Allied and Axis commanders: Ike, MacArthur, Nimitz, Monty, Zukov; and on the Axis side, Von Manstein, Guderian, Rommel, Kesselring, Adm. Yamamoto, General Yamashita.......and other stories of the war............

Thursday's video: The storyteller, NPR madness, The Doolittle Raid 1942...

Thursday's video: 

 The storyteller, NPR madness, The Doolittle Raid 1942...

NPR makes the case for its own defunding

NPR makes the case for its own defunding: The NPR story gets more and more strange.  Some of us were hoping for a little reflection and maybe rebranding from a woke playlist to more bipartisan  information.   Instead, the woke circled the wagons and shot back.   

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NPR makes the case for its own defunding - American Thinker https://t.co/zNAOSquoU0

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 18, 2024

April 18, 1942: The Doolittle Raid with Barry Jacobsen

April 18, 1942: The Doolittle Raid............ 

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1923: Babe Ruth hit 3-run homer in first game at Yankee Stadium

We remember today that Yankee Stadium opened in 1923 and Babe Ruth hit a 3-run homer.    

Who else?

We are now in the 3rd edition of Yankee Stadium.   

The first one saw the team win 24 championships, including 5 in a row from 1949 to 1953.  

The stadium was shut down after the 1974 season for renovations.    The Yankees actually played at Shea Stadium in 1975 and came back to play in a World Series in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

The second one closed after the 2008 season.    

The third one opened in 2009 and the Yankees won the World Series.

The Yankees have a flag in each of the 3 parks, another amazing accomplishment by the top franchise in US sports history.

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The story of World War II with Barry Jacobsen, part 1

 

The story of World War II with Barry Jacobsen, part 1.......click to listen ... https://t.co/vmmbADft09

— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) May 20, 2016

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Wednesday's video: NPR madness, Chicago convention, Iran vs Israel

Wednesday's video: 

NPR madness, Chicago convention, Iran vs Israel.....

                              

Can Chicago protect the people going to the convention?

 

Can Chicago protect the people going to the convention? - American Thinker https://t.co/Tid5v9BuXt

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) April 17, 2024

Check out this Article from AmericanThinker 

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/can_chicago_protect_the_people_going_to_the_convention.html 

Happy # 60 to the Ford Mustang

We celebrate another anniversary of the 1964 Ford Mustang.   

The car was named after a World War II fighter plane. 

The Mustang sold more than 400,000 units within its first year of production, far exceeding sales expectations.

I never owned a Mustang but maybe I should go out and buy one!

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1937: Daffy Duck made his debut

We say happy birthday to Daffy Duck who made his debut in 1937.    He appeared with Porky Pig in "Porky's duck hunt".   

Over the years, we loved Daffy because of a "hyperactive, at times silly, character whose madcap capers were fueled by an unpredictable personality."    

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