Sunday, July 28, 2024
In Paris, there’ll be no Charlie Hebdo repeat over the blasphemous open ceremonies
In Paris, there’ll be no Charlie Hebdo repeat over the blasphemous open ceremonies: Once upon a time, the athletes marched into a stadium without so much fanfare or production. It’s an introduction of teams, after all. Unfortunately, Paris decided to go woke this year and convince people like me to turn off the TV and skip…
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 28, 2024
July 28, 1994: Kenny Rogers and the perfect game in Arlington
As they say, I heard it on the radio! Kenny Rogers pitched a perfect game before a sellout crowd at the ballpark in Arlington. He beat the Angels with one great catch by Rusty Greer in center field.
Kenny played with Texas, New York Yankees, Oakland, New York Mets, back to Texas and then Detroit. He won 219 games and 133 of those were with Texas.
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We remember Vida Blue (1949-2023)
Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr. was born on this day in 1949 in Louisiana. He died in 2023.
He broke with the A's in 1969 at age 19 and then became the pitching story of 1971: 24-8, a 1.82 ERA, 8 shutouts & 301 Ks. It earned him a Cy Young Award & MVP!
Overall, he won 209 with 143 complete games and pitched with the A's in the postseason, 1971-75.
I saw Vida shutout the Orioles in game 3 of the 1974 ALCS, a dominating 2-hit shutout! He beat Jim Palmer, 1-0 with Sal Bando hitting a home run for the only run of the game.
P.S. You can listen to my show. If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column of the blog page.He broke with the A's in 1969 at age 19 and then became the pitching story of 1971: 24-8, a 1.82 ERA, 8 shutouts & 301 Ks. It earned him a Cy Young Award & MVP!
Overall, he won 209 with 143 complete games and pitched with the A's in the postseason, 1971-75.
I saw Vida shutout the Orioles in game 3 of the 1974 ALCS, a dominating 2-hit shutout! He beat Jim Palmer, 1-0 with Sal Bando hitting a home run for the only run of the game.
We remember Jackie Kennedy (1929-1994)
Jacqueline Bouvier was born in New York on this day in 1929.
We remember her as the very elegant First Lady Jackie Kennedy.
She died in 1994.
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July 28 1991: Dennis Martinez and a perfect game
Where did so many years go? Dennis Martinez was perfect on this day in 1991.
Dennis was born in Nicaragua and came up in the Orioles’ farm system in 1976.
Before signing with Baltimore, Dennis caught the eyes of scouts with masterful pitching against Cuba and the US in 1974. He beat the US, 1-0, pitching 10 innings. Then he beat Cuba, 4-3, by throwing 7 strong innings.
Dennis won 108 games with Baltimore, including playing in the 1979 and 1983 World Series. In 1987, he was traded to Montreal and that was really the prime of his career, including an ERA title and the aforementioned perfect game.
Dennis finished with 245 wins and a 3.70 ERA in 3,999 innings!
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