Saturday, August 17, 2024
Mrs. K makes 2 leftist turns
Mrs. K makes 2 leftist turns: On one hand, Vice President Kamala Harris is..
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Harris goes left with Walz and price controls plus more stories
Harris goes left with Walz and price controls plus more stories
August 1973: Willie Mays hit # 660 or his last HR
The great Willie Mays hit his last home run, or # 660, on this day in 1973. He hit it off Don Gullett of the Cincinnati Reds.
Mays was # 3 behind Ruth and Aaron when he retired. He had a .302 career average, 3283 hits and 1903 Rbi.
Maybe the greatest player ever? He gets my vote.
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Happy # 87 to Diego Segui
We say happy birthday to Diego Segui who was born in Holguin, Cuba, on this day in 1937. He was another one of those who played in the old Cuban league and later in the US major leagues: Segui won 92 games, saved 71 with a 3.81 ERA.
Diego broke in with the Kansas City A’s (now Oakland A’s) in 1962 but left his mark in the city of Seattle.
My guess is that young Diego of Holguin never heard of Seattle when he was dreaming of a baseball career in the island’s sandlots.
Segui is the answer to a great baseball trivia question: Who pitched on opening day for the old Seattle Pilots in 1969 and the current Seattle Mariners who started playing in 1977? (By the way, the 1969 Seattle Pilots became the 1970 and current Milwaukee Brewers)
Here is the story:
“The city of Seattle (Washington) has been home to two Major League franchises.The Seattle Pilots, who were an American League team based in Seattle, Washington for one season, 1969, before being relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.And the modern day Seattle Mariners, an American League team also based in Seattle, Washington, 1977 through today.Diego Segui is the only player in baseball history to play for both the Seattle Pilots (66 games pitched in 1969) and the Seattle Mariners (40 games pitched in 1977).Even more unique than that, Diego Segui played in both franchises Opening Day game, appearing in relief on April 8, 1969, the first game in franchise history for the Seattle Pilots, and was handed the loss on April 6, 1977, the first game in franchise history for the Seattle Mariners.”
Diego retired in 1977 after pitching with a few other teams. Segui will be always be remembered in Seattle. He is the only man who wore the Pilots and Mariners uniforms on their respective opening day games! To my knowledge, no other major leaguer has ever done that.
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Happy # 83 Boog Powell
Powell broke with the Orioles in 1961 and became a regular in 1962: 15 HR & 53 RBI. By 1964, Boog was one of the top power hitters in the AL: a .290 average with 39 HR & 99 RBI. His best season was 1970: .297 average, 35 HR, 114 RBI and the AL MVP. The Orioles also won the World Series that year.
Boog hit 303 HR as an Oriole (339 total) and remains one of the most popular men ever to wear the team's uniform. After baseball, the former MVP set up a barbecue operation at Camden Yards.
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2007: "The lost city" a love story about Cuba circa 1960
"The lost city" is the best movie about Cuba circa 1960. It tells the story of a family caught up in the events shaking up the island during that time:
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"World War Two, the War that Made Our World"...with Barry Jacobsen
"World War Two, the War that Made Our World"...with Barry Jacobsen....... https://t.co/xfj5MsJ5Jt— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) December 4, 2016