Last night’s hot stove attendees:
(1) Arlene Langer consierge Infinity Club
(2) old Tom Curran
(3) Brent. Looks like a young bearded Tommy Nobis.
(4) 75 year old writer George Counter from White County. George had a twinkle in his eye. Brought vintage bats from the now defunct Hanna Bat Company of Athens GA.
(5) Richard Gill retired educator / Hal Holbrooke look alike
(6) founder Jerry Cawley
(7) regular Cecil Dopp, rocking his Cubs #30 jersey
(8) host Johnny Tallant
(9) author Bradsher Hayes was at the Rick Camp game, and 715 with George Plimpton, was a senior at Westminster in 1968.
(10) Dennis L in the Tigers cap and jacket. Lives in East Cobb.
(11) Wade, Johnny’s wavy-haired nephew
(12) old Darrell
(13) regular Bobby Smith (trophies & cane)
(14) me.
Story: Mantle, Whitey, and Billy were going hunting. Mickey goes up to ask the farmer if can they hunt on his land. The farmer asks Mickey to shoot his old aging horse. Mickey walks back. Doesn’t say anything. Then BANG shoots the old sick horse. Whitey was in shock. Then BANG BANG. A second horse falls over, dead. Billy says “Hey Mickey I got me one too!”
Back in the day the minor league team in Eastman GA (as well as many other teams) sold three kinds of tickets: adult, children, and colored.
Braves 2 sport players: Jim Thorpe Gene Conley Ron Reed Brian Jordan, and Deion Sanders.
It always amazes me to sit across from someone talking about being a kid and Ty Cobb being a frequent visitor to his house, eating meals with him almost every day. Or living near Babe Ruth’s second wife, or getting her autograph.
EZGo’s sister company Ransomes Jacobson was formed in 1789, and built the first gasoline powered lawnmower. Their equipment is used at Augusta National and several other top golf courses around the world. Today I had lunch with their director of supply chain, who was visiting from their plant northeast of London. Our team coordinates the purchase, fabrication, and shipment of blades overseas for them.
The GT game must’ve been over by the time I got home, after 10 pm.
M is house-sitting for W&MC.
A Neurosurgeon gives Advice On How To Increase Your Attention Span. Put down your cell phone. He says tik tok may be a Chinese plot to destroy productivity in America. Okay, maybe my words, not his.
MONTE IRVIN [SABR Bio] Alabama-born. Negro Leaguer. Was considered to be the most qualified candidate to break major league baseball’s color line - before he was drafted into the military in 1942. Irvin became assistant director of promotions and public relations to Commissioner William Eckert on 21-Aug-1968. He once hit a grand slam in the bottom of an inning, before an opposing player (Rube Walker) hit a grand slam in the top of the same inning, on on 18-May-1950.
Proud to say I never watched the movie "Howard the Duck" all the way through. A low point in Lea Thompson's career.
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