Great game pitched by Max last night, a “Maddux”. Reid remembered that last year on this date a Braves pitcher also pitched a gem. I checked my blog from last year. Strider pitched 8 innings 13 strikeouts 2 hits zero earned runs, a performance rarely seen in the past 120 years, according to a MSN article that no longer exists. Dock and Melissa and Drew and Nancy were at the game.
Speaking of my blog, it recently passed one million views. Did I mention this before? Currently at 1,023,225. Gets tons of hits from China and Russia and places like that. They probably use my blog for illegal purposes, spying and election interference and the like. And if you think one million hits is a big thing, remember that it’s taken me 20 years to hit that mark.
MICKEY COCHRANE [SABR Bio] was the first manager to lead his team to a 100-win season in his first year as manager. In 1933, Detroit finished 25 games out of 1st with a record of 73-79-1, fifth in the 8-team AL. Cochrane became the Tigers’ player/manager in 1934. They won 101 G, the AL pennant, and took the World Series to 7 games. He was the first player to win a league Most Valuable Player award with two different teams. Cochrane had been AL MVP in 1928 with Philadelphia. He won again in 1934, having led the league in no offense categories, but guided a previously lackluster squad to the pennant. Five additional Tigers received MVP votes, including five of the top 10 vote getters. Playing for Connie Mack’s Philadelphia A’s, he twice hit for the cycle, on 22-Jul-1932 and 02-Aug-1933. In the first game all 4 hits were off the same pitcher, WSH’s General Crowder.
Hugs can relieve pain, anxiety, and depression.
Caitlin Clark's points and assists, as compared to every other college player this year.
Denison: a Harvard epidemiology professor published this article showing how: “Research suggests weekly service attendance is associated with better health” pointing to extensive evidence that “weekly religious service attendance is associated with lower mortality, lower depression, less suicide, better cardiovascular disease survival, better health behaviors, and greater marital stability, happiness, and purpose in life.” Also 40% of the US suicide rate from 1999 to 2014 can be attributed to declines in attendance at religious services. Another study finds declining attendance from 1991 to 2019 accounted for 28% of the increase in depression among adolescents.
Tiger Woods once stepped in to bat against John Smoltz in a back field spring training game. Tiger told Smoltz to give it his 100%.
