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Good luck with your surgery Ben.
As for Tiger, I know nothing of golf but I was a fan in his younger days, as I was of people as dissimilar as Oscar Robertson, Johnny Bench, Larry Bird, Michael Phelps and Bjorn Borg. I just enjoy seeing someone achieve an uncommon level of greatness at any pursuit.
Sad to see the way it all unraveled on him since his golden image got stripped away after his marriage fell apart.
As for Tiger, I know nothing of golf but I was a fan in his younger days, as I was of people as dissimilar as Oscar Robertson, Johnny Bench, Larry Bird, Michael Phelps and Bjorn Borg. I just enjoy seeing someone achieve an uncommon level of greatness at any pursuit.
Sad to see the way it all unraveled on him since his golden image got stripped away after his marriage fell apart.
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Thanks to all you well wishers. I will talk with you in a couple of days.
Just wanted to log on and tell you good luck Mr. Ben and I am praying for you to have a speedy recovery!!!
Prayers Ben, the Lord be with you.
I talked to Ymmot this afternoon. He plans on coming to my house in April when Austin comes. And he also said he planned on playing golf tomorrow if the course is not too muddy.
Additionally, Cordmaker sent me a picture of his last work:
Best of luck to you Ben.
Good morning from ATX. Currently 65°F and cloudy. Expect 81°F for today's high. Another front coming through. We could see rain Friday-Sunday.
Happy Hump Day.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Happy Hump Day.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
RISE AND SHINE
Drinking a good strong cup of coffee as we wait on the sun to rise. Some Purnell's Old Folks Country Sausage (hot) is ready to fry to go with my grits and eggs. I need the protein. Gonna cook it on the grill by the pool and eat out there this morning.
Trust all of the D has a nice day. Stay safe and prayers for a very special member Ben101er and we have faith all will go well and he will be back on his feet in a day or two free from pain.
We should top out at 72° this afternoon, winds off of the Gulf at 6 mph and humidity 47%. That is low for us. The UV Index is 7 of 10 and the Yankees over on the beach should get a little color in their skin before they go back to the Northland.
Watch your language Sgt.
Drinking a good strong cup of coffee as we wait on the sun to rise. Some Purnell's Old Folks Country Sausage (hot) is ready to fry to go with my grits and eggs. I need the protein. Gonna cook it on the grill by the pool and eat out there this morning.
Trust all of the D has a nice day. Stay safe and prayers for a very special member Ben101er and we have faith all will go well and he will be back on his feet in a day or two free from pain.
We should top out at 72° this afternoon, winds off of the Gulf at 6 mph and humidity 47%. That is low for us. The UV Index is 7 of 10 and the Yankees over on the beach should get a little color in their skin before they go back to the Northland.
Watch your language Sgt.
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Good Morning.
I've got nothing other than best wishes to Ben.
I've got nothing other than best wishes to Ben.
Just sat down after making coffee. Didn't see your nothingness before I posted my nothingness.
Guess we're both filled with a whole lot of nothing.
Getting ready to head to the hospital, and thanks again for all the prayers. Everything will be okay, regardless of how the surgery goes. Glad Texas beat KU in overtime last night. They have gained 9 games on us, this year, but we were 16 ahead when the season began, so hopefully, we can keep that lead and then they get hammered by the NCAA. Everyone enjoy this moderate weather, after the cold, ice and snow. I'll check in with you guys in a couple of days.
True. i used to really dislike him because of that. but i came to respect him after seeing him being interviewed more than once and refusing to answer baited questions about politics. i liked the way he held his ground and kept the controversial crap out of his game. i think he was rehabbing from some kind of back surgery when this accident happened. bad luck.
Good morning D-League.
I see Spring Training games are kicking off this weekend. Usually part of an exciting time of the year. Maybe its a small sign of a return to normalcy within a defined period of time.
I used to follow the Hot Stove League very closely. Now, I couldn't tell you what went on with my Reds beyond losing their Cy Young winning pitcher, Trevor Bauer. I guess that pretty much sums up why I'm not the baseball fan I used to be. I watched Pete Rose in Cincinnati for 15 years when I was a kid and the same with Johnny Bench and Tony Perez. The chances all those guys would stay in Cincinnati for more than a decade today to build a dynasty? Not just zero. Zero multiplied by Infinity.
I see Spring Training games are kicking off this weekend. Usually part of an exciting time of the year. Maybe its a small sign of a return to normalcy within a defined period of time.
I used to follow the Hot Stove League very closely. Now, I couldn't tell you what went on with my Reds beyond losing their Cy Young winning pitcher, Trevor Bauer. I guess that pretty much sums up why I'm not the baseball fan I used to be. I watched Pete Rose in Cincinnati for 15 years when I was a kid and the same with Johnny Bench and Tony Perez. The chances all those guys would stay in Cincinnati for more than a decade today to build a dynasty? Not just zero. Zero multiplied by Infinity.
Cards fan here. Dad took me to see the Cards and Stan Musial play in the old Sportsman's Park in St Louis. There was a tall screen running from the right field foul line to right center field. Gussie Busch (the beer baron) thought he was losing to many batting practice baseballs, so he had the screen built to save money on baseballs. Times sure change.
Use to go to Crosley Field and then Riverfront quite often.
Was at Pete's last game of his hitting streak in '78 at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Believe the pitcher for the Braves was Phil Niekro. Next night he went hitless.
Haven't watched, or paid any attention to baseball since the strike. Which was in ????? ... don't even remember the year.
Thanks Bert!!I talked to Ymmot this afternoon. He plans on coming to my house in April when Austin comes. And he also said he planned on playing golf tomorrow if the course is not too muddy.
Additionally, Cordmaker sent me a picture of his last work:
Good morning D, see a lot of nothing going on, same here, I am done with my grandchildren's panels, going to take a little break, let my fingers heal up, then I am going to make a few Uncle Ken Christmas bulbs and send a couple of the off.
I am going to make a couple ARMY STARS for two VETERAN friend's of mine. For those that were in the ARMY, how does this sound. I am going to make the center black, then border that with a gold color glass, then have the star points white, with USA across it. Sound ok?
I hope the D has a goodun, prayed and am praying that everything goes great for Mr. Ben!
I am going to make a couple ARMY STARS for two VETERAN friend's of mine. For those that were in the ARMY, how does this sound. I am going to make the center black, then border that with a gold color glass, then have the star points white, with USA across it. Sound ok?
I hope the D has a goodun, prayed and am praying that everything goes great for Mr. Ben!
Haha. Good memories Bernie. Here's a related one: On my 8th birthday my dad took me to Crosley Field with my teenage uncle. Reds versus Pirates. It turned out to be the game the Reds basically lost the 1964 Pennant to the Cardinals after falling in a heartbreaking 16-inning pitching duel between Jim Maloney and Bob Veale, 1-0: September 30, 1964.
Anyway, during pre-game batting practice my Uncle Pete went down along the left field line, elbowed a bunch of much younger kids out of the way, and snagged TWO baseballs, which he gave me as birthday presents. I was thrilled.
But soon enough my dad made me give them up to use in our knothole (little league) practices...
With your user namer @berniecarbo, I always assumed you were a big Reds fan.
Looked up Bernie and I had forgotten he played with the Cardinals later in his career. In reading about him...found he had quite a drug problem. Then later in life....'He has since become a born again Christian. In 1993, he founded the evangelical organization "Diamond Club Ministry." [1] and now spends his time ministering to families and their children through his love for the game'.
If my memory serves, I think he hit a HR his rookie season with the Reds in his first at bat.
Ditto for me. I now really like the man. He now knows how to handle his fame. I pray for his total recovery.
I think the strike was in 1994 or '95, just don't hold me to it. I let a Chicago Cub player use my country club membership because I worked with his dad at the railroad.
He totally supported the strike and then I found out that he was making $3,000,000 a year.
I called the country club and told them he could not play on my membership. I have not watched a baseball game sense.
We got a warm, 60.3°F, and windy day in Smiths Grove. I still have three piles of snow and hopefully it goes away today. We are to top out at 63°, but I bet we go higher because is is sunny instead of rainy.
You all have a great day.
You all have a great day.
I was talking to my daughter about Spring Training over the weekend and we are going to take in as many as we can this year. We have a lot of teams in this area.
One great thing about growing up in Clearwater, FL during the 1950's was Major League Spring Training. After school let out we would hop on our bikes and head over to Jack Russell Stadium to watch training and whatever exhibition game may be in store for that day. The Phillies trained in Clearwater and they were bad but had some great individual players like Robin Roberts. But the other teams in the area were the cream of the crop. the Yankees were in St Pete and I saw Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford just to name a few. Also in St Pete at that time were the St Louis Cardinals with Stan Musial. The Reds were in Tampa with Ted Kluszewski and Wally Post. Ted Williams and the Red Sox were down in Sarasota and Al Kaline and his Detroit Tigers were over in Lakeland. I was privileged to see all of them in their prime.
Like most boys in that era baseball was by far my favorite game but over the years I drifted away from the sport and when they went on strike I pretty much gave it up. Professional ball players were a different breed back then. They were fan friendly for the most part and you could mix and mingle with them. If you took a glove you could back up the outfielders during batting practice and if a ball went over their head you could chase it down and keep it. I had a footlocker full of baseballs. Back then practice fields were pretty open so there was a lot of space for a player to cover. Now each city has a nice stadium and they call them "Sports Complexes" with all of the best equipment and facilities. That was not the case in the very old days. But it seemed to be a lot more fun. Especially for a kid.
The day I signed up here, I had read an article about Bernie and how he overcame his problems. That's why I chose the name.
I was a huge Braves fan until the strike. I haven’t watched a game since. Millionaires striking doesn’t set well with me.
Bert, I'm anticipating arrival around 5 pm CST on April 17. Looking forward to visiting with y'all again.I talked to Ymmot this afternoon. He plans on coming to my house in April when Austin comes. And he also said he planned on playing golf tomorrow if the course is not too muddy.
Additionally, Cordmaker sent me a picture of his last work:
Thanks for sharing those cool memories Sawnee. Yes, it was a different era. I remember in the late 1960s, my dad took me to what amounted to a semi-pro industrial league game - to see former Redleg Jim O'Toole pitch! He'd been in the major leagues just a couple years before. But they made so little money that he needed to squeeze a few more bucks out of his arm after he was forced out of the Big Leagues. Or maybe he just loved it.
Anyway, when average Major Leaguers made maybe THREE times what a skilled union building trades guy made, the players certainly cared more and gave more of themselves than today when they make 500 times more than a working man.
And, that applies all sports these days.
Did you have any after-effects from your second shot? Got to get my second one Friday.
I will warn the authorities! 😁
Just got back from picking up 100 lbs of magnesium, 50 lbs of palm fertilizer and 25 lbs of citrus fertilizer. Also picked up some hibiscus (color below) and a three nice bougainvillea, red, purple and blue ( below) I am going to have fun this afternoon. I say fun because this time last year I wondered if I would ever be physically able to dig in the dirt. God is good.
I got the Pfizer shot. The third day after the second shot I did not feel good. I ran a low grade fever for about 12 hours.
It was not bad enough for me to take a tylenol. My friend Jessie had a low grade fever the next day, but still closed on two houses.
It was so nice driving home yesterday evening and seeing the grass again.
Good afternoon D-League. It's currently 66° and sunny here, with an expected high of 67° today. Weather like this makes me want Spring to get here that much sooner.
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