After the blown seven run lead in the seventh inning of game 5 of the ALCS, I was not sure the young Tampa Bay Rays would be able to hold off the veteran Red Sox. But they did.
I have long been a National league fan, and almost always pull for the National League representative in the World Series, even if it turns out to be my most heated rivals, the Cardinals. But this year I am enchanted by the story of the Rays sudden rise to greatness. So, GO RAYS!
Since 1998 I have hated the staggered playoff schedule that has, until this year been limited to the first round of the baseball playoffs. That year the Astros played the Padres in the first round and lost to Kevin Brown. Because of the extra day off that was inserted between game one and game 2, Brown was able to come back earlier than he would in the traditional format.
Now they bigwigs of baseball have bowed to the TV gods again and allowed a break in the LCS schedule that should not be there! Tampa Bay is on a roll and should not have to take a day off, allowing extra rest for the Sox’ pitchers!
It is infuriating!
All three of the kids are sick and their prescriptions are going to cost more than you have right now. The car broke down and needs a new water pump and you need it fixed so you can get to work, but you are broke till you get your next check! There may be a thousand things that could come up that could cause you to need a Payday Loan.
Fortunately these days you do not even have to leave home to get the financial help you need in such a crisis. Online Payday Loans make it simple by allowing you to go to the computer, make a quick application and receive your money in a very short time.
Have you ever heard of Charles O. Finley? Unless you are an old baseball fan, probably you do not. He was the owner of the
Kansas City A’s, which moved to Oakland, and he was quite a proponent of innovation and showmanship. I knew he was primarily responsible for the introduction of the designated hitter into the game, and for white shoes on the ball players of the 70’s. He instigated bright colors for his uniforms and came up with the idea of variations on the uniforms for day games, weekends, and holidays.
But in a book on baseball trivia that I recently received as a gift I found out a couple of things about Charley O. that made me say “Really, I never heard that before.” The first was that in home games at the A’s stadium, Finley hired a lady named Debbie Fields to present the umpires with her homemade cookies and a drink of water in the fifth inning. Debbie went on to establish her own success, with her Mrs. Fields’ line of baked goods!
The second was that in 1968, Finley had a batboy that had other talents. Stanley Burrell would entertain the players with his singing and dancing in the locker room before and after games. That talented young man is much better known today, as M.C. Hammer!
