Captain Kirk invites the hot alien woman for coffee.

Case in point: the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s. They had all-stars at shortstop, left field, third base and a great pitcher.

Banks
Williams
Santo
Jenkins

But they never won a pennant.

Churchy LaFemme

John Hilton.

Pennsylvanians can.

For those who are sad when their favorite broadcaster/announcer retires: There will never be another Lon Simmons. But Duane Kuiper is pretty good.

If you are a baseball fan, this is hilarious.

He is the worst MLB umpire of all time.

One thing I miss about sports writing is that around the 1980s it became fashionable to quote players more. Writers used to tell us what happened; now they tell us how players feel about it.

“So, Slugger, how did you feel when you hit that walk-off?”

How do you think he felt?

Wife brought home this mini tote bag; she bought it for $2.99 at TJs. They are listed on EBay for as much as $250 (obo), but I’m not convinced any are actually being sold at those prices. The one I saw had not sold.

#OTD in 1980: Trans American Flight 209, a B-707, lands safely in Chicago (US) after crew was incapacitated by food poisoning. An ex-fighter pilot traveling as a passenger, along with a flight attendant, took control, supported by an ATC specialist and a former USAF captain.…

MINE!

I’m proud that I have no opinion on either the bridge collision, or the Ohtani mess, due to not having enough information.

I realize I should be banned from Twitter for this.