Thanks to my cousin for bringing this to my attention today.
From Bombers Beat at the MLBlogs Network:
70 years ago, a dying Lou Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium and said goodbye to baseball, making what can only be considered the most memorable and greatest speech in the game’s history.
Today, this Fourth of July, [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness
Posted in Awareness, Baseball, The Yankees on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
233 Years Today
Posted in Patriotism on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name, and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right [...]
My 2009 All Star Ballot
Posted in Baseball on July 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
American League
1B: Justin Morneau. Youkilis currently leads in the voting but he doesn’t quite approach Morneau or Teixeira in power and run production. Miguel Cabrera’s .330+ batting average puts him in the discussion but the other three are much more complete players while Cabrera is really just a hitter. There’s some temptation [...]
Re-creating The Gap That Gave Us The Great Depression
Posted in Economics on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(click the image for the full-sized chart)
Pulled from the June 30, 2008 issue of The Nation
