The joke is about a man who was ordering breakfast at the diner. "Give me runny scrambled eggs, burnt bacon, cold toast and cold coffee." His waitress said "We couldn't do that." To which the customer said "That's what you did yesterday!" Here's the reverse. Something happened ...
Just One Voice Singing in the Darkness
Hi all. With a week to go before official Opening Day, I'm going to do something completely different. I'm going to share the words of a far better wordsmith than I, with no edits on my part. Not long ago I wrote my opinion of the changes that are coming to ...
The Times in Baseball They Are A-Changin’
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, March 14. Traditionally baseball has been the most resistant to change of any sport out there. Both college and pro football routinely changes their rules more often than Taylor Swift changes boyfriends. Now, MLB and the union have agreed on changes, some of which ...
Tom Terrific Takes a Terrible Turn; Longtime Trouble Worsens Tragically
Hi all. Yesterday was another day of great unhappiness in the baseball world. News of deaths and illness among baseball greats have dotted columns like this one. This time it's the Mets' Tom Seaver, #41, "The Franchise" and above all Tom Terrific. In the '60s and '70s you didn't have to ask who Tom Terrific ...