IT'S A HIT! (OR OUT OF THE BOX)

  SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH., 2020
                 IT'S A HIT

   I'm truly thrilled with the recent reaction
to my blog and it's great to hear from so
many followers.
   My cousin wrote to tell me he was
"baseball starved" and longed for some
stories about the old ball game.
    Baseball terminology has found it's
way into out daily lives. Today's virus
crisis has us all thinking "out of the
box" which, of course stems from
stepping out of the batter's box."   
    And how appropriate to think about
baseball on April 18th.
    The original Yankee stadium opened
on April 18th 1923. The Yanks against
the Red Sox, And the first home run hit
there that day was by Babe Ruth,
      A guy from our area made his
big league debut on April 18th, 1945.
He got up to bat 4 times and only got
one hit. Not especially impressive.
Until you consider the fact that Pete
Gray played the game with just one
arm!
      As for all the uncertainties this
virus has left us with I'll turn to
baseball's wisest philosopher for
some practical wisdom.
       Yogi Berra advised....:"When
you come to a fork in the road,
take it.: And most importantly,
"It ain;t over till it;s over.!
       Hope you're well, and that
all your NEWS is good.