The 4th....30 Years Ago

July 4th....Independence Day.  Hotdogs, Apple Pie...and Baseball?  30 years ago to the day...The Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets engaged in an event that went down in history as one of the longest and weirdest games on record.

The old Atlanta-Fulton County (cookie-cutter) Stadium was home to this game in which the first pitch was innocently thrown at 9:04pm after a 1 hour and 24 minute rain delay.

Then.....after more rain delays....these two teams combined to have 46 hits...22 walks...37 runners left on base....5 errors...2 ejections...and 29 runs.

Did we also tell you the game lasted 19 innings!

The game ended at 3:55am July 5th.   A Fireworks show was scheduled immediately following the game....and even though it was 4:00am in the wee hours of this southern summer town....

The show when on!  Thousands of local residents called the police ...thinking the city was under attack!

There were 44,947 fans that entered the stadium the night before....only a few thousand remained till the end.

But if you ask any Atlantans  about that night...today...Oh yeah...they were there!

Right!

From our friends at FoxSports South.   Reminisce with us:

 

Thirty years ago in Atlanta, a baseball marathon led to fireworks going off at 4 a.m.

JUL 2, 8:00a ET | Sam Gardner

A Few Things......We Learned....This Week-end

And what a week-end it was.......long...hot...

But fun just the same.

What we learned:


Okay......is Tiger Woods ever going to play again?

Tiger To Miss 2nd Straight Major

 

There has .....got to be more to this story:

NBA Top Draft Pick Files Police Report Against Miss Hawaii

 

We still can't figure out why the Feds are involved in  this:

Key Figures In The Roger Clemens Trial

 

Way to put undo pressure on ...Now it'll take him a month for 4 hits:

Jeter's 3000-Hit Chase Gets HBO Documentary

 

The "world wide leader".......grows bigger...& bigger....&  bigger....

Wimbledon Moving To ESPN

 

This is what happens when you only play.......twice a year:

Serena Plummets In World Rankings

 

If it wasn't for Philly.....the Braves would lead the NL:

Hanson dominates again and Freeman propels offense

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman homered twice to drive in three runs, Tommy Hanson combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Monday night.
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Hope you had great 4th of July week-end. 

Happy 235th.....United States of America!!!

America.....and your united states and territories all over the world.....

This day is for you...

Go celebrate!

From Wikipedia:

Independence Day
Displays of fireworks, such as these over the Washington Monument, take place across the United States on Independence Day.
Also called	The Fourth of July The Glorious Fourth The Fourth
Observed by	United States
Type	National
Significance	The day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress
Date	(2011) Monday, July 4
Celebrations	Fireworks, Family reunions, Concerts, Barbecues, Picnics, Parades, Baseball games

Happy Birthday.....To ....Us!

Still....The greatest country in the world.

So proud to be an American.

A few headlines across these United States:

Have a happy 4th of July!

Things we learned......From a "Patriotic" Week-end...

What a week-end........

4th of July........cook outs.....baseball....... a little golf.........fire works...........Wimbledon....some beer.....liquor.....lots of food.......and......family.

It just .......does not get any better.

Say what you want about the United States of America.......there is no other place.......in the entire world.....I would want to live.

Some headlines from........this week-end:

Gov. Palin resigns

Yes.....that governor ......from ...."up there" resigned.....Why? Can't stand the heat? Readying herself for 2012? Who knows? I do know this........No one of any major consequence ..........ever led.......anyone....by quitting.


Police: Slain QB's girlfriend bought gun Update on this Steve McNair drama....

From 'Saturday Night Live' to the U.S. Senate Al Franken.......United States Senator......Rush is in cardiac arrest .....by now...

TV ratings for AT&T National triple That's because..........Tiger won the darn thing!!!

So much for headlines...........

Here's some of our famous ..........one-liners..........

Our brother........and co-writer ........6eVoice.......has to go to China......Soon.... Let's see how fast...Lenovo.......gets him.......his ........passport!

I had my car......."detailed" this week-end.......cost a lot.....but in this Georgia heat? Well worth it.

Can you say, "Overkill..........on this whole Michael Jackson deal"?

Tiger Woods.......wins again.....is he the greatest golfer in our lifetime.....or what?

Not in to tennis.......but what a great finals Sunday.......

And those.......Williams sisters........awesome....and then some.....

I..........think.......I had ...........one ..........great..........week-end.

Happy Trails...........July

Goodbye..........July.......

You blessed this blog with a record 42 posts........Thanks!

July ......saw the NBA's Seattle team leave for Oklahoma City.......An all Williams sister Wimbledon final.......Fireworks on the 4th........The MLB All-star game.

We had .........the Reverend Jesse Jackson putting his foot in his mouth.....A-Rod's divorce.......The ESPY's..........and 4 very good "Hump Days".

We saw Barack Obama increase his lead in the polls........The USA basketball team tuning up for Beijing.......Beijing, banning blacks from bars........

You also gave us that "Brett Favre" fiasco.......you could have kept that.

July........you were indeed.......very entertaining.

And in this southern college town.......you gave us heat.......My , my, was it hot .

Could it be..........global warming? When I was a child.....it didn't seem this hot. Or ....am I just getting old?

Anyway.......happy trails........July.

A Few things....Learned From the Week-end

After a long 4th of July week-end.....

Here's a few things we all learned.......


Fireworks.......are awesome...........

Whether it is orchestrated by professionals or amateurs......fireworks are very entertaining and fun. Friday night, we just watched our neighbors trying to out do each other. One right after the other....no one backing down. It was an awesome sight.


Something about..........meat on the grill....

The taste..........the flavor.......it doesn't get any better than chicken, fish, sausages........on a grill. That charcoal ..........the mesquite logs........the smoked flavor..........'um 'um good. I grilled......my brother-in-law grilled. And we ate..........and ate.......And ..........man.....it was good!


NASCAR.......is better on the radio........

True.........while driving home Saturday night, we tuned in to the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona......What a treat. If you have never listened to a live NASCAR race, you're missing a treat. 3 to 4 announcers covering the race ............at all four corners of the track. And in pit row. The way they switched back and forth, from announcer to announcer ............was incredible. With all the sound effects........

Watching the final 4 laps (when we finally got home) on TV ........was ......a bit anti-climatic. Do yourselves a favor. The next NASCAR race that's on..........find a radio.....

You will not be disappointed ......


The "Dream" is finally.......a reality.......

Yes .....it's true.......The Atlanta Dream won a basketball game. Some people actually follow this team and it's league. From it's inception, we have been ....just a little rough on this women's basketball team........an expansion team.......etc.

But now........the fact is.....the Dream will not go 0-34..........Atlanta beat the Chicago Sky, 91-84 , for their first win after 17 straight losses. Break out the champaign ...........Stop the movers..... Quit packing...........Hey, we're 1-17!

Seriously though..........the Dream....has won a game. And the Dream has an unbelievable following. I admire the passion. You may well win me over one day........and we can all rendezvous at Philips Arena and watch a game.


Babies.......are indeed.......precious.....

Got to see great nephew this week-end...........My niece gave birth 4 weeks ago to her son. And there we were......disinfected.......surgical masks.......(just kidding)

No pictures though on this blog......the baby has his own web site..........But ........my niece? And her hubby? You guys did good. What a beautiful baby.

Happy Birthday......To Us!

We were born, July 4, 1776.....

Spawned from nations all over the world to create these United States of America. Today, we are 232 years old.

We have differences in religion, culture, race, nationalities, politics, economic status, social status, and more.....

But .....we're all ..........Americans.....

And this is our day.......Our day to celebrate if we choose........to barbecue, to see a parade, to watch fireworks, or..........to simply do nothing....relax.

Happy 4th of July!

Have a great Day...........