Category Archives: Sports

TERRY FORSTER—THE BEST HITTER OF THE LAST 75 YEARS?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Philip

TERRY FORSTER—THE BEST HITTER OF THE LAST 75 YEARS? With David Letterman retiring from his show, there have been references to the time in 1985 when Letterman called pitcher Terry Forster “a fat tub of goo”. Forster was a good … Continue reading →

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THE PESAPALLO SCANDAL.

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Philip

THE PESAPALLO SCANDAL. I would have thought that pesapallo, a sport that is said to be especially popular in rural Finland, in a country which I consider to be made up of honest people, would not be associated with scandal. … Continue reading →

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PESAPALLO—THE FINNISH VERSION OF BASEBALL.

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Philip

PESAPALLO —THE FINNISH VERSION OF BASEBALL. Brian Costa had an article in the Wall Street Journal (July 10) about pesapallo, a Finnish version of baseball. Ordinarily, it might be chauvinistic to look at another country’s sport as if it were … Continue reading →

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FORMULA 1 AND TREATING HEART ATTACKS.

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Philip

FORMULA 1 AND TREATING HEART ATTACKS. I posted here six years ago about how doctors at a British hospital had studied and consulted with a Formula 1 pit crew to improve their handoffs from the cardiac care unit to the … Continue reading →

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A KNIGHT TAKING OFF HIS HELMET.

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Philip

A KNIGHT TAKING OFF HIS HELMET. Catherine Armstrong recounts one event from a tournament which gives a flavor of the ferocity of tournament combat: at the end of one tournament, Marshal “was found with his head in his helmet on … Continue reading →

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THE TOURNAMENT EXPLOITS OF WILLIAM MARSHAL.

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Philip

THE TOURNAMENT EXPLOITS OF WILLIAM MARSHAL. William Marshal was the younger son of a minor nobleman and had no lands to inherit. He acquired wealth and power by his success in tournaments. The wikipedia entry on tournaments says that the … Continue reading →

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JOUSTS WERE DIFFERENT FROM TOURNAMENTS.

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Philip

JOUSTS WERE DIFFERENT FROM TOURNAMENTS. Until I read about William Marshal, my image of medieval tournaments was an image of jousting. For example, I read WOLF HALL and watched the TV version of it. Henry VIII, a large athletic man, … Continue reading →

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WILLIAM MARSHAL—THE GREATEST KNIGHT.

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Philip

WILLIAM MARSHAL—THE GREATEST KNIGHT. One thing that may have contributed to the survival—and success—of Magna Carta was the role of William Marshal, generally acknowledged at the time as the greatest knight. This wikipedia entry on him quotes Stephen Langton (Archbishop … Continue reading →

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“AMPHIBIOUS PITCHER MAKES DEBUT”.

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Philip

“AMPHIBIOUS PITCHER MAKES DEBUT”. I posted here about Pat Venditte’s debut as a major league pitcher under the caption: “AN AMBIDEXTROUS PITCHER SUCCEEDS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.” A newspaper in Oregon reported on the story under the headline “AMPHIBIOUS PITCHER … Continue reading →

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A SINGLETON BEING MISTAKEN FOR TWINS.

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Philip

A SINGLETON BEING MISTAKEN FOR TWINS. This earlier article on the MLB site by Jane Lee tells about how Pat Venditte’s father raised him to throw with both arms from when he was three (Venditte’s father thought it might give … Continue reading →

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