Pete Richert, a fine left handed relief pitcher played on 3 straight pennant winning teams with the Baltimore Orioles from (1969-1971).
He also was on L.A. Dodgers’ teams that first lost an unscheduled playoff for the N.L. crown in 1962 and then a World Series winner the next season.
In his first game, Richert set a record striking out the first six batters he faced over three different innings. One of the hitters in that ’62 Dodgers vs Reds game was future teammate on the ’70 World Series winning Baltimore Orioles, the great Frank Robinson.
James Earl Carter ascended to the presidency in 1976.
A mere 3 years before becoming U.S. President, Carter was the mystery guest on What’s My Line.
History, hindsight, circumstance all combine to make this fascinating viewing.
Enjoy and perhaps reflect.
After Bianca Andreescu won the Saturday U.S. Open women’s final in straight sets vs Serena Williams, the latter again failing in the final after the road was paved for her, Rafael Nadal won his 19th major title Sunday, in an epic 5 set U.S. Open Men’s final vs Daniil Medvedev.
Maybe Canada is not “allowed” in their beloved hockey, but this year the Toronto Raptors won the NBA crown and Ms. Andreescu, a 19 year old Canadian, denied Williams and what would have been disproportionate praise had she won, to win a major tennis title.
Nadal and Medvedev played a great final, Nadal winning sets 1,2, and 5 on a day “The Guy” won all three.
Rafael Nadal, pictured above.
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In (same calendar) 1991, the Minnesota Twins won a fantastic 7 game World Series vs the Atlanta Braves.
Both franchises, barring the truly unforeseen, will win one eighth division titles these 28 years later and be among the 8 teams playing best of 5 division series, in the upcoming baseball tournament.
Only the Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings is an opening game NFL tilt that matches cities whose baseball teams are even in playoff position at this point, 3 weeks from the regular season conclusion.
As stated, each will be one of eight and just maybe there will be a redux of one of the greatest World Series ever played, the aforementioned Twins/Braves 1991, 7 game Twins’ triumph.
Dan Gladden, pictured above, doubled and scored the game’s only run, (bottom 10) in #7/1991 World Series.
Both Rafael Nadal (vs Daniil Medvedev) and Serena Williams (vs Bianca Andreescu)) are big favorites to complete their almost completely “paved roads” to U.S. Open Tennis crowns.
Somehow, Williams, who was the 8th seed, again avoided (see Wimbledon) the tougher opponents and today is a 3 to 1 favorite vs Andreescu in the 4 P.M. Eastern Time final.
Nadal, roughly a 5 to 1 favorite vs Medvedev in tomorrow’s 4 P.M. Eastern Time final and tournament second seed, was on the other side of the draw from Novak Djokovic, the top seed and Roger Federer, thus at worst would face one. It turns out he faces neither.
So often in sports and for that matter, life–some get the far easier road.
“Bat Out Of Hell” (currently playing at City Center), is a superb musical play with book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, a major cog in the success of such as “Meat Loaf” and Bonnie Tyler to name just two.
The great songs are cleverly placed into the story and a great cast makes this a most entertaining event.
Andrew Polec as “Strat,” Christina Bennington “Raven,” Bradley Dean (“Falco”) and Lena Hall “Sloane”) head the cast.
“You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth,” “Paradise By The Dashboard Lights,” staged brilliantly and “Bat Out Of Hell” are just three of the great songs that help make the play so enjoyable.
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Today a great episode of “What’s My Line?” that aired on January 9, 1955.
There were two mystery guests, one being Tony Curtis, the other tennis star player, Billy Trabert.
The panelists were Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Janet Leigh (married to Mr. Curtis at the time) and Bennett Cerf.
John Charles Daly celebrating his eighteenth wedding anniversary with his first wife Kit, was the show’s host.
Enjoy.
The drama builds and is set up nicely by broadcaster, Bob Elson on Mutual Radio as the Brooklyn Dodgers are one out then one strike from squaring the 1941 World Series vs the vaunted New York Yankees at two games apiece.
Tommy Henrich, who 8 years later and to be cited in a future post, did the unprecedented was the batter.
Hugh Casey, the day before not good in defeat, was brilliant to this point in relief.
In part two, the drama unfolds, a classic, meaningful and face it, a portent of things to come.
In an extreme rarity, as (Red Sox at Yankees) on September 20, 1959 commences, the Yankees are not going to be in post-season play. They had won 4 straight pennants and 9 of the 10 contested in the American League, from (1949-1959).
The 1958 Yankees’ hero, Bob Turley is facing Pumpsie Green, who is in his rookie season. Pete Runnels is “Pistol Pete,” bats third and singles. The great hitter, Ted Williams is over 41 years old and not playing.
Boston does not score, Bobby Richardson bats ahead of Tony Kubek (certainly in ’61 Kubek bats first, Bobby Richardson second on a truly great team) and after each is retired by Tom Brewer, Mickey Mantle singles.
The Chicago White Sox have all but wrapped up the pennant, however a race rages in the N.L. some 60 years ago. (Alas, to the present, as was the case in 1959, the Dodgers and Braves have the two best records in the N.L.)
All-time greats Henry Aaron and Ed Mathews have homered and the Braves are off to a (4-0) lead at Philadelphia vs the Phillies. Mathews is one behind Ernie Banks, 42 to 41 in the home run department. Rocky Colavito leads the American League with 41.
Above I noted some of the first inning of that game, nearly sixty years ago.
Pete Runnels, pictured above, early in his career, as a Washington Senators’ player, won American League batting crowns as a Red Sox player, in 1960 and 1962.
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