I have been multiplying by nine.
It is a way to get answers and certainty.
Many who share my “micro” views, also helped shatter my “micro” life.
No matter, as with “Boris” on Bullwinkle and Rocky, the safe comes down on me.
In the next post, I will cite “pick off” plays in Indians’ World Series lore.
Her name is “Mac,” and she is headed to The Carnegie Delicatessen for lunch.
She is meeting a friend from junior high school.
Surely I am envious, as my sustenance often comes from fast foods such as a good chain with friendly workers, with a similar name to my friend, referenced above.
She said “you were not a regular” at “The Carnegie” and there is something to that, as I suppose we wait until things/people are gone, before we “pay” both much (must be over 20 bucks, for their delicious pastrami sandwich) to eat great food, or attention. Yes Mildred Dunnock in “Salesman”, Arthur Miller’s play, admonished us on “attention being paid.”
Will I get to the Carnegie? Will I enjoy a last meal. Surely “Mac” picked a good week to do so.
Three today, and as with the Trump presidency, any presidency or future event, who knows regarding tomorrow? A pretty good numbers year here, with at least 300 plus days, with three.
Speaking of numbers and the future, having talked about odds before, I would be remiss in not citing and in fact, crediting Donald J. Trump and his campaign (I have a sneaking suspicion a certain “media genius” was in on it, but as with say a missed “Juan Marichal appearance,” I did not move properly toward gaining knowledge) for an unbelievable, upset victory.
Mr. Trump was at least a 5 to 1 underdog as late as one hour before the first results came in from basketball/red states Indiana and Kentucky (this editorial comment I will make, and it is not anti Trump, nor anti today’s Republicans, but it is a “cold” (pun intended) irony, that Republican is red after their predecessors and again I do not ascribe this to now, were over zealous and unconstitutional under Joseph McCarthy, in going after so called Communists in the 1950’s) and I “warned” over confident Clinton supporters, the fact there was a line made a Trump victory entirely possible, though not probable.
Of course he did win, a startling, I believe greatest political upset in the annals of presidential elections. Also it turns out the sports books lost as the “players” took the 5 to 1 odds and no big bettor risked mucho to win little, by giving 7 to 1 odds with Ms. Clinton.
Harry S. Truman, 1948 was a bigger upset you say? A good man, who suffered many hardships and trust me I abhor racial prejudice, yet I state Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder was not a racist,, claimed he got 15 to 1 odds, with Mr. Truman in 1948.
Maybe he did, but the polls, certainly a big loser Tuesday night past, were far less sophisticated then.
A Trump victory even at one third the odds, but in an age of supposedly highly accurate polls, “trumps”–(there is that word again, but to the victor goes the thesaurus (I should patent that one, but here comes some “liberal,” the government in that regard certainly has not been fair) Mr. Truman’s even at 15 to 1, but with decidedly less accurate polling. At least that was the case until 68 years later.
In 1948 Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder surveyed the females in his family and found they did not like moustaches. That was the impetus, as he bet on Truman and vs Thomas E. Dewey, a man with a moustache.
For the second time in the last five presidential elections, a presidential candidate has gained the White House, without winning the popular vote.
The National League/Democrat, American League/Republican stat took a bit of a hit, as Republican Donald J.Trump won the presidency, in a year the National League Cubs won the World Series.
Many thought the Cubs winning would be a better sign for Hillary Rodham Clinton, an Illinois native, however, first of all, it was not. Next, I learned the Cubs’ owners, the Ricketts family, were big donors on Mr. Trump’s behalf.
The 7th game N.L./ Democrat, A.L. Republican took its first official “loss,” after 8 wins. The lone near “loss” was in 1912, the first instance of a 7th game of the World Series, in a presidential election year.
The American League Red Sox won and Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson gained the White House after a 4 games to 3 Red Sox/A.L. triumph. However, one game was declared a tie, hence the series is considered an 8 game series.
For the record in 1924, 1940, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, the correlation held thus the Donald Trump/Republican victory in a year in which the N.L. Cubs won the title in 7 games, was/is a first.
“Hedy! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr,” with performances tomorrow night November 11th and Tuesday November 15th, as part of The United Solo Theater Festival (Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), features a truly remarkable performance by Heather Massie, as the wondrous actress and inventor.
Additionally, Ms. Massie, outwardly resembling the beautiful Hedy Lamarr, digs deep inside for insights into Hedy Lamarr’s life.
As a nice cherry or such, on a great desert, Heather Massie voices all the other roles and does some really good impressions of all, highlighted by those of great actors, Jimmy Stewart and George Sanders.
The fascinating story of Ms. Lamarr, who had a patent as far back as the 1940’s for technology that is integral in devices used so often today, (mobile phones lead that list), was told in chronological order, chock full of great informative information.
Directed by Joan Kane, “Hedy!” takes us on a great voyage looking back on the life of an incredible, beautiful woman.
The performance by Ms.Massie guided the audience in a beautiful, humorous and quite informative way.
Click below for more information on this wonderful performance.
‘HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr’ Begins Tonight …
No game today. I will be back tomorrow with a review of a wonderful show about Hedy Lamarr, born 102 years ago today.
Perhaps, it helps to cite it, thus I will.
Five NFL games were transmitted via television into the New York market last week and all five were games in which the total points exceeded the perception.
In other words, 5 for 5 overs, bettors like overs, I once loved overs and now “suffer” when they come in.
Both New York teams playing simultaneously which was almost unprecedented in say 30 or more years, not sure but close, were involved in overs.
“Against” each other, why not 2 overs?!
They “slowed down” in the second half, but the Colts/Packers was an over, ditto Oakland/Denver and finally Seattle/Buffalo.
Ah, but I know I did not get started with it and also know not watching the games cost me. Still, I am glad I did not watch.
The above also applies to my complaining about it. Sorry!
Somewhere an audio tape exists of game 1 of the 1954 World Series and on it, one can hear Dusty Rhodes’ game winning home run for the Giants vs you guessed or knew it, the Cleveland Indians. The play was called on national radio by Al Helfer, who also was on the radio airwaves, as the Tigers built a big lead in game 7, the last time the Cubs lost a World Series, that in 1945, as it has been for 71 straight years and counting.
However, now the Cubs have won the World Series, as you probably know, for the first time in 108 years.
The Indians have now lost 4 straight World Series, the streak beginning with Helfer on the air, I do believe for two of the key plays in game 1/1954, certainly the momentum building game, as the underdog Giants swept the mighty (111-43) Indians.
Of course that tape proved mirage like, as one hears Helfer talk of Mays’ greatness just after, but not the call of his catch and throw.
Baseball Reference.com does a great and I am pretty sure accurate job of preserving baseball history, something that will neither keep me warm at night nor relieve my loneliness, but is in its own way, a priceless gift.
However, the by definition, dry recitation of countless? plays can not possibly tell the whole story. An example below, regarding the play on which Mays made the catch and throw on a drive hit by Vic Wertz, the Indians batter, who had 4 hits in that game and of course was “robbed” of another.
| CLE | V. Wertz | D. Liddle | 3% | 36% | Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Doby to 3B |
“Dusty” Rhodes pictured above.
After winning their first two World Series in 1920 and 1948, Cleveland has now lost 4 straight baseball/finals.
This was the third straight time they lost by one run in the game in which they were eliminated, a second straight time in a tough if not excruciating 7th game World Series loss.
Though the World Series result was again gruesome for Cleveland, no player named Grissom was involved as had been the case in the previous three Cleveland World Series those transpiring in 1954, 1995 and 1997.
In the 1954 “Classic,” Marv Grissom of the New York Giants arrived on the scene after Willie Mays’ great catch and even better throw kept game 1 tied (2-2). He hurled 2 and two thirds innings of one hit ball, twice escaping man on third with one out situations, one inherited, the other with him pitching the entire inning.
Marquis Grissom with the Atlanta Braves, caught the last out of the 1995 World Series as the Atlanta Braves won the title in game 6 by a (1-0) score.
When the Cleveland team lost a heartbreaking game 7 (3-2) to the Florida Marlins in 1997, Marquis Grissom was a member and starting player on their team.
Time, inexorably goes on.
Can it be 25 years since Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he had the HIV virus?!
Much has happened in the world since that time.
Thank goodness Johnson is here, his “brand” state of mind outweighed by the many charitable ventures he coordinates. Unlike me, “Buck,” called that for different reasons, was never allergic to money.
In addition to being one of the greatest basketball players ever, arguably on some level, the greatest, he was always cordial and more often very friendly to me both personally and when I interviewed him.
Before his arrival, rooting for Wilt (Chamberlain), Jerry (West) and Elgin (Baylor) the Lakes and I knew mainly heartbreak, save my still favorite, ’72 title.
Earvin was the most important and best player on a great team that included a great bunch of guys. 5 indicated by me in the picture below, is for the 5 ’80’s titles. Let’s hope for more good from Earvin and all of us in the future.
The great Earvin “Magic” Johnson with Andy B, as they say, a few years back. I do get second billing ahead of the paper clip.
Andy B Sports 