Besides Cuba Si, Castro No, and Democracy Now. Baseball is ver good. It was one of the very first phrases I learned to say in English the first time My family arrived in America. The home of the free and land of the Atlanta Braves?
You see, like the Joe Biden image above, my dad was a baseball ⚾️ FANATIC who decided to name his sons after ballplayers. I was named after Rapid Robert, The Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", aka Feller, the famous fastball pitcher for Cleveland for 18 seasons.
My brother George, who is celebrating a birthday was named after The Bambino, George Herman Babe Ruth. The superstar who played 22 seasons was also known as Bam, Jack Dunn's baby, Judge, Sultan of Swat, The Behemoth of Bust, The Big Bam, The Big Fellow, The Caliph of Clout... etc.
This bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball in which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the batting team is to hit the ball into the field of play, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called runs. The objective of the defensive team fielding team is to prevent batters from becoming runners and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate the place where the player started as a batter. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the game is the winner. So, put me in coach, I’m ready to play Center Field.
This video clip below is one of the very best. I hope you enjoy America’s-favorite past-time. Baseball is very good, indeed!
