Monday, August 16 through Sunday, August 22, 2021
Issue No. 394
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Field of Dreams Becomes Reality
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Field of Dreams comes to life... |
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Field of Dreams; The Most Watched Game in 16 years
By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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Fox’s Field of Dreams game, which aired last night (August 12th) on the FOX network, was the most watched regular season baseball game in the U.S. in 16 years.
In years past, Major League Baseball games have been played in different countries. MLB has played regular season games in England, Japan, México, Puerto Rico and Australia. The game has become more international than ever, and there is nothing wrong with that. We live in a smaller world with social media and instant communications; everybody is more “tuned-in” than ever before. In some of these games outside the U.S., the game was the season opener.
It is worthwhile to remember that this great game of baseball that we love was originally invented here in the United States of America. There was nothing wrong, but a touch of genius by the Commissioner of Baseball and the powers-that-be, came up with the idea of a Field of Dreams game, at the same location where the popular 1989 movie of the same name took place – in the small country town of Dyersville, Iowa, in the middle of the country. The #1 corn producer in the country, Iowa was the scene for the game this Thursday and a total Home Run by all involved.
Baseball is the ultimate team sport, but at the same time it emphasizes individualism like no other sport. When a hitter stands alone at the plate, he stands there, trying to hit the ball and help his team to victory, which is exactly what Tim Anderson did in the ninth inning.
The Field of Dreams game was a total success and shows how great baseball can be. The romanticism and escapism of the location (a field built next to the original field and house where the movie was filmed) was an awesome thing to see. FOX TV carried the game and spectacular shots, especially the sunset with a sky that could have been painted by sports painter-artist LeRoy Neiman.
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Chicago White Sox players enter the Field of Dreams
“It was a small movie,” said star of the film Kevin Costner, who is the first to say it has become a film that forever will be a reminder of what baseball can do. He said: “A movie where there was no car chase, no love scene, but the final scene was a man playing catch with his father.”
Any of us who have played baseball from little league to high school or beyond understand the love involved of playing catch with your father. That connection forever connects us all. One of the most poignant scenes was prior to the game, when Kevin Costner came out of the corn field followed 30 seconds later by players from both teams, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox, walking slowly and shaking hands with Mr. Costner.
The television production was supreme, in a surreal setting in the middle of a corn field, where an 8,000 seat baseball park and diamond was built. Two Major League teams, contending to go deep in October, the Yankees and the White Sox, played an exciting game, a “traditional” nine innings game like would have taken place in the 1920s with uniforms of that time. Then a Hollywood ending when the lead changed twice in the ninth, culminating with the dramatic home run to right field by Tim Anderson, the leader of this White Sox team, their shortstop and leadoff hitter.
The main reason this was a total success? The players loved it, and let’s face it, the players are the key part of the game, which is what people come to see. The players were truly enjoying this game, they were smiling, they were talking, they seemed to be part of ‘taking it all in,’ the whole experience. Most of these players were little boys, some not even born, when Field of Dreams first came to the screen 32 years ago.
Commissioner of Baseball Fred (Rob) Manfred told everybody, “This will not be the only time.” This was a great idea by MLB to marry the nostalgia and romanticism of a great baseball film-story to a real baseball game, not an exhibition, but a game between two contending teams in a typical American setting, a small town in the Midwest. Norman Rockwell would have loved this. Burt Lancaster was there in spirit.
This Field of Dreams game sends us all back to the days when baseball was the National Pastime.
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Amaury Pi Gonzalez is vice president of the Major League Baseball Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Museum and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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Letters to the Editor
Take Me Out To The Ballgame: (I mean Casino)
In a recent article in NYPlay, (8/12/21) Mike Mazzeo notes the extensive lobbying efforts of New York teams to bring legalized sports betting to stadiums and arenas across the state. Three leagues (MLB, NBA and the PGA) have paid more than $125,000 to lobby New York lawmakers on issues related to sports betting in 2021 alone. Madison Square Garden (Knicks/Rangers), the Nets, Yankees, and Pegula Sports & Entertainment, (Bills, Sabres) would like to add sports books/lounges "to increase fan engagement and revenue during home games."
With all the self-congratulatory, "feel-good" praise over the Field of Dreams Yankees/White Sox game recently aired on Fox, the constant drum beat to now force-feed gambling on the general public at actual venues is not only hypocritical but dangerous to the essence of Sports.
Instead of a family at a game where it's, "Dad, can I have a pretzel and a soda," expect, "Dad, can I have $20 to bet on Harden to miss this free-throw? It's 20-1 odds!"
Sure, it may help kids learn math, but I'll bet little Billy gets plunked with a foul ball while he checks the odds on Aaron Judge's next at bat. The odds are 2-1!
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Executive Director
Center for Continuing Education
Monterey, CA
We're On The Fringe
In Thursday Baseball news, between the victories of the Giants over Colorado and the A's over Cleveland, NorCal teams won by a combined score of 24-0. Sadly, the greatness that is the Bay Area is rarely mentioned on major sports news television.
They're too obsessed with Dak Prescott, the Nets, Aaron Rodgers and the same old same old, and the crocodile tears of Stephen A. and Max's over the Field of Dreams remake was painful to watch, although it did serve as a convenient vehicle for them to launch into their usual anti-Baseball rhetoric.
You wouldn't know which team has the best record in baseball if you only watched those two.
J.D. Monkman
South San Francisco
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Oakland A's 8, Texas Rangers 3
Oakland Roots SC 2, LA Galaxy II 1
Oakland Roots SC 0, Sacramento Republic 0
San Francisco 49ers 16, Kansas City Chiefs 19
San Francisco Giants 5, Colorado Rockies 2
San Jose Earthquakes 0, Vancouver Whitecaps 0
Features
2021 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
Field of Dreams, The Most Watched Game in 16 Years, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Howard Terminal or Bust! by Andy Dolich
Organizations
Golden Gate Fields
San Jose State Spartans
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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San Francisco 49ers 16
Kansas City Chiefs 19
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Rookie quarterback Trey Lance, the 2021 first round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers, played in his first game and as expected, made rookie mistakes. But on one play he displayed what had captured 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's attention from Day One, a howitzer for an arm. Lance connected on an 80-yard touchdown to wide receiver Trent Sherfield and estimates were the ball traveled over 45 yards in the air. It was a stirring example of the talent Lance brings to the team and excites all 49ers fans. The team now travels to Los Angeles to meet the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at 4:30 p.m., KPIX livestream. |
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San Francisco Giants 5
Colorado Rockies 2
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Oakland A's 8
Texas Rangers 3
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49ers, A's & Giants Schedules |
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GIANTS AGREE TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH BRANDON CRAWFORD
The Giants and shortstop Brandon Crawford have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension that will keep Crawford in a Giants uniform through the 2023 season. The two-year extension is worth $32 million with a base salary of $16 million in 2022 and 2023.
Crawford, 34, is in the midst of one of the best seasons of his career in 2021, currently hitting .296 with 21 doubles, one triple, 19 home runs, 69 RBI and a .904 OPS. He was named an All-Star for the third time in his career (also 2015 and 2018) earlier this year and is on pace to challenge his career-best numbers for homers, RBI and OPS in a single-season. Among qualified shortstops this year, Crawford’s .904 OPS is second-best in the Majors while his 69 RBI are the second-most and his 19 home runs are tied for the fifth-most.
Overall, Crawford ranks among the National League leaders in batting average (.296, 9th), slugging percentage (.540, 6th), OPS (.904, 9th) and RBI (69, T-10th).
The Bay Area native became the franchise’s all-time leader in games played at shortstop earlier this season, surpassing Hall of Famer Travis Jackson on June 8 at Texas when he started the game for San Francisco. During his 11 seasons in the orange and black he’s been a part of two World Series championship clubs (2012, 2014), won three Gold Glove awards (2015-2017) and also garnered a Silver Slugger award (2015).
In San Francisco history (1958-present), Crawford currently ranks in the club record books in games played (1,400, 5th), triples (39, T-5th), doubles (255, 5th), hits (1,196, 8th), RBI (633, 9th), walks (449, 12th) and home runs (125, 17th).
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August 1, 2021; San Francisco, CA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Kris Bryant (23) warms up on the field as third baseman Evan Longoria (10) watches before the game against the Houston Astros at Oracle Park.
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2021 Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon |
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The San Francisco Belle is docked near Alcatraz in anticipation of the 40th Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday, August 15, 2021
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Athletes begin the Triathlon with a 7:30 a.m. plunge into San Francisco Bay and embark on a 1.5 mile swim, 18-mile bike ride and an 8-mile run.
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San Jose State Spartans' Cade Hall |
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San Jose State University defensive lineman Cade Hall was named to USA Today's preseason All-America team as a second team selection. Hall is the one Mountain West and only one from one of the seven NCAA Division I California-based Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams named as either as a first- or second-team selection.
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San Jose Earthquakes 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 0
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San Jose goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made three saves on the way to a clean slate in the Earthquakes 0-0 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday, August 13th, at PayPal Park. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Former Earthquakes midfielder Florian Jungwirth is acknowledged before the game after being traded to the Whitecaps earlier this month.
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Should the Oakland A's build at the Howard Terminal site? |
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Howard Terminal or Bust!
By Andy Dolich
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Does the old adage of “A port in any storm,” apply when it’s the port itself that has ended up in the middle of a storm? That's the question faced by the Port of Oakland as Howard Terminal has become a national story based on the Oakland A’s focus on building a $12 billion dollar baseball city on the site.
The A’s 55-acre Howard Terminal plan includes a 35,000-seat baseball park, 3,000 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of commercial space, a 3,500-seat indoor performance center, 400 hotel rooms and 18 acres of public open space. The fan transport Gondola idea is still up in the air.
A’s President and official ballpark spokesman, Dave Kaval, stated that the franchise has “No Plan B” for a new ballpark in Oakland: “It’s Howard Terminal or bust.” Now all eyes and negotiations turn towards the concrete, container ships, cranes and water of the Port.
How did Oakland become one of the busiest ports in the United States and how did Howard Terminal come to be?
Let’s begin in 1868, when the Central Pacific Railroad decided that Oakland would be the west coast terminus of the first transcontinental railroad. In time the waterfront grew when Captain Thomas Gray, grandfather of the famous dancer Isadora Duncan, initiated one of many ferry services to San Francisco from Oakland’s port in 1893. After the devastating 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, these ferries and the railroad helped Oakland become a major distributor of supplies to help rebuild The City across the bay and a competitor to San Francisco’s bustling seaport.
In early 1900 John L. Howard purchased the 16-acre property and started the Howard Company. It was incorporated as Howard Terminal on September 14, 1900. The Company started as a wholesale coal business and exporter of grain with the motto, “Service to the Seven Seas.” The Howards developed and operated their own mini-railroad within its terminal allowing it to move cargo containers to and from the docks and the warehouses.
John Howard was a force of nature in business, civic projects and philanthropic causes. Howard was President of the Beet Sugar Manufacturers of America, Western Fuel Company, Alameda Sugar Company, Alameda Farms Company, Union Sugar Company, Atlantic Security Company, Central Bank of Oakland, Holmes Line Company and Union Commercial Company.
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Like majestic sentinels, busy loading cranes have helped establish the Port of Oakland as one of the busiest container ports in the country
John’s son Charles P. Howard began working at the family docks in 1904. He took over the company in 1927 after his father’s death and brought his three sons into the business which lasted 78 years until the Port officially took over the property in 1978.
The business changed considerably over the years to include shipping of support materials during WWII and post-war automobiles, scrap metal and food staples to and from all parts of the world. The Terminal played an important role in the transpacific trade boom which increased Oakland's position as a leading maritime location.
Charles P. Howard grew up in Oakland and was fully involved as a leading corporate citizen as President of the Chamber of Commerce. He was instrumental in expanding, upgrading and fundraising for Oakland schools. Howard’s three sons, Peter, Harmon and Bruce, were also community focused. They grew up spending time on weekends at the Terminal to keep things flowing and taking their families to the Oakland Oaks games, which was the only game in town in those years.
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Oakland honored Charles P. Howard’s many contributions by naming the Terminal and a local elementary school after him.
Charles Howard’s step-brother was playwright Sidney Howard, who wrote Broadway plays and was an Oscar winner for the screenplay for a fairly successful movie, “Gone with the Wind.” Howard’s last living child, daughter Sidney, was married to Sir Brian Urquhart, who was one of the founders of the United Nations. Over four decades he served as the Chief Aide to its first five General Secretaries as well as being the Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs. He passed away earlier this year at 101. Howard’s wife, Elma Harmon, was an Oaklander. Her father, A.K.P. Harmon made his fortune during the Gold Rush. He funded Cal’s first indoor athletic facility in 1879. It was named Harmon Gym in 1959 and has been Haas Pavilion since 1999.
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Above, Charles P. Howard at 93...
In the late 1960s, Oakland was the first major port on the West Coast to build terminals for container ships, a revolutionary technology at the time. Oakland rose to become the second largest container port in the world.
The 16 acre parcel which became known as Howard Terminal was acquired for $3.3 million dollars in 1978, ending eight decades of family enterprise.
Today, Oakland is one of the ten busiest container ports in the U.S, moving a record amount of cargo in 2021 and handling the majority of containerized goods in Northern California. Howard Terminal was run as a container terminal itself for the better part of three decades, most notably as the main terminal for Matson Navigation.
The gantry cranes at Howard Terminal are silent, waiting for a new master tenant, but the terminal is still buzzing. It hosts 1,200 truck moves a day, 325,000 gate transactions a year, moving hundreds of thousands of containers from the docks as a staging and parking yard that keeps trucks off the 880 freeway at peak traffic hours and out of the West Oakland community.
Now the Oakland A’s are trying to build their $12 billion dollar urban ballpark city vision upon the reality of what the Howard family, along with thousands of hardworking citizens, created over more than a hundred years ago of truly being “Rooted in Oakland.”
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Andy Dolich has over five decades of leadership in the sports industry, including executive positions in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, pro soccer and lacrosse. Presently Dolich is EVP of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF) and teaches sports business at Stanford's School of Continuing Studies. Dolich is also co-author of: 20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won't Go Pro and co-author of LOL, Loss of Logo,
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The Oakland A's Field of Dreams? |
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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff |
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Which (Philadelphia) A's player had a provision
in his contract which barred him from eating
animal crackers in bed?
(See answer below...)
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Oakland Roots SC 2
LA Galaxy II 1
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August 14, 2021; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Roots SC forward Quincy Amarikwa (25) controls the ball against LA Galaxy II defender Jesús Vázquez (35) and midfielder Carlos Harvey (27) during the first half at Merritt College. (Robert Edwards-Robert Edwards Media) Caption and photo credit: Robert Edwards-Robert Edwards Media.
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August 14, 2021; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Roots SC forward Quincy Amarikwa (25) reacts after assisting on a goal scored by midfielder Yohannes Harish (91) in the 25th minute against LA Galaxy II at Merritt College.
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Oakland Roots SC 0
Sacramento Republic 0
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August 11, 2021; Livermore, California, USA; Oakland Roots SC midfielder Wal Fall (5) heads the ball against Sacramento Republic FC midfielder Fatai Alashe (6) during the second half at Las Positas College Field. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Caption and photo credit:
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Editor's Note
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In the Shadow of Obscurity |
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Author Arif Khatib (above left)
As a person who has traveled the world and chronicled his journey, and recently completed his memoirs for his family, Arif Khatib set out to create a book that would combine three of his passions: sports, history and social justice, while shining a much-needed light on the contributions of forgotten and unheard-of athletes of color. The Shadow of Obscurity: Toiling in a Reluctant Society realizes his vision.
Author Pete Elman (above right)
Pete Elman is a musician, journalist, author and teacher. Originally from Washington, D.C., he grew up loving rock and roll, sports and history. His father, a Justice Department lawyer who argued cases in the Supreme Court—most notably Brown vs. Board of Education—imbued in young Peter a strong sense of social justice.
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Where The Bay Comes To Play! |
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The BEST Bay Area sports photos from
Michael Zagaris, Ed Jay, Rich Yee, Darren Yamashita,
Ron Sellers, Alex Ho, Rob Edwards, Kenneth Wong,
Timothy Reynolds and Larry Rosa
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Jungle Cry, with jockey Catalino Martinez, win the Robert Duprey $50,000 Added with a time of 1:44.92. Trained by Steven Specht.
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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
celebrates 70th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races
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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to feature
display with Del Monte Trophy winners
MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 14, 2021 – The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an event which features the rarest of race cars, and the 2021 edition will showcase five of the most extraordinary machines in American racing history.
The five cars that won the Feature Race/Del Monte Trophy at the 1950-1956 Pebble Beach Road Races will be displayed side by side on Aug. 14 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
- These champion cars from Pebble Beach will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the races by taking to the track for exhibition laps at 1:35 p.m. on Aug. 14. Included in the display will be:The 1950 Jaguar XK-120 driven by 23-year-old Phil Hill – a future Formula 1 champion – which won the 1950 race at Pebble Beach. Hill took the inaugural race in the Jaguar, despite losing his clutch in a preliminary race and starting at the back of the pack.
- The 1950 Allard J2 which carried Bill Pollack to victory lane in both 1951 and 1952. The car roared behind the power of a Cadillac V8 engine, and Pollack’s driving prowess allowed him to harness that power and capture back-to-back titles in the historic Pebble Beach races. His daughter Mellette will be in the car for the exhibition laps.
- The 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder that carried Phil Hill to his second Pebble Beach championship in 1953. Hill started in the seventh row, but the brand new Ferrari’s V12 engine wouldn’t be denied, as Hill won the race by 1 minute, 30 seconds. One week prior to the victory, the car was displayed at the New York International Motor Sport Show.
- The 1954 Ferrari 340 MM Vignale Spyder which Sterling Edwards piloted to a win, earned with some good fortune, in 1954. Edwards started 14th, but the V12 helped him work his way to third before the two men in front of him suffered car failures, allowing Edwards – the man who had done so much to convince the Pebble Beach executives to create the races in 1950 – to seize the moment.
- The 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder which was tops in the 1955 race with Phil Hill behind the wheel, and once again the best in 1956 with Carroll Shelby at the helm. In 1955, Hill navigated the course in a driving rainstorm to capture his third title. In 1956, Shelby averaged 71 miles per hour during the race, passing Hill on Lap 29 to become the winner of the final major race at Pebble Beach.
In addition to these five historic race cars, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will also feature the 1949 Parkinson Jaguar and the 1950 Cannon Mk.1 Special which completed the top three at inaugural 1950 race at Pebble Beach.
- Race Group 4A at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will see five of the early 1950s Specials raced by present day drivers, each one either the son or nephew of the car’s original builder/driver.The 1950 Cannon Mk.1 Special will be driven by Rick Cannon, nephew of builder Ted Cannon.
- The 1952 Streets Manning Special driven by Skip Streets, son of builder and racer John Streets.
- The 1953 Tatum GMC Special driven by Blake Tatum, son of builder and racer Chuck Tatum.
- The 1951 Baldwin Hanssen Special driven by Stu Hanssen, son of builder and racer William Hanssen.
- The 1955 Cleary Crosley Special driven by builder and racer Michael Cleary.
Don’t miss out on the unique opportunity to see all these historic cars up close. From individual day tickets to full VIP hospitality packages, there are myriad options available to experience the 2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Complete information may be found at WeatherTechRaceway.com or by calling the Tickets and Accommodations specialists at 831-242-8200
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Hardly Trivial Answer by T. Buff |
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Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell (left)
used to room with his catcher, Ossie Schreck. They even slept in the same bed, which was standard in those days, to save money. But when contract time came around, Ossie insisted that there be a clause in Rube's agreement stipulating that he could not eat animal crackers in bed. Apparently Philadelphia A's manager Connie Mack agreed, and Waddell abided by the agreement.
An easy Google search got me the images for these two A's in the question. I won't tell you the resource for the question but this link https://bit.ly/3AGilIc will take you to a fun nugget about the budding game of baseball!
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Led to a clause in a contract
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Monday, August 16
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets, 6:45 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.
Tuesday, August 17
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets, 6:45 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United, 7:30 p.m.
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San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets 12:45 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Chicago White Sox, 5:15 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC @ New Mexico United, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 19
Oakland A's @ Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m.
Friday, August 20
Oakland A's vs. San Francisco Giants, 6:40 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes @ LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 21
Oakland A's vs. San Francisco Giants, 1:07 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC vs. Las Vegas Lights, 7:30 p.m.
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San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Chargers, 4:30 p.m.,
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The New York Yankees are the greatest dynasty, not only in baseball but in all of sports. The Yankees, in fact, embody a series of dynasties, from Ruth-Gehrig through Jeter-Rivera. But the absolute greatest Yankees were the 1949-1953 pinstripers, winners of an unprecedented five consecutive World Series. The Yankee Way, Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa writes in the book's forward, is “full of Yankee winning keys, star-studded competitions, and insights about one of baseball's historically fascinating periods.” Key contributors to this dynasty, including Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto, and manager Casey Stengel, are remembered by their teammate, Charlie Silvera, catcher and co-author.
Dave Newhouse was an award-winning sportswriter/columnist for the Oakland Tribune before his retirement. He has continued his work as an author and The Yankee Way is his eighteenth book. He lives with his wife, Patsy, an artist, in Oakland, CA.
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