Fun Trivia & More
As I was scanning my Facebook feed last night, I came upon a post from Tibob De Longueuil, who puts up shots of old baseball cards and a bit of info on each. One was especially interesting and didn’t ring a bell. Third Baseman Ted Cox debuted for the Red Sox in September 1977 after hitting .344 at AAA. He went four-for-four against the Orioles. The next day against the Yankees the Oklahoma boy had singles in his first two at-bats, breaking the record of five straight hits to begin a career. He finished the season with a .362 BA in 58 at-bats. Alas, things did not go remotely as well after that incredible start. Cox was traded to the Indians in ’78, playing for them two years, then spent a season each in Seattle and Toronto, career ending in 1981. His MLB BA was .245. Still, he advanced to a level only a minute percentage attain. He passed away at 65 in 2020. And whose record did he surpass? Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators, whose career was stellar. The Georgia farm boy played from 1933-’47, missing four years due to service in WWII. He suffered frostbite at the Battle of the Bulge and was lucky his feet weren’t amputated. His career average of .314 is the record for American League shortstops. I’m surprised the Veteran’s Committee hasn’t voted him into the Hall of Fame. He passed away at 93 in 2006. Facts from Wiki, photos from Google Images. Thanks, Tibob:
Excerpt from a nypost.com editorial about the president of George Washington University: “… a prestigious American university in the heart of Washington, D.C. promised to use his position of authority to identify students responsible for criticizing a global superpower. Unwittingly, [he] agreed to do exactly what the Chinese government has been attempting worldwide: unmask and punish the CCP’s critics, even those far outside its borders.” How dare those kids speak out against totalitarianism.
Things are interesting in Oregon, where eastern sectors are trying to secede and join Idaho. Now there’s this, headline from foxnews.com: “Oregon sheriffs won’t enforce new gun law: ‘Infringes on Second Amendment’.” Kudos. Why disarm the law-abiding?
My thanks to those who donated and bought books on this cloudy day. The absence of wind made it a pleasant stay, although I sat in the car for most of the last hour to make sure I didn’t pick up a chill. Here’s what sold: Irresistible Forces by Danielle Steel, No Regrets by JoAnn Ross, The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, and a hardcover in Russian. The highlight of the session came when a woman who a couple of years ago asked for Harold Robbins’ A Stone for Danny Fisher happened by. I’d been holding it about a week. She was thrilled and said it was a great birthday present. It’s a paperback so old its original price was thirty-five cents. I didn’t charge her, as she’d donated many cookbooks a few years ago, which all sold.
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