the mad sports man

 Watching a video on old baseball traditions. From scheduled double headers, scorecards, pitchers batting, day games (they still happen), wool uniforms, and pitchers throwing complete games. What other traditions do you remember?

 Opening weekend in the NFL is done. What stood out?  Saints lost, Seahawks won. Bears win high scoring game.  How about the CFL quadruple header Saturday?  Fun day there. I will throw in an old CFL stadium. Clarke Stadium.

 First the fun fact. Lee May hit the last ever home run at Crosley Field against Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants on June 24, 1970. Reds won 5-4.  Great labor Day weekend. Except for the rain yesterday. Montreal beat BC, Saskatchewan beat Winnipeg, Toronto beat Hamilton and Edmonton beat Calgary. 3-1 in my pickems. This weekend has Ottawa at Toronto at 11am, Saskatchewan at Winnipeg at 2pm, Calgary at Edmonton at 5pm and Montreal at BC at 8pm. All games on Saturday and all Prince Albert time. 

 From old time baseball photos. September 17, 1954. In the foreground is the Polo Grounds in New York. The Giants are playing the Phillies in an important pennant race game for the Giants. The Phillies win this 4-3 with Robin Roberts getting his 22nd win. In the background is Yankee stadium where Rocky Marciano goes to 47-0 beating Ezzard Charles for the second time in three months and keeping his heavyweight championship.

 September has arrived. Fall and the first day of school is around the corner. Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces on this day in 1905.  Wouldn't it be wild to live in Lloydminster?

 Geez it's the end of August already. Seems like the whole summer flew by. School here has begun already.  NFL season and hockey season is around the corner. It's raining here at the moment. Still grateful for a shelter, getting to eat and snoozing on a bed. Will keep searching for those U-Haul graphics and license plates.