the mad sports man

Wow end of June already. Nascar is back up and going again. NBA scheduled to return August 1st. Nhl supposed to announce hub cities any day now. Mlb supposed to start spring training tomorrow but who knows. We'll see how July shakes out.

A dull cloudy day. Got Magnum P.I on DVD now. Also have Bonanza, Seinfeld and the Flintstones as well. To think tomorrow ends June.

Decided to go for a walk. Got a little bit wet as its been drizzly and rainy all day. Overall pretty misty. Tried to punch a cloud but I mist.

Six new members have joined the Hockey Hall of Fame. They include Kim St. Pierre, Kevin Lowe, Jarome Iginla, Doug Wilson, Marian Hossa and Ken Holland. Well deserved honors.

Baseball is returning. Players will report to training camp July 1st with a 60 game schedule starting on the 23rd or 24th. 60 game schedule will have a team play the other 4 teams in their division (for 40 total) and the other leagues geographical division for 20 games (ex. A.L east vs N.L. east). Postseason is unchanged from previous years.

Summer begins at 3:43pm Prince Albert time. Also marks the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours. Also dad's day tomorrow as well as national indigenous day. A good weekend. Now if the sun would show up.

1. In 2003, Reed Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays became the 4th MLB player to lead of the game and end the game with a home run (Billy Williams - 1893, Vic Power - 1957 and Darin Erstad in 2000 were the first 3). Ian Kinsler (2009) and Chris Young (2010) have since done it. 2. In 1925 in Philadelphia, the A's were trailing Cleveland 15-4 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning. They then proceed to score 13 runs to win 17-15. Wow.

Not much for content with no sports going on (stupid COVID -19). Although baseball in South Korea began and even had a game filled with stuffed animals. Some soccer matches in Europe played in empty stadiums. Phase 3 of the NHL reopening has training camps scheduled for July 20th. Oh yeah Dock Ellis threw a no hitter on this day in 1970.

On this day in 1959, Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians hit 4 consecutive home runs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Cleveland won 11-8 in Baltimore. Colavito joined Lou Gehrig and Bobby Lowe for hitting 4 consecutive home runs.

Rainy weekend here so far. Managed to get two lawns cut before the rain came. Was rainy Wednesday and Thursday as well. Listening to Randy Bachman's vinyl tap. Fun times.