A World Series trend continues...
Right now you're wondering what that trend is but if you think it's low ratings, well you would be wrong. Although this World Series between the Cardinals and Tigers is headed for the lowest ratings since ratings have been taken, that's not the trend. With St. Louis one win away from wrapping up the championship, whether they or Detroit wins - the trend will continue. This year's winning team will join (in chronological order) the Yankees, Arizona, Anaheim, Florida, Boston and the Chicago White Sox. Correctamundo ! They will become the 7th different team in this decade and/or century to win the fall classic. The trend started with the Yankee three-peat in 2000 and since then - parity, on a scale that no other professional sports league has seen besides baseball. It throws George Steinbrenner's theory of outspending everyone but Congress in order to win a championship right out his pinstriped window...
No less than 5 World Championships have been decided on this same October 27th date going back to 1985. That year the Kansas City Royals became the 6th team to win the World Series after trailing 3 games to 1 when they beat the Cardinals (thank you Don Denkinger). The same date in 1986 saw the Mets win their 2nd World Series. On October 27th, 1991 the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 in one of the most thrilling fall classics of all-time with 5 of the 7 games decided by 1 run - 4 in the last at-bat. On October 27th,1999 the New York Yankees beat the Braves for their second consecutive title and 3rd in 4 years and under the moons reddish tint caused by a lunar eclipse on October 27th, 2004 the Boston Red Sox exorcised 86 years of agonizing losses by winning their 1st World Series in modern history over the St. Louis Cardinals...
In my blog earlier this week about the Bill Buckner play in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series I mentioned redemption being on its way for the Red Sox. That redemption is summed up in a terrific video highlighting the history of the Red Sox frustration and victory after long-last and to the tune of "Sweet Caroline" - no less. Click on and enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW_CjrMyhbo&mode=related&search=
October 27th Timeline Memories...
- [1858] Roland Macy opens a department store in Manhattan. It was Macy's 8th business venture - the other 7 failed...
- [1904] The 3rd rapid transit system in the world (London's was 1st, Boston was second) opens in New York City (it's called the IRT)...
- [1938] Du Pont introduces a new synthetic yarn: nylon (which explodes during WWII)...
- [1973] The New York Islanders beat their crosstown rival Rangers (3-2) for the 1st time...
- [2004] Barry Bonds 700th home run ball fetches $804,129 in an on-line auction. Steve Williams who came up with the ball in the bleachers on Sept. 17th announces he's quitting his job as a brokers assistant (Hello Fiji)...
#1 on this date: 1966] "96 Tears" - Question Mark & the Mysterians...1987] "Bad" - Michael Jackson (ch-ching)...
Released on this date: 1956] "Ain't Got No Home" - Clarence "Frogman" Henry...1964] "Come See About Me" - Supremes...
Recorded on this date: 1960] Ben E. King records his 1st solo releases: "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me"...
"Happy Trails": 1990] Xavier Cugat dues of heart failure at 90...
Wedding Bells: 1964] Sonny & Cher rock down the aisle (their marriage ends in divorce in 1975)...
D-I-V-O-R-C-E: 1954] Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio (who were married on January 14, 1954)...
"On the cover of...": 1975] Bruce Springsteen appears on the cover of both "TIME" & "Newsweek"...
Nobel Award: 1978] Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin (Nobel Peace Prize for progress toward achieving a Middle East accord)...
Up the River: 1995] Yolanda Saldivar is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Latina singer Selena...
For the Record: 2000] Emmitt Smith (who can dance too) breaks the NFL career rushing yardage record held by Walter Payton...
Premiered on this date: 1947] "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx debuts on ABC radio (it moves to NBC-TV in 1950)...
[To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in the timeline]...
Commentary...
Spring ahead, Fall back. I just got a clock radio that adjusts automatically. One less clock to adjust. Remember to go back one hour when you go to sleep Saturday night. If you really want to be daring - do it on Sunday morning...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Kelly Osbourne (22), Duran Duran's Simon LeBon (48), Roberto Benigni (54), John Cleese (67), Ruby Dee (82), Ralph Kiner (84) and Nanette Fabray (86)...
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Saturday, October 28, 2006...
Timeline Memories...
- [1636] Harvard College is founded in the Bay State. The first school of higher education was originally called "Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony" (try putting that on a t-shirt)...
- [1886] The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland (original name: "Liberty Enlightening The World") Try putting that on a t-shirt. On the same date in 1936 the statue was rededicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on its 50th anniversary and in 1986 the centennial was celebrated..
- [1962] Giants QB Y.A.Tittle becomes the 3rd QB in the NFL (Sid Luckman and Adrian Burk were 1st & 2nd) to pass for 7 touchdowns in one game. It led the Giants to a 49-34 victory over the Washington Redskins...
#1 on this date: 1956] "Love Me Tender" - Elvis Presley (which replaces "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" after 11 weeks at the top of the charts as Elvis becomes the 1st artist to replace himself at #1. "Love Me Tender" has a 5 week run at #1. On this date, Elvis makes his 2nd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show")...1975] "Island Girl" - Elton John (his 3rd #1 hit of the year)...
Recorded on this date: 1971] John and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" recorded in New York...
"Sayonara": 1973] Secretariat (the greatest horse of our generation) wins his final race in Canada then goes to stud after 16 wins in 21 races. "Big Red" will live to the age of 19...
Comeback: 1981] The Dodgers come back from a 2-game deficit to beat the Yankees in 4 straight games to win the World Series (Yankee reliever George Frasier loses 3 games in the series as George Steinbrenner looks for something or someone else to punch)...
Musical Chairs: 1953] The "Old Redhead", Red Barber, takes his "Catbird Seat" from Brooklyn to the Bronx to do play-by-play of Yankee games... 1979] Dick Howser replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager...
"Guilty": 1985] John A. Walker Jr. and his son Michael Lance Walker plead guilty to spying for the Russians. The senior Walker gets life in prison while his son serves 15 years and is paroled in 2000...
"Up the river": 1976] Former Nixon presidential aide John Erlichman begins his sentence for Watergate related wrong-doings...
Ground breaking: 1961] For Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows (Shea will open in 1964 when the World's Fair opens)...
Debuted on this date: 1950] "The Jack Benny Show" on CBS-TV (this classic comedy show will run until August of 1977)...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Joaquin Phoenix (32), Julia Roberts (39), Lauren Holly (43), Bill Gates (51), Annie Potts (54), Bruce Jenner (57), Telma Hopkins (58), Dennis Franz (62), Jane Alexander (67), Lennie Wilkins (69), Charlie Daniels (70) and Bowie Kuhn (80)...
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Sunday, October 29, 2006...
Timeline Memories...
- [1652] The Massachusetts Bay Colony proclaims itself an independent commonwealth (knowing this wouldn't work on a t-shirt, the suits rename it Massachusetts)...
- [1929] "Black Tuesday" ushers in "The Great Depression" as banks and stocks go belly up...
- [1940] The 1st peacetime military draft begins in the U.S...
Released on this date: 1957] "Oh Boy" - Buddy Holly...1977] "Bat Out of Hell" LP - Meatloaf...
"Gold Standard": 1970] "Cracklin' Rosie" - Neil Diamond...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: 1990] Byrds, LaVern Baker, John Lee Hooker, Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike & Tina Turner...
"Happy Trails": 1971] Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle crash in Macon (GA) at 24...1987] Woody Herman in failing health for years, dies at 74...
Premiered on this date: 1967] "Hair" opens off-Broadway...
"Musical Chairs": 1991] Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as Yankee manager...
"Deja Vu" all over again: 1998] The space shuttle "Discovery" blasts off with 77-year old John Glenn (in 1962 he was the 1st American to orbit)...
"Good Night Chet": 1956] Chet Huntley (from New York) & David Brinkley (in Washington) debut on the "Huntley-Brinkley Report" which begins a 15-year run...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Winona Ryder (35), Joely Fisher (39), Denis Potvin (53), Kate Jackson (58), Richard Dreyfuss (59), Melba Moore (61) and Denny Laine (62)...
Timeline Countdown: 1 day until Standard Time (back one hour), 63 days until 2007, 70 days until NFL playoffs and 98 days until the Super Bowl...
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