Comments on: Pre-Holiday Potpourri http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/ A heady and eclectic mix of of the mundane, golf, religion, and politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:26:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: The Great White Shank http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 The Great White Shank Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:58:09 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/#comment-4232 Thanks Rob and thanks, Auntie for the comments. As for minor league baseball, I've always wanted to see a game in Davenport, IA since it's right on the banks of my beloved Mississippi River. Believe it or not, we have minor league baseball here in AZ; why anyone would want to attenda game anytime between the months of April and October is beyond me. As for the battle of Beaumont Hamel, I'll "Google" it and see what I find and report back. Thanks again for both your comments! Thanks Rob and thanks, Auntie for the comments. As for minor league baseball, I’ve always wanted to see a game in Davenport, IA since it’s right on the banks of my beloved Mississippi River. Believe it or not, we have minor league baseball here in AZ; why anyone would want to attenda game anytime between the months of April and October is beyond me.

As for the battle of Beaumont Hamel, I’ll “Google” it and see what I find and report back.

Thanks again for both your comments!

]]> By: Auntie Marge http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/comment-page-1/#comment-4202 Auntie Marge Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:36:26 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/#comment-4202 Dear Nephew: I'm not sure you are aware of the fact that your great-uncle Frank (Papa's oldest brother) was wounded in the first battle of the Somme - the Battle of Beaumont Hamel - in which the Newfoundland Regiment lost the largest percentage of men of any battle. Read up on the Battle of Beaumont Hamel and next time you're home, I'll lend you my book "What Happened to Cpl. Pitman"...... this was a book we "inherited" from Don's mother when she died. It kicked around here for four or five years and in the course of cleaning out the bookcase, I almost chucked it out. Have no idea what made me look at it, but in the back the names of all the dead and wounded were listed and just curiosity made me look at the lists to see if there were any Stares or Fudges there. I was dumbfounded when I found Uncle Frank's name. Bet you didn't even know it. Cheers, Auntie Marge Dear Nephew: I’m not sure you are aware of the fact that your great-uncle Frank (Papa’s oldest brother) was wounded in the first battle of the Somme - the Battle of Beaumont Hamel - in which the Newfoundland Regiment lost the largest percentage of men of any battle. Read up on the Battle of Beaumont Hamel and next time you’re home, I’ll lend you my book “What Happened to Cpl. Pitman”…… this was a book we “inherited” from Don’s mother when she died. It kicked around here for four or five years and in the course of cleaning out the bookcase, I almost chucked it out. Have no idea what made me look at it, but in the back the names of all the dead and wounded were listed and just curiosity made me look at the lists to see if there were any Stares or Fudges there. I was dumbfounded when I found Uncle Frank’s name. Bet you didn’t even know it. Cheers, Auntie Marge

]]> By: Rob http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 Rob Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:04:41 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2006/07/03/pre-holiday-potpourri/#comment-4200 I think you'd probably be disappointed after a couple of days. The minor leagues, as depicted in Long Gone and Bull Durham, are nowhere to be found any more. Most minor league parks are like Zephyr Field in Metairie, LA, and most minor league teams fly now instead of bus. The minors have all of the modern amenities. The character, the charm, the romance, and the grit are lost forever. That's getting to be true in college baseball, too. LSU is building a spectacular baseball stadium. Interleague play, the DH, the scandals, the strikes, the players and owners, and the modernization have never dampened my love for the game, though. The game is still simple and still perfect in spite of the buffoons. On second thought, maybe those trips wouldn't be so disappointing. I think you’d probably be disappointed after a couple of days. The minor leagues, as depicted in Long Gone and Bull Durham, are nowhere to be found any more. Most minor league parks are like Zephyr Field in Metairie, LA, and most minor league teams fly now instead of bus. The minors have all of the modern amenities. The character, the charm, the romance, and the grit are lost forever. That’s getting to be true in college baseball, too. LSU is building a spectacular baseball stadium. Interleague play, the DH, the scandals, the strikes, the players and owners, and the modernization have never dampened my love for the game, though. The game is still simple and still perfect in spite of the buffoons. On second thought, maybe those trips wouldn’t be so disappointing.

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