This year’s Super Bowl could be a Super Bore with 2 teams from the East Coast. Not much love here in the West for the showdown between Secaucus and Foxboro.
It’s ironic: you could search the entire state of New York from Buffalo to the Big Apple and never find the Giants. That’s because they play in New Jersey but apparently are too ashamed to admit it. The Patriots do indeed play in New England, so they get 3 points for truth in advertising.
The best part about this year’s Super Bowl: the commercials…And the fact that once the game is over, Spring Training is right around the corner, just in time for America’s pastime. Pitchers and catchers report in just 26 days and I can hardly wait. Or as Rogers Hornsby once said, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
Well here’s something that will pick you up – this video clip shows how Buster Posey and Freddie Sanchez of the Giants are making good progress in rehab:
Posey and Sanchez Making Progress
It’s great to see Posey running around the diamond after last year’s cataclysmic collision at the plate. Yes baseball will soon be here. And for those who like the links, I’ll share with you this quote from Rogers Hornsby who said, “I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone to chase it.” Exactly!
| AVG | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .358 | 2259 | 8173 | 1579 | 2930 | 301 | 1318 | 135 |
Perhaps the game’s most proficient right-handed hitter, Rogers Hornsby captured seven batting titles — including six in a row — topping .400 three times. A complete player with a fierce passion for the game, Hornsby’s .424 mark in 1924 is a National League record for the 20th century and his career average of .359 is the highest ever in the National League. The Rajah, a two-time MVP and two-time Triple Crown winner, was the player-manager of the Cardinals’ first World Championship team in 1926 and was the first National League player to hit 300 home runs.
