Medford National Little League: Baseball Humor & Fun Facts
|
 |
The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is located in Cooperstown, New York. It was created in 1935 to celebrate baseball’s 100th anniversary.
Baseballs are stitched by hand with two straight needles – 108 stitches each!
Years ago, American League baseballs were stitched with red and blue thread and the National League baseballs were stitched with red and black thread.
Some say that the expression “southpaw” for lefties may have originated with baseball because a left-handed pitcher would end up facing south as he finished throwing the ball.
Baltimore Oriole’s shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. didn’t miss a game in 16 years – he played in 2,632 games from 1982 to 1998.
Pittsburgh and Boston played the first World Series in 1903. Boston won the nine-game series 5 games to 3.Baseball vs Football
Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life. Football begins in the fall, when everything’s dying.
Watch George Carlin’s famous bit by clicking on the headline link (above).
Cleats
|
 |
Peanuts
|
 |
In The Bleachers
|
 |
Hi and Lois
|
 |
