1906 World Series Game 1

White Sox: 2 Cubs:1 (Sox lead 1-0)

WP: Altrock (1-0)

LP: Brown (0-1)
The 1906 Cubs won regular season games and won the pennant by a whopping 20 games. The team boasted four Hall of Famers including Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown and the legendary infield of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance. They greatly outmatched their crosstown rivals and World Series opponents. The Chicago White Sox won 93 games and included Hall of Famers George Davis and Ed Walsh. They would have finished 23 games behind the Cubs.

The Cubs started Brown in Game 1 while the Sox started 20 game winner Nick Altrock. Both men retired the first nine batters. The Cubs broke up the no-hitter with 2 outs in the fourth, but failed to score. Brown retired the first twelve Sox in order. Then, George Rohe tripled to lead off the fifth. He scored on an error by catcher Johnny Kling. Sox led 1-0.

The Cubs remained confident. Brown's downfall came from a leadoff walk in the sixth. Altrock reached on the base on balls, was sacrificed to second, and scored on a single by Frank Isbell. It turned out to be the winning run. The Cubs scored on a wild pitch in the sixth, but Altrock shut the door after that. Harry Steinfelt flew out to end the game. Sox won 2-1.

Both Altrock and Brown tossed 4-hit complete games. Brown walked 1 and struck out 7. The walk turned out to be the winning run. The winner Altrock walked 1 and struck out 3. The batter Altrock walked also scored.

Sci Fi History: The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The price tag sounds ridiculously low by today's standards, but staggered the imagination in 1973. The TV series ran five years, 100 episodes, and became a phenomenon. It centered around Steve Austin, an astronaut, who received bionic implants following a crash. It was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin and evolved from an examination of what made human beings human into an action adventure sci-fi spy amalgamation. Austin's bionic implants enhanced his speed, strength, and sight. It also made him the perfect spy/problem solver for the U.S. government. Lee Majors starred as Austin and Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman, a George H.W. Bush type administrator. Anderson narrates the now iconic opening sequence, "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better....stronger...faster." The series featured slow motion action sequences along with distinctive sound effects. The Six Million Dollar Man led to spin offs, TV movies, and has been the subject of possible reboots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA

The Roman Republic timeline

Roman Kingdon
753 B.C.: Mythical founding

600 B.C.: Etruscans arrive

534-507 B.C.: Collapse of Etruscan power


Roman Republic 507-31 B.C.
507 B.C.: Republic founded


6th-3rd century B.C.: Conquest of Italy
343-41 B.C.: 1st Samnite War

328-02 B.C.: 2nd Samnite War

298-90: 3rd Samnite War


264-146 B.C.: Punic Wars
216 B.C.: Battle of Canae

202 B.C.: Battle of Zama

146 B.C.: Carthage destroyed


146-88 B.C.: Reform and Disorder
91-87 B.C.: Social War

88 B.C.: Sulla marches on Rome

73-1 B.C.: Spartacus

63 B.C.: Conspiracy of Catiline


60-44 B.C.: Civil War
60 B.C.: Triumvirate formed

58-51 B.C.: Gallic War

53 B.C.: Crassus killed

49-45 B.C.: Civil War

44 B.C.: Caesar Assassinated

43-42 B.C.: Second Triumvirate

42-31 B.C.: Octavian eliminates rivals

31 B.C.: Battle of Actium and end of the Republic

Wally Joyner: California Angels timeline

Born: June 16, 1962

1980-83: BYU

1983: Drafted by California Angels

1985-86: Puerto Rico Winter League

Debut: April 8, 1986

1986: First rookie voted to start an All Star Game

1986: Home Run Derby Champion

1986: Broke up two no-hitters

1986: .290, 22 HR, 100 RBI, 172 Hits, 27 Doubles, .805 OPS

1986: ALCS: .455, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1.448 OPS (3 games)

1986: Angels lose ALCS; Joyner in hospital

1987: .285, 34 HR, 117 RBI, 100 Runs, 33 Doubles, .528 Slugging, .894 OPS, 298 TB 1991: Signed with Kansas City Royals

1995: Traded to San Diego Padres

1996: Padres lose NLDS

1998: Padres win Pennant

1999: Traded to the Atlanta Braves

2000: 2,000th hit

2000: Braves lose NLDS

2001: Signed by Angels

2001: Retired

2003-07: Special Asst to Padres GM

2007: Listed in Mitchell Report

2007-08: Padres hitting coach

2012-13: Phillies coach

2014: Tigers hitting coach

Accomplishments:

1986 All Star

1986 HR Derby Champion

.286

204 HR

1,106 RBI

973 Runs

2,060 Hits

409 Doubles

.802 OPS

3,133 TB

100 Runs (1987)

100+ RBI: 2x

30+ Doubles: 7x

20+ HR: 3x

34 HR (1987)

Hit .300+: 4x

.528 Slugging (1987)

Led league SF (12): 1986

Postseason: .245, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .780 OPS (6 Series)

Jose Canseco: timeline

Born: July 2, 1964

1982: Drafted by Oakland Athletics

1982-85: Minor Leagues

1985: Minor League Player of the Year

Debut: September 2, 1985 (A's)

1986: AL Rookie of the Year

1988: First 40-40 player in history

1988: .307, 42 HR, 124 RBI, 120 runs, 187 hits, 40 SB, .569 Slugging, .959 OPS

1988: Led league w/42 HR

1988: A's win Pennant

1988: Hit Grand Slam in World Series

1988: AL MVP

1989: Broke wrist (played 65 games)

1989: Bay area earthquake in World Series

1989: A's win World Series

1990: A's win Pennant

1991: Led league in HR (44)

1992: Traded to Texas Rangers

1993: Ball hit Canseco's head and bounced over fence for home run

1994: Traded to Boston Red Sox

1994: Comeback Player of the Year

1995: Red Sox lose ALDS

1997: Traded back to A's

1998: Signed with Toronto Blue Jays

1998: Signed with Tampa Bay Devil Rays

2000: Selected off waivers by New York Yankees

2000: Yankees win World Series

2000-01: Bounced around

2002: Signed by Chicago White Sox

2005: Wrote book on steroid abuse

2006-13: Independent League baseball

2007: Dropped off HOF ballot (1.1% of vote)

2009: Fought Danny Bonaduce in a boxing match

2009: Tried MMA

2011: Celebrity Apprenctice appearance

2012: Ran for mayor of Toronto, Canada


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

6x All Star

1988 AL MVP

1986 AL ROY

4x Silver Slugger

1994 Comeback Player of the Year

2x Player of the Month

8x Player of the Week

2x HR champion

.266

462 HR

1407 RBI

1186 Runs

1877 Hits

200 SB

.515 Slugging

.867 OPS

3631 TB

100+ Runs: 2x

30+ Doubles: 3x

30+ HR: 8x

40+ HR: 3x

100+ RBI: 6x

20+ SB: 3x

40 SB (1988)

Hit .300: 2x

.500 slugging: 9x

300 TB: 2x

Led league in slugging (.569): 1988

Led league in RBI (124): 1988

Bret Saberhagen: Kansas City Royals timeline

Born: April 11, 1964

1982: Pitched no-hitter and won City championship game as a senior in High School

1982: Drafted by Kansas City Royals

1984: Royals win AL West

1985: 20-6, 2.87, 10 CG, 1 SHO, 235.1 IP, 1.058 WHIP

1985: Royals win World Series 1985: Shutout Cardinals in Game 7 of World Series 1985: World Series MVP

1985: Cy Young Award

1987: Shoulder injury

1989: 23-6, 2.16, 12 CG, 4 SHO, 262.1 IP, 193 Strikeouts, 0.961 WHIP

1989: Cy Young Award

1990: Should injury

1991: No-hit the White Sox

1991: Traded to New York Mets

1993: Sprayed reporters with bleach

1995: Traded to Colorado Rockies

1995: Rockies lose NLDS

1996: Missed season due to injury

1996: Signed with Boston Red Sox

1998: Comeback Player of the Year

1998: Sox lose ALDS

1999: Sox lose ALCS

2000: Missed season due to injury

2001: Retired

2005: Royals Hall of Fame

2006-07: High School coach

2007: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (1.3% of vote)


Accomplishments:
1985 World Champion

2x Cy Young

3x All Star

1989 Gold Glove

1985 World Series MVP

1985 Babe Ruth Award

2x TSN Pitcher of the Year

1998 Comeback Player of the Year

No-hitter

5x Pitcher of the Month

4x Pitcher of the Week

167-117

3.34

399 games-371 starts

76 CG

16 SHO

2562.2 IP

1715 strikeouts

1.141 WHIP

15 + wins: 4x

20+ wins: 2x

Sub 4 ERA: 7x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 4x

Sub 3.00 ERA: 2x

10+ CG: 3x

15 CG: 1987

200+ IP: 4x

250+ IP: 3x

1.000Whip: 4x

0.961 WHIP (1989)

Led league wins (23): 1989

Led league in win % (.793): 1989

Led league in ERA (2.16): 1989

Led league in CG (12): 1989

Led league in IP (262.1): 1989

Led league in WHIP: 2x

Postseason: 2-4, 4.67, 10 GS, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 54 IP, 38 Strikeouts, 1.204 WHIP

Orel Hershiser: timeline

Born: September 16, 1958

1976: Set High School strikeout record (15)

1976-79: Bowling Green University

1979: No-hit Kent State

1979: Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers

1979-83: Minor Leagues

Debut: September 1, 1983

1983: Dodgers win NL West

1983-4: Played winter ball

1984: The Sermon on the Mound (Tommy Lasorda laid into Hershiser)

1985: 19-3, 2.03 ERA, 239.2 IP, 9 CG, 5 SHO, 1.031 WHIP

1985: Dodgers win NL West

1988: 23-8, 2.26 ERA, 267 IP, 15 CG, 8 SHO, 1.052 WHIP

1988: Pitched 59 consecutive scoreless innings breaking Don Drysdale's record

1988: Shutout Mets in Game 7 NLCS

1988: Only player to win Cy Young, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in the same year

1988: TSN Pitcher of the Year

1988: SI Sportsman of the Year

1988: Dodgers won World Series

1988: Won Cy Young

1990: Tore rotator cuff

1991: Won 100th game

1991: Comeback Player of the Year

1995: Signed with Cleveland Indians

1995: ALCS MVP

1995: Indians win Pennant

1997: Indians win Pennant

1997: Signed with San Francisco Giants

1999: Signed with New York Mets

1999: Won 200th Game

1999: Mets lose NLCS

1999: Signed with Dodgers

2000: Retired

2000-14: Consultant, broadcaster, poker player, club official

2001-05: Texas Rangers pitching coach

2007: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (4.4% of vote)


Accomplishments:
1988 World Champion

1988 Cy Young

2x LCS MVP

1988 World Series MVP

59 consecutive scoreless innings in 1988 (MLB record)

3x All Star

6x Pitcher of the Month

4x Player of the Week

1988 Gold Glove

1988 Babe Ruth Award

1991 Comeback Player of the Year

1993 Silver Slugger

204-150

3.48

510 games-466 starts

68 CG

25 SHO

3130.1 IP

2014 Strikeouts

1.261 WHIP

15+ wins: 6x

23 wins (1988): Led league

Sub 3.50 ERA: 5x

Sub 3.00 ERA: 4x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 3x

10+ CG: 2x

15 CG (1988): Led league

200+ IP: 9x

250+ IP: 3x

1.000WHIP: 2x.

Led league in wins (23): 1988

Led league in win % (.864): 1985

Led league in CG (15): 1988

Led league in SHO: 2x

Led league in IP: 3x

Postseason: 8-3, 2.59 ERA, 22 games, 18 starts, 4 CG, 2 SHO, 1 Save, 132 IP, 97 strikeouts, 1.106 WHIP

Ancient Egypt timeline

3500 B.C.: First settlers in the Nile Valley

3500-3100 BC: Pre-Dynastic Egypt

3100-2700 B.C.: Early Dynastic Period

2700-2200 B.C.: Old Kingdom

2600s B.C.: First Pyramid

2500s B.C.: Pyramids at Giza built

2050-1650 B.C.: Middle Kingdon

-Temple of Karnak built

-Nubia conquered

1650: B.C.: Hykos Invasion

1650-1550 B.C.: Hykos rule

1550-1050 B.C.: New Kingdom

-Ramses II and Kadesh

-Exodus?

-Akhenaten

-Hatshepsut

- King Tut

1050-728 B.C.: Egypt split

728 B.C.: Piy conquers Egypt

525 B.C.: Persian conquers Egypt

332 B.C.: Alexander conquers Egypt

305 B.C.: Ptolemy becomes Pharoah

31 B.C.: Battle of Actium

30 B.C.: Cleopatra commits suicide

4th century A.D.: Last hieroglyphs written

400-642: Byzantine rule

642: Muslims conquer Egypt

History Shorts: Marco Polo (1295)

Marco Polo travelled to Asia as a merchant and explorer. He met Kublai Khan and returned to Venice. Polo's accounts of his travels seemed like science fiction to many. He was the first to record the journey to the east. His efforts later inspired Columbus and other explorers.

PBS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAuJ4Y7Aa0

and from more recent times...

Bow Wow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUacmNauJW0

Sci Fi History: Soylent Green (1973)

The world is dying. Overpopulation, pollution, industrialization, and poverty strangle humanity. People survive on a processed food called Soylent Green. Charlton Heston is a police officer investigating a murder. Assisted suicide is legal in this world. Heston's friend, played by Edward G. Robinson in his final role, decides to end his suffering and goes to a clinic. Upon his death, Robinson's body is shipped to be processed. At the end of the film, Heston discovers the truth...Soylent Green is people!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVpN312hYgU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQNjJZFdLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKVj4l5GU4

Ancient Greece timeline

3500 B.C.: Beginnings of Greek Civilization

1450 B.C.: Minoan Civilization collapses

1200 B.C.: Trojan War

1100 B.C. Mycenean Civilization collapses

1100-800 B.C.: Greek Dark Ages

800-499 B.C.: Rise of City States

800 B.C.: Homer's Iliad

776 B.C.: First Olympics

594 B.C.: Solon the lawgiver

499-449 B.C.: Persian Wars

449-431 B.C.: The Delian League/Athenian Empire

431-401 B.C.: The Peloponesian War

401-338 B.C: Demise of Traditional Greece

399 B.C.: Socrates executed

347 B.C.: Plato forms the Academy

338 B.C.: Phillip conquers Greece

336 B.C.: Phillip of Macedon assassinated

336-323 B.C.: Conquests of Alexander the Great

323 B.C.: Alexander dies

323-146 B.C.: Hellenistic Greece

146 B.C.: Rome conquers Greece 

Addie Joss: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Born: April 12, 1880

1890: Father died of alcoholism

1896: Graduated High School

Between 1896-1902: Attended University of Wisconsin

1896-1902: Semi-pro ball

1902: Signed with Cleveland Bronchos (Indians)

Debut: April 26, 1902 (Indians)

1902: Threw one-hitter in MLB debut

1904: Malaria limited his season

1905: Missed starts due to back injury

1907: Threw two one-hitters

1907-09: Sportswriter

1908: Perfect Game against White Sox

1909: Indians shut Joss down early because of fatigue

1909: Completed designs on an electric scoreboard (The Joss Indicator)

1910: No-Hit the White Sox

1910: Tore a ligament in his arm

1911: Died of Pleurisy

1911: All Star benefit held to help Joss’ family

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

2006: Inducted into Indians Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
160-97

1.89 ERA

286 Games-260 Starts

234 CG

45 SHO

Perfect Game

No-Hitter

2327 IP

920 Strikeouts

15+ wins: 6x

20+ wins: 3x

Sub 3 ERA: 9x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 8x

Sub 2 ERA: 5x

20+ CG: 8x

30+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 7x

300+ IP: 2x

1.0 WHIP: 7x

Led League in wins (27): 1907

Led League in ERA: 2x

Led League in SHO (5): 1902

Led League in WHIP: 2x

Larry MacPhail: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Larry MacPhail
Born: February 3, 1890

1910: George Washington Law Graduate

1917-19: World War I Service

1919: Attempted to arrest the Kaiser

1919-33: Lawyer

1933: Hired by Cincinnati Reds

1933-47: Reds GM, Dodgers President/GM, Yankees co-owner

1942-45: World War II Service

1947: Yankee co-owners bought him out after MacPhail’s continued confrontations with people

1950s: Thoroughbred owner

Died: October 1, 1975

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

Accomplishments:

Night Baseball

TV broadcasts

Plane Travel

Eddie Mathews: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Born: October 13, 1931

1949: Signed by Boston Braves

1949-51: Minor Leagues

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Braves)

1952: Three Home Run Game

1953: Braves move to Milwaukee

1953: .302, 47 HR, 135 RBI, .406 OBP, .627 Slugging, 1.033 OPS

1954: First athlete on cover of Sports Illustrated

1957: Hit GW home run in 10^{th inning of World Series Game 4}

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win Pennant

1966: Braves move to Atlanta

1966: Traded to Houston Astros

1967: Joined 500 Homer club

1967: Traded to Detroit Tigers

1968: Tigers win World Series

1968: Retired

1972-74: Managed Braves (149-161)

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (78% of vote)

1999: Finalist for All Century Team

Died: February 18, 2001


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

12x All Star

863 combined Home Runs w/Hank Aaron (most ever by teammates)

Braves retired his #41

2x HR Champ

.271

512 HR

1453 RBI

1509 Runs

2315 Hits

.376 OBP

.509 Slugging

.885 OPS

TB: 4349

100+ Runs: 8x

31 Doubles (1953)

20+ HR: 14x

30+ HR: 10x

40+ HR: 4x

100+ RBI: 5x

100+ Walks: 5x

.300 Average: 3x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 Slugging: 8x

.600 Slugging: 3x

1.000OPS: 3x

300 TB: 6x

Led League in walks: 4x

Led League in OBP (.399): 1963

Postseason: .200, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .745 OPS (3 World Series)

As a Manager: 149-161 (.481)

Quotes of the Month: July 2014

Quote of the Month: "My immediate thought was my two daughters. I've got to be around for them. There have been a lot of people who've said I'm courageous. I'm not. I'm scared. I've got to be around for them."


-Stewart Scott on cancer and his daughters
Stupid Quote of the Month: "The border is secure."


-Harry Reid
"I was a virgin to humiliation of that level."

-Monica Lewinsky


"So sue me."

-Barack Obama
"My wife can't run anything. She is beautiful, she is intelligent. But she can't

run these things. You think it's my ego?"


-Donald Sterling
"I was cautioning folks about email and how we have had several occasions where Congress has asked for emails and there has been an electronic search for responsive emails—so we need to be cautious about what we say in emails."


-Lois Lerner
"War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on."


-Eddie Vedder


"You don't have a right to know everything in a separation-of-powers government,

my friend. That is the difference between a parliamentary government and a

separation-of-powers government."


-Eleanor Norton Smith
"What I’ve tried to employ the female members of my family — some of who you all met and talked to and what have you — is that ... let’s make sure we don’t do anything to provoke wrong actions, because if I come — or somebody else come, whether it’s law enforcement officials, your brother or the fellas that you know — if we come after somebody has put their hands on you, it doesn’t negate the fact that they already put their hands on you."


-Steven A Smith