Dan Petry: Detroit Tigers timeline

Born: November 13, 1958

1976: Drafted by Detroit Tigers

Debut: July 8, 1979 (Tigers)

1983: 19-11

1984: 18-8

1984: Tigers win World Series

1985: All Star

1987: Tigers win AL East

1987: Traded to Angels for Gary Pettis

1990: Signed with Tigers

1991: Traded to Braves

1991: Traded to Red Sox

1991: Retired

1991-present: Occasional color commentary on TV or Radio broadcasts

2010: Son, Jeff Petry, debuted with Edmonton Oilers

Accomplishments:

1984 World Champion

1985 AL All Star

125-104

3.95 ERA

370 games/300 starts

52 CG

11 SHO

2080.1 IP

1063 Strikeouts

1.363 WHIP

Led league in GS (38): 1983

15+ wins: 4x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 3x

200+ IP: 4x

Postseason: 0-1 record, 4.91 ERA, 18.1 IP, 9 strikeouts, 6 walks, 1.364 WHIP (3 series)

Andy Pafko: Chicago Cubs timeline

Born: February 25, 1921

1941: Purchased by Chicago Cubs

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Cubs)

1945: Cubs win pennant

1949: The “inside the glove” home run

1951: Traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers

1951: Dodgers lose playoff to Giants

1952: Andy Pafko was Topps Card #1 in the 1952 set. His card is worth thousands of dollars.

1952: Dodgers win pennant

1953: Traded to the Milwaukee Braves

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win pennant

1959: Retired

1960s: Minor League Manager

1967: Dropped off Hall of Fame ballot (0.3% of vote)

1999: Named to Cubs All-Century Team

2013: Died

Accomplishments:

1957 World Champion

5x All Star

.285

213 HR

976 RBI

844 Runs

1796 Hits

561 walks-477 strikeouts

.799 OPS

Led league HBP: 3x

30 doubles (1948)

12 triples (1945)

Hit .300: 3x

.500 slugging: 3x

304 TB (1950)

Postseason: .222, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .542 OPS (4 World Series)

Sci-Fi History: Spiderman and Uncle Ben (1963)

Named after Ben Franklin, Uncle Ben Parker served as Peter Parker's surrogate father. He was killed by a thug almost immediately after being introduced. Peter could have captured the killer before he murdered his uncle, but declined to do so because "it's not my problem." After Uncle Ben died, Peter considered himself responsible and hunted the murderer down. The criminal eventually dies of a heart attack when run down by Spiderman. On a side note, Ben Parker never uttered the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility." This tagline came from Stan Lee in a panel at the end of Amazing Fantasy #15.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA643x0bN74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DfztIIqbTI

Kira Nerys: Star Trek timeline

Born: 2343

2346: Mother taken to Terok Nor to be a comfort woman

2355: Had begun helping the resistance as a runner and other odd jobs

2356: Volunteered for her first mission as a member of the resistance

2356-69: Engaged in terrorist activities against the Cardassians

2357: Helped liberate Gallitep labor camp

2369: Occupation of Bajor ended; Kira joined the Bajoran militia

2369: Starfleet was invited to administer the former Terok Nor

2369: Kai Opaka is killed, but regenerated. The Kai decided to remain in the Gamma Quadrant

2369: Under the control of an alien influence, she rebelled against Sisko

2369: Confronts someone claiming to be an infamous Cardassian war criminal. The man turned out to be a clerk guilty about the Cardassian crimes against Bajor. He is assassinated in front of Kira.

2370: Fights against the Terrorist group, the Circle

2370: Feud with Vedek, later Kai, Winn Adami begins

2371: Discovers that Odo’s people are The Founders

2371: Visited the mirror universe and met herself

2372: Klingon invasion

2372: Carries Chief O’Brien’s baby after a shuttle accident forced Bashir to transfer the fetus to her.

2373: Gave birth to the O’Brien child

2373: Dominion capture DS9 and occupy Bajor; Kira starts a new resistance

2374: Captured and condemned to death; rescued by Quark and then Starfleet recaptured DS9

2375: Promoted to colonel

2375: Assumed command of DS9 in Sisko’s absence. She confronted the Romulans when they attempted to place weapons on a hospital planet

2375: Went to Cardassia to help Damar launch a resistance against the Dominion occupation

2375: Ushered into Starfleet with the rank of commander

2375: Stormed the Dominion command center and helped capture the female changeling and end the war

2375: Assumed command of DS9 upon Captain Sisko’s disappearance

2376: Downloaded the Book of Prophesies for all to read; it led to a major archaeological discovery

2376: Bajor joined the Federation

2376: Kira becomes a Starfleet captain

2376: Gets artificial heart

2378: Resigned commission and joined the Bajoran Religious Order

2381: Becomes Vedek

2383: DS9 destroyed; Kira saves herself and Kasidy Yates from the explosion

2383: Kira attacks a Romulan warbird in the wormhole and disappears; She is presumed dead.

History Shorts: Stamford Bridge (1066)

Anglo Saxon King Harold faced two invasions at once in 1066. He faced Harald Hardrada’s Viking force and William the Bastard’s Normans. He decided to face the Vikings first and marched to East Riding, Yorkshire to face the Norwegians. Hardrada and his brother Tostig Godwinson died symbolically ending the Viking Age. King Harold’s forces achieved an incredible and decisive victory, but they still had to contend with the Normans. The victory at Stamford Bridge helped William the Bastard as it tired the Anglo Saxons. In the end, the Normans conquered England. Stamford Bridge played a pivotal role in the Norman Conquest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QewGV3Xa1ik

Quotes of the Month: September 2013

Quote of the Month: "I'll tell you the difference with Green Eggs and Ham is when Americans tried it, they discovered they did not like green eggs and ham and they did not like Obamacare either. They did not like Obamacare in a box with a fox, in a house or with a mouse."

-Senator Ted Cruz

Stupid Quote of the Month: “She is older than her chronological age” she was ”as much in control of the situation.”

-Judge G. Todd Baugh on a 14-year-old rape victim

And the Rest…

"I would think the mayor of a city that recently experienced a deadly bombing attack would be more sensitive and not use the phrase 'blow up.'"

-Mayor Bing about the Mayor of Boston's comments about Detroit

"Some people could find a flaw in Bo Derek,”

-Jim Leyland on Max Scherzer’s idiotic critics

"And as RKK would say, if you're a turd, it's going to come back to you."

-Tom Brady on Johnny Manziel

"Let Allah sort it out."

-Sarah Palin on Syria

"Kerry can be forgiven for being at odds with the president. The president, in the space of his 16-minute address, was often at odds with himself... Nuance can sound a lot like a muddle."

-Dana Milbank

"This has been one of the most humiliating episodes in presidential history.”

-Anonymous Democratic Strategist on Obama’s Syria policy.

"If you don't comply, it is treason."

-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer

“They see it as an act of provocative weakness on America's part.”

-Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham on Obama’s Syria deal

"It is extremely unrealistic, to presume that the peaceful nature of the nuclear program of Iran could be ensured through impeding the program via illegitimate pressures.”

-Iranian President Hassan Rowhani

“It’s on the president’s head, he’s got to lead, he’s got to talk.”

-Bob Woodward on the debt ceiling and failure of the CR

George Weiss: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: June 23, 1895

1913: Attended Yale

1915: Founded New Haven MaxFeds in Colonial League

1919: Purchased New Haven's Eastern League franchise & named them the Profs

1919-29: Ran the Profs

1930-1: Ran the Baltimore Orioles of the International League

1932-47: Created and ran New York Yankee farm system

1947-60: Yankee GM

1961-6: New York Mets President and GM

1966: Passed on drafting Reggie Jackson because Jackson was black.

1971: Elected to HOF

Died: 1972

Accomplishments:

Created Yankee farm system

14x World Champion

4x Executive of the Year