Doesn’t matter if you are conservative or liberal, black or white, gay or straight, Christian or atheists this should be your mantra for the upcoming election. This includes Members of the House of Representatives, too.
The College Football people are capitalizing on a Sunday since the NFL doesn’t start until next weekend. This will be a night game and is likely to draw a lot of interest in wagering and viewership. So far this week, I am currently 9-6 on the young season as I went 4-1 on Thursday,…
1887 For a record price of $10,000, the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, sell future current NL batting champ and future Hall of Famer Mike Kelly to the Beaneaters. The popular box office draw, who will earn his nickname King while playing in Boston, will continue to be productive, hitting .311 for a…
I am currently doing profiles on major league baseball players that were born in Illinois. I am attempting to highlight them on their birth date. “Junior” Thompson was born Eugene Earl Thompson in Latham, Illinois on June 7, 1917. He was a right…
The Lawsuit Epidemic We are part of it. This country has become the lawsuit capital of the world. That is why there is a book published called Sue the Bastards! Let’s examine some numbers that are a few years old but give us a basis for talking about this epidemic. From 1959-2009 tort…
BOB TURLEY Robert Lee Turley (September 19, 1930 – March 30, 2013), known as “Bullet Bob”, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1951 through 1963. He was raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. He attended East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, and played for…
It started with the Cleveland Spiders in the 1890’s. They had been a decent team until their owners purchased a second team which was the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. The owners decided they wanted to excite the fan base in the new city so they dumped their roster from Cleveland to St. Louis. The…