Went to see a basketball game in the afternoon at Minneapolis Roosevelt, they played Fond Du Lac Ojibwe. This is a school near Duluth, explaining why it was on the weekend to allow for the travel time. I do some mentoring programs at Roosevelt. The 'Teddies' of Roosevelt had a big lead at the half and went on to win, 89-73. They had more depth and were taller, it didn't surprise me much. This was the same result when I saw the matchup last year.
I called my dad this morning and he spoke of a feature on TV in Des Moines about basketball player Chris Street, who died in a car wreck in 1993. Casey Blake was one of those interviewed about it, who went to high school in Indianola as well. I had met Casey a few times as we had a mutual friend. I know he recently retired from baseball, I had seen him play in person a few times, for the Indians and Dodgers.
I will also remember this as the day of finding out about two baseball Hall of Famers who passed on. First I had heard about Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, around midday when checking email. Then in the evening it was Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, a recipient of the President's Medal of Freedom. He is one of just 8 baseball players so honored, it is the nation's highest civilian honor. I am in St. Louis on an annual basis and I am familiar with how the Musial statue is a famous landmark outside Busch Stadium. I knew I had Weaver's book, and I did end up finding it on one of my three bookcases. It was called 'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts'. I do have some Cardinal books, but don't think I have a Musial book. I have one about the Gashouse Gang team of 1934, and another about Dizzy Dean, a pitcher with the Gashouse Gang. Musial didn't play for this team, as his playing years were from 1941-1963. I never saw Musial play but I knew he made appearances at Cardinal games every so often after retiring. He was well-known as an ambassador for the team and for the game. I knew the Medal of Freedom isn't his only Presidential honor, as he also served as the President's fitness advisor, for Lyndon Johnson. I knew Arnold Schwarzenegger also held this position, for Bush-41. I don't know much about the position, but I would expect it to be largely ceremonial, plenty of photo-ops.
I called my dad this morning and he spoke of a feature on TV in Des Moines about basketball player Chris Street, who died in a car wreck in 1993. Casey Blake was one of those interviewed about it, who went to high school in Indianola as well. I had met Casey a few times as we had a mutual friend. I know he recently retired from baseball, I had seen him play in person a few times, for the Indians and Dodgers.
I will also remember this as the day of finding out about two baseball Hall of Famers who passed on. First I had heard about Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, around midday when checking email. Then in the evening it was Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, a recipient of the President's Medal of Freedom. He is one of just 8 baseball players so honored, it is the nation's highest civilian honor. I am in St. Louis on an annual basis and I am familiar with how the Musial statue is a famous landmark outside Busch Stadium. I knew I had Weaver's book, and I did end up finding it on one of my three bookcases. It was called 'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts'. I do have some Cardinal books, but don't think I have a Musial book. I have one about the Gashouse Gang team of 1934, and another about Dizzy Dean, a pitcher with the Gashouse Gang. Musial didn't play for this team, as his playing years were from 1941-1963. I never saw Musial play but I knew he made appearances at Cardinal games every so often after retiring. He was well-known as an ambassador for the team and for the game. I knew the Medal of Freedom isn't his only Presidential honor, as he also served as the President's fitness advisor, for Lyndon Johnson. I knew Arnold Schwarzenegger also held this position, for Bush-41. I don't know much about the position, but I would expect it to be largely ceremonial, plenty of photo-ops.
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