70 YEARS AGO TODAY!!

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    7-23-1941 THE SPLENDID SPLINTER went 2 for 4 and was batting 395 on his way to 406!! :D :D
     
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    Teddy Ballgame was in the news here this week. Dodger second baseman Aaron Miles has never been a great hiitter, until recently, with a B.A. near .315. He finally had Lasic surgery on his eyes at age 34 and he was astounded to see the world with 20/10 vision, instead of his astigmatism. It mentioned in the article that Ted Williams had 20/10 vision, which made him both a great hitter and a great fighter pilot. John Glenn called Williams "The best I ever flew with." and it was said that in baseball, he could see the seams rotating on the ball as it came to the plate....
     
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    Interesting stuff.
     
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    I remember Teddys great eye sight. Also in that same year ( 1941), A BALL PLAYER CALLED THE YANKEE CLIPPER was on his way to a 56 game hitting streak. Amazing that the those 2 records could stand forever!

    one day in Cleveland...oh oh oh ! Goodbye Joe Dimaggio!
     
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    OMG...Jiffy was making out on Horseback then...