Quotes
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too." - Yogi Berra
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." - Babe Ruth
"Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal." - Pete Rose
"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing your whole life."
- Mickey Mantle
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats."
- Yogi Berra
Todd Helton
I remember when the Colorado Rockies traded one of their best players, Andrés Galarrag, because they had another first baseman coming up from the minor leagues. I thought that was a big mistake. The mistake was all mine. The minor league first baseman was Todd Helton, arguably the best Rockie ever. The numbers support that claim;all-time
Colorado Rockies leader in games played (2,247), home runs (369) and runs batted in (1,406),
five-time All-Star with a life time batting average .316.
Helton enjoyed arguably his best season in 2000, leading the major leagues in batting average (. 372), RBI (147), doubles (59), total bases (405), extra base hits (103), slugging percentage.
interesting facts, Todd Helton went to University of Tennessee on a Football and Baseball scholarship. He played backup quarterback to Payton Manning. They remained friends and ended their careers in Denver, Colorado. \
March 13, 2022, daylight saving time
The correct name is daylight saving time, not daylight savings time, also with no capitals.
Parents dislike DST because they don't feel comfortable sending their children off to school before the sun comes up. Dairy farmers and farmers in general are against DST because cows don't adjust readily to different milking times and feeding times.
While working at a post office in 1918 an entomologist who did most of his bug hunting at night soon became frustrated by how early the sun set during the summer months. He reasoned springing the clocks forward would allow more daylight for bug collecting activities.. The clocks could be switched back in the winter when bugs) were less likely to be found outdoors.
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too." - Yogi Berra
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." - Babe Ruth
"Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal." - Pete Rose
"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing your whole life."
- Mickey Mantle
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats."
- Yogi Berra
Todd Helton
I remember when the Colorado Rockies traded one of their best players, Andrés Galarrag, because they had another first baseman coming up from the minor leagues. I thought that was a big mistake. The mistake was all mine. The minor league first baseman was Todd Helton, arguably the best Rockie ever. The numbers support that claim;all-time
Colorado Rockies leader in games played (2,247), home runs (369) and runs batted in (1,406),
five-time All-Star with a life time batting average .316.
Helton enjoyed arguably his best season in 2000, leading the major leagues in batting average (. 372), RBI (147), doubles (59), total bases (405), extra base hits (103), slugging percentage.
interesting facts, Todd Helton went to University of Tennessee on a Football and Baseball scholarship. He played backup quarterback to Payton Manning. They remained friends and ended their careers in Denver, Colorado. \
March 13, 2022, daylight saving time
The correct name is daylight saving time, not daylight savings time, also with no capitals.
Parents dislike DST because they don't feel comfortable sending their children off to school before the sun comes up. Dairy farmers and farmers in general are against DST because cows don't adjust readily to different milking times and feeding times.
While working at a post office in 1918 an entomologist who did most of his bug hunting at night soon became frustrated by how early the sun set during the summer months. He reasoned springing the clocks forward would allow more daylight for bug collecting activities.. The clocks could be switched back in the winter when bugs) were less likely to be found outdoors.
SA University of Washington study found that most people lose 40 minutes of sleep during the time change in spring, just enough to throw our body’s circadian rhythms off. Because it takes a few days to recover, the short-term effects of the change tend to fall on the Monday after the adjustment.
In spite of disagreements for and against daylight saving time there is a growing movement to change to year daylight saving time. On the other hand only 40% of the world's countries use DST.
In spite of disagreements for and against daylight saving time there is a growing movement to change to year daylight saving time. On the other hand only 40% of the world's countries use DST.