Well, it's all about Babe Ruth. Very few American sports figures have so towered in their sport. Hence the American adjective "Ruthian".
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Indeed. [The answer to most baseball trivia questions happens to > be "Babe Ruth."] > > I knew that Babe was from Baltimore, and that they are very proud of > hi, Nevertheless, as a Yankee fan, I was amused to see the Ruth > statue and no statue of Cal Ripkin, Jr., or Earl Weaver, or Brooks > Robinson, or Frank Robinson, or Jim Palmer. Just Babe Ruth. > > In the end, it's all about the Yankees, isn't it? <G> > > Dan > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> Babe Ruth? Just a guess. he was a Baltimore native. >> >> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Thanks, David. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>> wrotd e: >>>>> I spent some time wandering around Baltimore last week, while my wife >>>>> was at a science teachers' convention. I visited the Orioles' Park at >>>>> Camden Yards, a beautiful baseball facility. There were plaques >>>>> honoring the players in the Orioles Hall of Fame, and a few players >>>>> were represented by sculptures their uniform numbers >>>>> outside the main entrance. There was only one statue of a player, >>>>> however, and I invite Americans who follow baseball to identify the >>>>> player given this singular honor: >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11949165 >>>>> >>>>> Of course, comments, criticisms, suggestions and abuse are invited. >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
