I met my now-wife in a bar in New York. We discovered that we had a lot in common… We’re both California natives, and we were both drunk… Tug McGraw.
Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – There are still those who write and don’t include their location. Of course, I can’t answer them. And, like every Wednesday, today is Mail Day.
Jesús Jones, from Maracay, asks: “How did readers contact you to ask questions before the internet era?”
Dear friend Chucho: First by mail, with stamps. I still keep some of those letters as souvenirs. Then by fax until the internet came along.
Ricardo M. Echezuría, from Obregón, asks: “Is it true that the MLB record for most home runs in an inning is three? And can you publish how it happened?”
Dear friend Chardo: That’s right, but not in the Major Leagues, in Double-A. On August 6, 1930, Gene Rye of the Waco Cubs accomplished this feat against the Beaumond Exporters in the Texas League.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Cubs scored 18 runs. Rye hit a home run for one run, then in his next at-bat he hit another with one on base, and in his third at-bat of the inning he drove in three with a grand slam. He reached 12 bases with his hits.
The following year, he was signed by the Red Sox, but due to a broken wrist, he had to retire from baseball.
Oswaldo Di Giorgi, from Buenos Aires, asks: “It had been a long time since I’d seen a bunt, but there was one in a Phillies-Blue Jays game. Why do managers use this valuable option in baseball so little?”
Dear friend Waldo: Batters want to hit home runs every at-bat. Many refuse to accept the manager’s orders. It’s a time of relaxation.
Felicio Martínez, from Newark, New Jersey, asks: “What was Tetelo Vargas’s name?”
Dear friend Chichio: Juan Esteban Vargas.
Thanks to life, for giving me so much, including a reader like you.
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Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto, incluso un lector como tú.
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