First Post: Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Baseball Ozymandias Game: Look back 30 years ago and remember these guysz who were leading the league in various categories…

Chili Davis, Jeffrey Leonard, Terry Puhl, Kevin McReynolds, Rick Rhoden, Joaquin Andujar, Andre Thornton, Mike Easler, Lance Parrish, Mike Boddicker, Doyle Alexander, Al Nipper and, of course, the one-and-only Tony Armas, stroker of a Mach 5 walkoff, extra-innings homerun to straightaway centre field at Fenway Park on July 4, 1984. Still have never seen a ball leave the stadium any faster than that. Mach 5, easily.

Tony Armas, what ever became of you? F- Jackie Gutierrez and Dewey Evans and Dennis Oil Can Boyd! What ever became of you, Tony Armas?

Thank you to baseball-reference.com for all the source material. Hours and days of uninterrupted fun. Better than the old Baseball Encyclopædia.

Free ones: Rundown…

Aqueduct 6

Pay-side: Today…

Keeneland 1, 2, 4, 7
Oaklawn 3, 4, 7
Tampa 3, 5, 7, 9
Turf Paradise 2, 5

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, but two of the following will be eliminated from Champions League consideration: Atletico Madrid or Barcelona, Bayern München or Man Utd.

Yesterday’s Activity: UConn completes the hoops double. ’gratsz!

WMF Report:

Early
Chas. Town 4½f
Mountain 6f
PennNat 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Chas. Town 9 (10:38 p.m. EDT / 7:38 p.m. PDT) has #4 Quiet Tiara shooting for the upset crown. …Before that one, it’s Opening Night at Evangeline, and in Race 8 there (9:49 / 6:49), #7 Restitution is not out of it. …

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Drive safely.