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Boston #RedSox legend Carl Yastrzemski throws out the first pitch to his grandson, SFGiants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski at Fenway Park! (2019) ⚾️ Happy 86th Birthday Yaz! #Inspiration #MLB #Baseball #History
Today In 1965: Frank Robinson is traded to the Baltimore #Orioles after Cincinnati #Reds GM Bill DeWitt claims that the baseball star is "an old 30"! Frank responds by winning the AL Triple Crown & MVP while leading the O's to a World Series title! #MLB #Legend #HotStove #History
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today In 1941: Cleveland star pitcher Bob Feller becomes the first major league player to join the #Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Former heavyweight boxing champion, now Lt. Comm. Gene Tunney, administers the oath. #WWII #MLB #Legend #Baseball #USA #Military #History
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
128 Years Ago: “Delegates to the Schedule Meeting of the National League and American Association of Base Ball Clubs" (Hotel Rennert, Baltimore - 1897) #MLB #19thCentury #Baseball #History #WinterMeetings
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Would it offend you if someone hit you with a snowball, Charlie Brown?"
~ Lucy van Pelt (Classic Peanuts - December 9, 1968) #MLB #Baseball
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Today In 1980: During a Monday Night Football broadcast, Howard Cosell announces the shocking news that music legend John Lennon was shot and killed in NYC. #RIPJohnLennon #TheBeatles #NFL #MNF #History
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"It makes rock concerts look like tea parties" ~ John Lennon chats with Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football (December 1974) #NFL
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Music legend John Lennon chats with Howard Cosell at the Monday Night Football offices! (December 1974) #NFL #TheBeatles #RIPJohnLennon
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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"We're Number One!" --- "In this corner of the back yard, that is..."
~ Snoopy (Classic Peanuts - December 8, 1970) #NFL #Football
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"If I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400" ~ Boston #RedSox legend Ted Williams #MLB #Baseball #WinterMeetings
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today In 1980: The San Diego #Padres trade pitcher Rollie Fingers to the St. Louis Cardinals! Just four days later, the #STLCards will trade Rollie to the Milwaukee #Brewers, where he'll win the 1981 AL Cy Young & MVP Awards! #MLB #HotStove #WinterMeetings #Baseball #History
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Today In 1966: The New York #Yankees trade Roger Maris to the St. Louis Cardinals! #MLB #HotStove #STLCards #Baseball #History
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today In 1980: During a Monday Night Football broadcast, Howard Cosell announces the shocking news that music legend John Lennon was shot and killed in NYC. #RIPJohnLennon #TheBeatles #NFL #MNF #History
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"It makes rock concerts look like tea parties" ~ John Lennon chats with Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football (December 1974) #NFL
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Music legend John Lennon chats with Howard Cosell at the Monday Night Football offices! (December 1974) #NFL #TheBeatles #RIPJohnLennon
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"We're Number One!" --- "In this corner of the back yard, that is..."
~ Snoopy (Classic Peanuts - December 8, 1970) #NFL #Football
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Cincinnati #Reds legend Johnny Bench makes a guest appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman"! The intro includes a classic clip from "The #Baseball Bunch"! (1983) Happy 78th Birthday Johnny! #MLB #History
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Cincinnati #Reds catcher Johnny Bench hits a HR vs. New York #Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre at the 1969 All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.!
~ Happy 78th Birthday Johnny! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy 78th Birthday Johnny Bench! ~ The legendary Cincinnati #Reds catcher was born in Oklahoma on this day in 1947! #MLB #Baseball
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New York #Yankees legend Lou Gehrig shows off his amazing physique while taking batting practice at Yankee Stadium! #MLB #Baseball
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today In 1939: New York #Yankees legend Lou Gehrig is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame through a special vote by the BBWAA during the #WinterMeetings in Cincinnati. #IronHorse #HOF #MLB #History
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Sometimes a catcher can know too much about the opposition..."
~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - 1968) #MLB #Comics #Baseball
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today In 1960: The new American League franchise for California is awarded to legendary cowboy movie star Gene Autry. The team will be known as the Los Angeles #Angels! #MLB #Baseball #History
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's time for a tagging contest with Johnny Bench, Gary Carter & The Chicken on "The #Baseball Bunch"! #MLB #SaturdayMorning
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Montreal #Expos catcher Gary Carter visits Johnny Bench and the gang on a classic episode of "The #Baseball Bunch"! #MLB #SaturdayMorning
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today In 1937: Philadelphia A's owner/manager Connie Mack & his fellow executives discuss a newly designed rubber home plate with beveled edges at the #WinterMeetings in Chicago! #MLB #Baseball #History
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM