MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
Root-Root-Rooting for the Home Team!
Typical Reds Rooter Farley Fairweather is back. And he’s really excited because the Bryan’s Boys are only a half game out of first place since The Reds once again weren’t the first team to play their opening day game this year, and he’s wondering if his beloved Cincinnati Redlegs’ magic number is still “162.”

The Reds have been one of the league’s worst-performing teams over the past two years, and it looks like it might continue for a third. Farley will, however be making some rather bold predictions for professional baseball’s first team as it begins the 2017 season on Monday’s Opening Day: Raisel Iglesias will become major league baseball’s first 30-game winner since Denny McClain did it in 1968 . . . and learn to speak English! Amir Garrett will win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. And Joey Votto will prove he is worth every penny of the roughly $45,000 he’s paid each and every time he comes to bat!

Maybe that’s why our Quote for Today Committee chose Ted Williams’ “Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”

In a related item, Hurley the Historian says on this date in 33 AD the first baseball game was played between the Bethlehem Braves and the Jerusalem Giants with Harry Carey doing the play by play. Eat your hearts out, Marty and Thom!