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Language Liberalism Freethought Birds

Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.

Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.

The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.

If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

"I don't believe what I just saw!"

Kirk Gibson was born today in 1957. He's not one of my favorite players; it's not that I don't like him, it's that he never played for a team I like - in fact, played most of his career for a team I don't like at all.

But his home run in 1988 off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the World Series is one of the all-time great moments in sports.

So, Happy Birthday, Kirk.

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Kathie10:38 AM, May 28, 2011
As great as Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning home run over the Forbes Field left-field wall in seven against the team-that-must-not-be-named? I think not!

I attended the 40th anniversary commemorative celebration at the vestige of that wall on the Pitt campus on October 13, 2000, when Maz himself (a rather shy, self-effacing fellow) was finally persuaded by three of his former teammates (included pitcher-turned-broadcaster Nellie King, RIP) to come to one of the festivities -- what a great guy!
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The Ridger, FCD3:44 PM, May 28, 2011
Not the greatest, no. But definitely up there. Like Pudge's 12th inning homer in Game 6 in '75.
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