OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

We’re having our graduate student recruiting this weekend so I’ve been tied up
What positions do they play?

Please tell me you didn’t start recruiting them until they were in the portal.

@mad4vols are you following these guys so we know when they tweet their commitments?
 
On March 5 in Baseball History...
  • 1936 - The St. Louis Cardinals � without the Dean brothers, who are once again holdouts � visit Cuba and are beaten by the Cuban all-stars. Luis Tiant, Sr., whose son will win 229 ML games, is the starting pitcher for the Cubans.

  • 1964 - Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., says he has a verbal commitment from a major league baseball club to move there if a stadium is ready by 1965. Funding for a $15M stadium is approved the next day by the city Board of Aldermen.

  • 1966 - Player representatives elect Marvin Miller, assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers, as Executive Director of the Major League Players Association.

  • 1973 - Yankees teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich arrive at spring training and announce they have swapped their wives and families. Even the family dogs were traded.

  • 1982 - Needing just three wins to reach 300 for his career, Gaylord Perry signs a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

  • 1996 - Fiery manager Earl Weaver, who had a .583 winning percentage in 17 seasons as manager of the Orioles, and Jim Bunning, who won 100 games and pitched no-hitters in both leagues, are elected into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Also chosen are turn-of-the-century manager Ned Hanlon and Negro Leagues pitcher Bill Foster.

Baseball Birthdays on March 5...


Baseball Deaths on March 5...

 
I told a chemistry joke, but there was no reaction.

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Sorry. It went over my head.

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