The Greatest Moments in Baseball History
By Gregory J. RediskeEdited By Horn, Gregory S.Sunday, August 3, 2025
I think we can all agree on the greatest moments in baseball history:
- Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
- Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Boston
- The 1919 Black Sox Scandal
- Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard Round the World”
- Lakewood Rotary defeats Tacoma #8, again. 10-0
And is it a coincidence that Ichiro gave his Hall of Fame speech the same week?!? I think not…..
But before I turn over the details of this magnificent event to our professional Sports Reporter, Gayle Selden, there’s a meeting to talk about. President Tom George gamely called the meeting to order on Friday, August 1, despite serving time on the Disabled List from his injury at softball practice, regrettably making him ineligible for the Big Game the day before. Batting first in Tom’s lineup for the day was Asa Horn smashing the starting bell, only to be followed in the two position by Bowden Horn, Asa’s younger brother. Batting third was Philip Lindholm with the invocation (and he was also part of the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play combination the previous day with Saalfeld and Quinn), while Angela Connelly took over the cleanup position with a superb leadership role in the Pledge of Allegiance. The grounds crew prepared the field for play quite nicely (Terry Roarke, James Osundwa, David Swindale & Tiffany Holmon), while Walt Richardson volunteered to make everyone look better with his excellent photographic skills. Zooming from the third deck were Carole Wier and Linda Disney, while ticket sellers Chuck Hellar ($703 for the Foundation) and Becky Wiggins ($2 tickets) successfully extracted money.
Sadly, hot dogs, crackerjack, and beer were missing.
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