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Why the Babe?

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 20th Century US, American, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods, Ted Williams, World War II

It is the All-Star Break. It’s all about Baseball. I wrote this on December 6, 2017. He was out of shape, overweight, loved food,

Why Did the Red Sox Trade the Babe?

December 27, 2018December 26, 2018 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, History of the Game

One of the most mysterious aspects of the game of baseball is Babe Ruth. Seriously. Why does he continue to charm us? What is

Funny How the World Is

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 Atlanta Braves, Barihunks, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, HISTORY, History of the Game, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Ted Williams

I was going to bombast about something, but then I realized I just didn’t want to be that way as I write this, in

We Hold These Truths….

July 10, 2018July 8, 2018 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cultural Illiteracy, HISTORY, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE 2

From July 4, 2012. Today is the All Star Game. It is terribly important to understand the link between baseball and our history. Today,

Teddy Ballgame’s Big Day

April 6, 2017April 3, 2017 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, History of the Game, PERSONAL, Steriods, Ted Williams

On September 28, 1941 Ted Williams made history. Always a man of courage, he could have sat out the game, and had a secure

Sunday Morning Opera: Baseball Is Back

April 3, 2016April 1, 2016 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MLB Hall of Fame

Any true opera fanatic knows there is a direct coloration to opera and baseball. Today the world is young again. It is a day

The One Constant

December 26, 2014December 24, 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease, Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Classic Hollywood, CULTURE, Family, Family History, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, Spring Training, The Pink Flamingo’s Father

After dozing through The Man Who Came to Dinner, which is, arguably, not only one of the greatest comedies ever made, but may be

The Greatest Ever

October 5, 2014October 5, 2014 BASEBALL, Beverly Sills, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Opera, OPERA, Ted Williams

“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes

Wednesday’s Hero – Theodore Samuel Williams

October 12, 2011October 8, 2011 20th Century US, American, Boston Red Sox, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame, PERSONAL, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II

Capt. Theodore “Ted” Williams (Center) 83 years old from San Diego, CA VMF-311, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) Baseball Hall of Fame – 1966

How Dumb Can Martha Coakley Be

January 16, 2010January 21, 2010 2010, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, History of the Game 1

This is a photo of pitching legend Curt Schilling. Would someone please explain to Martha Coakley that he is wearing a Red Sox uniform and is Red Sox legend?

The Pink Flamingo wants to give Martha Coakley a break on this one because not everyone is a baseball fan. Thus said, when you are the AG of a state, running for senate from a state where the Boston Red Sox are a legend, how dumb can you possibly be?

Sorry, but no one can be this stupid…not really.

H/T Malkin

Is Martha Coakley a Closet Yankees Fan

January 15, 2010January 14, 2010 Boston Red Sox, Classic Hollywood, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, DNC, George W. Bush, History of the Game, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Spring Training 2

“…Her Taliban comment is the height of one of these three: ignorance, stupidity, (or) dishonesty. I want someone with energy, someone that wants to change it all. She’s lock step business as usual in a way that should be frightening.” Curt Schilling

In New England two things are sacred. You DO NOT diss those two sacred entities and expect to remain in office for very long. You can trash the USA. You can say something nasty about religion – just pick a religion. Misc. elected officials can be insulted, they are fair game. Same thing holds true with the Kennedys. Insult ’em, it’s okay.

Coakley can insult Catholics, our troops, and be a total idiot when it comes to national security. She can (sort of) get away with it – while proving she is a total idiot.

BUT – when you diss the Boston Red Sox and their cathedral, Fenway Park, the sin is unpardonable. The only thing she could do that would be worse is insult the memory of Ted Williams.

(Disclaimer: The Pink Flamingo is a National League fan, primarily pulling for the Braves. When pulling for the AL, I support the Red Sox).

(AJ Strata thinks she has managed to sink her campaign).

Or as the guys at HillBuzz put it:

“...Martha Coakley’s practically taken photos of Fenway Park, ripped them up into confetti, thrown them in the air, then had dogs urinate on them. Her attitude is deplorable. It really does appear her true nature is coming out in this campaign: she infuriated us by having one of her goons push a reporter to the ground the other day, and now she’s denigrating the kind of old school campaigning we want to see politicians engage in: going out to meet the voters at places like Fenway Park, which Scott Brown is out there doing…”

By insulting baseball fans and Fenway Park, Coakley has insulted baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and Ted Williams. Even more importantly – she has proven that she does not even begin to comprehend this nation. She does not understand…

“...The one constant through all the years…has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our pas… It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again….”

That is the basic difference between Democrats and Republicans. We believe in something. We believe in America, hotdogs, apple pie, and baseball. We could even be the best looking political party!

The Pink Flamingo

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