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02-19-2020, 11:02 AM | #1 | |
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Trivia Error in Game
So, I am playing a game as GM only and while waiting for the day to advance, the game gives interesting facts and quotes. So this one came across just now:
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I knew this immediately was wrong, but looked it up to confirm that I was right. I was. William Howard Taft was the first US President to throw out a ceremonial first pitch in 1910. He was also responsible for the tradition of the 7th inning stretch. Being a lard-ass, he stiffened up sitting a the game. So between innings in he 7th he stood up to stretch his legs. As was customary back then, the entire crowd stood up in respect to him. It became a tradition. |
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02-19-2020, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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Taft is the name in the database, so it must've been corrected some time ago.
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02-19-2020, 11:45 AM | #3 |
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I stiffen up sitting at a game...guess that makes me a lard-ass too!
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02-19-2020, 11:49 AM | #4 | |
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EDIT: I believe Taft was the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the season, while Wilson was the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a World Series. That might be the cause of the confusion here.
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02-22-2020, 11:12 PM | #5 |
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Little known fact, when Taft threw out the first pitch, there was an assassination attempt, but he was saved by Enrico Palazzo, who had sung the national anthem and was serving as an umpire. The crowd chanted "Enrico Palazzo" in appreciation.
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02-23-2020, 07:59 AM | #6 | |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Baseball Bloopers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPgKHMDxIQ The American National Anthem - https://youtu.be/sxHnXajIex4 Naked Gun Baseball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyv8bOHUKg The 3rd Out - https://youtu.be/Tn4LQyKUQMk Saving the Queen - https://youtu.be/cP1ElZzgWqU |
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02-23-2020, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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Well if it says Woodrow Wilson was the first pitcher...…..etc., does that mean he was a pitcher maybe in the minors or in school and therefore he was the first one of those to do it?
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02-23-2020, 09:35 AM | #8 | |
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Here's the trivia item:
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02-23-2020, 08:07 PM | #9 |
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