Yesterday was the birthday of Abner Doubleday in the year 1819 in Ballston Spa, New York (near Saratoga). He was credited with the invention of baseball at Cooperstown, New York, even though he was nowhere near the area at the time he supposedly invented it, and he never mentions it in any of his writings. Apparently the dude who made the connection between the General Doubleday and America's Favorite Pastime (Abner Graves) was nuts, shot his wife to death, and spent the rest of his life in an asylum.All I've got to say is, two Abners in one story? What are the odds? How could the name Abner be so popular only to fall so far from grace?
Bring back Abner!
Who cares who invented baseball? It's here, it's queer, get used to it! Baseball rules! No offense, soccer! BOOOoooooyyyyyyyaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
2 comments:
Cooperstown, even Hoboken claim to be the birthplace of Baseball. Both bullshit. Baseball was written about in men's journals from New England decades before their claims. It most likely has its origins in Europe and evolved in the early years of New England settlement. That's my history fact for today. And it's Helen Keller's birthday. We all may not know her accomplishments, but we all know a lot of jokes, don't we?
helen keller puts us all to shame.
you're a fourth of the way there with your eye patch, though.
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