Bill Bray discovered baseball in 1755

by Brian B on Sep 11, 2008 11:37 PM EDT

No really, it's true.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26664476/

In his diary entry of March 31, 1755, he says “Went to Stoke Ch. This morning. After Dinner Went to Miss Jeale’s to play at Base Ball with her, the 3 Miss Whiteheads, Miss Billinghurst, Miss Molly Flutter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Ford & H. Parsons & Jelly. Drank Tea and stayed till 8.”

But then, "Mr. Baker pulled me to allow Mr. Weathers to confront the righty and prompty blow the bloody game to hell." Buggers.

On a side note, why did they hide the "new diary post" link in its current location? This format sucks. JD, can we end this trial period and go back to the old site?

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Forget the Baseball shit

He wrote a history of Surrey.

Surrey!

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers

by Man Mountain on Sep 11, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply actions

this must be history

he is talking to JD.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Sep 11, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I'm still holding out hope that he listens . . . you know, like God.

by Brian B on Sep 12, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Austen Powers

At one point the earliest printed reference to the game was considered to be Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey.

“. . .it was not very wonderful that Catherine. . . should prefer cricket, baseball, riding on horseback, and running about the country, at the age of fourteen, to books.”

by Red Menace on Sep 12, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions

Baseball is not as much fun(these days) as just blogging away here at RR

Too miss the old site.
I also miss F85 Cutlasses
Modern Dance
John Cage
Sukr
Iceboxes
Hootenanny’s
Shindigs
Daedalus
Joe Nuxhall
J D Arney
Les Paul Jr TV Model electric guitars
and did I mention our old RR site ?

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker

by Madville on Sep 12, 2008 1:59 AM EDT reply actions

sukr

Is at Walmart with his babymama.

Our problem this year has been offense and defense. -- MixFMKyle

by jch24 on Sep 12, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought he was dead

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 12, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

that was Bernie Mac

too soon?

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Sep 13, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I like the old site better, too

For me, this site only works when hardly anyone’s here. Which means it’s usable, now that everyone’s lost interest.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 12, 2008 5:59 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Maybe we should rec this to get it more attention.

I remember when the SBN guy was blogging and answering all our questions that first week. He said they would be coming out with a mobile version really soon. Never happened. It crashes iphone every time now. I know there were a lot fo other promises that first week too, but this one gets me the most.

by Brian B on Sep 14, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions