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on Wednesday November 02 2016, @06:51AM
from the root-for-the-Indians-to-keep-the-streak-alive dept.
from the root-for-the-Indians-to-keep-the-streak-alive dept.
A photo series on CNET shows the tech advances that have occurred since the Cubs last won the World Series:
The Chicago Cubs are back in the World Series for the first time since 1945. They haven't won it since 1908.
Man managed to conquer the skies before the Cubs could conquer another World Series. On January 1, 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight soared across Florida, from St. Petersburg to Tampa. As the Cubs remain grounded in their World Series hopes over the next century, flight developed to the point where Uber just released its plans for on-demand urban air transportation.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 02 2016, @02:49PM
Ty Cobb, long retired, was giving an interview in the press box at a ballgame. The radio guy asked him, "Ty, if you were playing today, what do you think you'd hit in terms of batting average?"
Cobb paused. "Oh, I dunno, .290. Maybe .300".
The radio guy was taken aback since he knew of Cobb's reputation for arrogance. But, maybe old age had mellowed him. "That's because of relief pitching, night baseball, infield and outfield shifts, and new pitches like the slider, right, Ty?"
Cobb: "No, it's because I'm seventy."