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Posted on 10/28/2012 5:29:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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In!
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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
Computer/router issues.
Back when I can.
hey! there are some great posts tonight!
just talking to someone about Jimmy Stewart and now Ted Williams?
I believe that Ted was the greatest ball player of all time. and a Real Man!
Think what he would have done if it was not for his time in the service! but he was no shirker.
when i was young i bought everything that had “Ted Williams” on it.
trying to remember if it was from montgomery wards or sears. one of the two, just can’t remember. think it was sears.
blessings, bobo
Elizabeth’s story was moving, to say the least. Following a terribly humiliating experience in Massachusetts, she caught a bus to New Jersey to escape her embarrassment. Weeping uncontrollably, she hardly noticed that the bus had made a stop along the way. A passenger sitting behind her, a total stranger, began making his way off the bus when he suddenly stopped, turned, and walked back to Elizabeth. He saw her tears and handed her his Bible, saying that he thought she might need it. He was right. But not only did she need the Bible, she needed the Christ it speaks of. Elizabeth received Him as a result of this simple act of compassion by a stranger who gave a gift.
Jesus is our example of compassion. In Matthew 9, we read, “When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd” (v.36). Not only did our Lord notice the pain and hurt of broken people, He responded to it by challenging His followers to pray for the Father to send out workers to respond to the hurts and needs of this dying world (v.38).
As we follow Christ’s example, a heart of compassion for shepherdless people can compel us to make a difference in the lives of others.
Read: Matthew 9:27-38
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You’ve prabably seen it, but it’s worth a click;
http://mlbreports.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/ted-game.jpg
Williams is touted as having the best batting eye in baseball.
It is said he could read the stamp on the ball. Certainly he could pick up seam rotation as well or better than anyone.
Apochrophyl story.
Rookie picture as Ted came to bat. Pitch is very close on inside corner. Ted takes ump says. Ball one. Pitcher looks in quizacally.
Second pitch very close on outside corner. Williams takes, ball two. Pitcher lingers looking at ump. Finally says that was a strike.
Ump goes around front of plate as if to dust off plate. Turns to pitcher and says, son, mr Williams will let you know when it’s a strike.
When Ted was manager at Washington in his late 50s or early 60s he would at times take batting practice. Players from both teams would gather around the batting cage to admire the swing.
Ted visited Ty Cobb once and they sat on cobbs porch talking baseball. What I would have given to be a fly on that wall
My mother worked with Williams when he was stationed at NAS Pensacola-Bronson Field, in the early 40’s. He was a very nice person, she said, and she kept up with him as long as she lived.
I saw him play once and I was bored to death.
I was a 14 year old girl and they are often tough to amuse.My uncle took me,God rest his soul.
Wish I could go back in time.
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Now I have my internet connection back, but now having issues with FR. *sigh*
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Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice. A nineteen-time All-Star, he had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Williams recorded a hit 34 percent of the time; he reached base an astounding 48 percent of the time.
the war, a dependency deferment because he was his mother's sole means of financial support. When his classification was changed to (1-A) following the American entry into World War II, Williams appealed to his local draft board. The draft board ruled that his draft status should not have been changed. He made a public statement that once he had built up his mother's trust fund, he intended to enlist. Even so, criticism in the media, including withdrawal of an endorsement contract by Quaker Oats, resulted in his enlistment in the Marine Corps on May 22, 1942. 
academic instruction in various subjects including math and navigation, where he achieved a 3.85 grade point average. 
He received his pilot's wings and his commission in the U.S. Marine Corps on May 2, 1944. 
about being pressed into service in South Korea, but he did what he thought was his patriotic duty. 
