Here are three things on a theme, then music on a different theme.
Tim Probert (who also has a Tumblr) is an illustrator. Click this link for pictures of cartoon animals playing baseball. He also illustrated these kids’ books about two best friends who play basketball.
I subscribe to one sports blog, and it’s Super Punch’s “sports” tag. Links to interesting articles, compilations of funny Twitter threads, and more. If I have ever sent you a sports highlight, I got it here.
Super Punch is, in general, a compelling alternative to actually ever going on Twitter or Instagram— anything really good, I’ll probably see on Super Punch eventually.
From the Library of Congress's Flickr account. The story’s not that long, so here’s the whole thing; those footnote links go to a Babe Ruth fan site and the New York Times, respectively.
Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr., 1895- 1948), "Little Ray" Kelly (Ray Kelly, 1918-2001)
"One day, Babe saw a man and his little boy playing catch in a park near Babe’s house in New York. He decided to walk over and watch the two play catch for awhile. Babe talked to the man for a little bit and found out that the little boy was only three years old. He was very impressed by how well the boy could play catch.
"Babe then got the idea to make the little boy, whose name was Ray Kelly, his personal mascot! So the next day, Babe picked up this little boy and took him to the stadium with him for his game. And, that’s how Little Ray Kelly became a part of the history of the game of baseball.
"Little Ray Kelly was Babe’s personal mascot for ten years. He even had his own Yankee uniform. And, he was with the Babe all the time during Yankee home games." [ 1 ]
"At age 13, Little Ray retired from the Yankees because his school obligations intervened. But Ruth had the boy and his father as his guests at the 1932 World Series, and they sat in a box seat next to the Yankees' dugout when Ruth hit his famed ''called shot'' home run in Game 3 at Wrigley Field off the Chicago Cubs' Charlie Root.
"Mr. Kelly maintained long afterward that Ruth did indeed point to the center-field bleachers before hitting the ball there. 'He absolutely did it,' he said. 'I was right there. Never in doubt.'
After leaving the Yankees behind him in the early 1930's, he graduated from high school, then served as a sergeant in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Mr. Kelly later graduated from Pace University and worked as an accountant for Mobil Oil." [ 2 ]
New music: Drugs (feat. blackbear) by UPSAHL. (Spotify or YouTube).
New music: No Drugs by Pinegrove. (Spotify or YouTube).
Old music: Quit it by Miriam Makeba. (Spotify or YouTube). A tiebreaker.
Next time there might be a theme, too! I like themes.
-Thomas
That babe ruth story is awesome! Also saving No Drugs to my personal playlists rn.