New Zealand sounds like the place to be, snakes scare me lol. I don't get why some snakes give birth and some lay eggs


Yah, they're pretty messed up, it is interesting to know that the fear of snakes is engrained in our brains.


Truly, very crazy. I'm surprised Crocodiles are more closely related to bird than snakes and lizards.


I would never have guessed that. I wonder what the relationship is


Not really sure, maybe closer to dinosaurs?


Yea I think that is it, they say dinosaurs had feathers like birds lol, that would be interesting to see for sure!


For sure, it was great chatting with you. I hope you have a good rest of the night, take care!


How's it going, do you follow baseball? The Nationals recently traded Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams to the Cubs


I don't follow baseball much, but I do think I heard something recently in the news about how the Cubs won over the Phillies? It's so confusing when they trade players for me to follow!


Yea, I guess the manager Martinez isn't doing too good in Washington and traded them away


I think the Cubs have been having a lot of trouble with their player's health. I hope they can turn it around and have a good season!


Maybe, but the Cubs haven't been too lucky since they started in 1903


I think I've heard about that...are they the team that one back to back and then haven't won another World Series since then?


The Cubs didn't win until 2016, they beat the Royals I believe


Oops meant won not one. I remember a long time ago they lost in a famous World Series game to the White Sox. I'm glad they won recently, as it's been a long time!


Yea, When the Cubs won 5 million people celebrated in the street, they have been waiting a long time


I bet that was one of the best baseball celebrations ever! I heard that Ronald Regan was a broadcaster for the Cubs in the thirties. He had a very interesting life!


Yea, wonder if he called the infamous Billy Goat game


How do you play that? I heard that when the Cubs first started playing baseball they were the Chicago Orphans. I wonder what the story behind that is, though?


I don't know, the Cubs were founded the same year as the Battle of Little Bighorn so maybe it has something to do with the times


That's a fun fact! I also hear they're called the North Siders because of where Wrigley Field is and The White Sox has their field on the South Side of Chicago. Have you ever been there?


No but I'd love to visit Wrigley field, it is one of the most historic baseball parks


I hear that it's a really nice place and the culture is cool there too. In example, when the visitors hit a homer into the bleachers the cubs fans throw it back into the field! lol I'd like to see that.


THat's pretty crazy. I heard Japan has a crazy baseball culture too and are shocked to find out baseball is America's pasttime


I've heard of that and wonder what the food is like at a Japanese baseball game. Do you think they'd serve both sushi and hot dogs?


Probably, I wonder if Japan has baseball cards like in the US, a guy once found 3 million dollars worth in his grandfathers attic


That sounds like a really cool find, especially if you know the right baseball card collectors. I think I'm gonna go collect some dinner. TTYL!


Hi there! How's it going? Are you a baseball fan?


Hi. I'm doing very well thanks. I'm do watch baseball on occasion and I'm a casual fan.


Do you root for a specific team? Long-time Yankee fan over here.


You probably won't like this but I'm Red Sox fan. I heard that Eric Hosmer signed with the San Diego Padres  for $144 million in an eight year contract.


Haha you're right I don't like the Red Sox. Yes I believe the Hosmer contract was last year. I think that's going to end up being a bad contract.


Me too. I think its too much money for a player that has proven himself. He is a 28 years old and he plays in the first base position and he did very well as a Royal.


By the end of that deal he will be in his mid to late 30's and nowhere ear as good. Definitely an overpay. Not as crazy as those Machado and Harper deals for over 300 million though.


No nothing like that. He has won 4 Gold Gloves in his career and I will like to see him in a Red Sox uniform.


That's true the Red Sox only weakness now is 1st base. Who's their starting, Mitch Moreland?


You are correct. I also heard that Hosmer will be making $20 million over each of the first 5 seasons with the Padres.


That's smart to front load it. It's crazy how much these guys get to play baseball. It's not even as physically demanding as football, basketball or hockey.


I agree with you completely. Those sports are way more physical than baseball. Did you know that the Dodgers have lost more world series championships than any other baseball team?


They've been around so long, it makes sense. I think they lost a lot of them to the Yankees. It's funny prior to the cubs just winning recently the last time they won before that the Ottoman Empire still existed.


Ha Ha!! The Dodgers are bad. They were crushed by the Red Sox


I hate how good Mookie Betts is. I think the Yankee's will give the Red Sox a run for their money this year though.


I believe that to be the case. The Yankees are very talented club and always gave a hard time to the Red Sox whether we played them here or at Yankees.


Have you been to Fenway Park? I actually saw a game there on a trip to Boston. It's a really cool stadium.


I have been to Fenway Park a few times and its really nice and especially when we play against the Yankees. I think the Padres will be fine because their ownership is investing .


Well I don't know if you heard, but the Padres did just sign Manny Machado this year. I think his contract was like 300 million for 10 years.


You're correct. They are building the team and I think they will do well in the long term but as far as them making it to the World Series, I'm not too sure about that.


I don't think they have the pitching yet. That's so important for winning the World Series. Anyway it was nice chatting with you, enjoy the rest of your day!


You're correct. It all comes down to exceptional pitching to make it to the World Series. I was very nice chatting with you today as well. Have a nice day!!!


I do, it is my favorite sport. Do you watch?


I watch it from time to time. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


I think they are technically allowed to play.


Yeah, good for them, do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


No, do you play kickball? I did for fun a few years ago.


I do not play it but apparently in Canada it is called soccer-baseball


Awesome, I've only been to Canada once. Have you been?


Yes, I have friend there so I go all the time. Nice country and nice people


Awesome. Did you know Baseball is super popular in Japan?


Yeah and they cannot believe that in the US is just a pastime?


yeah, that's awesome. The Cubs were the first team to win back to back world series.


Nice, good for them. Do you know who used to do the schedule for major baseball laegue


No, do you? Apparently the Ottoman Empire was still in existence when the Cubs won the world series.


Oh wow that means it goes way back then. Yeah it was a couple who did it for 24 years


Yeah, that is crazy. Apparently the cubs had a player with 6 fingers, doesn't seem possible.


Wow, that is so interesting indeed. Did you know the women's cup had higher ratings than the world series?


I can believe it. Some of the games can be boring if you aren't a fan.


That is very true. When the CUbs won in 2016, 5 million people celebrated i the streets


Wow, that must have made a huge mess. They were the first team to win it back to back, but then didn't win again until 2016.


And the largest in history. Nice chatting with you.


I can play some, I have an electric piano that I keep plugged in in my room.


Thats really cool, I can play a bit, but spend more time with other instruments.  Did you know Freddie Mercury used the same piano for Bohemian Rhapsody that McCartney used for Hey Jude in the recording studio?


That's really cool. I wish the news would play piano instead of news these days like they did back in 1930.


I know. It would be far better than the slanted views they all put out today.  Id actually enjoy that.


Do you like Amazon? I have Amazon prime video and it with Netflix is all I really use for tv these days.


I love amazon!  Love how quickly they can get things out, even on sundays


Maybe I should get a job in one of the Amazon warehouses, sounds like a good idea to lose some extra weight since they walk 7 to 15 miles per day!


That might be a good gig for me too, trying to up my step game.


I would love to visit the clock in the mountain that Jeff Bezos had built.


That would be cool.  It is going to run for 10,000 years so youve got time.


So how do you feel about snakes? I have a pet king snake myself, and I love them.


I dont think I could own one, but Im not scared or anything.  Did you know there are No Snakes in New Zealand.


Yeah that's pretty crazy. The only bad thing about owning a snake is the upkeep, it can get expensive.


I bet, is your snake one of the ones that flies?


Haha no, king snakes can not do that, if they could I am not sure I would want to own one, they sound very dangerous.


Where I live a giant cobra escaped and was loose in the city.


Well I hope someone caught it before someone killed it, You cant punish them for doing what is hard wired into them.


They never found it.  Dead or alive.  Yeah, I have a friend who is seriously afraid of snakes, runs away from the smallest ones.


I don't have a fear of snakes, but spiders on the other hand I almost can not stand them to even be near me, hate the little buggers.


Small ones dont bother me but once they get past a certain size thats a big nope from me.  Roaches freak me out.


Haha yeah roaches are just down right nasty, any way good chatting with you.


Hi I'm doing well. Do you like baseball? I personally think it's really boring haha


Baseball is a slow game. I usually pay attention around the time of the playoffs. Then there's a lot of energy.


Yeah it gets burst of energy, and then a lot of really boring Parts LOL. I never knew that baseball managers could actually play for their team. That's why they wear uniforms, duh


Yeah, it's easier to just watch the highlight reel. The managers probably played way back in the day. Now? It would be sad. I'd want my money back.


Haha yep they would probably get injured really quickly LOL have you ever played kickball when you were a kid


I played kickball. Safer than dodgeball, that's for sure.


Yep I agree with you there. In Canada they call kickball soccer-baseball instead, it doesn't quite have the same ring LOL


It sure doesn't. That's clunky name. Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover it's  america's national pastime. I wonder why? The sport started here.


I agree with you. It's very screwy that they would not realize that LOL oh, did you hear about the man who found millions of dollars of baseball cards and his grandfather's attic? Now that is living the dream haha


That would be great! I would sell some of them, but keep some for a long-term investment. You never know how much they could be worth one day.


No you're right. That's why I don't throw anything away. And it's also why my house is a mess LOL. One thing I don't understand is why the MLB used a married couple for 24 years to schedule all their games, why wouldn't they use a computer


The couple probably used some kind of technology, but I bet they had a friend at the MLB head office. Maybe they were inexpensive? I dunno.


haha ya, and they did that until 2005, very crazy!


That's a long time. Do you watch the World Series? I try to.


No I can't say that I do haha. I like I said I don't really watch sports that much. I know that it is the best-of-seven games correct? Who do you want to win this year


I like it when an underdog wins. I'm tired of big city teams with big payrolls winning. The Series should bring out the best in the fans and the players.


Yep I like that too. What's crazy is that Babe Ruth tried to steal a base in game seven. That's what made him lose the 1926 World Series. Wasn't Babe Ruth really fat?


He was pretty big later on, but he was also a pitcher at one time, so maybe he was speedy. Still, stealing a base? He was a hitter, not a runner.


Yep I agree with you. Pretty cool that the Cubs were the first team to win back-to-back World Series. I know that would be impressive


It was impressive, but then they hit the world's longest losing streak. How? Is it a curse?


Haha well at least the curse has been broken. What's also crazy is that the Women's World Cup had higher television ratings than the World Series in the United States. Personally I think soccer is even worse than baseball so I don't know how that's possible


I'm not really into sports, but I learned a lot about baseball.


Hello, me too, but have you heard about Philadelphia Phillies?


I know a little about them. They have a funny mascot. It looks like Stephen Strasburg is doing well since healing from his injury.


you know that ended in a 5-1 win for Strasburg and the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park and gave the team its first five-game winning streak since the end of May. I was so surprised, can you imagine 5:1...


That's amazing. I can't believe the Nationals have a 19 year old rookie player who is doing so well.


yes that is amazing. He fell behind a couple times and got right back to throwing strikes. He did really, really well. Do you know Aaron Nola?


I have never heard of him. Is he a good player too?


Yes hi is. he Phillies' Aaron Nola has been one of the National League's best and is right behind Max Scherzer and the New York Mets' Jacob deGrom in the Cy Young conversation, that's the information I have learned


That's something. I thought it was interesting that all othe game scheduling was done through a married couple until 2005. I wonder who handles it now.


yes me either. Then it was a nerve impingement in his neck. Now Strasburg is inching back into form, one start at a time, even if most of his fastballs are still registering in the low 90s.


The low 90s is pretty fast for someone with that kind of injury. I also didn't know the game was so popular in Japan.


Me too, can you believe, in Japan...  I also learned that Ryan Zimmerman added a run-scoring single three hitters later and a solo home run in the fourth that sneaked just above Odubel Herrera's glove and into the bushes beyond the center field wall.


That must've been so awful for Odubel Herrera, to just miss catching the ball. It was probably quite a sight to see in person.


yes I guess so... Can you believe that he Phillies right-hander never hit a stride in five innings of work, while Strasburg was only scratched by J.P. Crawford's solo homer to start the fifth?


I guess people sometimes have off games. Hopefully he'll be able to get out of that slump.


yes that's for sure. Nationals pent the past month hovering on either side of mediocrity, trading key players to contending teams, watching their playoff hopes come and go with the summer. But the Nationals have shown a lot of life in the past five days, if only a week or two too late, I am very impressed, what about you?


They are turning out to be an impressive team. Hopefully they'll make better decisions and continue to play well enough to go on to the world series. I am learning quite a bit about the team in this conversation.


I like watching it in person. Not so much on TV. It's more exciting to be there. I've only been to one pro game with a friend who's really into the game -- I think it was the Nationals many years ago. I don't recall who they played or what the score was, but it was a fun afternoon.


Yes I like to watch it from home with my friends lol  and did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


Wow. I did not know that. I wonder if any of the managers are any good...


You bet. Do you know why the managers wear a uniform?


I believe its because they are able to play in the game if needed. Thats kinda cool,  I hope they never have to though.


Yeah it is pretty cool. I wonder if they do that more in Japan where they take the game more seriously


I hear that they are surprised to know that baseball is an american thing lol


Yeah it seems so. Do you know who used to do the scheduling for the major league games?


Not sure,  who?  A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in an attic!!  lucky guy!


Yeah that is amazing. It was a couple who did it for 24 years in a row


Wow, the must really love baseball!  That is a lot of time dedicated to the sport,  that is really sweet that they had something they were both passionate about though.


Exactly because scheduling 2430 games every year is no easy feat


I know right!  Probably after a few years they developed a working system or a program.


Yeah that is a high possibility too. Do you know when the World Series was founded?


It was founded in 1903 and at that time even the ottoman empire was in existence still


Interesting.  did you know the chicago cubs were the first team to win back to back world series?


Yes they were but then they were cursed or something because they have not won anymore since then


I hear they actually did win again,  in 2016.


Oh right when they had that huge celebration with 5 million people out in the streets


Yes,  the largest gathering of humans in history!!


That is pretty impressive. Did you know the Cubs are one of the oldest teams in MLB?


I did not! Thats cool.  ITs been great talking to you.


Yes.  I was an assistant scout for the Phillies years ago.  Did you know that a married couple scheduled all 2430 games for 24 years until 2005?


Wow, that is pretty cool.  And no I didn't know that but that is very interesting.  I wonder how they ever got that job?


I don't know, but it must be complicated since there are sometimes concerts and other uses of stadiums.  Also, it's too cold in some ballparks early in the season.  There is a form of baseball played with a kickball in Canada.


Yeah that is true, the weather is unpredictable and some stadiums don't have roofs.  Yeah I think it is called soccer-baseball or something like that.


It is odd that managers wear baseball uniforms.  Coaches in other sports don't wear uniforms.


Yeah it is odd, but do you know why they might wear uniforms unlike other sports?


I have read that they can actually enter the game but I am not sure that I believe it.


Yeah that is right, technically they can play if they need to.  Wouldn't that be fun to watch your team's manager play and bat.


Some would do well because they were recently players, but sometimes they are over 60 years old.  Some of Japan's baseball fans are surprised that it is such a big deal in the US.


Yeah I know Japanese people are really into baseball.  Did you watch the world series this year?


Yes.  The American League champ plays the National League champ and the NL is not doing so well lately.


Yeah my team was one game away from representing the NL in the series.  Did you know that Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 of the series way back in 1926?


That was not a good baseball decision trying to steal that base.


No that doesn't sound like it.  But I think he made up for it quite a bit.  Do you know who the first team to win back to back world series was?


Yes.  The Cubs.  The last time they won, the Ottoman Empire still existed.


Yeah good call.  Are you a fan of the Cubs at all?


I do like them.  Their stadium is so old and so classic.  I guess what I said about the Ottoman Empire was wrong.  They won in 2016 also.


Yeah they did, maybe that was the last time they won their back to back series.


I live in Phoenix and the Diamondbacks won in 2001.  I could not imagine going 108 years without winning like the Cubs did.


Yeah our manager was a hero for you in that final game back then.  Well I haven't seen one in my lifetime I am ready!  It was nice talking with you.


Awesome!  I like Walker Buehler.  What do you think of the Dodgers/Reds trade?  Think it was a good one?


No. They gave up too much. Puig was a pain in the neck, but one of the best defensive left fielders in baseball. The pitcher wood was a young guy who was an all star 2 years ago


I was kind of surprised when they did that trade.  Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can technically play if needed?


Yes. I remember Pete Rose and Frank Robinson doing that


Yes.  How about the guy who found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards that were hidden in his grandfathers attic since the 1940s.  I'm not ashamed to admit that I still a few packs of baseball cards every year.  It gives me the thrill I had when I was kid opening them.


Yes my base baseball cards were thrown out many many years ago. I wish I had those back


They were super huge there in the late 80s and early 90s but have died down in popularity since then.  Did you know kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


I don't know if I would like to schedule the games.  For 24 years a married couple scheduled all MLB games played each year.


I would want no part of it.  Babe Ruth was thrown out stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series.  First time I've ever seen that fact.


First time for me as well.  Did you know that baseball is really popular in Japan and many fans there are surprised to find out it's known as America's national pastime?


Yes. Baseball has been big in Japan for a long time


I find it interesting how they name the teams.  Surprised we don't see that here.  We could see the Walmart Cashiers playing the Target Bullseyes. lol


The  Dodgers are called the Dodgers because their fans in Brooklyn Had to Dodge trollys to get to the Stadium. They were called trolly Dodgers, Then shortened to Brooklyn Dodgers


That is interesting!  I honestly never knew that!    The womens cup had higher tv ratings than the world series in the US.  That kind of shows the sport is on a downtrend like the cards.


I never Knew that. But baseball is a slow paced game. I guess the kids like faster paced sports


Yes.  They are into video games now (too much if you ask me).  It's been fun talking ball with you!  I enjoyed it.  Have a good day!


Me too. do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


I am not sure of that actually, did not notice. Why?


Yes because they can play if their team needs them to


Nice. DO you know how many balls are used during a MLB season?


Hmm I have no idea but I know that a couple did the schedule for 24 years for those games


Wow that is a lot and they use 160000 balls per season


Now that is a low. Did you hear about that guy who made 3 million from old baseball cards?


WOw no, where did he find all those cards?


In the attic, they were his grandfather's. How lucky


I know. A female pitcher at just the age of 17 once took out Babe Ruth and was banned after that


Wow that is impressive too bad and unfair she got banned though


Exactly. Women's world cup has more viewers than the Works Series


Do you know when the World Series was founded?


Yes that was back in 9013, so over 100 years old now


yeah it is pretty old. They were around when the ottoman empire was around too


Wow that feels really old. Do you know which team has lost the most championships?


Hmm I do not know that, which team is that?


That is the dodgers, poor guys must be beating themselves about it


I know. The Cubs were the only team to win back to back world series and then nothing for a long time


Wow they must have struck bad luck after that


I sure do from time to time. Do you know why the managers wear a uniform?


Yeah they wear them because they are technically allowed to play if it need be


Yes exactly. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


I think it is called soccer-baseball, is it not?


Yes it is, a combination of both games. In Japan seems to be a really popular game


Yup they are so into the game that they cannot believe it is just a pastime here


Yeah exactly. Do you know who used to do the scheduling for major league games?


I hear there was this couple who did it for 24 years in a row


That is amazing, 2430 games every year that is just too many numbers for me


It sure is for me too. THe ottoman empire was in existence when the world series started


Wow that means it started really early this whole thing with baseball.


Yes it started back in 1903. The Cubs were the only team to win back to back championships


Yes and they have not won since then so I wonder what happened there


Yeah one wonders right? Women's world cup on the other hand has higher ratings than the world series.


That is pretty impressive. The largest gathering in human history was when the Cubs won the world series in 2016


Yeah I heard more than 5 million people were put celebrating


Yeah that is insane. The Cubs are one of the oldest teams in MLB, along with Atlanta Braves.


That is pretty cool. And they have had pitchers with 4,5, and 6 fingers in their pitching hand


Nice, that sounds interesting. They are also one of the oldest teams in MLB


Yeah. They were once believe to have been cursed when security did not let a guy with a smelly goat in the stadium


Hey I do like baseball! Did you know that managers can actually play baseball? that's why they wear the uniforms, just in case the need arises, then they can play for the team


Yeah I did,  thats pretty awesome.  Hopefully they dont have to though,  most of them are a bit older.  Theres like 20 players on a team though,  shouldnt have the need.


No I agree with you. Have you ever played kickball when you were in school? Apparently in Canada, it's not called kickball, it's called soccer baseball LOL


I did, used to love kickball,  I feel like kickball is a more appropriate name for it,  what does soccer mean?


I know right! I definitely think that kickball is the right word. It's the best way to describe it, what would you do if you found millions of dollars of baseball cards in your attic by the way?


Wow well pay off my car and cc's,  go on a small vacation and put the rest in savings or investments,  then continue my life.  how about you?


Haha I would do something similar. Definitely pay off my student loans and everything. And probably retire LOL. I can't believe that some guy found 3 million dollars worth of those cards in his grandfather's attic though. What a lucky guy


I know thats amazing.  That would be really nice,  my relatives dont collect anything cool like that so Im on my own lol


Haha yes that's too bad, mine did not either. Have you ever been to Japan by the way? Apparently baseball is really huge over there


I have a trip planned for next jan to Japan!  No I had no idea that baseball was big there,  maybe I can catch a game!


You should! I've heard that the crowds are super Rowdy haha. You're not married are you? It's weird that a married couple with scheduling all of the MLB baseball games for about 24 years


Yes I am happily married!  That seems like they put a lot of time into baseball,  they must really love it


I think so. You ever watch the World Series by the way? I haven't watched it in a really long time myself


I have watched it a few times,  especially if the sf giants are in it!


So is that your favorite team? I like the Tigers, and I also like the Yankees LOL oh, did you know that the Women's World Cup soccer had a higher television rating than the World Series? And that was in the United States too, I wonder how that's possible


Haha wow thats crazy.  Yes,  I love the SF Giants!


What do you think about the Chicago Cubs by the way? Apparently after they won in 2016 about 5 million people were celebrating in the streets


Good for them.  I dont think they have won in a long time lol I cant imagine 5 billion people in the streets though.


Nope Chicago must have been really partying that day LOL. Did you know that they were the first team to win back-to-back World Series's?


Hello, have you heard that one of the chicago cubs have an employed pitcher with 6 fingers?


No, The cubs are one two major teams in chicago.


I am guessing the second one is the Atlanta Braves.


Yes, The chicago cubs won the 2016 world series, people celebrated in the streets, making largest gatherings  in human history.


Well, they were the first team to win straight on the world series til 2016.


The chicago cubs were the first team win back to back .


That is true. However, the Chicago Cubs were somewhat "cursed."


For this only the cubs did not play in a world series again until 2016.


It was right after a refusal towards a man with a smelly goat going into the stadium.


Yes, I hear the new. Baseball managers wear uniform because they are technically able to play for their team when need arises.


I bet they get as much compensation as the other team players.


They are very fanatic for their team should win. You ever played baseball ?


I hardly play baseball. I watch the game whenever there is a Giants game coming up.


The Giants. Unless, you're talking about sports. My favorite sport is basketball.


Kickball is also called soccer baseball in canada.


Yes, have you ever played kickball? Physical education teachers let the students play kickball in the states, as well.


Do you think that baseball started in Japan or the states?


United state national sports is base ball. I know it.


I see. Nice to talk to someone who has a good knowledge on baseball.


The Braves seem to have a good start on the season, they are the most rested team


Hi, how are you? I don't really know the Braves. They're a big market team, so I expect them to get marquee players.


They have a good team, so there are two points of view, a well reseted team vs a team that comes into season with a lot of practice, which one do you prefer?


I would practice. I think skills get rusty. Baseball is a team sport, so they should work together. Other teams will have practiced.


I  think practice is better, a well rested team might begin with some troubles, games are neccesary to adapt.


Yes, I would want people to practice. They need to prepare for the season. Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


Ive always wondered about that, do you know if it ever happened in a game?


I suppose back in the day one of the players was chosen to be manager. Handled both jobs. Now, not necessary.


I see well the game is really popular in Japan, seems like it has a lot of fans over there


The game is very popular. I think that the Japanese have made their own version of it. Uniquely Japanese.


They did? wow, they must really like it them did you watch the Wold Series last year?


I didn't get the chance to watch a lot of it. I know that the Dodgers lost again.


I didnt watch it either, its a game with a lot of tradition almost 120 years since the first World Series, so 120 champions


The Cubbies won back to back WS. Then after that? It's like a curse. What should they do?


They should get like an exorcism done by all religions lol, it does seem like a curse


The sports is popular here, but not around the world. The women's world cup had higher television ratings than the world series in the united states.


It did? guess not only the mens category is popular then, before 1969 the team with the best record would advanced to the WS that has changed now


I think the playoffs are fun, but probably a good way to get more money. The fans don't seem to mind.


So the Chicago Cubs and their curse, to think the Cubs and the Braves are the oldest teams in the league


The Braves have moved a lot, I think. Weren't they in another city?


Not sure about that, but I think they were yeah.


Hey, I've played, but honestly not a big fan. How about you?


I used to follow it really closely, and played in highschool. But they changed the strike zone to be smaller so now the games are less exciting to me because I was a pitcher.


Really? It's interesting. Do you know why baseball is popular in Japan?


No i don't actually, but I hear it is popular there. Do you  know why? I'm curious.


I honestly never heard about it, but read couple minutes ago. I'm wondering is it only Japan, but any Asian country as well.


Interesting, do you know if they play a championship game there? And if so, what is it called?>


I have no idea. But if so, why US teams don't play aganst Japanese? lol It could the World Cup like in soccer/footaball every January 4 teams from different continents play


I don't know, curious why we call it a world series but the two countries never play each other.


Absolutely. Have you read an article about Chicago Cubs recently?


No, I didn't see it. Apparently when they won the 2016 series 5 million people celebrated.


It also was the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series. I actually didn't know it.


Awesome. They are one of the oldes teams.


True. As well as Atlanta Braves. It's wonderful!


I didn't know that. The Cubs were cursed in 1945 when they would let Billy Sianis stay in the stadium.


It's sounds like a mystery. Just difficult to believe lol


I didn't now they were known as the North Siders. Did you know that?


It's also new fact for me, I didn't know. Honestly, I don't have good knowledge in history of  baseball. How about you?


Sort of, babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 of the world series and they lost.


Yes, I know that, but it was long long time ago. Even the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubds won the World series. It was also long time ago


Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Chicago to be honest. But I'm happy they won.


Baseball is my favorite sport. Did you know that managers are technically able to play for their teams?


I wonder why they wore those uniforms.  I wonder if one has actually ever played?


The only one I can think if is Pete Rose who regularly played as manager. Do you have a favorite team?


My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves, from the days of Chipper Jones.  What's your favorite team?


Mine is the Dodgers. I have to admire that team that Atlanta had, their pitching staff was something else.


I hear in Japan, baseball is so popular that some Japanese people are shocked to find out that its America's national pastime.


So I've heard. Do you think that Japan should ever be allowed to compete for the world championship?


Sure, why not?  They have some pretty good players, actually.


They do. I have always been a little upset because the US always considers their sports teams as world champs but yet don't have to prove it.


That's so true! Hey, did you hear about the man that found all those old baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


Yeah that was quite a find. I had no idea that baseball cards were so valuable.


Me either.  Did you watch the World Series?


I did watch the world series, and as you can imagine I was once again disappointed in the Dodgers. Did you know that in 1992 the US marines carried the canadian flag upside down?


I can believe it.  lol Which way does that leaf go anyway?


To tell you the truth I would have to look it up. But what an embarrassment.


I know right, I think I would have googled it,, before walking out!


Me too. I feel sorry for the Marine who was carrying it. I'm sure things didn't go well for him.


He probably had to scrub the latrine with his toothbrush.  Oh well, now he knows, I bet he won't forget it! Did you hear about the curse of the goat?


Apparently, the Cubs were cursed  after security would not let a man bring his goat into the stadium in 1945.  He cursed the team and they did not play in a World Series again until 2016.


Wow. Remind me to be nice to goats. Thanks for the interesting chat, and have a nice day.


Are you a baseball fan? ive never really enjoyed watching on tv don't have the patience for it.


I prefer football but my granddaughter likes to watch baseball games on tv.  So, I watch with her.


That's cool! Apparently it's so popular in Japan that there surprised it's our (Americas) past time.


Yes, I heard about that.  Apparently baseball managers wear uniforms in case they have to play to replace players.


I wonder if that's ever happened before? Did you know that baseball use to be referred to as the Fall classics?


I will research about it later.  No, I did not know that (the fall classics).


Because in north america it is played during the fall season.


I see.  Thank you for the information.  A married couple used to schedule all 2430 major league baseball games played each year for 24 years.


That must of been pretty cool for them to do together. so the baseball season is how many games. do you know?


That's a lot of games, no wonder pitcher arms get burned out. Just to refresh my memory a run is scored when a player legally crosses the bases, right?


A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases and touches home plate.


Right, and the team that scores the most points wins. Why is the word legally used can you get bases illegally?


I don't know why the specifically use the word "legally".


Now there is a such thing as stealing a base right? Some one told me that the ottoman empire was still in existence win the cubs won the world series.


My granddaughter knows much more about baseball.  I think you are right, there is such a thing as stealing a base. Babe Ruth was caught doing it to end game 7 and lose the 1926 World Series.


Wow that had to hurt. I heard that the Chicago cubs were the first team to win back to back super bowls and haven;t won since.


I think what you meant was World Series since Super bowl is for football games.  Yes, you are right about Chicago Cubs winning back to back.


Oh right thank you for the correction. Did you know that the women's cup had more tv rating that the world series.


Yes, I heard about it.  Isn't it amazing?


It is, good for them! After the Cubs won the world series in 2016 over 5 million people celebrated in the streets.


Yes, apparently it was one of the largest gathering in human history.  I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.  Have a great day!


Do you follow basebal? The Nationals traded Daneil Murphy and Matt Adams


Yes I do. I didn't know that. Who's your favorite team?


I'm a Yankees fan, I never knew Babe Ruth was caught stealing home in the 1926 World Serires


It's surprising, you don't hear many bad things about Babe Ruth. I like the Dodgers therefore I am anti-yankee.


They had a great rivalry when both were in NY. It's crazy Babe Ruth would ever try to steal a base considering how big he was


I wonder how many stolen bases he had in his career. Maybe he thought he could just run the catcher over.


That would be an interesting fact to know. It's pretty crazy the Ottoman Empire was still around when the Cubs won back to back World Series


Yes the Cubs have suffered from the curse of the goat.


Who knew a man with a goat could wield such great power


Remind me not to make an enemy of anyone carrying a goat. I wonder if that's where the saying being a goat came from. Like Ruth was the goat after losing that game.


I don'tknow, maybe, Billy Sianis goat did stink


Probably so. Did you know the Cubs and Braves started playing the same year as the battle of the little bighorn?


That is pretty crazy, I wonder if any of the people from the Battle of Little Bighorn ever saw a Cubs game


I don't know. How do you feel about people today complaining about teams that are named after Native Americans, like the Braves?


Depends on how respectful it's done, the Braves don't have a bad logo but the Indians logo is pretty messed up


The native americans don't seem to have a problem with it. It's just other people, strange.


I wonder if there are any baseball controversies in Japan, baseball is really popular there


Yes it is, and they have some pretty good players. I wonder if they will ever be allowed to play for the world series.


Maybe one day, but for now it's just between the AL and NL champions


True, but we Americans have a habit of declaring ourselves world champs in almost all the sports. Just doesn't seem right.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


hey there do you like baseball? Its the game that uses a ball and a bat


I do!  And then they run around the bases, if they are lucky enough to hit said ball.


Yeah that is true. It's crazy that baseball managers can actually join in the game, that's why they wear uniforms


Yes, if they need to play for their teams, I dont know why that would happen, but it might be fun to watch!


Yeah that could be cool. It's also cool that a man found millions of dollars worth of old baseball cards in his attic haha his grandfather and put them there and I guess forgotten about them?


Maybe, I should start checking my attic and see what treasures are stored up there.  I might have an early retirement.


Haha yes I hope so! You know what is weird though? Have you ever played the game kickball, apparently it's called soccer-baseball in Canada for some reason


I guess it is a pretty accurate name too, however I much prefer kickball.


Uranium kickball sounds a lot better haha. What do you think about the Japanese? Apparently they are shocked to learn that baseball is actually America's pastime and was not invented in Japan


It is surprising, I bet they wonder why they are not invited to the world series either.


Haha yes I bet! I think it's interesting that the Women's World Cup higher television ratings than the World Series. I don't like soccer myself.


I would actually say I am a bigger soccer fan than Baseball.  Especially when it comes to world cups.


Yeah I don't really like either game haha. It is crazy though that the World Series actually started back in 1903, so I do respect its long history.


The cubs won the first back to back series and then didnt win again until 2016.  That is a long time.


Yeah that is a long time, and apparently the Ottoman Empire was still a thing back when they first one at haha


Wow, I guess I hadnt realized they had overlapped.  Did you hear about how they were "cursed"


yes I heard about that! Its great that they finally broke the curse and 5 million people were celebrating in the streets!


Supposedly it was one of the largest gatherings in Human history.


ya you're right, I do like that they have employed handicapped players, they have had pitchers with 4,5 and 6 fingers!


That is really cool.  I remember Jim Abbott, the one armed player.  I wonder who he played for?


I'm not sure I havne't heard of him, but ya I also like the cubs because they, along with the braves, are the oldest MLB teams, great chat btw!


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


Thanks! Do you follow baseball?  Did you know that managers can actually play for their team if needed so that is why they suit up?


I heard something like that, but I wonder how often was that actually implemented in the game. Did You ever see something like that ?


I never saw that.  But I've played kickball.  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


soccer-baseball ;) that's a first... is even kick ball popular in Canada ? Do You know ?


I don't know for sure.  But baseball is really popular in Japan and fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime


In Japan ? Are You sure ? I didn't know Japan played baseball. Did you ?


Yes! They play well at the Little League World Series.  Did you know that Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the '26 world series with his team only down by one run


yeah, Mr. Ruth was quite a legend... have You watched games with him ? Pretty exciting thing to see...


I've seen movies.  In the 1992 World Series, the U.S. Marine corps color guard carried the canada flag into the stadium upside down


wow... that was the last time he did that probably... I hope it was not intentional... ;)


The Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series and haven't won since


wow, this must suck for them and their managers ;) such high expectations every year probably and then bum... back to square one...


The Cubs have had pitchers with a varying number of fingers including 4,5 and 6.  Do you know any of those pitchers?


No not sure, but one team had a one-handed pitched who did an amazing job named Jim Abbott


not bad... I'm sure that one hand was insured for a lot of money ;)


The Braves hadn't been in the playoffs for a while but made it this year.


Good for them, were You cheering for them ?


Naah, me neither ;) I don't care much for that sport - sorry, I'm from Europe, we have different interests I guess...


Nice talking.  If you find old major league baseball cards, they could be worth millions.  A man found 3 million dollars worth in his grandpa's attic


I'll start looking right now ;) thank You for the chat


When I was a kid I used to always collect baseball cards. I heard a man found 3 million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic. Have you ever collected baseball cards?


That's cool.  Sadly, bo I never collected baseball cards.  What about you?


I love baseball so yes, but none are worth any crazy money. Do you watch baseball at all?


Yes, I do watch some games.  I read somewhere that managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams, if the need arises.  How wild is that?


Yeah baseball does have some weird rules. I think its because the sport is so old. My dads favorite team is the cups and they started in 1876! They also had one of the longest droughts ever, 108 years. What is your favorite team?


My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves and they have been around as long as the Cubs, too.  Both were founded the same year as the Little Bighorn battle.  Wow!


Both those teams have so much fans. My dad said when the Cubs won in 2016 over 5 million people celebrated in the streets. Have you heard of the cubs curse?


Yeah, it's pretty funny actually. It started in 1945 when stadium security wouldn't let a man named Billy Sianis stay in the stadium with his smelly pet goat.


The best part about baseball is watching the world series. I remember when the red sox came back and beat the Yankees down 0-3. Its crazy how its been going on since 1903. I wonder how many people actually watch it still.


I think it's still pretty popular.  You know in Japan is so popular, many fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime.


I dunno because my friend told me that the women's world cup had higher television ratings than the world series.


Worldwide I think Soccer rules.  But, baseball is still pretty popular, too.  I read somewhere that kickball is called soccer baseball in Canada.  That's kind of strange.


Speaking of strange I heard that the cubs have employed a pitcher with 6 fingers. I do not know why my dad likes that team


Yeah, they have had pitchers with 4,5, and 6 fingers on their pitching hand. Uncommon, but totally true!


Another weird thing about the cubs is the last time they won the ottoman empire was still going. Do you really think they were cursed?


I don't know about cursed, probably just bad luck on their part.


They started out so good, they were the first team to win back to back. seems kinda weird maybe baseball is fixed.


I've said that before, myself!  Did you know the great Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 World Series with his team down by one run?


People do not care even if it is fixed, they still wanna watch it. in 2005 a couple scheduled 2430 games!


Yeah, I heard that they did that for 24 years.  They must be very organized to keep all those schedules straight.


Baseball is a fun sport, I like seeing it in person live. Have you ever seen baseball in person?


Yes, I have seen many baseball games in my lifetime.  I still love it just as much as I did when I was a kid, playing.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to get to work.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


The Braves sure are a pupular team, they seem to be well rested for the playoffs


Is that good or bad.  They have had no real good teams to play against.


I think its a bad thing, practice is everything and not playing enough games can result in lack of chemistry


Thursday at 8:07 am eastern time, the Braves play their first playoff game since 2013.  Many new players going to playoffs for first time.


They have many young players so its going to be a great experience for them hope that they can make it


As long as they do not forget that runners advance counter clock wise around four bases to score a run, they will be fine.


Yeah I think they have a great team so as long as they remember the rules everything is going to be ok, the manager can always step in and play with them


I guess thats why the manager dresses like a player.  Is there really a rule that catching a ball in a players hat gives the other team three bases?


I dont know I haven't seen that, then again I dont watch many of the games, baseball is really popular in Japan so maybe they know if its true over there


Baseball came from Japan.  Makes sense.  The pitcher throws a ball which the opposing team tries to hit with a bat.


Oh so the game originated in Japan? baseball card collectors can have a hidden fortune and people wouldnt know


The team that scores the most runs by the end of the game is the winner.  But when do the teams trade cards?  Seems hard to advance around bases and hand out cards.


I dont think they trade cards, well maybe many of them do, a man found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his basements, some can cost a lot


Are baseballs worth anything?  There are 160,000 baseballs used in a major league season.


I guess they are, specially important baseballs from decisive home runs or such,


I see.  Interesting.  So, for the Simpsons home town of Springfield it is not known what state they are in.  But the Simpsons minor league baseball team is the Isotopes. See what I am getting at?


Yeah I can follow,  the Isotopes were pretty bad in the Simpsons, I guess reality is not different lol


That means that the Simpsons are in New Mexico.  You knew that all this time.  Impressive.  Ronald Reagan was a radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs in the 1930's.


He was? that would be interesting to hear lol,their stadium got cursed back in 1945


Reagan must have had an interesting life. The Chicago Cubs used to be the Chicago Orphans.  Weird.  What happens in 1945?


The team got cursed back in 1945, a man named Billy Sianis wasnt allowed in and he cursed the team. The curse worked!!!


I love it  is such a classic instrument, and you?


Me too. BBC once played piano tunes all day instead of the news


Yeah because there was no newsworthy news that day


Yeah. Did you know Mercury and McCartney used the same piano to compose their songs?


Yes Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude, respectively


Yes that is the stress testing tune for pianos right?


Yes that one but no human can play it, strange


Yes I know. THere is a piano on top of the tallest mountain in the UK


Yeah and no one still knows how it got there


Yeah strange for sure. The instrument goes back to 1700 though, pretty old


Yes all the time, I like Amazon and you?


Me too. Did you know jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Yeah. And they named a building after their first customer


Yeah. Did you know their workers walk up to 15 miles a day?


Yeah I guess they are super busy after all. Did you know they own IMDB


Yeah they seem to be everywhere now really


I do.  I love watching the Chicago Cubs in the NL.


It was so awesome to see them finally win the World Series in 2016.


Yes that was so exciting!    Especially after a 108 year drought!


Totally! They were the first team to ever win back-to-back World Series, then nothing.


Yes I do love Wrigley field where they play - its within the city


Did you know they evidently didn't win for so long because they were "cursed" by a man named Billy because Wrigley Field security would let him stay there with his pet goat?


Yes - who takes a goat to a baseball game?  But 5 million people celebrated in the streets after they finally won!


I would have, too! For one of the oldest teams in the major league? What a day.


Yes.  The Cubs and Atlanta are the two oldest teams - founded the same year as the battle of little bighourn!


It's so weird to think that the Cubs is only one of the two baseball teams in Chicago.


Yes that is pretty funny.  They have always been unique - they have had pitchers with 4, 5, and 6 fingers!


That's pretty neat. Can you believe the Ottoman empire was still in existence when the Cubs first won the World Series?


Wow that was a long time ago!   They have appeared in 11 world series total - apparently they were a lot better a hundred years ago!


I love watching the World Series, though the Women's World Cup had higher ratings.


Yes the World Series is great fun to watch.  The Fall Classic is always exciting.  I am not sure if I like it better with the playoffs than how it used to be with just the best record which went.


Baseball is so popular in Japan, they are always surprised to hear it is America's National pasttime.


Yes.  I think its funny the reason that baseball managers wear a uniform is that they are actually allowed to play!


Wow! I wonder if the same is true for the Kickball managers, or soccer-baseball in Canada.


I never realized that there was a couple who scheduled all of the major league games every year - all the way up until 2005!


I wish my parents had collected baseball cards.  One lucky guy found 3 million dollars worth of cards of his grandfathers!


Yes there are interesting facts about baseball, like the number of balls used in a season: 160,000!!


Wow, that's a lot! The Nationals missed the playoffs last year too!


I looks it was a difficult season for them, they did score but against one of the teams in the bottom, the Marlins


They had a really great lineup that really underpreformed. It was a shame they couldnt perform under their new manager.


that is tough, they were basically depending on other teams to collapse, the braves and the Phillies


The Braves over performed and the phillies did too. It would be tough to win that division with those two ahead of you.


Talking about the world series, i found it funny that in 2014 a great song was banned by 2 san francisco radio stations, do you know why?


it was the series between SF giants and new orleans Royals, so they banned Royals by Lorde, i think that is a great song


HA! That's funny. Like watching babe ruth trying to steal a bag...


Babe Ruth was a large man. He was not the fleetest of foot. He was caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 world series!


that is funny!! talking about babe ruth there was a pitcher, a female one banned when she struck out Babe ruth and Lou ghering.. kind of unfair!


yeah! THat's sexism! Seems like something they would do in the 20s and 30s though...


That is true, i think she did something incredible. And about women I was surprised to learn that the world series had a lower rating compared to womens' world cup


The braves and the cubs are the oldest two teams in MLB. That's crazy!


that is true, founding members in 1876 with a different name


Pretty well and you? Do you watch baseball?


I have watched baseball from time to time. You?


Yes me too sometimes. Do you know why managers wear uniforms during the game?


I think they can rush on the field at a moment's notice to play a position. Highly unlikely though.


Yeah, interesting and good for them just in case. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


That makes sense. Canadians would find the middle-of-the-road term for the sport. What about the man who found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic? That's pretty cool.


That is for sure, he made a lot of money there. DO you know who used to do the schedule for the major baseball league games?


I figured the schedule would be done by computer. Who does it?


It was a couple who did it for 24 years straight


Wow. That must have been a pretty sweet job. I wonder how much it paid.


Yeah that is a sweet gig for sure. They scheduled 2430 games a year


That is a lot of games, but maybe year to year it doesn't vary so much. Get it right once and the following years are straightforward.


True. In Japan baseball is so popular that they cannot believe it is a pastime in the US


I think the Japanese are not aware of many things outside of their country. Until a Japanese person does something important outside of Japan.


I guess. Did you know the CUbs were the first team to win back to back world series?


The Cubs! How ironic! They struggled for so long to get a Series!


That is a curse if I've ever heard of one. Well, someone needs to hire a gypsy woman to lift the curse.


hi how are you? do you like game of thrones?


I do like Game of Thrones!  Do you know any interesting facts about it?


Um this is the final season? i think it starts next month. i cant wait.


Me too.  I can't believe it's already been 7 seasons since it first premiered on HBO on April 17,2011.


Yeah, the show has a tremendous following and could go on forever. but i think it is better to draw things to a close. especially because of the author.


Yes.  Did you know that Harry Lloyd is the great great great grandson of Charles Dickens?


Harry Lloyd? who is that ? i have heard of Charles Dickens. he wrote oliver twist.


Yes...Harry Lloyd plays Visery Targaryen on GOT.


Oh, ok. i am bad with names. i usually remember the names of the pretty women. LOL


LOL  Here's another one...Charlie Chapins granddaughter plays Talisa Maegyr on Game of Thrones.


Whoa. i guess famous people have famous descendants. I guess i am screwed here. LOL Who is your favorite GoT character?


I would have to say Khal Drogo.  Arya is the fastest rising baby name given to girls in the US...most likely due to Game of Thrones.


That guy is amazing. He played aquaman too. Arya is a good name. short, easy to spell.


Yes!  GOT gets financed by Ireland because they film scenes there which boosts tourism incomes.  That makes sense.


I bet it is the same as LOTR and New Zealand. the locals might get tired of tourists though.


Maybe.  I myself would love it. lol  There is a National Geogrpahic wild show called Game of Lions that follows the lives of lions like GOT characters.  lol


Hm. well, i guess that GoT is a cultural phenomenon. Game of Lions sounds a bit flat though


Yes, I do like horses, but I have never ridden one. they are majestic but expensive animals. Anyway, great chat!


Did you know that Clint Eastwood had a mid life allergy to horses?  It was a good chat!


That is too bad for clint. he loves horses! Great chat! have a good night!


Thanks!  Hope you have a good night too!


Hey there! Do you lie Pixar films? I just finished watching Up.


Yeah I love Pixar films. Up is a good one. I think it's cool that Pixar studio has a secret room that is often visited by celebrities.


Yeah for sure! I just heard about that room a few days ago. Speaking of Disney, do you like the movie Aladdin?


Yeah Aladdin is one of my favorites and I am looking forward to the remake. I really enjoyed Robin Williams in the original.


Me too. I miss him making films. I guess he started the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films. What a legend.


Very much a legend. Rest in peace Robin. Celebrities make so much money. For example judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.


That's crazy! I don't even watch Judge Judy. Celebs make too much, I think.


Yeah I think we should put our priorities in different things not just celebrities. But some celebrities do good like that celebrity TV chef in Ethiopia who is trying to combat his countries hunger problem.


That's super interesting. Its crazy to think how much celebrities and pop culture influences our lives. There's this show called Game of Thrones that everyone is talking about.


Oh yeah I love that show. I am so excited for the finale. There is even a National Geographic show that is like Game of Thrones except with lions.


I've never watched the show! What is it about?


It is very complicated but it is set long ago on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos. It is all about attaining power essentially!


That sounds like something I might want to watch in the future. I've been thinking about naming my future child Arya. Apparently, that's a character in the show! I guess it's the fastest rising baby name.


Yeah that is a really cool name. That show has done a lot. Ireland actually pays the series so that the film scenes boost tourism for Ireland.


Interesting. I've always wanted to see Ireland. I guess there are a lot of horses there, and I am interested in seeing them.


Yes and it is also very green and beautiful. You would definitely like the Show Game of Thrones because there are a lot of horses in the show.


I'll have to check it out sometime. Are you interested in horses as well?


Yeah I have rode horses quite a bit. They are very unique and loving animals. However I never rode a horse to school like those two high school students who got suspended that one time.


I have heard about that. Did you know that Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses, even though he has been on horseback for many of his movies?


That must've made work a bit harder! Have you ever ridden a horse with a fifth speed like the Icelandic horses have? It is called Tolt.


I have not. I've ridden Lipizzaner horses, though. They're known for their classical dressage performances.


Very cool. Apparently they are born black or brown and take about six years to turn completely white. It was nice chatting with you see you later.


I know that Pixar has a room just for celebrities?


Yeah heard of that but it sounds a bit unfair though


I agree. DId you know Robin Williams was the voice of Aladdin?


Yes and that is how that trend of celebrities doing voice started


Yeah. Do you know who is the highest paid celebrity?


Yes that would be, believe it or not, LeBron James


Yes he makes more than Judge Judy and she makes $123 000 per episode


Yes that is a lot . DO you know how a chef in Ethiopia plans to combat hunger?


Yes he thiks that we should just eat more diverse foods


I wonder how that would worl. DO you know who Carol Burnett is?


Yes the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street. DO you watch Game of Thrones?


Yes I do. Did you know the great great great grandson of Charles Dickens plays in it?


Yeah that is Harry Lloyd who plays Viserys


Yeah and also Chaplin;s granddaughter plays in it as well


Yes that is the actress that plays Talisa Maegyr in the show


Yeah. Arya seems to become a very popular name for babies now


Yes and it is all because of the use of the name in the show


Yeah. Have you heard of the show Game of LIons on Nat Geo?


Yeah it involves lions instead of actors, so cool. Nice chat


I actually really enjoy disney!  How about you?


When I was a kid.  In the 70's hey recycled frames


Did you know frozen was the first animated disney film directed by a woman


Oh wow, that is neat.  I loved that movie.  I bet the toys came out before the movie!


i think toys always come out before the movie,  they gotta get the children hooked first lol The kids will drive the parents crazy until parents buy the toys lol


Funny, I would want to see the movie then choose.  Have you seen the Lion King?


Yes what a great movie,  they have a lot of good songs as well


It was dubbed in Zulu for release in Africa...that good!


I wonder if they had a new respect for Lions being in Africa haha


I cant believe that the development of the film wreck it ralph started in the 80's


Hard to believe Disney only took its curent name in 1983


Pixar and Walt disney Studios are under the Big Six


It is just Hollywoods biggest 6 studios.


Gotcha.  That makes sense that they are under that them


Hi how are you today? Are you registered to vote?


Yes I am too. Did you know that Not all men in the uk had the right to vote until 1918.


I didn't know that but I do know that  this country still engages is voter suppression; not much has changed over the years with the GOP


Here is a crazy fact. 34% of the black male population in alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.


Yeah because they are all convicted felons; time to change that law for sure


Yes lol How about we change the subject. Do you like disney movies? I love them.


I do...I watch them with the kids; Which is your favorite?


I cant say. I like more than 1 the most. What about you?


I love Lion King; I try to watch it once a year with the family


Aww yes I guess if I had to pick it would be Snow White. Theres karma in a cartoon. lol


Absolutely . I have to small nieces and I can sing all the songs just like them . Hey do u think you will vote in the next election?


I am going to let the GOP know I am not happy one bit and vote on the other side of the aisle


Yep. Its crazy but since 1928  The last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928


I don't like the head of the party...lol


Absolutely, I don't agree with the job Trump is doing.


Very true. It has been good talking to ya.


I hear there was a hope-monger gathering that drew 8000,000 ppl to it.


Thats a lot of people! Surprised I haven't heard of it


Wow did you know that Astronauts can vote from space.


That is so cool. Not all men in the uk had the vote until 1918.


Every US president with a beard has been a republican.


Thats funny. It should be mandatory to have a beard if youre a president! Ha


Right! The use of red and blue for Dems and Repu only started in 2000. I would have thought it was longer.


Right! I thought it would have been more than 19 years!


The toy industry gets involved before the beginning of the production of a movie according to disney.


And the development of the Disney film wreck it ralph started in the late 80's.


Wow spanning nearly 3 decades with four working titles.


Just remarkable. I cant believe Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman.


I know and that cartoon practically took over my life.


Impressive! Frozen was a very good movie in my opinion.


I think so to but you know the kids. it was a running dialogue at my house for what seemed like forever.


Thats hilarious! Did you watch pirates of the Caribbean?


I did all of them. which was your favorite?


I liked the first one. Did you know those movies earned over $1 billion in worldwide box office gross?


Wow i did not know that. Johnny depth is an amazing actor.


Agreed, which one did you like the best?


I think 2 was my favorite though i liked them all. 1 & 2 were the best for me. Kinda went down hill after that.


I agree, I only really remember watching the first one.


Disney owes Marvel so they during just fine as far as finances go. You ever see Lion King?


Yes! It was the first Disney film to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release.


That's right, well nice chatting with you.


Hey there I like it  and watch it a lot and you?


Yeah me too. Do you know why managers wear uniforms?


Not sure of that, why? I did not know they wear them in the first place


Yeah they wear them because they are allowed to play if it need be


Oh that is neat. Do you know who the Albuquerque Isotopes are named after?


Hmm I do not know that, who? Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


Not sure of that but the team was named after a team in the SImpsons


Haha that is awesome. In Canada it is called soccer-baseball


Hmm interesting. DO you know how many balls are used during a MLB season?


Hmm I have no idea but likely it is a lot as there are a lot of games played. How many?


Well you are right it is a lot, about 160 000


Wow amazing. Do you know who did the MLB scheduling for 24 years?


Hmmm I do not actually, who? Do you know the cubs, the team?


It was a couple and they schedule 2430 games a yeah. Yeah I know the Cubs


WOw that is a lot. Well the Cubs won back to back championships and then nothing for a while


WOw I wonder what happened there. IN Japan the sport is so popular that they don't believe it is just a pastime in the US


WOw nice. Do you know the song Royal by Lorde?


Yeah I do, is it somehow related to baseball or the games?


Yeah two radio stations banned it during a game between the Giants and ROyals


Haha that makes so much sense, staying neutral


Did you know Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams?


i did not knwo that actually, has that ever needed to happen?


I'm not sure, but it would be interesting if it did.


that would be, do you collect baseball cards at all?


I used to, how about you? It was incredibly popular when I was younger.


I never did, but someone once found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic, what a come up!


WOW! Did you know Bestbuy and Target will price match Amazon?


no i did not, but amazon is usually very competitive, so that is impressive!


Yeah, it is. Target apparently doesn't carry tobacco products.


that is good, in my state no grocery store can sell alcohol


Wow, not surprising. Maryland used to have a law like that.


I am around that area, so that makes a lot of sense. Vermont is the only state without a target believe it or not!


i am not sure, it is interesting, you would expect it to be Alaska or another low population state


Yeah, that is interesting. Did you know Kickball is also called Soccer Baseball in Canada?


no, but I suppose the name does make sense! I like baseball though, it is americas pastime!


Yeah, it is a good sport. It is also really popular in Japan.


I heard they are usually surprised how popular it is in America too!


Yeah, they don't know it is our national pastime.


I guess that surprises even me, football seems to be more popular from my anecdotal viewpoint


Yeah, very true. The chicago cubs were the first team to win back to back world series. Pretty amazing.


hey there what do you think of the game of baseball?


Baseball is ok. I remember hearing my older relatives calling the World Series the Fall Classic. It sounds very retro.


haha that is retro, I never knew that baseball managers could start playing if they wanted to, and thats why they wear uniforms


Yes I just recently learned that, too, and thought it was very interesting! It might be like an embarrassment to the team to have to bring in a manager like that, though. What do you think?


haha ya I would think so, can you believe that baseball is super popular in Japan, I had no idea


Yea, when I worked for Target a few years ago I remember they'd have Japanese baseball on in the break room along with other TV's with American Sports.


ah that is interesting, I wish I was like the guy who found millions of dollars of baseball cards in his attic, now that would be a surprise


As long as I'm not like the guy found in a beer cooler behind a concession stand at a baseball stadium. He was found just before a braves game, too.


ya I heard about that that was crazy, did you ever play kickball as a kid? I guess it's called soccer-baseball in canada


Canadians do have some different ways about them. Soccer-baseball does sound hilarious. So does poutine, though.


haha well I do like poutine, but I think that yes soccer-baseball sounds incredibly dumb haha


I wonder if they have poutine at American baseball games? I heard they started a poutine restaurant in California.


wow that sounds delicious right now, do you ever shop at Target btw?


I like Target better than Walmart, although I don't know about the corporations as a whole and how they do business. I hear more about Walmart being unfair...don't really ever hear that about Target but who knows, I guess...


ya I don't really know, I do go to target and apparently Vermont is the only state that doesn't have a Target in it


That's very interesting. I wonder why Target isn't in Vermont, yet. Also, I wonder if Walmart is in Vermont, now? Maybe they have Bi Mart...although it's not very upscale for Vermont!


haha that'd be funny to see! what is screwy is a state senator actually works at target in order to make enough money to get by


I heard recently that eighty percent of the supplements sold in places like Target contain NONE of the advertised herbs in them. We really need a better rules system.


wow ya I agree, that's really messed up, at least Target doesn't carry tobacco products that is good


Very true! I wasn't aware until recently that Target was originally named Good fellow Dry Goods! Now THAT is retro! hahah


haha definitely an improvement! pretty crazy that it has been around since 1902 and was founded in Minneapolis!


I like to watch dancing performances.  I do not dance.  I wish I could.


I do not dance either. i am terrible. i might hurt people in the vicinity. i would hurt their feelings.


I do! he was a great martial artist that wowed american audiences with his prowess.


He was also a great dancer.  He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


I guess he had a tremendous sense of rhythm too. I would love to see footage of him dancing.


It was before youtube.  Probably, you cannot find it online.


Yeah, that is too bad. he was probably a real ladies man too. Tupac was also a great dancer.


A ballet dancer!  He was the mouse king in his high school production of the Nutcracker.


I would love to see video of that too. he was a backup dancer for digital underground too.


That was interesting.  If I were not self conscious, I might be able to dance just like what babies do when they hear music.


I probably could not dance as a baby even. It feels like work to me.


I understand.  Do you know that professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointe shoes in a week?


If i did it, it would be a dozen pairs. or forty. LOL i would probably bust the floor too


Talking about babies earlier, apparently, babies will dance spontaneously when they hear music and smile more when they hit the beat.


Yeah, i believe it. I wonder if i was like that. i think i wasnt.


Perhaps I will learn how to dance this weekend at the community center.  If babies can dance, I think I can too.  Good night and have a good weekend to you too.


How's it going, have you seen the 2018 release of Black Panther?


No I haven't but I understand there is some parallel being drawn between it and "The Wiz"


I'm not to familiar with the Wiz, is that based on the Wizard of Oz?


Yes, it has much different music (e.g., funk and disco).  The movie had Michael Jackson.  It doesn't have the song "Be a Lion."


I've heard the Wiz as being described as weird, from the description I tend to agree


It is kind of weird... The music and the dancing are at the core.  You might remember the song "Ease on Down the Road."


Maybe but not that I think of it the normal Wizard of Oz is weird, like really weird so I guess the Wiz should be weird too


There is a big cultural difference between the two, like a farm in KS vs. Detroit.  Funny, it is at the Ford Theater in D.C.


Ford Theater, isn't that were Lincoln was assassinated?


Yep.  I didn't realize it was still a theater.  I would have imagined it as a museum.  The tickets are $20-$73.


I guess $20-$73 for tickets isn't a bad price, if the Wiz is performed near me maybe I'll check it out


I may see the Black Panther.  I guess he is the richest of all superheros with $500B.  Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne aren't even close.


Nope, I hear Chadwick Boseman did a great job as T'Challa, he was great in Civil War


I don't even remember it being a comic book.  I wonder if people confused it with the radical civil rights group under the same name?


I used to think Black Panther was named after the group but I guess the comic came out before the group


Interesting.  Now I'm wondering it the civil rights group got their name from the comic?  They changed the name to "Black Leopard" -- doesn't sound as cool.


I didn't realize Siri was intended for Android until Apple bought it inn 2010.


Me neither. I personally find Siri creepy, especially when it sings the same song as hal 9000


Yikes!  Hal creeps me out.  It's like picturing Tupac as a ballet dancer.  I guess he did that in high school. I can't see that...


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Did you ever think about how celebrities in science are rarer than in music, film, sport, and politics?


No I never thought of that.  Were you a fan of Stephen Hawking?


I think that it was amazing how he was almost completely paralyzed and could accomplish so much.


Yes, I agree, he was brilliant as well.  He was the ultimate example of mind over matter.


He was one of the first people to apply quantum physics to black holes and make predictions  with a process named after him as "Hawking radiation"


Yeah his understanding and explaining of quantum physics and other matter is incredible.


I don't really understand what he understood because it seems so foreign to me, but he also had a lot of wit as well to share with the world.


Yeah I am the same, it is very complex stuff. There are scientists who theorize that universes evolve through natural selection like species do here.


Hawking was very active up until the end of life even travelling and lecturing internationally.  I have to give credit as well to his supporters


Yeah I agree with you there.  I guess there is a radical theory that there is only one electron in the universe! I'm sure Hawking would have disagreed.


Probably.  Also, there is a region of space maybe pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.  There must be so much out there.


Wow, yeah it is wild to think about the universe as a whole in general.


Strange but there are some stars that are cold enough that they can be touched by a human hand


That is a strange fact, very cool.  Did you know that Kim jong-un has a degree in physics?


Not sure who that is, but I wonder if Hawkings would validate the tidbit that the universe could have come from nothing without violating physics?


I'm not sure that is an interesting thought and he is the leader of North Korea.


Oh wow!  Robin Williams in aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrity voicings of animated film characters.


I didn't know that.  I guess Pixas spent 3 years studying the physics of curly hair in order to get merida's hair in brave right.


People don't realize how much time is spent on these details.  Judge Judy makes a heap of money at $123,000 per episode  being highest paid celebrity behind Lebron James


Holy cow that is so much an episode.  I wonder how much other tv people make.


I don't know, but I guess not as much.  Carol Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street :)


Hello,  yes I do.  I actually just recently watched a movie about him as well.  The Theory Of Everything,  very well done and explained a lot about his life.


Interesting, I've seen that one too. Did you know a lot of his work is around blackholes?


Yes.  Did you know that the deepest note in the universe is emitted by a black hole!


It wouldn't surprise me. I think a lot of his work was around the Event Horizon's if I remember correctly.


If you fold a paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe!


Ok.  Thats cool.  I have no idea if thats true,  something I read recently in some cool facts.  This is no where near my area of expertise.  I did read that there may be a universe inside the black hole though,  isn't that crazy!


Yeah, they have a lot of wacky ideas about the universe. That much I do know. They also propose it is a hologram.


I also read that the universe used to be opaque due to there being too much plasma that light could not travel through it.


Yeah, I've read that as well. There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by humans.


Thats really cool.  I can't imagine touching a star.  Have you ever heard of a hubble telescope?  Apparently it discovered a galaxy so big it shouldn't exist,  according to physics.


Yeah, that is pretty cool. I know a lot about Hubble, it is a pretty cool telescope.


Yeah, I remember when they did the space walk to fix it, remember that?


It was about 15 years ago, apparently the hubble is having problems again.


I see.  Guess they really need to make some upgrades.  A lot in technology has changed in  years


Yeah, it does. Pretty bad, the hubble can see a lot of things.


Did you know turbulence is one of physics great mysteries?


I did, but they sort of have it figured out. I hate turbulence. Nice chatting with you!


Good, how are you? Celebrities in science are quite rare aren't they? I was a fan of Stephen Hawking. I'm sad he finally passed away from ALS.


He was tremendous thinker. Gosh, I wonder if he was as smart as Kim Jong-un, who has a degree in physics, supposedly.


I would think that he is smarter. I wonder how it felt to have such a physical disability but yet such a sharp mind.


In his younger years, he wasn't badly afflicted. I wonder whether he was one of the  scientists who theorize that universes evolve through natural selection


Hmm, it wouldn't surprise me. Hawking went further than Einstein did on understanding of gravity. Hawking developed new graphical methods that let him visualize physics of light paths in warped space, black holes, and the convulsions of the universe.


And he did all that while battling ALS. There is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe. Does this make any sense? I wonder who came up with that.


Hmm, it does not to me but I know I'm not much of a scientific mind. Hawking strengthened the Big Bang theory as well that says that the galaxies were in a compressed area smaller than a single atom before the big bang.


Hard to imagine, but I guess the mathematics supports it. The universe could have come from nothing without violating physics. Particles can pop in and out of existence, so I guess a universe worth could as well.


Yeah, it's hard for me to relate to scientists and all of their elaborate theories but Hawking was blessed with wit. He was quite the jokester, which makes him very relatable.


I think he took to his celebrity status quite well. Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities. I wonder if Hawking ever got a chance to see it.


Speaking of celebrities, did you know that Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity after lebron james?


The woman is a legend. Over $100k per episode. Probably a longer career too. But she probably hasn't done any animated voice work.


I guess celebrities doing voice work is a fairly new thing in terms of history. Robin Williams was the first to start the trend of celebrities doing animated film voices. This was for the movie Aladdin.


Did he ever appear on Sesame Street? Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series. He would have been great on that show!


That is a good question! Do you like celebrity chefs?


Not especially. I think it's more about them than the food. You?


Yeah, not really. It's cool that a celebrity chef from Ethiopia is using his fame for good. He believes he can combat his country's hunger problems


I think he'll have a positive impact. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you.


Yes, it has been fun. This talk of food has made me hungry though!


How's it going? Did you know that the Universe could be just a giant holgram?


Hi, Wow that is a hard concept to digest! Did you know it may be possible to touch a star?


No I had no idea, that would be awesome though as long as the star isn't too cold


They have confirmed there are cold stars and can be touch by our hands


That's pretty cool. I wonder if it has anything to do with the region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe


Wow the universe is so marvelous and complex, there are many theories, for example that there is only one electron in the universe!


That would be insane if there is only one electron in the universe, it would mean I wasted a lot of time in chemistry class


That is a crazy theory! I totally agree. It is good there has been curious people like the Greeks, Copernicus, Newton.  Not always right but opened the way for research!


Yea, it's interesting that the Universe may have evolved through natural selection like the species on earth


All this has to do with Physics... did you know Pixar studied the physics of curly har for 3 years?


No, that's pretty crazy, I wonder if they asked Kim Jong-un to help since he has a degree in physics


hahahaha It was for Maida's hair in "Brave" very different hair from Kim's... but maybe he helped with some knowledge


Maybe Kim could explain how the universe was able to come from nothing without violating the rules of physics


hahaha that would not be easy! Talking about Pixar, did you ever hear about their secret room?


Yea, I heard Pixar let's celebrities visit it


I saw it in the extras of Toy Story, its cool! do you know about the highest paid celebrities?


A little, I know Jude Judy is the highest paid before Lebron James


wow that is crazy!! how much does she make?


Jude Judy is paid 123,000 an episode for her show


Wow that is a lot! Do you know Rbin williams was a pioneer in voicing characters for animation movies?


Yes in Aladdin. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I do when I have a few drinks in me lol. I turned into a michael jackson type dancer


That's funny, I have never been much into it. I can do a few Fortnite dances because my kids force me to.


lol all kids know how to do that, they are hilarious! Michael Jackson has a patent from that lean he does


I believe that, music is such a strong persuader.


for sure, I love music. Babies do too. Did you kids as baby dance a lot?


My son use to bob his head a lot to music when he was a baby, so I believe it!


I believe it too, I am watching my 10 month old right now shake her little behind to some music while standing up ha


Yep, it was a great movie. A lot of people watched it, I think it made a billion or more at the box office, did you?


I cant believe Disney now owns all of Marvel!


Right, talk about a great investment! Black Panther is the richest of all superheroes


Really I would have thought Tony Stark would have been!


Me too, or Batman! I think Black Panther is worth 500 billion dollars!


That's crazy I wonder if he would use Siri? Im sure he uses a virtual assistant somewhere in that fortress of technology.


right lol. I have siri but never utilize that technology much, do you?


I use it only to make my grocery list! What voice do you use for yours?


That is a great idea, I just use the default one, the original I think. How about you?


I recently switched from the Australian voice to the U.K version, gotta keep my women interesting fresh!


I will have to check that out lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your weekend!


Yes.  Just haven't followed it in the past few years.


Me neither I just like to watch the World Series from time to time, its a sport with a lot of history.


Find it funny that the isotopes, a minor league, was named after a team on the simpsons


That is funny, I used to love them in The Simpsons do you like the Yankees? that is one of the most popular teams.


I'm a Phillies person.  I like that the Yankees uniforms doesn't have the players names on their back.  Interesting concept.


It is an interesting concept, did you hear about the pitchers that swapped families permanently ?


How can you swap families?  Didn't hear that.


Yeah that happened back in 1973, and I dont know how that can work seems like both families are nuts


LOL  Must be!  How about that 17 year old female striking out babe ruth and lou gehrig.  Wonder what ever happened to her?


She did? woah, maybe she was hired to play in the league lol , Ruth and Gehrig must had felt terrible specially because of all the sexism of the time


For sure!!  I never knew a team receives 3 bases if an opposing team player catches a ball in their hat!!


I didnt know about that rule, maybe it happens often, do you know the team Chicago Cubs?


Yes.  They're the team that only won the series twice and those wins were back to back.


Yeah they havent won the series since then, I guess the team is cursed.


Cursed for being greedy  lol!!  Your Yankees have the second highest attendance record!


I guess that was the price they had to pay and really? the second one? I thought they were first


I might have misread that.  2011 they were second highest.  Anyway  it was nice chatting with you!!


Oh so that was back in 2011 that makes more sense, and it was great chatting I agree have a nice day bye


I am guessing long ball is really working for the Dodgers, what do you think?


Yeah it really worked for them this season, just didn't have enough in the world series.


Who do you think will win out of the top ten?


For next season?  Well I think the Yankees will have a better season.


Yes, they seem good.  I also was happy to see the Brewers finally rising to the challenge.


Hey now your talking, the Brewers are my favorite team.  I was upset when they lost game 7 to the dodgers.


I used to live in Wisconsin so still happy when they win.  LA team looks pretty good too.


Nice! Yeah LA has been really good the last few seasons, I think they will have another good one next year.


Do you think next year will favor slugging hitters again?


I think it will.  I think there will be even more home runs next year, how about you?


Did you watch much of the world series this year?


Yeah after the Brewers lost I didn't have too much interest.


Wow, I just read that in 1973 two yankees pitchers swapped families permanently, is that crazy or what?


That is wild!  I know Babe Ruth was a famous Yankee, did you ever see the movie the pride of the yankees?


I have not, to be honest I'm not a sports fan.


I watched it recently it was pretty good, Babe Ruth played himself in the movie, a good Yankee movie.


That is interesting!  Did you see they suspended Don Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut?  I can't imagine that happening these days.


Yeah, I remember the Simpsons doing a parody of that one time as well.


Oh yeah, the softball episode is my favorite of all time, Daryl Strawberry was in it, he was a former Yankee right?


Do you remember which season? I'll have to catch that.


I think it was season 3 or 4 maybe, but I think the best ever.


I love this time of year. Baseball opening day is just around the corner.  Are you a fan?


I have been to a few games, mostly New York Yankee games in the Bronx.


Well they Yankees are the most successful team of all time.  By far the most World Series wins.


Bobby Richard on the Yankees was the only person to win a World Series MVP despite losing the series.


I can imagine that was bittersweet for him then.  Did you go to old Yankee Stadium or the new one that opened in 2009?


I have been to both stadiums. I suppose I am one of the numbers that support the Yankees having the second highest attendance.


Are you a Mets fan too?  I know they are not as popular as the Yankees but they have a big following too


I am definitely a bigger fan of the Mets. I like underdog stories. I never knew in 1974 they shared Shea Stadium with the Mets.


I think the Jets and Giants played at Shea at some point to.  Lots of work for the groundskeepers


I bet. It was around the same time in 1973 that two Yankee pitchers swapped families permanently. How unusual.


Probably the strangest baseball trade in MLB history.


Haha that is very good. Speaking of strange the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Chicago cubs won the world series.


The Ottoman empire was in existence in 2016?  That does not seem accurate.


I think it was the World Series won before 2016. Because according the the facts the Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back to back world series and haven't won since, with exception to 2016.


I have to respect Cubs fans for sticking with the team for 100 years of losing


Baseball is all about tradition. That is probably why a married couple scheduled all 2430 major league games up until 2005.


Can you imagine the planning and cost that would go into that?


They were great at managing it. I never heard of any mistakes. Speaking of managers. Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are techincally able to play.


Interesting.  Also baseball is just as popular in Japan if not more so.


That is interesting. It is so popular they are surprised to find it is actually America's national pastime.


A lot of Japanese players have gone on to have great careers in the MLB.  Ichiro is one of the best hitters of all time.


Sure. baseball is intersting. i try to watch the world series. you?


Me too, interesting how the cubs were the first team to win them back to back and then had really bad luck some would say the team was cursed


I think that they suffer a curse. what can they do to lift the curse? is there a spell to cast? A sacrifice to make?


I dont know, thats an interesting question maybe sacrifice a goat and call it a day? do you like the Yankees?


I am not a yankees fan. could we sacrifice another goat against the yankees?


Sounds like a solid plan, you get the goat lol


I figure that there must be something that can both lift the cubs curse and transport it to the yankees. Who has the most world series thus far?


I have no idea, I would have to say the Yankees,


Yes, i think the Yankees have the most. Is this the result of voodoo and witchcraft? if so, then it can be undone through voodoo.


I have no idea about magic, maybe Bobby Richardson is also cursed, he is the only person to win the MVP award and the lose the series


that is a shame. The new york yankees suspended don mattingly because he refused to get a haircut. Does that seem fair?


No, it does not seem fair at all, there is also a Lost  Yankees player


Lost? How did they lose him? that sounds almost intentional. What about bill oreilly? he has been pretty sneaky too.


I have no idea, I think it means a player in the Lost series, and what about him? what did old Bill do this time


Oh, he pretended to be a member of the press while he was in college in order to get season tickets.


Oh I heard about that, thats so funny, best part is that it worked, he fooled many and got to watch the games for free


ol Bill is a cunning one. you gotta keep a close eye on him. maybe if he had worn a uniform, he could pretend to be a manager.


He could just to get season tickets I know I would, he sure pulled a fast one on many


I guess i was never tempted to get season tickets, but if I were, i would probably stray into the chicanery that bill committed. his sin is the sin that i would commit, were i in his shoes. Anyway, great chat!


I guess we are different that way lol, I would follow Bills footsteps and get me free tickets and I agree its been a great and fun chat thank you very much, bye.


I do like baseball. dont get much chance to watch. usually watch the WS. you?


I love baseball as well. Did you know managers can technically play which is the reason they wear uniforms?


I bet that is from the old days. I bet in the old days, one of the players was chosen to be manager.


Haha that would be funny to see. Kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada.


What? Why? is kickball not clear enough? boy those canadians need to have a word for everything LOL


LOL I agree. A man once found $3 million dollars worth in baseball cards.


that is a terrific find. i would probably sell a few, but keep the rest as an investment. what about you?


I agree, I would definitely sell the rest so I could retire early lol.


Yeah, that's true. buy stock and live off the dividends. did you watch the world series last year?


I didn't get to watch it. What about you?


I watched a few games. the dodgers lost again. they really have trouble in the series.


I'm a huge Cincinnati Reds fan. Just hoping I can see a World Series one day. Who do you like?


i like the bay area teams. they havent done very well recently. the giants were good a few years back.


That's cool. Did you know Babe Ruth was caught stealing in game 7 in the 1926 World Series?


the babe didnt look like much of a runner. he could hit, but run? im surprised he tried to steal.


Haha I agree. The Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the World Series which is just crazy.


that is amazing. the cubs are in the history books. they are history. not much has happened to change their place in the history books


Not particularly. they always have a ton of money and can buy the best players. it is hard on the small market teams.


For sure. Well, it was good talking to you. Have a good day.


I will watch it if it is on but I don't follow many teams. Do you know a lot about it?


Not a lot but a little. Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically eligible to play if they need to?


I wouldn't have guessed that. I always thought of the managers as those out of shape guys who yelled at the players.


Me too. Did you know that baseball is hugely popular in Japan?


That I did know. They have some great teams over there. I think they were surprised at how popular it is in america as well.


Yes they are which is so strange to me. Did you hear about the guy who found baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


Weren't they worth a few million dollars? Could you imagine finding something like that!?


Yes they were. 3 million to be exact. That would be amazing!


I wonder if there were a lot of Yankee cards in there. They seem to be the powerhouse team of baseball.


They do. Speaking of, in 1973 two Yankees pitchers swapped families permanently!


Um how would that even work? Like they married each others wives and raised the others kids? So strange!


I guess. I have no idea why they would do that. Bill O'Reilly made up a fake press organization to get Yankee's season tickets while he was in college.


Given the price of yankee tickets that is one way to get in I guess. I wonder if that started his love of news as a career.


That's a good question but I also can't believe it worked. Did you know that until their recent win the last time the Cubs won a World Series the Ottoman Empire still existed?!


Makes sense. I might not know a ton about baseball but i know that the cubs  are always the underdogs.


Definitely. They were also the first team to win back-to-back world series but then they never won again until the recent win.


You have to wonder why when teams like the yankees win all the time. Is it the money in the team or lack of players? very strange.