"After surfacing and getting the submarine settled, one of the first tasks they undertook was the organization of the very first baseball game at the North Pole.
But this was no ordinary game!
The field was aligned with the pitcher’s mound as close to the North Pole as possible, which set up some really crazy situations:
If a batter hit a 'homerun,' he would circumnavigate the world as he rounded the bases;
If the ball was hit into right field, it flew into "tomorrow";
A ball hit to left field remained in the same day, but if it was then thrown to first base it entered “tomorrow”;
If the right fielder caught a fly ball, he caught it the next day which meant the batter could not be considered out for another twenty-four hours, but if the ball was caught as a line drive and thrown back towards second or third base, it was being thrown back into yesterday."
Jean Willoz-Egnor.
"Mariner's Museum."
Submariners from the 'USS Seadragon', playing the first ballgame at the North Pole, 1960.
Officers/Chief Petty Officers lost to the Crew 13-10.
Last time that a CIA Director made an unannounced, surprise visit to Moscow was in late 2021, when Director Burns traveled there to warn Russian leadership against launching an invasion of Ukraine. This entire trip is slightly concerning and a bit ominous all things considered.
😂 "EM specialists, still bearing the scars of Turkey’s tussle with its bond & currency markets nearly 10 years ago, are cracking a wry smile. For UK government bond veterans haunted by the Liz Truss disaster of 2022, Treasuries are starting to look like gilts in an expensive suit & with good teeth"