On June 13, 1948, a dying man put on his old uniform one last time, used his bat as a cane to stand up, and broke the heart of every baseball fan in America.
It was Yankee Stadium's 25th anniversary, "The House That Ruth Built." Babe Ruth was there to have his No. 3 retired, only the second number the Yankees ever retired after Lou Gehrig. But everyone in the crowd of nearly 50,000 could see it. The Babe was wasting away from throat cancer. He was thin, frail, and wrapped in a heavy wool overcoat in June because he was always cold now.
He walked out into the roar leaning on a bat like an old man's cane. When he spoke, the booming voice was gone, reduced to a painful rasp. But he stood. He tipped his cap. He soaked in the love one final time.
A photographer named Nat Fein didn't shoot the usual photo from the front. He moved behind Ruth and captured the Babe from the back, number 3, shoulders stooped, facing the crowd and the field he ruled. He titled it "The Babe Bows Out." It won the Pulitzer Prize, the first sports photo ever to do so.
Two months later Ruth was dead at 53.
78 years ago today, the greatest to ever play it said goodbye.
If Trump had lost, America’s entire 250th 4th of July would be about gay pride, apologizing for a history we shouldn’t be apologizing for… and DEI nonsense.
What I would tell the aggravated and offended elites about the White House UFC fight is that not everything has to be for you. What you think is precious or meaningful is constantly shoved down our throats. Let the people who like it have this event and you watch something else.
BREAKING UPDATE: Boston police arrested a 14-year-old in connection with lemonade stand armed robbery
He faces two counts of armed robbery and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.
JUNE GIVEAWAY PART 2: Lot of folks having trouble finding Topps Chrome Platinum Baseball out in the wild, so I’ve decided to do a second giveaway this month.
I am giving away FOUR blasters, one per person, giving more people a chance.
To enter:
1. Must be following me
2. Like/Retweet this post
3. One bonus entry per person tagged below (no limit)
4. Extra entry if you’re a parent who plans to open these with your kiddos
Good Luck!
(ends June 30)
A few weeks ago I went to Skid Row to visit a group of dogs in desparate need on ONE corner. Since then:
5 are dead
1 hit by a car
1 is in the ER
5 are missing
2 were taken by the police
2 we rescued
On ONE corner.
UPDATE
Boston Police just released footage of the two suspects who robbed a children’s lemonade stand at gunpoint
Anyone with information please contact (617) 343-4742
Make these losers famous!!!
I would love to see her do a show at a homeless encampment in L-A. "Oh.....The junkies stick the needles in their arms.....In their arms.....In their arms.
Voter rolls in LA country increased by 691,000 people since 2018 despite the county losing 366,600 residents…
I can understand why people have serious questions about ballot harvesting, voter registration, and election results in LA county.
I’m a Trumper because I think people should vote in person (or have a reason if they don’t)? This was standard pretty much everywhere in America before Trump
Our Republican Senators are siding with the 15% of Americans who don’t want secure elections.
Our Republican Senators are siding with the 2% of Americans who want to fund the Taliban.
Our Republicans in the Senate suck.
Notice how people with brain cells are talking about Ireland, the vote steal in Los Angeles, Islamism, while the Marxist Podcastistan squad are all only focusing on a widow or teh jooz while only interviewing each other in their safe spaces.
I mean, I get it. I heard from some producers that they can’t analyze anything unless it’s handed to them regurgitated on a preprinted index card, so it tracks.