Scott Mansch

Baseball coach and sub-teacher in hometown. Writes about sports and more for Worthington @dglobe. 10-time winner of Montana Sportswriter of Year.

[Scott Mansch @ScottMansch]

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[Scott Mansch @ScottMansch]

@CitPubSports Mike Davison hit a few over the scoreboard in RF at Island Park in the late 70s.

[Gerald Posner @geraldposner]

The diminishing attention span of the news-consuming public is disheartening.
Middle East peace was headline news for a few days — now it’s buried in the back pages, replaced by Trump’s East Wing ballroom.
We consume news like a pinball machine: lights, noise, motion — no memory

[Gerald Posner @geraldposner]

I participated in a debate at the Oxford Union just two weeks after Charlie Kirk had been there. When I asked Oxford students what they thought of him, it turned out that whether they loved or hated his politics, they ALL raved about him personally. He left a mark at Oxford for his accessibility and commitment that debate should bridge gaps, not make them wider.

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

Appalling.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

I really don't know how anyone can feel anything other than immense sadness and anger right now.

[Michele Tafoya @Michele_Tafoya]

You don’t know the motivation? Seriously?

[Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis]

A few days ago, you said you wanted to wake up and learn President Trump was dead.

Sit this one out.

[Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow]

CHARLIE KIRK

This is difficult to even write: we lost an extraordinary human-being and patriot today, who was murdered by an assassin's bullet.  But Charlie's legacy will never, ever be silence.  He touched and influenced not a few or a few thousand, but hundreds of thousands.

I knew Charlie well over many years.  We were together during Salem radio KRLA events in LA, I had him on TV and radio, I attended a few of his TPUSA events, he was a fan of my books, etc.  He was a delight.  Always curious.  Happy.  Joyous. Social. Articulate.  Brilliant. Strategic.  And much more.  Charlie and I would text from time to time about all things.  When we had a disagreement, which was very rare, he always circled back and wanted to make sure we were all good.  Of course, we always were.  Charlie was always civil and kind. He even thanked me for doing things for him that, in my mind, were no big deal and most of which I did not recall, but to Charlie it deserved a mention.

I must confess.  I am not only deeply sad but angry as hell. A political assassin, a coward, murdered my friend, our friend, a national treasure.  He also attacked our republic, our civil liberties, our humanity, and I am furious. President Trump was nearly murdered by an assassin.  Not once but twice.  Damn it!  I am pissed off!

I know we all feel truly sick about this.  My wife, Julie, who interacted with Charlie even more than I, and I are devastated like all of you.  This is a dark and grave day.  I cannot imagine the grief his wife and children and all his family, and his TPUSA family, are experiencing.  God bless them, help them, and protect them.  And to all who admire Charlie, especially the young people in our high schools, colleges, and beyond, continue to follow in his footsteps.  That's the greatest honor you can show him, and we need your help to save our country.  Learn from the life he lived, as short as it was.  It was extraordinary.

[GetACLSports.com®--Sports Investor @TheRealMrACL]

The Dodgers have the 4th worst record in all of MLB since July 4th.

[Shawn Fury @shawnfury]

Winter weather outside…means it’s college hoops season inside. At the Barn to see Hamline and the Gophs. Former Windom standout Henry Erickson, son of my old teammate Juhl, playing for Hamline. And since they aren’t playing my Johnnies, I can say, Go Pipers.

[Brad Davis Art @reelbraddavis]

Rest peacefully, Pete Rose.

[Brandon Marcello @bmarcello]

Army and Navy are both 3-0.

The last time both were 4-0? 1945.

Both are favored this week on the road.

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

Most 17-year-olds are going back to high school at the end of August, but Bob Feller was anything but average.

Making his first major league start #OTD in 1936, the Heater from Van Meter pitched a complete game and struck out 15 batters. https://t.co/P6oo8yhw6b

[Codi Heuer @C_Heuey12]

Let’s go @Rangers ! Ready to start a healthy next chapter💪🏼

[Scott Mansch @ScottMansch]

@BrooksMaurer @LuverneRedbirds @jake_haugen Hah! Good for Jake and the Luverne school system. Lotta great ballplayers working at that school!

[Scott Mansch @ScottMansch]

@MattJZimmer At Montana Tech, too.

[The Twins Almanac @TwinsAlmanac]

The Twin with the most hits on their birthday is designated hitter @TonyOliva6, who went 4-for-4 batting eighth on his 38th birthday in 1976 — his final season.

@RodCarew_29 had three hits on his birthday in 1977.

[Lee Larson @sportsdr44]

When the Vikings beat the Packers 3-0 in 1971, Fred Cox kicked a 25-yard field goal with 4:02 remaining in the game.
He had a miss earlier in the game. Lou Michaels also missed a FG for Green Bay.