So the American League home run record is now in the crosshairs of New York Yankee phenom, and all 'round good guy, Aaron Judge.
A 6'7", 275 pound giant that never gets too worked up. Never shows anybody up. No bat flips.
Anyway, he's about to break Roger Maris' 1961 record of 61 home runs. Judge is currently sitting on 60.
I don't want him doing it this week as the Evil Empire are playing the Blue Jays in Toronto.
But at 60 dingers he has tied the previous record holder.
Who dat?
George Herman Ruth. The Babe.
Who hit is first professional home run in Toronto. in 1914.
Well, I was going through my late Dad's stuff and came across a souvenir.
A souvenir Toronto baseball programme - from 100 years ago!
Yes, from 1922!
And in it they talk about Ruth's first professional (but minor league) home run was hit in Toronto's Island Stadium.
Pretty swank for being out on the Toronto Islands. And for being 1922!
But the most interesting part of the programme was a page on the origin of baseball.
Click on this and take your time looking at all the rule changes over the years
well, at least the rule changes up to 1922 anyway!
And if you ever needed more proof that baseball evolved from cricket, this is it.
In the programme they were reminiscing about some of the older; now gone rules.
One rule in 1845 was the the batter could call for the type of pitch we wanted.
They said, can you imagine if the Babe was playing back then. They'd never get him out!
More on the programme later....
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