Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Baseball History ~ Ham, Mushroom and Swiss Coffee Cup Scramble ~ Rick Castro ~ Daylight Savings Time

  

Good 39º cloudy morning.

 

Yesterday, again we started off frozen (27º) and with the clear sky and sunshine we topped at 70º. Then the dark clouds moved in and the temperatures dropped. Last night we got quiet a bit of rain. More rain is predicted from today through Tuesday. 

 

Picture of the Day....odd friends

 

 

 

 

Interesting about history of baseball...

The evolution of baseball from older bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace with precision. Consensus once held that today's baseball is a North American development from the older game rounders, popular among children in Great Britain and Ireland. American baseball historian David Block suggests that the game originated in England; recently uncovered historical evidence supports this position. Block argues that rounders and early baseball were actually regional variants of each other, and that the game's most direct antecedents are the English games of stoolball and "tut-ball". The earliest known reference to baseball is in a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, by John Newbery. Block discovered that the first recorded game of "Bass-Ball" took place in 1749 in Surrey, and featured the Prince of Wales as a player. This early form of the game was apparently brought to Canada by English immigrants.

 

By the early 1830s, there were reports of a variety of uncodified bat-and-ball games recognizable as early forms of baseball being played around North America. The first officially recorded baseball game in North America was played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on June 4, 1838. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright, a member of New York City's Knickerbocker Club, led the codification of the so-called Knickerbocker Rules, which in turn were based on rules developed in 1837 by William R. Wheaton of the Gotham Club. While there are reports that the New York Knickerbockers played games in 1845, the contest long recognized as the first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history took place on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey: the "New York Nine" defeated the Knickerbockers, 23–1, in four innings. With the Knickerbocker code as the basis, the rules of modern baseball continued to evolve over the next half-century.

 

Baseball has certain attributes that set it apart from the other popular team sports in the countries where it has a following. All of these sports use a clock, play is less individual, and the variation between playing fields is not as substantial or important. The comparison between cricket and baseball demonstrates that many of baseball's distinctive elements are shared in various ways with its cousin sports.

 

While nine innings has been the standard since the beginning of professional baseball, the duration of the average major league game has increased steadily through the years. At the turn of the 20th century, games typically took an hour and a half to play. In the 1920s, they averaged just less than two hours, which eventually ballooned to 2:38 in 1960. By 1997, the average American League game lasted 2:57 (National League games were about 10 minutes shorter—pitchers at the plate making for quicker outs than designated hitters). In 2004, Major League Baseball declared that its goal was an average game of 2:45. By 2014, though, the average MLB game took over three hours to complete. The lengthening of games is attributed to longer breaks between half-innings for television commercials, increased offense, more pitching changes, and a slower pace of play with pitchers taking more time between each delivery, and batters stepping out of the box more frequently. Other leagues have experienced similar issues. In 2008, Nippon Professional Baseball took steps aimed at shortening games by 12 minutes from the preceding decade's average of 3:18.

 

In 2016, the average nine-inning playoff game in Major League baseball was 3 hours and 35 minutes. This was up 10 minutes from 2015 and 21 minutes from 2014.

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Enjoy a fulfilling egg breakfast, cooked right in your coffee cup -- thanks to this easy, microwave-ready recipe for Ham, Mushroom and Swiss Coffee Cup Scramble.

 

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
• 1 thin slice (1 ounce) deli ham, chopped
• Shredded Swiss cheese

 

1. Coat a 12-ounce microwave-safe coffee mug with cooking spray. Add egg, water, mushrooms and ham; beat until blended. Microwave on high 30 seconds; stir. Microwave until egg is almost set, 30 to 45 seconds longer (see Note).
    
2. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Top with cheese.

****Microwave ovens vary. Cooking times may need to be adjusted.

 

Today is a special birthday.. our long time friend Rick Castro (LASD ret and married to the vivacious Lynda.. also LASD ret) HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICK!!! xooxox

 

 

Historically this date....

1930 – The news of the discovery of Pluto is telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory.

 

1938 – World News Roundup is broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the United States.

1943 – The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.

1957 – Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.

1991 – The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

1997 – The Phoenix lights are seen over Phoenix, Arizona by hundreds of people, and by millions on television.

2000 – Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino retires from the National Football League after 17 seasons.

2008 – Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time.

 

And births this date include.....

1935 – Leslie Parrish, American actress

 

1939 – Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter

 

1950 – William H. Macy, American actor

 

1956 – Dana Delany, American actress

 

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Daylight Saving Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March in the USA. The practice gives people an extra hour of sunlight in the evening by setting the clock ahead one hour on a predetermined date each year.

The practice of Daylight Saving Time (DST) advances clocks during the summer months. It causes us to lose an hour for one day. However, the practice allows people to get up earlier in the morning and experience more daylight in the evening. Typically, users of DST adjust clocks forward one hour near the start of spring. Then, they change them back again in the autumn.

The system has received both advocacy and criticism. Setting clocks forward benefits retail business, sports, and other activities by exploiting sunlight after working hours. However, the practice causes problems for evening entertainment and other activities tied to the sun or darkness. For example, farming and fireworks shows are both affected.

Although some early proponents of DST aimed to reduce the evening use of incandescent lighting, usage patterns differ greatly. Additionally, research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.

Problems sometimes caused by DST clock shifts include:

• Complicating timekeeping.
• Disrupting meetings, travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment
• Impacting sleep patterns

Software often adjusts computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone. In addition, programming is particularly problematic when various jurisdictions change the dates and timings of DST changes.

HOW TO OBSERVE 

• Besides adjusting our clocks, it’s important to adjust our sleep schedules, too. Many of us go into the time change sleep deprived. Don’t do this during Daylight Saving weekend.
• Start preparing your body and anyone in your household for an earlier bedtime.
• That includes pets. Their potty and feeding schedules will need to be adjusted, too. Start a few days before if at all possible.
  • In the end, you and your entire household will be able to benefit from the additional sunlight in the evenings by enjoying outdoor activities without feeling the drag of lack of sleep.
  • Another way to celebrate the day might include writing your representatives in Congress. According to the National Congress of State Legislatures, nearly every state has tackled the issue of daylight saving time and whether to end it or not. Even at a federal level, the issue has been brought to the table a time or two.
    • Of course, most importantly, be sure to turn your clocks ahead.

  • DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME HISTORY

  • George Vernon Hudson from New Zealand proposed the modern version of daylight saving in 1895. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to use it starting on 30 April 1916.

    The energy crisis in the 1970s accelerated the growth of Daylight Saving Time. It has been argued that more natural light in the evening hours uses less electricity due to less artificial lighting requirements. As a result, many retail shops and tourist attractions also enjoy more business.