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Take me out to the Ball Game

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  I went to the Olympic Stadium to see the Chicago Cubs play the St Louis  Cardinals  I was really pleased because it means I have seen the NBA, NHL, and NFL live so now I have finally got the final fourth The London Series https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/66010587 West Ham's Olympic stadium is very nice  Seeing John Goodman who played the Babe Ruth lead the crowd in a few verses of take me out to the ball game Seeing lovely American Junk food- I had an attack of diverculitis - that morning. I could see French bread sticks filled with cheese-meatballs and such  There was a big crowd- I saw shirts from all over the USA and beyond  Baseball is more like a series of goalpost scrambles rather than a penalty shoot out. I had assumed most pitches would be struck into the park, but no  The Game was a great spectacle- BOOM plumes of smoke,  Beer, and Doughnut sellers moved through the stands selling their wares - As you see in US media A great day out...

Belated Happy Fathers day

London Irish news

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  Tom Pearson exclusive interview: ‘It’s tragic we’ll never know how good London Irish could have been’ Exclusive interview with Standard Sport The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. VIEW  COMMENTS Getty Images By  Nick Purewal 16 June 2023 SPONSORED Families: discover another side to Florida T om Pearson has moved to thank  London Irish ’s bespoke coaching for crafting his back-row play to the level where he can state his World Cup selection case. Pearson  signed with Northampton on Thursday , securing his future for next season in the wake of London Irish entering administration and falling out of the RFU league structure. Recommended by [Gallery] Everybody Wanted to Date Her in The 2000's & This is Her Recently HeraldWeekly Hilarious Beach Photos Gone Wrong A trip to the beach is a great way to relax, and also a great place for some laughs. http://new...

Silvo Berlusconi

  Former Prime Minister of Italy, Businessman, Crooner, Lyricist, former owner of AC Milan Father, Divorcee,  Passes at 86  I remember talking about Silvio the day I went to collect my A-Level results. He has been a presence in Italian politics for over a generation 

Round up

  Congratulations of Celtic on the Treble Get well soon to my sister Manchester City won the FA cup final  I watched the best of Saint and Greavsie on ITV 4. There glory days of the early 80s 1: So interesting to see people like Andy Gray, Gordon Strachan, and Dennis Wise as young men. The late Ray Wilkins was referred to casually as Butch. There was a glimpse of Old Trafford before modernization instead of a megastore we saw a Nissan Hut repurposed as a gift store  There was John Barnes at the peak of youth - and Graham Taylor as a gym bro.  2: Greaves is in very good shape despite his age and his well known problems with alcohol. To be fair so is  Ian St John. - We see this when Greaves is training with Watford he manages to nutmeg them a few times. Then Greaves has to compete against John Barnes leaping over hurdles carrying weights. Obviously Barnes wins- but Greaves is not too far away despite 20 years of age and years of abuse of the bottle 3: There was lo...

Peter Kay at the 02

  Well due to my sister being poorly. I managed to snag a ticket Yeah I enjoyed it. It was a good night out. It is not for the young  It ends with a light and musical spectular  There was some chancy off hand gigs at Schofield Peter Kay is the greatest warm up man in the UK. I know he gets sthick for the who remembers chairs stuff. He even acknowledges that we don't text in the same way.  I liked how he was able to rework some of his catch phrases- I noticed Dr Who still gets a mention - Dalek Bread. He mentioned the SF convention circut- Also an amusing dig at Warrick Davies Firstly we were very high up. I had a decent view of the show though- I felt neervous about getting to and from the seat. I am mid 40s and I was not the oldest person there...There was a queue for the lavatory afterward 8 pounds- a pint  Secondly the 02 centre is a long way from the rest of London. It took about 30 minutes from our seat to our train.  I was wondering about the rights t...