tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post3940522565701344059..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: April 8, 1967Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-71326947421937301522021-04-04T17:05:34.408-04:002021-04-04T17:05:34.408-04:00I remember the end of the season well, of course, ...I remember the end of the season well, of course, since the Twins were in the thick of it. People here were pretty confident, particularly during that Saturday game until Kaat got hurt. I remember being pleased that the Sox won, probably because they were playing at home and the crowd was cheering them on, but I was also satisfied that the Cardinals won the Series. What a great season, though.<br /><br />The radio broadcasts of all seven games are on YouTube, FYI.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-73512452620178116172021-04-04T16:54:46.326-04:002021-04-04T16:54:46.326-04:00As far as holidays go--both in the Peanuts univers...As far as holidays go--both in the Peanuts universe and in the populace at large--I think there are only three that matter: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Halloween. Maybe the Fourth of July, although that seems to be less important over the years. Valentine's Day seemed to have a little more staying power. But frankly, I think it's been years (decades?) since there was a really inspired Peanuts story; the only two we ever watch are Halloween and Christmas.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-84664851373870213272021-04-04T13:18:55.303-04:002021-04-04T13:18:55.303-04:00A holiday theme has little to do with the longevit...A holiday theme has little to do with the longevity of a Peanuts special--Otherwise, the Arbor Day and New Year's Day celebratory programs would have had more re-airings. And as far as peer callousness goes, witness Violet and Lucy's little ditty in <i>You're in Love, Charlie Brown</i> wherein they express how Chuck's unattractiveness will prevent any future romantic endeavors. Meow!<br /><br />P.S. the 'Notify Me' feature has ceased working again. top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-9932871573219207202021-04-03T17:49:05.246-04:002021-04-03T17:49:05.246-04:00Being a long-suffering Red Sox fan growing up in c...Being a long-suffering Red Sox fan growing up in central upstate NY, the 1967 season is considered to be the genesis of the modern history of the franchise. <br /><br />The great baseball journalist, Peter Gammons, summed it up in the April 2, 2021 edition of the Boston Globe when he said, "With a bleacher stub in my pocket, I was at Fenway for Opening Day 1967 along with 8,000 of my closest fellow Sox fans in the vain hope the long-suffering franchise would have its first winning season in nine years.<br /><br />“There was some hope,” Gammons recalled. “Dick Williams was the manager, Reggie Smith was playing second base. They won, 5-4, and I can remember leaving the park and thinking, ‘OK, well, Williams has a little fire, this is going to be fun.’<br /><br />“But there was that weird feeling; we did a thing for MLB Network a couple years ago, and said it — we all consider that the most important season in Red Sox history.<br /><br />“They were so bad, [owner Tom] Yawkey had talked about moving the team. [Carl] Yastrzemski had wanted to be traded but backed off at Yawkey’s request. Then three or four days later, you had a rookie named Billy Rohr, who got within one out of a no-hitter in Yankee Stadium. That thing carried over for a week and it really started something. People started saying, ‘This is the year now.’ ”JD Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882261865750361495noreply@blogger.com