March 24 - 30, 2018
Daily Journal
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BY GEORGE DICKIE
BY DAN LADD
Jamie Hartman: Fishing the dream
Questions: 1) This team is considered Major League Baseball’s oldest franchise, and from 1876 to 1989, traditionally hosted or played in the first game of the season. Which team is it? 2) Who was the first U.S. president to throw out a pitch on opening day? 3) Which ambidextrous president threw two pitches, one with each arm? 4) What player was a .449 hitter in openers, with three home runs and 14 RBIs in 14 games? 5) Who is the only pitcher to toss a no-hitter on opening day? 6) What made Hank Aaron’s 714th home run, which occurred on opening day in 1974 and tied Babe Ruth on the all-time list, so special? 7) Which players have hit the most home runs on opening day? 8) Name the pitcher who holds the record for most wins on opening day without a loss. 9) Which teams have won the most consecutive opening day games? 10) Where and when did an opening day game get called by an umpire after disappointed fans started throwing snowballs onto the field?
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Professional fishing may be a hard sport to figure for those who have never paid much attention to it, but anyone who has ever wet a line knows it can’t be easy to endure three or more consecutive days in a boat on the water, no matter the weather. Couple that with the pressure of trying to land five fish that cumulatively weigh more than that of their competitors, also for those three days in a row, and you have the makings of the 48th Bassmaster Classic, which airs Saturday, March 31 on ESPN2. Fifty-two anglers on the B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society) Elite Series tour have qualified for this year’s Classic. One of them is first-timer Jamie Hartman. A native of Newport, New York, Hartman is certainly the epitome of a working-class hero. Working as a truck driver and enjoying competitive archery shooting, he eventually tried his luck in a local bass tournament, which he won. From there Hartman began fishing local and regional tournaments, earning his way up the competitive ladder in much the same way that an amateur golfer works their way to the pro circuit. After performing well in both B.A.S.S. and FLW tournaments, he qualified in 2017 for the Bassmasters Elite Series, and just missed Rookie of the Year honors, at the age of 44. Now it’s off to the Classic for Hartman, which takes place on Lake Hartwell, near Greenville, South Carolina. Winning, or even making a top-ten showing, would only take this angler’s dream to yet another level.
10) At New York’s Polo Grounds in 1907 9) The St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers have each won nine straight 8) Jimmy Key holds a perfect 7-0 record 7) Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Adam Dunn all have eight homers 6) It was done on Aaron’s first swing of the season 5) Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians blanked the Chicago White Sox in 1940 4) Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox 3) Harry S. Truman in 1950 2) William Howard Taft took the field in 1910 1) The Cincinnati Reds
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