Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 8/22/2011

8/22/1965:
A game between the Dodgers and Giants at Candlestick Park is marred by one of the ugliest incidents in baseball history. When San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal comes to bat in the third inning, Sandy Koufax throws two inside pitches and catcher Johnny Roseboro comes close to hitting Marichal with the return throws. After an exchange of words, Marichal raises his bat and pounds Roseboro at least twice in the head. Roseboro bleeds profusely from a gash in his head, and a wild brawl ensues between the two teams. Acting as a peacemaker, Willie Mays leads Roseboro into the dugout and tends to his injuries. Marichal is slapped with a fine of $1,750 and a nine-day suspension. Roseboro will file a civil suit against him for $110,000; it's settled for $7,500 in 1971.

Birthdays:
Carl Yastrzemski b. 1939
Bill Parcells b. 1941
Diana Myad b. 1949
Paul Molitor b. 1956
Mats Wilander b. 1964

Packers Fact:
The 1983 Packers played in an NFL-record five overtime games. The Packers were 2-3 in those games and finished the season 8-8.

“Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.”

—JOHN PATRICK, American playwright

ON GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE, POOR GRASP OF

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They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan.

Alaska governor Sarah Palin, while campaigning in San Francisco

RYE WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY I CRY

It’s everything you ever wanted to know about whiskey, and then some. Climate, grain, fermentation techniques, the oak of the cask, the period for aging, and a guide to all the whiskey distilleries in the world. A handsome, encyclopedic tome for those who love their whiskey and those who wonder if they ought to.

WHISKEY: THE DEFINITIVE WORLD GUIDE, by Michael Jackson (DK Adult, 2005)