The Americans would have you believe that baseball was invented by Civil War hero Abner Doubleday in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. Sadly for Abner, that’s just not true. The first record of baseball (actually base ball) comes from the English book A Little Pretty Pocket Book in 1744. picked by zzz 6 months ago tags british baseball inventions |
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The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
This summer Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty, was coaching his son's little league game. He wasn't sure how to make a call on a play. He tried to consult the Rules Book, but found no one had one. The Rules Book was considered TopSecret and wasn't available that is was only for those with-a-need-to-know. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
I don't know if anyone on Plime likes her (I don't, particularly... ), but my mom asked me to download the book so she could read it. 0 comments edit related share entertainmentSuze Orman's book, "Women & Money", is being offered for free download from Oprah's site until 8pm tomorrow. Link is to the PDF file for the English version, but you can also find the Spanish version through Oprah.com. picked by Marli 6 months ago |
A New York mother is suing her son's baseball coach for not teaching him to properly slide into a base. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
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This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Little Prince E-book picked by nei3k 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Rove in new book: "Bush is needy" 4 comments edit related share plime.comObviously not a groundbreaking book, so Bush is a needy cry baby, BIG SURPRISE! picked by buddha 12 months ago |
Find 'wild' books in your area or release a book into the wild for someone else to find. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
’In 1973 I set out to do drawings of women’s genitals for use in sex education groups. I wanted the drawings to be lovely and informative, to give pleasure and affirmation. I organized the drawings into a coloring book because a major way we learn to understand the world, as children, is by coloring. As adults many of us still need to learn about our external sexual anatomy.’ -Te... read full post picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
The world's oldest ocean-going passenger vessel still in service has been converted into a floating Japanese bookstore. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Easy-to-remove chewing gum is to become a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by chemists that could save Britain the £150 million spent every year on removing discarded gum. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Briton astounds the world by becoming the first person to swim to North Pole. 7 comments edit related share plime.comGlobal Warming: Do You Believe Now? picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago |
Break the world record today! One to watch for: Most people dancing to the 'Thriller' video. I kid you not. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Book that examines how in 2002 the Oakland Athletics achieved a spectacular winning record while having the smallest player payroll of any major league baseball team. 1 comments edit related share plime.comlink allows you to read the entire book online. Click "book" above to purchase it. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago |
He has a "Cal Ripken-esque" streak going. But I would consider him one of the biggest losers ever. picked by tacowallace 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share sports |
English translation of Finnish book depicting what life may be like in the future. picked by Neiako 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |