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Equal to ointment William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 3-19-25
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: A word of praise is equal to ointment on a sore.
American Folk Saying
DOGE Now In Debt Clock — US Debt Clock has added a category for DOGE showing the savings its making in its battle against waste and corruption.
Check it out here: https://usdebtclock.org/
Unfortunately, our deficit spending remains out of control.
Shane Leslie William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 3-18-25
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Every St. Patrick’s Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
Shane Leslie
Marc Elias Delco Connection — The gutsy and wonderful Leah Hoopes has an article in Intelligencer Today concerning Pennsylvania’s compromised election system and the use of lawfare to quiet its exposure.
She notes the connection between Duane Morris LLP, which represents Delaware County’s Board of Elections, and attorney and Democrat operative Marc Elias, who seems to be in a bit of hot water right now.
Why did he scrub his X account, anyway?
And for the haters out there, Leah is no racist. She is, however, over the target and is being viciously attacked.
Orioles’ Irishmen Lit Up Scoreboard
By Joe Guzzardi
June 24, 1901, was a grand day for the Irish batsmen played who for the Baltimore Orioles’ third baseman-manager John J. McGraw, the son of Irish immigrants. Of the teams 22 hits in its 17-6 romp over the Detroit Tigers, Irishmen banged out 17. The Orioles had a team well-stocked with Hall of Fame-bound Irish hitters, and some of baseball histories most famous personalities.
Among the future Cooperstown inductees, McGraw was universally hated for grabbing runners rounding third by their belts, tripping or spiking them to keep them from reaching home. His colorful language directed toward umpires led to quick ejections; the “Little Napoleon” got the thumb 117 times. Not that McGraw paid attention to it, but his language was so foul that owners issued a ruling “A Measure for the Suppression of Obscene, Indecent and Vulgar Language on the Ball Field.” More than one hundred years after he hung up his spikes, McGraw still ranks third in on base percentage, .466, behind Ted Williams and Babe Ruth. McGraw reached base by choking up so far that he could have hit the pitcher’s offering with either end of his war club. Before the game began, McGraw ordered the field drenched and then left to dry until it was hard as cement. Once he reached the plate, McGraw would execute his famous “Baltimore Chop,” a batted ball which bounced high over infielder’s heads. By the time the bulb descended, McGraw stood safely on first base. Although rarely credited as such, McGraw—Mr. McGraw to his players— invented inside baseball and was unquestionably the Dead Ball Era’s most influential figure.
As a manager, McGraw had few peers. In 29 full seasons as the Giants’ pilot that spanned from 1902 to 1932, he led the New York Giants to 10 National League pennants, three World Series championships, and 21 first- or second-place finishes. His 2,763 managerial victories were second only to Connie Mack‘s 3,731 for the rest of the 20th century, but in 1927 Mack himself proclaimed, “There has been only one manager — and his name is McGraw.”
Another Orioles’ future Cooperstown inductee was Wilbert Robinson, one of the era’s best catchers and beloved by all. “Uncle Robbie,” led the Brooklyn Robins to two National League pennants. The incident for which Robinson is most famous occurred during Brooklyn’s 1915 Daytona Beach training camp. Aviator Ruth Lawl was making daily flights in the area, dropping golf balls as a publicity gimmick for the local courses. Eventually camp chatter among the Robins turned to the idea of catching a baseball dropped from the plane. Robinson, 53, accepted the challenge. On the big day, Law left the baseball back in her hotel room, and substituted a grapefruit which, when she released it from high altitude, landed in Robinson’s mitt and exploded, knocking him down and drenching him in warm juice. Thinking his own blood covered him, Robbie screamed for help, but his players were too doubled over with laughter to respond. Robinson was serious about baseball, however. The New York Times baseball scribe John Kiernan wrote that Robinson “… knew baseball as the spotted setter knows the secrets of quail hunting, by instinct and experience.” During his years with the Orioles, Robinson developed a close and long-lasting friendship with teammate John McGraw, 10 years his junior. The two men eventually went into business together, opening the Diamond Café, a Baltimore billiards parlor that featured a bar, a dining room, and a bowling alley.
Other Irish greats that appeared in that day’s lineup included Roger Bresnahan, a catcher who upgraded that position’s protective gear and during his career played all nine positions; Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity who, during August 1903, pitched and won both ends of a doubleheader three times; and “Turkey” Mike Donlin, so called because of his strut up to the plate. Donlin, one of the Dead Ball era’s best hitters who went six for six in the O’s rout of Detroit, was also a flamboyant playboy and heavy drinker whose misbehavior often landed him in jail. Later in his life, Donlin starred on Broadway and eventually on Hollywood’s silver screen where in starred in features directed by John Ford. Donlin’s career batting average was an impressive .340.
Irish players, born into humble immigrant circumstances and eager to succeed, dominated early 20th century baseball. Too many of their accomplishments have been overshadowed by the hype around lesser skilled but heavily promoted modern day players.
Joe Guzzardi is a Society for American Baseball Research member. Contact him at guzzjoe@yahoo.com
Orioles’ Irishmen Lit Up Scoreboard
Minister in your faith William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 3-17-25
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; And in knowledge, abstinence; and in abstinence, patience; and in patience, godliness; And in godliness, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity. For if these things be with you and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter
Add to your faith William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 3-16-25
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Following Pennsylvania’s Unendorsed Judicial Candidates
By Bob Small
Two of the judicial candidates who were not endorsed, Feb. 8 by the Pennsylvania GOP are continuing their campaigns.
Maria Battista is still in the Superior Court race and Joshua Prince continues his quest for a seat on Commonwealth Court.
Commonwealth Court was established in 1968 and and Superior Court in 1895. They are Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts.
For a not too detailed analysis see Pennsylvania Court Structure
Maria Battista was a hearing examiner for three years, among many other postings.
In a Q and A with the Legal Intelligencer, she noted she a bachelors from Clarion University, Juries Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, masters in business Administration from Westminster College and a Docorate of Education from the University of Pittsburgh.
Recently, she has worked for the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.
Josh Prince heads the Joshua Prince – Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C.
He is a cumlaude graduate of Montreal’s McGill University and the Harrisburg branch of Widener School of Law. His law firm focuses on Civil Rights law — such as unlawful seizure and Covid mandates, and Second Amendment issues.
His Endorsemne tpage includes six state representatives, a congress member, three county officials and a a representative of the Second Amendment Foundation.
He is married to Jessica.
The endorsement meeting is where state Sen. Greg Rothman beat businessman Bill Bachenberg to be become state GOP chairman.
“The Swamp may have won today but the MPGA and MAGA movement can’t be stopped. The PA GOP establishment has awoke a pride of sleeping tigers, stay tuned,” Bachenberg said.
Following Pennsylvania’s Unendorsed Judicial Candidates
Restatement of the obvious William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 3-15-25
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
George Orwell
The Boockvar Timeline —Greg Stenstrom sent us the below timeline of Stenstrom & Hoopes v. Boockvar, Delaware County et al, which is the last outstanding case relating to vote fraud in the 2020 election. Please share.
Stenstrom & Hoopes v. Boockvar, Delaware County et al, is the last active legal challenge in the nation that contains direct, physical evidence of systematic election fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Unlike cases dismissed on procedural grounds, this lawsuit presents irrefutable proof of fraud, including:
Massive Election Fraud & Cover-Up
Procedural & Due Process Violations