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Harvesting baseball’s ‘magic mud’ “STORY FROM CNN”

Delran, New Jersey (CNN) — It’s a hot day as Jim Bintliff laces up his “mud shoes” — a beat-up pair of sneakers still tinged with dirt — and heads out for one of his last harvests of the year.

The tides are just right. Armed with a stack of buckets, a shovel and a pushcart, Bintliff walk sthrough the woods on a narrow winding trail he has followed for the past 44 years. Then, the forest opens up to reveal a secret fishing hole that lies on the banks of the Delaware River and in the sometimes-quirky pages of baseball history.

“Nobody knows this is where I get the magic mud,” Bintliff says.

Out of nine brothers and sisters, Bintliff was the one picked to carry on the family business — Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud.

The unique muck is the only brand used each year by Major League Baseball, and its minor-league affiliates, to abide by a line in the league’s rule book requiring umpires to inspect balls and make sure they’re “properly rubbed so the gloss is removed.”

The mud wasn’t officially introduced to Major League Baseball until 1938, but its legacy began almost two decades earlier.

On August 16, 1920, Ray Chapman, a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, was crowding the plate in the top of the fifth inning when he was struck in the head by an underhand curve ball from New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays.

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Santonio Holmes, Jr.
(born March 3, 1984, in Belle Glade, Florida)
Is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He previously played college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

In Super Bowl XLIII,  Holmes secured the Steelers’ NFL-record 6th Super Bowl win after Buy Septilin Online without prescription catching a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left in regulation. The play was reviewed by the booth within seconds and cleared for a touchdown. He was named the game’s MVP after finishing with nine receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown.

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Troy Kenneth Aikman

(born November 21, 1966, in West Covina, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. He is formerly a joint owner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup racing team, Hall of Fame Racing, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback, Roger Staubach. He is referred to as one of “The Triplets” with Cowboys teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith.

Aikman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006[1] and to the College Football Hall of Fame on December 9, 2008 in New York City. [2]

UCLA Bruins 1986-1989

Switzer oversaw Aikman’s transfer to UCLA, a program under Terry Donahue that was more conducive to a passing quarterback. He had to redshirt one year due to college transfer rules but went on to lead the Bruins to a 20-4 record over two seasons.[3][6]

As Buy Cleocin gel Online without prescription a junior, Aikman led the Bruins to a 10–2 record and the 1987 Aloha Bowl, where they beat the Florida Gators 20-16.

As a senior, Aikman won the 1988 Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback, a first for UCLA.[3] He was a Consensus All-American, the UPI West Coast Player of the Year, the Washington DC Club QB of the Year, a finalist for the 1988 AFCA “Coaches Choice” Player of the year award, and he finished third for the 1988 Heisman Trophy. UCLA matched the victory total from the previous season under Aikman, going 10-2 and losing only to USC and Washington State. The 1988 season culminated with a 17-3 Bruin victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1989 Cotton Bowl, which was played in Dallas.[3] The Dallas media spent most of the Cotton Bowl week promoting Aikman as the “next quarterback of the Cowboys,” and much was made of Tom Landry watching Troy Aikman practice during the Bruins’ workouts at Texas Stadium. Aikman finished his career as the number two career passing leader in UCLA history. In 2008 he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

For a brief period of time, Aikman considered going into a career in his first love, marine biology. However, he found the allure of the NFL to be too much.

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Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey (pronounced /seɪ/, born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-82), Chicago Cubs (1983-86) and Oakland Athletics (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed “The Penguin” for his slow waddling running gait by his then-minor league manager Tommy Lasorda.

David Earle Lopes (pronounced /ˈloʊps/; born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently the first base coach and an outfield/base running instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies.

William Ellis Russell (born October 21, 1948, in Pittsburg, Kansas) is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Russell played his entire 18-year, 2,181-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the starting shortstop for four National League pennant winners and one World Series champion.

Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, and current Southern California businessman. Garvey was a onetime NL MVP, 10 time All Star, and holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1207).

Batting Stats 1981

Name

Pos

G

AB

Avg.

R

H

HR

RBI

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SB

STEVE GARVEY

1B

110

431

.283

63

122

10

64

3

DAVEY LOPES

2B

58

214

.289

35

44

5

17

20

BILL RUSSELL

SS

82

262

.233

20

61

0

22

2

RON CEY

3B

85

312

.288

42

90

13

50

0

                   

 The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season got off to a strong start when rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela pitched a shutout on opening day, starting the craze that came to be known as “Fernandomania.” Fernando went on to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards.

The season was divided into two halves because of a players strike in mid-season. The Dodgers won the Western Division of the National League in the first half and advanced to the playoffs. They beat the Houston Astros in a divisional playoff and the Montreal Expos in the National League Championship Series before beating the New York Yankees to win the World Series.

 

ERNIE BANKS AUTOGRAPHED 16 X 20 “1977 HALL OF FAME” BEAUTIFUL

Personal Information

Born Ernest Banks in Dallas, TX, on January 31, 1931; Divorced; children: Eddie B.
Education: Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Dallas, 1950; attended Northwestern University.
Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army, 1951-53.

Career

Professional baseball player. Played for Kansas City Monarchs, Negro Leagues, 1950, 1953; signed to Chicago Cubs, 1953; became first black player on the field for Cubs, Buy Brand Amoxil Online without prescription September, 1953; played for Cubs, 1953-71; retired in 1971 with 512 home runs, 1,636 RBIs; worked for Cubs as coach, consultant, and spokesman after retirement; became spokesman and consultant, New World Van Lines, 1984; founder and president, Ernie Banks International, a sports marketing firm.

 Awards

Selected: Named Most Valuable Player, National League, 1958 and 1959; member of National League All-Star Team 13 times between 1957 and 1970; inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 1977.

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