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Hank Aaron was a record-breaking slugger, and so much more 10:40 pm, Jan. 26, 2021 ×
It has been said many times over the years that baseball is a game of inches, and while that s true, in many ways it’s also a game of numbers.
The oh-so-close distances between balls and strikes, fair and foul balls and “safe” and “out” calls consistently influence every contest on the diamond to this day. While these can be recalled and argued about with varying degrees of enthusiasm, it’s often statistics that inspire the most debate and passion.
With stats, of course, come numbers that are magical to any serious baseball fan of a certain age. There’s 511 (wins by Cy Young, easily the most ever by a pitcher). There’s 56 (longest consecutive game hitting streak, Joe DiMaggio). And there’s 714 . and 755 . and (to a lesser degree, in my mind) 762.
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The monumental Sports Illustrated Magazine is one of the many news sources in the world of athletics, which covered the Friday morning (January 22) death of Hall of Fame baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron (pictured).
Though the officially-confirmed cause of Aaron’s death at the age of 86 remains unclear, independent and conglomerate-backed media sources have heralded Aaron’s extraordinary life. His contributions to the sport of baseball’s record books put him in a class of his own on the field.
However, Aaron’s towering legacy as an icon of American history was augmented by the experiences he lived through and roles he assumed in society off the field.
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There’s a lot to discuss about yesterday’s match, even many hours after full time, so I won’t get in your way. That said, if you’re looking for a quick distraction, let me present you with this bed:
I keep getting pushed ads for this bed. I believe the model is called I ve Given Up. pic.twitter.com/anGv7lYe2O Kristen Meinzer (@kristenmeinzer) November 24, 2020
It’s a lot! It requires so much space, and has so many uses. The things I like most are the bookshelves and the speakers; the rest, I have complicated feelings about. The extra seating around the bed makes me feel like it’d be good for entertaining, but I don’t think there are a lot of reasons to entertain at your bed. It would be good for a hotel room that doesn’t really have a table and chairs, though; if you wanted to have a meal in your room instead of at a restaurant. I