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Backhouse again

I don't suppose that there are too many baseball fans out there in Guestbook land but last night, in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, we witnessed one for the ages. What a game!
Let me set the scene. After two games in Toronto of the 2025 "World Series," a best of seven game matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the teams were tied one game each. Onto LA last night, the first pitch was at 5.00 Pacific time. After the regulation nine innings the teams were tied 5 runs each, round about 9.00 pm. To break the tie, extra innings were called for and at midnight, after having played 18 innings. Freddy Freeman hit a home run for the home side to win the game. A seven hour marathon! Toronto fans suffered the loss at three o'clock this morning!
And they go at it all again today with game four AT 5.00PM, still in LA. And the stadium will be packed.
So let's go Blue Jays. Canada needs this!

Tue 28-Oct-2025 20:08

Backhouse

Alex. Enough already. Let's go Blue Jays!!
Love you in Toronto.

Mon 27-Oct-2025 23:35

Alan Whittaker(1953-59) | alan~DOT~diwhittaker~AT~gmail~DOT~com

there are only 20 places for teams in the Premiership so,hopefully, neither Newcastle or Sunderland will suffer being 22nd or lower.
Alan W

Mon 27-Oct-2025 13:32 - Langford Budville, Somerset

Eric Moyse 1946 to 1952 (Boys) | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

Fourth isn't bad either.
But on a different subject, on Facebook there is a group called "South Shields Photos old and new" to which I recently sent a picture of Marsden Rock as it was before what I called a "calamity." This produced some comments that may interest some of you.

Mon 27-Oct-2025 11:18 - Reading, Berkshire

Alex Patterson, VUA 1946 - 1951 | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

EEEEEeeeeekkkkk !!!!! I'm having conniptions !!!!! Sunderland higher in the league than Newcastle. Young whippersnappers, the lot of them. It's. the end of the season that counts and I don't care if NUFC finishes 21st as long as Sunderland are 22nd, 23rd or 24th. Next season we may have to contemplate Middlesborough being in the mix.
Regards from a sunny, fall leaf-changing day in friendly North York,
Alex

Sun 26-Oct-2025 19:37 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

Keep the faith!

The Stadium of Light may not be as atmospheric as Roker Park, but to beat Chelsea away from home!! I understand that a new footbridge has just been opened linking the city (imagine. Sunderland a City!) centre to the Stadium.

Sun 26-Oct-2025 18:51 - ruskington lincolnshie

Eric Moyse 1946 to 1952 (Boys) | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

How about Sunderland being second in the premiership?

Sun 26-Oct-2025 10:53 - Reading, Berkshire

Alex Patterson, VUA 1946 - 1951 | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Drat, darn it, and other curmudgeonly expressions!! South Shields have lost their first game this season 1-0 to, of all teams, Macclesfield !! I didn't realize that Macclesfield was a real place, I thought it was a fictional village somewhere in the Midlands. It seemed to be the butt of Tommy Handley or Kenneth Horne jokes. My apologies to any Maxonian who reads this site.
Miserable Cheerio from North York
Alex

Sat 25-Oct-2025 22:36 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

South Shields 4 Spalding 0!!

Now into the FA Cup First round proper.

Sat 11-Oct-2025 18:53 - ruskington lincolnshie

Alex Patterson, VUA 1946 - 1951 | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Neale...what a memory !! I was never a supporter of South Shields, in fact the only time I ever went to Horsely Hill was for the Old Timers' match and I think that was annually on Good Friday, or thereabouts. I was always playing pick-up football and started at Brinkburn before I was in high school. Then I played in the Jarrow JOC League, for the South Shields Boy's Brigade and my claim to fame was being on the team's caricature portrait, by Dodge, in the Gazette's Saturday Sports edition, printed on green paper, a copy of which I have here on my desk as I write. I also played in the Sunday league for Smith's United whose premises eventually became La Strada. Throughout my apprenticeship I also played for Hawthorn Leslie in the Industrial League. Consequently I was often playing two or three games on a weekend and dating at the same time and like you, dancing at Jean Hielbron's. No time for watching somebody else playing. Then when I was in the Air Force I played 3 games for Forres Mechanics, who were in the Scottish Highland League, after our station Air Force team played a friendly with them. I obviously played well enough against them, but I never played as well for them as I did against them.
But years after, maybe 2015, when Marjorie and I were on a cruise in the Caribbean, I was looking out at the sunset and this guy came over to talk to me. I recognized his Scottish accent and asked where he was from. He said, "I don't think you would know it, it's just a small town in the north of Scotland." I told him I was in Scotland for National Service in the late 50's at RAF Kinloss in Forres. He told me he lived in Lossiemouth, but worked in Forres and owned the Forres football club !!!! I couldn't believe it... and he couldn't believe it. I told him about my granddaughter playing football and my eldest daughter being a referee. We had drinks with our wives afterwards and we exchanged addresses. Weeks afterwards a huge parcel arrived on our doorstep and in it were 2 Forres football strips, 2 scarves, 2 pairs of socks, 4 shin pads, a football, a history of the club, complete with photos through the years, but not mine. If I had lasted more than 3 games with Forres I might have played against Dundee in the Scottish Cup. Aaah memories!! Enough about football for just now.
Howay the Mariners, my favourite team and take good care of yourselves.
Alex

Wed 8-Oct-2025 05:41 - North York, Ontario, Canada

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