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            Sports Addict             B.H. Hub September 23, 2024              Article 5           Sports Venue Food You know you are a Sports Addict when you are aware that when Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier by signing a professional baseball contract in 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers; his first full season was in the Triple A International League for the Montreal Royals   Eating and Drinking is part of the Sports Addiction Experience When you are a sports addict and you spend a lot of time at sports venues, as I do, you probably like to eat while you are there. Food is part of the Sports spectating experience. Even the greatest song ever written (Take Me Out to the Ballgame) tells us, “ …buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don’t care if I ever get back !” That’s right, if you go to a ga...

  Sports   Addict BH Hub     August 30, 2024            Article 4    Willie Mays You know you are a Sports Addict when you know that the NBA franchise, Los Angeles Clippers used to be the San Diego Clippers and before that, the Buffalo Braves! My boyhood Idol, Willie Mays Passes Away A few weeks ago, my boyhood idol died! Willie Mays passed away in Palo Alto California on June 18, 2024. He didn’t get cheated – he lived to be 93 years of age! His nickname was the “Say Hey Kid,” and he was the best ball player I ever saw! Willie was known as a five tool player, which means as a position player, he excelled at all the tools or basic skills of the great game of baseball, including: hitting for average, hitting for power, base-running and speed, throwing and fielding. Mays was the best or one of the best at all 5 tools. Mays finished his career with...