On this date in 1852, this mustache was born. The Hall of Famer may have been the greatest Cubs player in history, and he still holds many Cubs records, but he also carries the shame of helping institute baseball's color barrier.
When you start equating a 3% raise in income tax for the richest Americans to the tyranny of the British Empire during the Revolutionary War and "Marxism," then you are a nut job.
Watching this video makes me realize why the British version of this show is better than ours. Too much emphasis is placed on looks here. Here's what can happen when you look past that...
On this date in 1976, this mustache hit the longest home run in Wrigley Field history. He was with the Mets at the time.
This mustache will have his number retired by the Cubs this year and will enter the gates of Baseball's Hall of Fame the second he is eligible. He's 43 years old today.
A new Father Knows Nothing column was posted last night at NWI Parent. This one is called "Cartoon Father" and it's about my oldest son Tommy's comic strip...and the unfortunate personal characteristics of his cartoon father (and mother).
