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 Baseball Facts 
                                             Mike DiPatri               04/14/08



           The following are facts of baseball.  Every fan who watches the game should be aware of these:

                      1.  Uniforms are white for home games; gray  for away games.

                      2.  Home team dugout is on the first base side.

                      3.  Miami will not fill a baseball park.

                      4.  Yankees do not get close calls.

                      5.  Tampa doesn’t win.

                      6.  Manny and Barry don’t run.

                      7.  Catchers make the best managers.

                      8.  Lou Piniella and Bobby Cox will get thrown out of games.

                      9.  Shortstops on Yankees minor league teams must learn another position.

                      10.  Cooperstown is a holy city.  Every fan must make at least one pilgrimage there.

                      11.  Red Sox—Yankees is the definition of rivalry.

                      12.  Paying for Cubs, Red Sox and Yankees tickets is tithing.                      

                      13.  The way they do things on the north side of Chicago, in Boston and in the Bronx is the right way (see item 1).