Ubaldo to start Thursday in place of Tillman

[slakattack]

This man actually witnessed president Lincoln's assassination !!!) :eektf:

In 1956, 96 year-old Samuel J. Seymour appeared on the TV show, I've Got a Secret. Seymour was at Ford's theater when John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln.

Seymour was 5 years-old at the time.

When it happened, nobody knew exactly what was going on, including Seymour.

Seymour's concern at the time ??? He felt sorry for the poor man who had just jumped off of the balcony, and injured his ankle (again, Seymour had no idea what was going on, hence his reaction of sympathy towards Booth.)

Seymour was from Maryland, and made his home in Baltimore.

He died only 2 months after this show was televised live.

Patrick, thanks for posting that...that was fascinating to me. Civil War to national TV in one lifetime.

[Malike]

Donny Hart, ladies and gents.

[Drifter]

...He better keep Turner off base, he might steal two bases on one pitch....

My 1st thought when I heard UJ was pitching, was how far would Turner be from 2nd when the pitch is released from UJ's hand?

It's imperative that UJ not walk Turner. Just let him hit the ball, and let the D get involved. If Turner was to get on and steal a couple of bases, that would empower the Nats.. can't have that!

[larrytt]

Big-dough Ubaldo stood on a mound,

Wondering where his control could be found,

All of Buck’s coaches and all of Buck’s zen,

Couldn’t make Ubaldo throw strikes once again.