More Note Taking .... Baseball Edition

• Heard a local talking head, broadcasting the lower than Single A, Rookie league, baseball game make reference to "Bob" Longborg pitching a near no-hitter in the 1967 world series, and I badly wanted to call in and correct him. It was Jim Longborg of the Red Sox. And I don't recall a near no hitter but that's not to say it didn't happen.
• I only know one or two of the names in their lineups today, but I can still recite the lineups of the 1967 Tigers, Red Sox and Orioles. 
• Heard the same announcer talking about how his mom taught him to score a baseball game. I have that skill as well and now want to go out and buy a scorebook and fill it with: K's, 4-3's, F8's, E9Th's and 4-6-3's. 
• Each season, I purchase a few packs of baseball cards and peruse all the statistics on the back of the cards. I marvel at all the players these days who have hit 30-plus home runs in a season and who I've never heard of. I used to know all that shit and would carefully follow all the statistical categories.  
• I doubt anything has gone through more inflation than baseball cards. I recall the days where a pack of five cards would cost a shiny nickel. Tonight, I purchased a pack of seven for $3.99. AND thought that was a great price.