All Entries in the "Twisted Mind Contest" Category
Script for “The Hot Stove League”
INTRO: “In the middle of the 19th century, base ball’s emergence coincided perfectly with growing health concerns. Crowded urban populations were failing to get fresh air and exercise. All base ball needed was a champion for its cause; someone who could proclaim its virtues of exercise, fresh air, teamwork and character building. Henry Chadwick became that [...]
Congratulations to Fred Schumacher for winning $100!!!
He posted the answer at 8:38 p.m., June 16th, to the “Twisted Mind” Contest historical error for the “Ben Boy’s Bedtime Story” video called “The Children’s Game”. Fred is a Navy veteran from Yonkers, New York and an avid Yankees’ fan. Like a lot of us veterans, he has been actively involved with youth baseball [...]
Congratulations to Jason Johnson for winning $200!!!! Posted 2:49, June 16.
Jason is an Air Force veteran who lives in Silverdale, Wshington. He demonstrates his love for baseball by helping coach his son’s little league team. He was the first to identify both the historical errors in the “Fatherhood and Baseball” video: 1. Abner Doubleday, in 1839, was a second year cadet, not a colonel, at [...]
Script for “Fatherhood and Baseball”
3rd Voice: One of the longstanding topics of base ball is the unending fascination with who was the “Father of Base Ball”? Many writers become so attached to their subject personage that they often succumb and declare yet another figure the “Father”. Join us as “Pastor Paul” presents some good history – while having FUN [...]
The Script for A Children’s Game
3rd Voice In the days of early base ball, there was an ongoing debate about the acceptability of ‘gentlemen’ playing a child’s game. The concept of “leisure time” was emerging in American cities; the proper use of this “leisure time” was being debated. In base ball, the practice of hitting the runner with the ball [...]
The Hanging “script”
Being the pastor of a Church as diverse as Base Ball would be a daunting task for most of us. For the very first time, we capture “Pastor Paul” utilizing his very own state-of-the-art counseling techniques as he deals with a distraught “Church of Base Ball” member. Learn how he deals with the bumpy terrain [...]
Twisted Mind Contest Information and Rules
Check the “Twisted Mind Contest” portal for information and rules on how to play beginning May 16 on the “Ben Boy’s Bedtime Stories” video series on you tube. “TWISTED MIND” CONTEST RULES The inspiration for the “Twisted Mind” contest comes from the fact that baseball has so many myths and is filled with folklore. Keeping [...]