Today is unexpectedly super busy (they can always sense when some time off is nearby), but let’s talk baseball!

A hundred years ago, the Black Sox won it all and then mostly lost it all. But during the championship series (then known as the World’s Series), it was all about Black Jack chewing gum!

Back in the present, the All-Star game is nearly upon us. Bill Lucey looks at Cleveland and the changes since the last All-Star game there in 1997. 

And now, for something completely different: archives! More specifically, the archives of the UAE and the Gulf. The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive is online and searchable, including some great photographs. 

Have a spiffy and safe holiday and/or weekend! We’ll be back around the middle of next week. See you then.