Barb's Burblings

Yet more about Booth and baseball

Two quick things:

Police have found a booking log from the night Lincoln was assassinated. "The assassin or assassins were at the time unknown. At a later hour it became currently reported J.W. Booth was the person who shot the president. The excitement was great throughout the precinct," the book states. "The gloom that overshadows the nation by this sad occurrence deeply affects the whole force and brings forth many heartfelt sympathies for the nation's loss." Fingers crossed that it goes on public display!

Turns out Nick Markakis (the O's right fielder and probably team face of the future) is a lot wackier than most of us knew. Heelies? Balancing chairs on his chin? Compulsive bowling? Intriguing!