BUILDING A WINNING TEAM (4 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Titus 3:1-8
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Building a Winning Team(4 of 4)
Series: God's Blueprint for His Church
Jeff Strite
Titus 3:1-8
Open: In the first part of the 1900s, New York City had two major league baseball teams.
One was called the New York Yankees (obviously)
But in the early 1900's what was the name of the other team? (NY Giants)
In 1957, the Giants decided they liked the climate better in San Francisco... and they moved.
New York was shocked by this loss of their team and appealed to the National League to allow them to create the first expansion team of the century. In 1962, they got their wish.
What was the name of that team? (NY Mets).
Since its inception, the Mets have won 2 World Series championships and 6 National League pennants, but things didn't start out so well. In their first year (1962), the team lost 120 games. The only thing that stopped that from being an all-time record was that in 1899 Cleveland Spiders lost more games in a single season than they did.
For the first few years the Mets lost so many games - they were known as the lovable losers. They lost so often that when they beat the Chicago Cubs in May 26th of 1964 by a score of 19 to 1, legend has it that a fan called a NY newspaper to get the score of the game.
When he was told ''They scored 19 runs'' he allegedly asked: ''Did they win?''
They lost repeatedly because, as a new team, they had to take whatever players they could find.
And they ended up with a roster of has-beens and wannabees. They lost their games so often and so miserably that their manager - Casey Stengel - noted, ''The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I ever knew existed.''
But Stengel never gave up on the lovable losers. Year after year, he kept hammering away at the basics. He reportedly took the team out for a stroll around the diamond during the 1st practice and he turned to the players and said: ''Them are the bases.'' He pounded away at the basics again and again... and by 1969 - 7 years after th ...
Series: God's Blueprint for His Church
Jeff Strite
Titus 3:1-8
Open: In the first part of the 1900s, New York City had two major league baseball teams.
One was called the New York Yankees (obviously)
But in the early 1900's what was the name of the other team? (NY Giants)
In 1957, the Giants decided they liked the climate better in San Francisco... and they moved.
New York was shocked by this loss of their team and appealed to the National League to allow them to create the first expansion team of the century. In 1962, they got their wish.
What was the name of that team? (NY Mets).
Since its inception, the Mets have won 2 World Series championships and 6 National League pennants, but things didn't start out so well. In their first year (1962), the team lost 120 games. The only thing that stopped that from being an all-time record was that in 1899 Cleveland Spiders lost more games in a single season than they did.
For the first few years the Mets lost so many games - they were known as the lovable losers. They lost so often that when they beat the Chicago Cubs in May 26th of 1964 by a score of 19 to 1, legend has it that a fan called a NY newspaper to get the score of the game.
When he was told ''They scored 19 runs'' he allegedly asked: ''Did they win?''
They lost repeatedly because, as a new team, they had to take whatever players they could find.
And they ended up with a roster of has-beens and wannabees. They lost their games so often and so miserably that their manager - Casey Stengel - noted, ''The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I ever knew existed.''
But Stengel never gave up on the lovable losers. Year after year, he kept hammering away at the basics. He reportedly took the team out for a stroll around the diamond during the 1st practice and he turned to the players and said: ''Them are the bases.'' He pounded away at the basics again and again... and by 1969 - 7 years after th ...
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