February was Black History Month. We celebrated people of all cultures together. It was nice learning what African Americans did to us, how they helped out in our world, especially in the United States. It is more noteworthy with Barack Obama as our president now.
Went to The Block at Orange to eat dinner today. Went to buy something at Santa Ana and just stopped by there on the way back. Ate at Market Broiler, which was delicious. I ordered some shrimp schambi which was nice. Sat outside as the weather was a nice night. Also shopped at some of the stores there. It's pretty cool.
Yesterday, I finished reading the book written by Joe Torre, "The Yankee Years." Released on Feb. 3, Torre talked about his 12 years with the Yankees and told us what went on inside the clubhouse. Took me about 3 weeks to completely read it after receiving the book. Joe Torre had high praise for his boss George Steinbrenner as they worked along together in his first 8 or so years. But in the last few years, Steinbrenner's declining health and other people running the team lost the trust with Torre. The Yankees were dominant and great from 1996-2000, winning four out of 5 championships. But the Yankees started signing high profile players, spending a lot of money which changed the chemistry of clubhouse. The Yankees won using homegrown players such as Derek Jeter, Andy Pettite, Bernie Williams and others. Teams learned how to beat the Yankees off and on the field eventually. Read the 500 page book to learn and find out more. It is a great book.
Good night
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