This article was pulled from MLB.com, written by Marty Noble.
It is posted here to help us remember some of the history of this great game we all love:
George was first to preside, Hancock first to sign and Martha was first lady, the first first lady. The Wright Brothers -- not David and his siblings -- were the first to fly, and Lindbergh was the first to fly from here to there. Armstrong took the first small step. Sputnik, Sally Ride, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson also were firsts.
We treasure our children's first steps and save their first teeth. We believe Columbus got here first and credit Alexander Graham Bell with the first call, albeit wired. Adam and Eve are the first folks we know of. Michael Phelps, the Yankees and Secretariat finished first. Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Banks and even the great DiMaggio played first. Mex was the foremost at first. Georgeann Wells-Blackwell was the first woman to dunk. And getting to first base is a challenge.
We cherish our first kisses and take a shine to our first cars. We have first violins, first dibs, first cousins, the first amendment and first editions. We rushed to be first in line when Cabbage Patch Kids were first on our kids' lists. We count down to January first. First class isn't what it used to be -- neither in mail delivery nor air travel. We pay the rent on the first of the month and fuss over the first scratch in a new car. The first cut, we know, is the deepest, and the first quarter-mile the most expensive. We know first impressions count and all about priorities -- first things first....
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