Blow Out the Candles -- Sept 27

Boston Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky is celebrating his 92nd birthday today.

“When you win you eat better, sleep better and your beer tastes better. And your wife looks like Gina Lollobrigida.”

Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt turns 62 today.

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (1980)
1980 World Series MVP
12× All-Star (1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981,1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989)
8× National League Home Run Champion (1974,1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986)
4× National League RBI Leader (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986)
10× Gold Glove Award winner (1976, 1977, 1978,1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
6× Silver Slugger Award winner (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
3× NL MVP (1980, 1981, 1986)
5× NL Player of the Month (April 1976, July 1979, May 1980, August 1981, July 1982)
1983 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
4 home runs in one game (April 17, 1976)
Philadelphia Phillies #20 retired
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team

"I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion."

"If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black."

Canadian musician Randy Bachman is celebrating his 68th birthday today.

"Every night we all felt grateful to be there, stunned at the amount of people that are there, and stunned at their reactions. They go crazy; they know every lyric from eight years of age to eighty. It's unbelievable."

Singer, actor, writer, producer Shaun Cassidy is turning 53 today.