"Never get involved in a land war in Asia" or "Walk the Lead-Off Batter"
Roneil driving the ball The Stamford Pirates were preparing to play the Westport Cardinals in game three of the best of three semi- finals of the Ct MSBL playoffs when observers were pondering various parallels to history . History offers some lessons that may be insightful as one proceeds into battle. Would this game three be similar to day three of the Battle of Gettysburg where the forces of the Union overcame the invasion of Confederates led by General Robert E Lee turning the war in the favor of the North ? One observer recalled that on day three battles were raging on Culp's Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge known as Pickett’s Charge. Confederates reach their high water mark on Pickett's charge on Day 3 at Gettysburg Thoughtful observers also offered the Battle of Poltava in 17