PNLPA Baseball Jerseys

From the 1880s to 1950 literally hundreds of all-black, professional and semi-professional baseball teams played throughout the United States. While at times black baseball at its top levels enjoyed the benefits of organized league structures, most teams played in loosely organized circuits or as independents. In the common parlance all are referred to as “Negro League” teams.

The list below is by no means a complete list of all the teams that competed in the 70-year history of Negro League baseball, and the compilation of the list is an ongoing project.

The Detroit Stars played out of historic Mack Park until it burned in 1929 and then in Hamtramack Stadium. During the 1940s, many Negro League games were played in the Tigers Briggs Stadium. The Stars were one of the original members of the Negro National League in 1920.

Owned by Richard Kent, the St. Louis Stars reigned as world champions in 1928, 1930 and 1931. Their first championship team was managed by the masterful “Candy” Jim Taylor. The Stars had two of the fastest men to ever play the game, James “Cool Papa” Bell and George Giles. Other Stars included Ted “Highpockets” Trent, George “Mule” Suttles and one of the slickest shortstops in baseball history, Willie “Devil” Wells.

Mexico has a rich history of baseball dating back as early as 1889. Businessman Jorge Pasqual organized a professional Mexican baseball league in 1937. The league featured teams from Mexico City, Veracruz, and Tampico. The Veracruz Azules were one of these great Mexican League teams. The Veracruz Azules were playing a 100 game schedule by the end of World War II. Notable players included Martin Dihigo, who won the Mexican League batting title in 1938 with a .387 mark.

Big N Tall Mens Clothing currently has these Professional Negro League Player Association baseball jerseys for sale on ebay in sizes 3X, 4X, and 5X. They will soon be available in our store also where we carry other brands such as Ecko, Big Daddy, Ralph Lauren and many others.

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Exercise for Big People

Not only are exercises designed for already fit people very difficult for obese people to do, they can also be dangerous. Exercises for the obese must minimize joint stress, dangerously elevated heart rates, and serious ligament, tendon and muscle strains. These injuries are much more likely in an obese person then a fit one.
Always check with a doctor before starting an exercise program and slowly increase your time and efforts as you get stronger.
Walking, Swimming and Water Aerobics, Sit Down Exercises, and Senior or Handicapped Exercises are a great way to start.

What kinds of exercises are beneficial to the obese?
· Low intensity, long duration exercises are the best. Your exercises should be scheduled three to four times a week.
· For cardiovascular fitness, walking or stationary cycling is advised. Jogging may tire the leg joints and is not usually advised for the obese.
Only simple strength training exercises like lighter dumbbells are advised. Even if they do not produce quick results, they are helpful in the long run. They increase the muscle weight and reduce fat.

Points to Remember
· All exercises should be done after warm ups.
· They should be done at a comfortable pace.
· The intensity can be gradually increased. All major muscles in the body should be exercised.
· Spot reduction is not advised. Adopt an overall fitness regimen. Alongside this, you can try to shape up the problem areas like the stomach or the hips.
· Wear comfortable shoes and cotton clothes.
· Do not exhaust yourself. If you experience any breathing difficulty, consult your doctor.
Drink a lot of fluid, as dehydration is quick among the obese.

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You’re Never Too Fat to Exercise

Do you think you’re too fat to exercise? If so, you’re not alone. There are many kindred souls out there who are embarrassed to exercise in public and they’re all worried about the same things: What will people think? What will I wear? How mortifying will it be when I can’t go very far? It’s easy to use that as an excuse not to exercise, but everyone has to start somewhere, even you. It won’t be easy, but starting an exercise program is the best thing you can do for yourself.
http://exercise.about.com/cs/plussizeexercise/a/plussizeexercis.htm
This article covers your Exercise Options, Where to Exercise, and What to Wear

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Socks for big guys!

Feet generally get taken for granted – that is, until something goes wrong with them. Nothing incapacitates you as much as a broken or badly infected foot. Think about it, even with a broken arm, you still remain mobile and able to do most things. Feet get us around – we use them for running, walking and jumping. And yet, most people know very little about what actually goes on inside the foot. Here are some interesting facts about feet – Check out Feet Facts Here!

Folks with wide legs often have a hard time finding socks that fit them comfortable. Well you can stop looking! We got them right here!

Extra Wide Medi Socks Medical Purposes 100% Cotton Size 8 – 11 and Size 11 – 16 in both BLACK and WHITE

Extra Wide Crew Socks Size 8 -11 and Size 11 – 16 in 4 colors – BLACK, WHITE, TAN, and NAVY BLUE

Extra Wide Dress Socks Size 8 – 11 and Size 11 – 16 in both BLACK and NAVY BLUE

Extra Wide Quarter Socks in Size 8 – 11 and Size 11- 16 in both BLACK and WHITE

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A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex – Big People Sex

Are You Missing Out On These Pleasures Because You’re a Big Woman?

Lovemaking. Great sex. Passion.

Ultimate Secrets Revealed:

How To Thrill Your Lover and Enjoy Great sex,
No Matter What Your Size

An e-book for large women who want to be beautiful and sexy AND have great sex without having to diet and exercise.

Wouldn’t you rather be making love than counting calories or running on a treadmill? If you’re smart enough to answer yes to that no-brainer question, A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide To Great Sex-The Caramel Sutra is the e-book for you!

A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex-The Caramel Sutra is the ultimate hand-book of advice and encouragement for every big woman who wants to wow their man in bed.

A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex is a humorous and entertaining source of inspiration that will get you to stop wasting your time beating yourself up for not looking “right” and instead fill your time with the heart-pounding, pulse-racing pleasure you deserve!

Given the “be skinny or be sex-deprived” message that you’re constantly facing in our society, it’s no wonder you think you need to diet to be a sexy woman. While dieting, though, you mostly think about your weight, don’t you? You think about the food you can’t have. When you’re not dieting, you’re thinking about how you should be dieting. Isn’t that right? We bet you spend most of your time thinking about the food you’re eating that you shouldn’t be eating or thinking about the food you want to be eating that you’re not eating. It’s not much fun, is it?

With all this focus on dieting, on trying to listen to society’s loud and vehement message about the right way to be beautiful and sexy, how in the world do you have any time to think about actually being beautiful and sexy? And even more important, how do you have time to think about having sex?

Lovemaking is, obviously, revealing and intimate. Good lovemaking is even more. It’s passionate. It’s sensual. It’s wild. It’s fun. … Or at least it’s supposed to be.

But are you enjoying this kind of lovemaking?

If you’re like most big women, probably not. Why? Because you’ve gotten the message that you aren’t built right to have a good time in bed, you’ve probably convinced yourself that you have nothing to contribute to an intimate partnership. You can’t let in pleasure because you’re too filled with doubt, or even sadder, self-loathing.

Well, how about changing all that? How about joining us to start a new sexual revolution?

A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex will lead you away from your doubt and toward your pleasure. And the e-book is going to have you laughing, nodding, and hopefully eventually breathing heavily all the way.

A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex covers every aspect of a great sex life. The e-book will help you have the kind of lovemaking you’ve always wanted. When you read A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex, you’ll discover:

How to keep past hurt and rejection from ruining lovemaking in your current relationship

The secret to FINALLY accepting yourself exactly the way you are

Why thinking about your lover and lovemaking all day long instead of food (or lack thereof) will give you the kind of sex life you’ve only previously dreamed about

The one thing you MUST know about what your man needs if you want great lovemaking

The best way to get over performance anxiety (and have fun doing it!)

How you can use food to improve your sex life-find out which foods are the magic love potions you need for incredible lovemaking

A simple way to use something you probably take for granted to jumpstart the kind of wild lovemaking that can last all night

Tips and tricks for turning your big beautiful body into an invitation for sex that your man will NOT be able to turn down

Ways to keep your lovemaking great for the rest of your life

How to touch your lover in ways that will make him your willing sex slave

Proven oral strategies that are low calorie and high pleasure.

Specific suggestions for lovemaking positions that guarantee the heights of pleasure

Hot ideas for how to take your lovemaking delights out of the bedroom.

Each chapter of A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex is divided into amusing and helpful subsections full of all kinds of “hands-on” advice. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find even more fun and frolic in “SexSteps,” action steps that will help you waste no time in putting into practice the techniques and tantalizing tidbits you’ve read. Each chapter also has a “A Man Weighs In” sidebar that offers a man’s opinion on the general topic of the chapter.

We combine our vast and voluptuous experience with the enthusiastic input of our happy husbands and share, with as much humor and grace as possible, what we’ve learned about turning our curves, ample as they are, into an asset of awesome sexual power. So who are we and why should you listen to us?

Andrea Rains Waggener holds a B.A. in Psychology from The College of William and Mary. A former newspaper columnist, Andrea is the author of Alternate Beauty, a chick lit novel about an obese woman who finds herself in a universe where big is considered beautiful and discovers, for the first time, self esteem and romance when she finally accepts her body for what it is. Andrea is also the author of self help e-book, Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise-52 Life-Changing Lessons for the Twenty-first Century. Andrea has appeared on Fox News Network’s, Fox & Friends and the Pacific Northwest TV shows, Northwest Afternoon and Being In Seattle.

Andrea has experienced sex from both a thin woman’s perspective and a big woman’s perspective. She readily admits that she’s had far more orgasms as a big woman than she ever did when she was thin. (This, her husband would argue, is due to her current partner’s prowess, but she has learned a thing or two about herself through years of dealing with self-esteem issues.) Andrea is enjoying the early years of a new, super-sensual marriage.

Nancy Anne Eltrich graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in both Music and Education from Northern Arizona University, and is a former high school teacher who taught English, Literature, and Writing, as well as Band, Choral Music, and Theory. Nancy and her husband, Tom, have been married since 1978. They agree that if anything, sex is even better now than ever. Apparently practice does make perfect!

As the mother of two grown sons, Nancy has dealt with many different body shapes over the years, with the result that Tom declared that she “is built for comfort, not speed”. Since speed has never been a goal in good sex, what others might consider a drawback has turned out to be a benefit. Nancy and her husband have appeared as guests to discuss their successful marriage on Twin Cities Live.

As our bodies might indicate, we love food-especially luscious goodies like chocolate and caramel. But we love sex a great deal more.

And in all humbleness, we’re good at it. Just ask our husbands.

We want you to be good at lovemaking too. And if you’ve been missing out on all the fun for way too long, we want you to discover the juicy joys that great sex has to offer. We pour our passion and our humor into A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex to give you everything you need to experience the lovemaking you’ve always wanted.

So how can you get your hands on A Big Beautiful Woman’s Guide to Great Sex? Well, you CAN’T get it in bookstores. You can ONLY get it here. And the good news is that once you order, you’ll have the e-book RIGHT NOW so you can get that great sex you want right away. Who likes delayed gratification? You want your pleasure NOW, don’t you?

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Just by reading this one e-book, you can overcome years of low self-esteem. You can finally enjoy incredible lovemaking. In just 171 pages, you’ll learn more than you could learn in years of reading other books on lovemaking or in years of trial and error first- hand experience with your sex partners. AND you get to read all this juicy stuff in the privacy of your own home or office.

This ebook can be yours – CLICK HERE

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Big & Tall Mens Clothing Ralph Lauren

Did you know we ship all over the world? United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Spain, Northern Ireland, France, South Korea, Germany, Hungary, Finland, Poland, are just some of the places that we have shipped to.

Big and Tall men around the world have a hard time finding nice quality clothing at affordable prices. That’s what we are here for! To provide you with quality brand name clothing at affordable prices. Ralph Lauren in the bigger sizes is getting hard and harder to find but we have it! And we have lots of variety. Currently we have over 200 Ralph Lauren, Polo, Polo Jean Company items in our store and adding more daily.

Check out this beautiful Ralph Lauren coat!

We also have Ralph Lauren Bi-Swing Windbreakers available in several different colors up to size 6X.

We carry River Road jeans for the big & tall guys. If you like Levi’s 545 jeans you need to give these a try!
Classic Blue Jeans come in waist sizes from 34 to 68, inseams vary from 28 – 38.
Classic Black Jeans come in waist sizes from 34 to 68, inseams vary from 28 – 38.
Classic Stretch Blue Jeans come in waist sizes from 42 to 80, inseams vary from 28 – 34.
Classic Stretch Black Jeans come in waist sizes from 42 to 68, inseams vary from 28 – 34.
Carpenter Style Jeans come in waist sizes from 34 to 60, inseams vary from 28 – 38.

We have added a new category to our store — ITEMS UNDER $10

We even have SOCKS! We carry a variety of sock in our newest store – HeelNToes.com Heel N Toes is the place for all your hard to find SOCK needs. We specialize in Extra Wide socks, Diabetic Socks, Silver Thread Socks, and much more.

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You know you’re from Chicago when……..

Well I am on the subject of Chicagoian’s I just have to share this with you -

You know you’re from Chicago when……..
Author unknown but definately a Chicagoian

1. The “Living Room” is called the “front room”

2. You don’t pronounce the “s” at the end of Illinois. You become irritated at people who do.

3. You measure distance in minutes (especially “from the city”). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.

4. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing “Des Plaines” or “Lisle”.

5. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

6. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

7. You’ve had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.

8. Stores don’t have sacks, they have bags.

9. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
“Where’s my coat at?” or “If you go to the mall I wanna go with.”

10. Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as
the bun, “everything” is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.

11. You carry jumper cables in your car.

12. You drink “SODA.”

13. You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.

14. You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy,
Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates “expressways”

15. You refer to anything South of I-80 as “Southern Illinois”.

16. You refer to Lake Michigan as “The Lake”.

17. You refer to Chicago as “The City”.

18. “The Super Bowl” refers to one specific game in a series of 35
played in January of 1986. GO BEARS!!

19. No matter where you are, when you hear the term “Downtown” you immediately assume they’re talking about Downtown Chicago.

20. You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers.

21. You buy “The Trib”.

22. You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

23. You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.

24. You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.

25. You know why they call Chicago “The Windy City”, and it’s not because of the wind.

26. You understand what “lake-effect” means.

27. You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which
station they end up at.

28. You have ridden the “L”.

29. You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, & 815

30. You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.

31. You respond to the question “Where are you from” with a “side”,
example: “WEST SIDE”, “SOUTH SIDE” or “NORTH SIDE.

32. You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet (588-2300)

33. Milwaukee (Muhwaukie) is a Chicago suburb

34. You have toured the captured Nazi Submarine so many times, you swear that you could drive that sucker.

35. You still are amazed at the Coal Mine at The Museum Of Science And Industry after going on it more times than you can count.

36. The Cubs WILL win a World Series in your life time.

37. Chicago style Pizza can only be experienced in Chicago .

38. The Cops drive by and wave at Kids playing in an opened Fire Hydrant on a hot day.

39. You know where the original Tootsie Roll factory was.

40. You know that the National Weather Service designating Chicago as Ord refers to o’Hare as being on the grounds of Fort Ord.

41. You know that Chicago has more Poles than Warsaw Poland.

42. You know that dying the Chicago River Green on St. Pat’s day is redundant.

43. You go to the Dells in the summer to get away from the other 20 thousand that followed you.

44. You know dead people who voted.

45. You understand the Democratic machine and don’t fight against it.

46. You don’t know which ethnic “fest” to choose on any given Summer weekend.

47. You can recite many of “The Blues Brothers” lines and know where they filmed certain scenes.

48. You drink at bars called “Bud on Tap” or “Milwaukee’s Best” — no names, just beer signs out front.

49. You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.

50. You know what a “SLIDER” is.

www.FilthyRichFashions.com

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Chicago Bears go to the Superbowl – Recipes for food!

I will have the pleasure of being in Chicago on a buying trip as the Bears are in Miami at the Superbowl.
I messed out on the fun last time they went in 1986. And I am really not looking forward to being there this time!
Football is not my thing BUT hey food is! And I want to share some great recipe’s with you!

Chicago’s Palmer House Chocolate Fudge Brownie
I bet you didn’t know the brownie was invented in Chicago in 1893 by the chef of the Palmer House Hotel at the request of Mrs. Bertha Palmer. The ladies attending the Columbian Exposition needed something they could eat with their hands without getting them dirty.
This is the recipe used at the Chicago Palmer House Hilton Hotel on State Street.

1 lb butter
18 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon baking powder
8 ounces cake flour
24 ounces granulated sugar
4 whole eggs
1 lb walnuts, crushed (optional)

Glaze
1 cup water
1 cup apricot preserves
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

Preheat the oven at 300°.
Melt the chocolate with the butter in a double boiler or microwave oven.
Mix the dry ingredients (except for the walnuts), in a mixing bowl.
Mix the chocolate with the dry ingredients (4 to 5 minutes).
Add the eggs.
Pour the mixture into a 9” x 12” baking sheet and sprinkle the walnuts on top.
Press the walnuts down slightly into the mixture with your hand.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. It will test “gooey” with a toothpick in the middle, due to the richness of the mixture.
After removing from the oven, allow to cool about 30 minutes before spreading a thin layer of the glaze with a pastry brush.
Glaze:.
Mix together the apricot preserves, the unflavored gelatin, and the water in a saucepan.
Mix thoroughly and bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
Use while hot.

Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich
I know from personal experience that the Italian Beef Sandwich is all about the bread! Seems no other place can manage to find the right bread! If you can’t get the right crusty French bread then don’t even bother making this!

5-7 lbs rump roast

2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3-8 beef bouillon cubes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon thyme
1 1/2-2 teaspoons basil
2-4 bay leaves
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (don’t over due this pepper unless you like it HOT)
1 1/2-2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
3-6 garlic cloves
2-3 sweet green peppers, sliced

Place roast on rack inside a 13X9 pan and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes per pound.(roast will be rare).
Save meat dripping.
Cool roast and slice very thinly. Paper Thin(But do not shave)set this aside.
Pour drippings into a sauce pan and to the drippings add all other ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.
(the larger the roast the more seasoning you will need).
Now add you sliced meat to the sauce and place all into an airtight container.
Place in fridge over night.
Next day heat meat and sauce.
When heated remove the bay leafs and garlic cloves toss those away.
Now your ready to serve on rolls with your favorite toppings and and maybe a side of fries or chips,.
Don’t forget to add some of the juice to your sandwich or on the side for dipping. Personally, I like my swimmin so that you can barely pick it up to take a bite and the juice is running down your arms!
HHHHMMMM!!!!
I prefer just going to Mr Pup’s on Lee Street in Des Plaines, IL myself. They have the best!

ENJOY THE GAME!
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Owned by a misplaced Chicagoian

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A report to you from Highlands Ranch, Colorado

At 4 in the morning on December 20, 2006 there was not a flake in the sky! By 5:30 in the morning the streets were covered with a beautiful white blanket of snow!

I 25, I 70, I 36, and many other roads have been closed all day and are still closed at this time.

The Denver International Airport is closed down and not expected to open for at least the next 24 hours.

Snowfall rates have been at 2 inches per hour in some areas and will continue at that rate through the night. There will also be 35 mph winds and snow drifts are expected to be 3 to 10 feet high in the metro area.

The metro area is expecting 18 to 24 inches of snow by Thursday morning. The snow should start lightening up at around 6 or 7 a.m.

Snow records of the past for the Denver area
March 18, 2003 31.8″ of snow
October 25, 1997 21″ of snow
December 24, 1982 24.8″ fall in 24 hours

Colorado’s blizzard of ‘97,October 25, 1997, which killed 10 people and nearly 30,000 head of livestock. The first blizzard of the season shut down much of the western Plains, with up to 3 feet of wind-driven snow closing hundreds of miles of highways and leaving travelers snowbound in bus depots, airports and truck stops. Interstates and other highways were closed across a large part of eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming, along with adjoining sections of Nebraska, Kansas and New Mexico. “We’re flat shut down,” Lincoln County

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