Celebrity Birthdays on August 22

1920 Ray Bradbury, American writer, The Martian Chronicles

1920 Denton Cooley is an American heart surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley is also founder and surgeon in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute

1934 Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. general who was Commander of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Persian Gulf War of 1991.

1939 Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player, Hall of Fame left-fielder for the Boston Red Sox

1939 Valerie Harper is an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda

1941 Bill Parcells, American football coach, Super Bowl winning NFL football coach

1945 Ron Dante, American songwriter and record producer (The Archies)

1947 Cindy Williams is an American actress best known for starring in the television situation-comedy series Laverne & Shirley, in the role of "Shirley Feeney"

1947 Donna Godchaux, American singer (Grateful Dead)

1950 Lewis Libby, American White House Chief of Staff for George W. Bush

1956 Paul Molitor, baseball player, Hall of Fame infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers

1961 Roland Orzabal, British musician (Tears for Fears)

1963 Tori Amos, American singer/songwriter

1964 Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player

1970 Giada De Laurentiis is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the host of the current Food Network program Giada at Home

1973 Howie Dorough, American professional wrestler

Who Will Win the American East Haiku- the New York Yankees

It's Spring time again, it is time to play ball. This is a Haiku about the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are in the American League East division of major league baseball. The New York Yankees have won more World Series than any other Major League Baseball team. The New York Yankees have had some of the greatest players on their team including Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

The New York Yankees

The New Yankee Stadium

In New York City

Who will win the American League East this year? Will it be the Tampa Bay Rays? Will the Boston Red Sox win it or will the New York Yankees get their pitching together? Who knows, maybe another team will come up from the basement of the American League East and shock the world. Hey New York Yankees, do you have what it takes to win this year? Or did you waste all the money you spent buying up all the best free agents in Major League Baseball. Who Will win the American League East this year?

Who Will Win the American League East Haiku: The Tampa Bay Rays

It's Spring  time again, it is time to play ball. This is a Haiku about the Tampa Bay Rays. TheTampa Bay Rays are in the American League East division of major league baseball. They finished second in the American League East last year. Evan Longoria hit into the Wild Card with the game winning hit in game 162. They lost Carl Crawford to the Boston Red Sox a year ago, but it did not hurt the team. The New York Yankees stole their closer, so they acquired another closer.

The Tampa Bay Rays

Play at Tropicana Field

Where is Carl Crawford

Who will win the American League East this year? Will it be the Tampa Bay Rays? Will the Boston Red Sox win it or will the New York Yankees get their pitching together? Who knows, maybe another team will come up from the basement of the American League East and shock the world. Hey Tampa Bay Rays, do you have what it takes to win this year?

Who Will Win the American League East Haiku-The Boston Red Sox

 Spring Training is over, it is time to play ball. This is a Haiku about the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are in the American League East division of major league baseball. They finished a disappointing third place in the American League East last year. They picked up Carl Crawford in free-agency a year ago and looked to be the favorite in the American League East. The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays both finished ahead of the Boston Red Sox. What will happen this year? Who Will Win The American League East?

The Boston Red Sox

The Green Monster-Fenway Park

Broke Bambino curse

Who will win the American League East this year? Will it be the Tampa Bay Rays? Will the Boston Red Sox win it or will the New York Yankees get their pitching together? Who knows, maybe another team will come up from the basement of the American League East and shock the world. Hey Boston Red Sox, do you have what it takes to win this year? Or has the curse of the Bambino come back to tear your hearts out once again?