Bob Newhart has always been one of my favorite comedians of all time. Always loved his two hit T.V. shows years ago. The first when he played a psychiatrist in Chicago and when he was an innkeeper in Vermont.
One of the first albums I purchased when in high-school back in the late 1950's was "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart." This album was a first of it's kind because up till that time comedians had not put their work on records. He topped the charts for a time with this album and beat out the likes of Elvis Presley.
One of the routines he did was about baseball. He played the guy from the Patent office and was taking on the phone to "Doubleday" who had invented baseball. The whole routine is a hoot especially when asked: "So why are there three strikes and four balls?" "Oh! just because!" Of course he was told that a game played with 18 people would never catch on. Also, coming HOME was hard to explain!
If you ever get a chance to see or hear this album, do yourself a favor and enjoy!!
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