OK Solberg: 00:00

I wanna again welcome you to the 04:05 coffee break. Get your cup of coffee, glass of iced tea, or bottled water. Let's see what's happening out there after the big rain last night. Spring wheat, $5.51 a bushel. 550lb steer calf, $3.97.

OK Solberg: 00:18

Butcher hog in Iowa, 54¢ a pound. And a 100lb fat lamb in Billings at $2.13 a pound. But Guy's theres more, much more. So it's a new week, like I said. Now some out there hope I share something from the past, while others out there hope he doesn't go back fifty years ago like he does so often.

OK Solberg: 00:41

They're thinking, how about something current? And then there's a sector that hopes for baseball. Another segment that hopes it's Phillips County something. So, really, how does a guy keep everybody happy? Listen to a bible verse I find interesting.

OK Solberg: 01:00

It's from Proverbs 25-11 eleven eleven eleven. One one. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. So I'm looking to speak that fitly word, you know, try to make everyone happy, knowing that we have some desiring current events, others craving some old news from Phillips County, still others want baseball. How about if I weave all three into one episode?

OK Solberg: 01:35

Let's see. I'll give it a try. With the Phillips County Fair in Dodson, Montana coming up with a brand new grandstand, I can combine old with current. Look what I found in an August issue of the PCM from 1963. What were you doing in 1963, the year JFK was assassinated?

OK Solberg: 02:00

I myself was in first grade. Here it is, a picture of two youngsters standing with their backs to the camera and their faces to the Crane Carnival game at the fair in Dodson, Montana. In the picture, can see the price is 10¢. I remember it. 1 thin dime to try to pull a super duper prize from behind the glass with a pair of jaws from the dragline.

OK Solberg: 02:29

Guys, that was my fascination at the Phillips County Fair, you know? Yeah. Get a yellow rabbit's foot or a cigarette lighter or better yet, that one inch washer painted red. If you pull that out, you got the choice of any prize hanging under the big top. On the subject of baseball, my friend down in Longmont told me he went to a Rockies baseball game.

OK Solberg: 02:55

Hallelujah. Miyagi, I have a hope for you yet. Now the Rockies won that game against the Saint Louis cardinals, which, well, is remarkable in itself. Their season record is 27 wins against 78 losses. Yikes.

OK Solberg: 03:16

It may be the poorest any Major League Baseball team has ever done, but, well, there's 57 games left in the season. Time will tell. Do you believe in miracles? But my friend enjoyed the game and asked me about the pitch clock. Great question.

OK Solberg: 03:36

The Major League Baseball pitch clock was first implemented at the start of the 2023 season. Therefore, this is the third, only the third season using the new pitch clock rule. Now, guys, I have to be honest with you. I didn't like the idea of changing our game. What do you do when you can't change our game?

OK Solberg: 03:59

It's sacred. I really did. I felt that way when I first heard it. But now I think it's a great improvement. I was wrong.

OK Solberg: 04:06

They were right. They did a good thing. Here's the deal. The Major League Baseball pitch clock requires pitchers to deliver the ball within fifteen seconds with the bases empty. K?

OK Solberg: 04:20

And they have eighteen seconds with runners on base. Batters must be in the batter's box and alert to the pitcher with at least eight seconds left on the clock. Violations result in an automatic ball for the pitcher if he throws too late or an automatic strike for the batter if the batter stays out of the box too long. The clock also mandates thirty seconds between batters. I like it.

OK Solberg: 04:50

It's great in my opinion. Now the current news that I can hardly wait to tell you. In this day and age, there is so much, so much going on in the world that it's really hard to keep up. But this morning, I read about a 19 year old rodeo star. 19 years old.

OK Solberg: 05:12

Barely graduated high school. Just last year. Keep this name in mind, Wacey Shala from Arapaho, Oklahoma. Only 19 years old and dominating the bull riding and giving everyone out there a run for their money in the all round competition. Hard name to say, right, even for me.

OK Solberg: 05:36

Say the name out loud. Wacey, rhymes with Lacey. Shala, think of a shawl a woman drapes over her shoulders. Shala from Arapaho, Oklahoma. That even sounds cowboy, doesn't it?

OK Solberg: 05:54

Where you from? Arapaho, Oklahoma. Keep your eyes and ears open for that name. Wacey Shala, He's a superstar. And I'm gonna say a prayer for safety for Wacey, you know?

OK Solberg: 06:09

Bull riding is, well, let's just say dangerous. So a champion bull rider is like an alley cat. You saw him yesterday, and he passed your trail again this morning, but tomorrow he may be gone. Here's a prayer. Heavenly father, your word says in Psalm 91-11, for he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

OK Solberg: 06:39

Dear lord, that's our prayer for young Wacey Shala from Arapaho, Oklahoma. Protect him. AM. Amen. AM.

OK Solberg: 06:49

AM. PM. Amen. Keep your eyes open to see him in the national finals this winter down there in Las Vegas. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.