[Daily article] October 13: Mike Capel

Mike Capel (born October 13, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball
right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers,
and Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62.1 innings,
struck out 43 batters, and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with
a 4.62 earned run average. A starting pitcher in college and parts of
his Minor League Baseball career, he converted to relief pitching while
in Chicago's minor league system. The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel
in the 24th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but instead
of signing with the team, he opted to attend the University of Texas. He
played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which placed third in the
Amateur World Series in Seoul. The next year, Capel and the Texas
Longhorns won the College World Series. After he was drafted by the
Cubs, Capel left Texas and played in six seasons of the minor leagues
before he made his major league debut in 1988.

Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Capel>

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1814:

War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S.
Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_the_cutter_Eagle>

1972:

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into a remote area in
the Andes mountains near the border of Chile and Argentina; the 16
remaining survivors were not rescued until more than two months later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571>

2013:

During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya
Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a
stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Madhya_Pradesh_stampede>

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

hogshead:
1. (Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63
wine gallons, or about 52½ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
2. A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one
containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hogshead>

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational
media so citizens can be informed about global events. More important,
we need to provide a platform for Arab voices. We suffer from poverty,
mismanagement and poor education. Through the creation of an independent
international forum, isolated from the influence of nationalist
governments spreading hate through propaganda, ordinary people in the
Arab world would be able to address the structural problems their
societies face.  
--Jamal Khashoggi
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi>

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