Five Things: Baseball Lunch in Boston

1) Talking Baseball with Peter Gammons and Billy Beane
Baseball journalist Peter Gammons and Oakland As manager Billy Beane are in Boston today for a baseball lunch, where they will discuss the business of baseball. It's a charitable event that benefits a handful of local causes. It starts at 11 a.m. in the State Room at 60 State Street, Boston. Find tickets at ftbnl.org.

2) Annual Children's Book Drive
A reminder that you can donate children's books to benefit the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. Drop them off at CPCU Credit Union.

3) Blog on Somerville Patch
Blogging on Somerville Patch is free and easy, and you can write about whatever you want as often as you want. You can use the platform to let people know about neighborhood happenings, issues that are important to you or just to voice your thoughts. You can get started here.

4) More Events
See what else is happening in Somerville today in our events calendar.

5) Today in History: Hitler Admits Defeat
In 1945, Adolf Hitler, in his underground bunker, admited defeat.