Guard Dog Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 The Rockies sign their franchise player long term: https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-extension-with-rockies 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 #20 Breaking the Curse In 2004 after an 86 year drought the Red Sox finally break the curse of the Bambino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBFjmtLgSI "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Leferd Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Kyler Murray is too tall to be a QB. Should stick to besbol. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
Gromnir Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Kyler Murray is too tall to be a QB. Should stick to besbol. momentarily perplexed until we recalled leferd is an A's fan. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Guard Dog Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 Kyler Murray: Hmmm... would I rather be the starting QB of the Phoenix Cardinals/Miami Dolphins next year or a staring infielder for the Stockton Ports? When you're a millionaire either way it's a nice problem to have! If I were him I'd pick baseball. Better earning potential over a longer period. Plus baseball contracts are guaranteed. The NFL not so much. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Gromnir Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Kyler Murray: Hmmm... would I rather be the starting QB of the Phoenix Cardinals/Miami Dolphins next year or a staring infielder for the Stockton Ports? When you're a millionaire either way it's a nice problem to have! If I were him I'd pick baseball. Better earning potential over a longer period. Plus baseball contracts are guaranteed. The NFL not so much. endorsement Ks has changed the calculus in the last decade. for a guy like jeff samarzidja, who woulda' been late first or early second round draft worthy as a wr, am thinking baseball makes sense. choice is much harder for kyler murray who will be a presumed starter at qb for some nfl team from day 1. a huge shoe K for murray as an infielder for the ports? hmmm. if football does't work out for murray in the next four years, he may go back and do baseball. am suspecting a future baseball K, albeit initial smaller, would still be offered murray as long as he don't suffer a career ending injury. reverse? less likely. am admitting baseball first makes much sense, even when considering endorsements and such, but am thinking the choice is not so clear to us. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
ShadySands Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Repeated but related story - once upon a time when I met Cliff Branch (3 rings) and Lester Hayes (2 rings) at a card show and told them I wanted to be a football player when I grew up they told me to forget about football and play baseball instead. Free games updated 3/4/21
Hurlshort Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 As stated, probably easier to go play football for a couple seasons, washout, and then go play baseball. Heck, Tim Tebow is doing that now and apparently still has a shot. I do miss the days of the two sport athletes. 2
ShadySands Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, Jim Thorpe... I'm outta names off of the top of my head. Free games updated 3/4/21
Gromnir Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, Jim Thorpe... I'm outta names off of the top of my head. were far more common in ye olde tymes. guys such as george halas and charles dressen would make list. am suspecting there were a bunch o' old skool players who played pro football autumn and winter and pro baseball in spring and summer, if only 'cause neither job alone would cover cost o' living for average players back then. lesser known guys such as drew henson and dj dozier is modern guys who make the list, if only barely. for example, am pretty sure dozier only played a single year for the mets. but again, am suspecting is bunches o' names from before even Gromnir's time. HA! Good Fun! ps only reason we know halas played baseball is 'cause o' a george halas documentary we half remember from a couple decades past. he played three sports in college, were rose bowl mvp and served in navy both ww1 and ww2. etc. Edited February 28, 2019 by Gromnir "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Guard Dog Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 Bo Jackson and his hobbies! Remember that commercial? That guy was something else. But it took a while for me to forgive hm for what he did to my Bucs. This just broke. Bryce Harper chose the Phillies: https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harper-deal-with-phillies "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Gromnir Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Bo Jackson and his hobbies! Remember that commercial? That guy was something else. But it took a while for me to forgive hm for what he did to my Bucs. there were something weird in the water during the early-mid 80s. herschel walker actual had faster track times than bo in college, and competed olympic two-man bobsled. in high school, walker won state in 100, 200 and shot put. two guys, one year apart, who were once-in-a-generation athletes and had near identical size at 6'1" and ~225. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Hurlshort Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 It would have been nice to see Harper with the Giants, but 13 years is a crazy long contract.
Guard Dog Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 Bo Jackson and his hobbies! Remember that commercial? That guy was something else. But it took a while for me to forgive hm for what he did to my Bucs. there were something weird in the water during the early-mid 80s. herschel walker actual had faster track times than bo in college, and competed olympic two-man bobsled. in high school, walker won state in 100, 200 and shot put. two guys, one year apart, who were once-in-a-generation athletes and had near identical size at 6'1" and ~225. HA! Good Fun! And both attended SEC schools. By the way Frank Thomas was also at Auburn right after Jackson graduated. He was a two sport athlete and likely would have been a 2nd or 3rd round NFL linebacker but choose baseball. He was also the same size and build as Walker and Jackson. Somewhere in the south there had to have been a factory where a group of engineers were tasked with designing the perfect athletes. The production run may have been limited but it was definitely memorable. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 Bo knows left field! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB9wi_zvMdM "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 1, 2019 Author Posted March 1, 2019 #19 Mile High no hitter Coors Field is where bad pitchers go when they die. Fly outs in any other stadium are home runs there. But in 1996 Hideo Nomo threw a no hitter there for the Dodgers. The cool part is oERA at Coors that season was 5.12 so this was a pretty big deal. And as far as I can tell this was the only no hitter thrown in Denver to date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7GSAhAWkSo "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 2, 2019 Author Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) #18 Guard Dog is in love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DIRLRjxBg8 You know i had to get this in somewhere! Edited March 2, 2019 by Guard Dog 3 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 3, 2019 Author Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) #17 Fisk waves it fair Game 6 of the '75 series in extra innings Carlton Fisk wills a ball fair to force a game 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRi6iZAl-I Of course we all know what happened in game 7. But it was still a very cool moment. Incidentally if you've ever seen the movie Good Will Hunting this was the HR Matt Damon & Robin Williams were talking about. Edited March 3, 2019 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 3, 2019 Author Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) The Salem Red Sox will be going with an all female radio broadcast team this year: https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/02/28/melanie-newman-joins-suzie-cool-on-salem-red-soxs-2019-broadcasts/ I've never heard of Melanie Newman but Suzie Cool definitely has broadcast chops. I believe this is the first time the whole broadcast team is female. It's probably a much bigger deal than it should be because women have been doing PbP & Color for years now. Just like male broadcaster some are better than others. Good is good no matter the gender of the voice. John Sterling and Susan Walderman on the Yankees radio team have been together for years and do a great job. Edited March 3, 2019 by Guard Dog 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 4, 2019 Author Posted March 4, 2019 #16 The Bartman Incident This might be higher on the list but to tell the truth it had little impact on the game. Certainly not proportionate to the aftermath. Bartman did't walk Luis Castillo. He didn't throw a wild pitch that put Juan Pierre on 3rd. He didn't give up a 2 run single to Ivan Rodriguez or cause Alex Gonzalez to commit a fielding error that allowed Castillo to score and load the bases. He didn't give up a double on the next AB to Derek Lee. And he wasn't even at Game 7. Let's face it the Cubs were cursed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8G81oOHhY "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) #15 Lou Gehrig Retires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNLKPaThYkE Edited March 5, 2019 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 Some broadcasting news: Jessica Mendoza has been hired by the Mets as a special adviser. She will still be doing color on Sunday Night Baseball I'm happy to say. I rally like that team the have on Sunday nights: https://www.mlb.com/news/jessica-mendoza-joins-mets-front-office CC Sabathia will join ESPN one he retires after this season (or sooner) https://www.mlb.com/news/cc-sabathia-joins-analyst-team-at-espn "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Jaren Shelby steal FIVE bases including home last weekend vs Eastern Carolina. Tell me he wouldn't look good in a Marlins uniform! https://www.facebook.com/NCAACWS/videos/776797689370701/ "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 #14 Bill Buckner The curse of the Bambino rears it's head again as Buckner lets an easy out slip between his legs and the Mets force a Game 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 #13 The Miracle Mets Worst to First comebacks from one season to the next are common enough in the era of free agency. But doing it in season is pretty rare. To say the '69 Mets started slow would be an understatement. Going into June they had a .475 winning percentage and were 11 games out of first. But no one expected anything from them that year so what happened next was pretty improbable. The Mets went 79-39 the rest f the way and won the pennant by 8 games. Then swept the Braves and won the WS against a very strong Orioles team in 5 games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmjuuQQX3Z4 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
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