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Post by kaybli on Apr 28, 2019 18:01:00 GMT -5
lol, we were just talking about this picture the other day. Here it is again!  |
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Post by inger on Apr 28, 2019 22:35:21 GMT -5
lol, we were just talking about this picture the other day. Here it is again! All of this REALLY makes me wonder what her ass looks like...Maybe she’s wearing Howard Stern’s “Fartman” pants... |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 28, 2019 22:45:09 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Apr 29, 2019 16:56:11 GMT -5
A little late for the Giants series, but Brandon Belt is the dude with the longest recorded MLB at bat with a 22 pitch AB.
Since records go back only to 1988, I’m thinking Luke Appling at least tossed and turned in his grave if he didn’t completely roll over. Maybe he rolled over twice...
Bill Dickey once said that the Yankees were ribbing Appling one day and he intentionally fouled eight straight pitches into the Yankees dugout.
Given the propensity for making contact in the way back years, I’m quite confident that the real record belongs to someone other than Belt.
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 29, 2019 19:00:14 GMT -5
A little late for the Giants series, but Brandon Belt is the dude with the longest recorded MLB at bat with a 22 pitch AB. Since records go back only to 1988, I’m thinking Luke Appling at least tossed and turned in his grave if he didn’t completely roll over. Maybe he rolled over twice... Bill Dickey once said that the Yankees were ribbing Appling one day and he intentionally fouled eight straight pitches into the Yankees dugout. Given the propensity for making contact in the way back years, I’m quite confident that the real record belongs to someone other than Belt. That's something we will probably never know, Inger. But even for a foul ball aficionado like Appling, Belt's achievement would be hard to top. The story I read said 21 pitches, as if that makes a difference. Richie Ashburn, one of the renowned masters of the foul ball, often told a story of how he fouled off 14 pitches in one at bat -- clearly considered exceptional -- one of the pitches hit a woman fan and broke her nose. As she was being helped from her seat to get medical attention, Ashburn hit her again with another foul ball. They actually became lifelong friends after the incident and Richie would occasionally have her as a guest when he became a Phillies broadcaster. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 30, 2019 19:59:10 GMT -5
In the miscellany category -- and Inger may be the only person beside me who remembers this guy, or perhaps Rizzuto -- I noticed the passing of legendary Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti.
One of the fastest and toughest DEs ever. Refused to go for treatment after he broke his leg during the famous 1958 overtime championship win over the Giants until the game was over.
Made a lot more money as founder of the Gino's hamburger chain than he ever did in football. Inger, I am pretty sure that you, like me, had your share of Gino Giants in your youth. RIP, big 89.
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Post by inger on Apr 30, 2019 20:21:48 GMT -5
In the miscellany category -- and Inger may be the only person beside me who remembers this guy, or perhaps Rizzuto -- I noticed the passing of legendary Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti. One of the fastest and toughest DEs ever. Refused to go for treatment after he broke his leg during the famous 1958 overtime championship win over the Giants until the game was over. Made a lot more money as founder of the Gino's hamburger chain than he ever did in football. Inger, I am pretty sure that you, like me, had your share of Gino Giants in your youth. RIP, big 89. Big loss in the Baltimore area. Gino was quite active in the community during and after his career. I had a few of the Gino’s burgers, but not many. We didn’t live real close to one in Rising Sun, MD. Before we moved there into a house with full indoor plumbing when I was nine I never. Ever got to sample fast food. In fact, it might have been two years later (1965) when I first saw the inside of a Howard Johnson’s. We did NOT stray far from the house. I think that journey to New Jersey in ‘65 was my first time out of Cecil County, much less out of state. We were as poor as anyone I ever knew at that point... No wonder when I got older I found it so thrilling to start seeing a few other states... And later real, honest to goodness mountains..., though I was 40 when I first laid eyes on the Rockies and fell in love... |
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Post by inger on Apr 30, 2019 20:39:49 GMT -5
“Every body goes to Gino’s, cause Gino’s is the place to go”. It was a catchy jingle... if you’ve never heard it, just read those lyrics and you can probably get the tune right.
Gino’s opened in 1957, and survived a full 25 years. It started with 2 stores and later merged with Tops Restaurants in an attempt to expand into the Midwest, which was likely the death knell that led to the eventual buy out by Marriott, renaming to their brand Roy Rogers.
The Rogers chain, in my opinion, did not offer good flavor on what I referred to as Trigger Burgers. It was a slab of beef rather than a ground burger. I think there are still some of them around, but they didn’t seem to play well where I lived.
Despite the fact that the chain bore Marchetti’s name he was invited into a group led by Alan Ameche and two others after the plot was hatched. Probably a wise choice because “ Everybody goes to Ameche’s”... well it just wouldn’t have had that little kick to the name...The extra syllable would have been a killer to slide in there twice...
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Post by inger on May 1, 2019 19:42:25 GMT -5
Anyone else been watching this dude rip “Jeopardy” a new one?...
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Post by greatfatness on May 2, 2019 6:22:11 GMT -5
Anyone else been watching this dude rip “Jeopardy” a new one?... He’s unreal. I saw an article in the Washington Post complaining about him which I found really annoying. The guy knows a lot of stuff and has figured out the optimal strategy to win. |
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Post by inger on May 2, 2019 7:49:47 GMT -5
Anyone else been watching this dude rip “Jeopardy” a new one?... He’s unreal. I saw an article in the Washington Post complaining about him which I found really annoying. The guy knows a lot of stuff and has figured out the optimal strategy to win. He’s like an answer machine. He has the buzzer timing down, which is more important than many people realize, but his base of knowledge is incredible. Can you imagine being one of his competitors? You’ve been waiting for years for your turn and you get him as the champion? Heck, I don’t care If he never loses... |
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Post by inger on May 2, 2019 14:45:39 GMT -5
Blast from the past:
Jimmie Hall is now 81 years old. He hit 33 HR in his rookie season with the Twins and had hit 98 by the end of his 4th season before dropping with a thud and hitting only 23 more the rest of the way. Actually it was 114 HR in the first 5 years and only 9 in his last 5 seasons.
The Yankees picked him up during the 1969 season, and he provided a light bat as the Yanks gave him a decent amount of playing time in the hope that he could find his HR stroke again. He didn’t and the Yanks parted ways with him before the start of the 1970 season...
He was out of MLB at age 33...Has it really been 48 years? Has it really been 55 years since I had his baseball card?...
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Post by greatfatness on May 2, 2019 17:01:59 GMT -5
He’s unreal. I saw an article in the Washington Post complaining about him which I found really annoying. The guy knows a lot of stuff and has figured out the optimal strategy to win. He’s like an answer machine. He has the buzzer timing down, which is more important than many people realize, but his base of knowledge is incredible. Can you imagine being one of his competitors? You’ve been waiting for years for your turn and you get him as the champion? Heck, I don’t care If he never loses... For a while I was pretty into counting cards and blackjack and poker strategy. I got pretty good at it. The more you study that the more you run into guys who study how to get any edge on anything. He’s one of those guys. He’s obviously also very smart. |
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Post by greatfatness on May 2, 2019 17:04:29 GMT -5
This probably qualifies as Miscellaneous Bullshit. I’m in DC for work and had a work dinner canceled. So I looked and the Nats were in town so I thought I could go see that park and catch the game. And on my way there the skies opened up and it absolutely poured for an hour straight. So never mind. At a bar getting a drink and sampling the happy hour menu. Go Nats!
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Post by pippsheadache on May 2, 2019 17:28:32 GMT -5
This probably qualifies as Miscellaneous Bullshit. I’m in DC for work and had a work dinner canceled. So I looked and the Nats were in town so I thought I could go see that park and catch the game. And on my way there the skies opened up and it absolutely poured for an hour straight. So never mind. At a bar getting a drink and sampling the happy hour menu. Go Nats! A great way to spend an early evening. I'm joining you in a drink right now as I sit on my deck. Salut! |
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