Will anyone ever be better than your favorite sports star?
My fixation is Babe Ruth. The man still has records that will probably never be broken.
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rinkydinkydoink · M
@OlderSometimesWiser
Looking back, Borg was European along with Becker, Lendl, Nadal, Federer... unlike the brash twins Conners and McEnroe.
McEnroe annoyed me no end.
Looking back, Borg was European along with Becker, Lendl, Nadal, Federer... unlike the brash twins Conners and McEnroe.
McEnroe annoyed me no end.
@rinkydinkydoink McEnroe was certainly a brat. He’s actually become a fairly decent commentator though. At first he was extremely annoying, wouldn’t shut the hell up but he’s gotten a lot better at not yapping straight through points. Funny when he’s in the booth with brother Patrick. They have the exact same voice so if they’re not on camera you’re oftentimes not sure who’s talking.
rinkydinkydoink · M
@OlderSometimesWiser
You know, I was going to post a vid of McEnroe being interviewed by Martin Short as Jiminy Glick to illustrate how disagreeable he could be but re-watching it made me realize his "act" was kinda funny. It worked so why change?
[media=https://youtu.be/1rK_1xGp7cg]
You know, I was going to post a vid of McEnroe being interviewed by Martin Short as Jiminy Glick to illustrate how disagreeable he could be but re-watching it made me realize his "act" was kinda funny. It worked so why change?
[media=https://youtu.be/1rK_1xGp7cg]
Gibbon · 70-79, M
I'm an oddball.
'Hondo", "the Washington Monument" and "the Capital Punisher"
Frank Howard has been my favorite since I was a kid and watched him at several live games with the Senators.
One game I was there when the pitchers kept outside pitch walking him. He had enough and got pi-sed and actually jumped out of the box and hit the ball for a double before his feet touched the ground.
'Hondo", "the Washington Monument" and "the Capital Punisher"
Frank Howard has been my favorite since I was a kid and watched him at several live games with the Senators.
One game I was there when the pitchers kept outside pitch walking him. He had enough and got pi-sed and actually jumped out of the box and hit the ball for a double before his feet touched the ground.
rinkydinkydoink · M
@JSul3
You're probably the only film historian (that's what you are!) who has thought of this.
It would be interesting to know :D
You're probably the only film historian (that's what you are!) who has thought of this.
It would be interesting to know :D
JSul3 · 70-79
@rinkydinkydoink Thank you for tour kind words....I am flattered.
Another fun fact: Former Olympic swimmer Josephine McKim was Maureen's double in the nude swimming scenes in Tarzan and His Mate....and she was the mermaid in the jar, one of Dr. Pretorious' experiments in '35 Bride of Frankenstein.
Another fun fact: Former Olympic swimmer Josephine McKim was Maureen's double in the nude swimming scenes in Tarzan and His Mate....and she was the mermaid in the jar, one of Dr. Pretorious' experiments in '35 Bride of Frankenstein.
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
rinkydinkydoink · M
@luckranger71
I also read somewhere that Jim Brown said he jumped out of his chair when he first saw Payton run... he couldn't believe his skill and determination. When I was a kid I saw Jim Brown on the TV most every week because Cleveland was shown on CBS a lot out of WBEN Buffalo.
I also read somewhere that Jim Brown said he jumped out of his chair when he first saw Payton run... he couldn't believe his skill and determination. When I was a kid I saw Jim Brown on the TV most every week because Cleveland was shown on CBS a lot out of WBEN Buffalo.
rinkydinkydoink · M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout
Googling him it looks like you're right.
!!! That is some scary stuff.
Googling him it looks like you're right.
Johns announced his retirement from rugby league on 10 April 2007 at the age of 32. This followed a long run of injuries, the last of which was a bulging disc in his neck which forced his retirement due to the risk of serious spinal injury from further heavy contact.
!!! That is some scary stuff.
rinkydinkydoink · M
@eli1601
Got a book that compared Seaver to Nolan Ryan for the first 19 years of their respective careers (that's when my last Bill James book was published). Seaver won more games/lost fewer than Ryan. You might think one of the reasons may have been that was because Ryan played on shittier teams... NOT SO. Seaver played on weaker teams over the course of his first19 years.
Ryan walked way too may batters for one thing...
Got a book that compared Seaver to Nolan Ryan for the first 19 years of their respective careers (that's when my last Bill James book was published). Seaver won more games/lost fewer than Ryan. You might think one of the reasons may have been that was because Ryan played on shittier teams... NOT SO. Seaver played on weaker teams over the course of his first19 years.
Ryan walked way too may batters for one thing...
rinkydinkydoink · M
bijouxbroussard · F
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