Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

[DaveInSeattle]

I'm not gonna give jerry Springer a thread if Harry Belafonte didn't get one. Wouldn't discrepect the GROAT either.

He wrote checks to sex workers!

Still can't get over that, all these years later.

[A_B]

That's the real transparency you want in an elected official and/or public media figure.

[MaxWebster]

Petr Klima




total hero for being benched all game then busting up the Bruins in 3rd OT of the 1990 Finals game 1

[Steve of phpBB]

[Johnnie]

Very sad. That really sucks.

[DaveInSeattle]

My first baseball mitt as a kid was a Vida Blue model. Yes, the leather was dyed blue.

[MaxWebster]

just "VIDA" on the back of his jersey. I always loved that.

[Pruitt IV]

His first full season - his MVP year - is simply astounding.

24-8, 39 starts, 24 complete games, 8 shutouts, 301 strikeouts and an era of 1.82!

[L-Jam3]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

[MaxWebster]

right?

and (precursor to mid80s Edmonton Oilers?) they were dismantled far earlier than they should have been, simply due to ownership/finances. Compare the 1974 team to 1977 - yeesh.

No offence to Mitchell Page (i had about 120 of his Topps cards that year with the cool "all rookie" logo in the lower corner).

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

[DSafetyGuy]

His first full season - his MVP year - is simply astounding.

24-8, 39 starts, 24 complete games, 8 shutouts, 301 strikeouts and an era of 1.82!

For what is probably a relatable comparison for many of us, here is 1985 Dwight Gooden:

24-4 in 35 starts, 16 complete games, 8 shutouts, 268 strikeouts, ERA of 1.53.

[Steve of phpBB]

right?

and (precursor to mid80s Edmonton Oilers?) they were dismantled far earlier than they should have been, simply due to ownership/finances. Compare the 1974 team to 1977 - yeesh.

No offence to Mitchell Page (i had about 120 of his Topps cards that year with the cool "all rookie" logo in the lower corner).

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

And of course their two best years during that run were 1971 and 1975, and they lost in the ALCS both years. They also only finished 2.5 back in 1976.

This really mattered to me at the time because the Cubs traded Billy Williams to the A's after the 1974 season, so he'd have a chance to win a pennant. He did get to experience the 1975 ALCS, but that was it.

[wlu_lax6]

Classic Harlem Globetrotters need a link. Plus I have a thing for people with the nickname "Gator"
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/11729927 ... rs-dies-73

[mister d]

Ron Guidry likes this

[MaxWebster]

DON'T FORGET ME MAN

[MaxWebster]

...but for real the name didn't ring a bell until i clicked through to the article and saw the picture of them in 1982. Weekend TV memories unlocked - wow.

Classic Harlem Globetrotters need a link. Plus I have a thing for people with the nickname "Gator"
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/11729927 ... rs-dies-73

[DaveInSeattle]

Joe Kapp...Cal/BC Lions/Vikings QB and Cal Head Coach (was the coach for the "Band on The Field" win over Stanford).



(quite a cover headline).

He also sued the NFL...and won.

[DaveInSeattle]

[sancarlos]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom is possibly the best quartet of pitcher names ever to play together.

[A_B]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom is possibly the best quartet of pitcher names ever to play together.

That’s damn near unassailable!

[Giff]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom is possibly the best quartet of pitcher names ever to play together.

Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Roy Oswalt, and my wife's ultimate #1 crush Brandon Backe entered the chat.

[sancarlos]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom is possibly the best quartet of pitcher names ever to play together.

Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Roy Oswalt, and my wife's ultimate #1 crush Brandon Backe entered the chat.

Giff, I think you misunderstood the comment.

[Giff]

I feel like those 70s A’s teams don’t get the historical love they deserve. They were one loaded squad.

Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom is possibly the best quartet of pitcher names ever to play together.

Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Roy Oswalt, and my wife's ultimate #1 crush Brandon Backe entered the chat.

Giff, I think you misunderstood the comment.

I just needed a reason to bring up my wife's ultimate #1 crush Brandon Backe.

[mister d]

I googled. If it’s the eyes, I get it. If it’s not, I very much don’t.



(And if it’s the eyes, don’t (or do?) let her see Taylor Pyatt.)

[Pruitt IV]

Joe Kapp...Cal/BC Lions/Vikings QB and Cal Head Coach (was the coach for the "Band on The Field" win over Stanford).



(quite a cover headline).

He also sued the NFL...and won.

This incident was biggish news up here about a decade ago.

[L-Jam3]

Frank Kozik. You may not know his name but you definitely know his work:

[Nonlinear FC]

Heather Armstrong, OG mommy blogger, who really pioneered the age of the influencer (for good and for bad) commits suicide at the age of 47. Really sad.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolo ... y-blogger/

I know this will float like a lead balloon on this board, but she wrote about leaving the Mormon church, depression and struggles with alcoholism... and how that all affected her being a mother. She was open and honest in an era when women were still being fed sanitized, bullshit platitudes about how wonderful it was all supposed to be. She was also relentlessly funny.

I hope she's found some peace. Feel horrible for her two kids, both still in their teenage years.

[Steve of phpBB]

Heather Armstrong, OG mommy blogger, who really pioneered the age of the influencer (for good and for bad) commits suicide at the age of 47. Really sad.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolo ... y-blogger/

I know this will float like a lead balloon on this board, but she wrote about leaving the Mormon church, depression and struggles with alcoholism... and how that all affected her being a mother. She was open and honest in an era when women were still being fed sanitized, bullshit platitudes about how wonderful it was all supposed to be. She was also relentlessly funny.

I hope she's found some peace. Feel horrible for her two kids, both still in their teenage years.

That’s rough.

[brian]

Doyle Brunson, 89. Maybe the most famous poker player to ever live.

[wlu_lax6]

Doyle Brunson, 89. Maybe the most famous poker player to ever live.

I feel like most great poker stories you hear involve Doyle Brunson at the table.

[DSafetyGuy]

Doyle Brunson, 89. Maybe the most famous poker player to ever live.

I feel like most great poker stories you hear involve Doyle Brunson at the table.

You can check for yourself at ratemygamblingstory.com.

[Giff]

I'm not gonna give jerry Springer a thread if Harry Belafonte didn't get one. Wouldn't discrepect the GROAT either.

[Johnnie]

Well, that's more of a Maury Povich episode. To be fair.

[duff]

Too bad that was a skit for Tulane back in 2020.

[Baloney]

The Smiths bass player Andy Rourke

[EnochRoot]

The Smiths bass player Andy Rourke

59. (Pancreatic) Cancer sucks.

RIP

[Pruitt IV]

Martin Amis

I read a few of his books years ago - think it's time to read some more.

[Steve of phpBB]

Ray Stevenson. Damn, he was only 58.

[wlu_lax6]

Rick Hoyt. If you ever watched the Ironman championship with soundtrack by John Tesh you know this man and his story.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/22/spor ... index.html

[DaveInSeattle]

Martin Amis

I read a few of his books years ago - think it's time to read some more.

I read "Money"...and didn't care for it. I liked his father's stuff more..."Lucky Jim" is a great book".