Quote: Rest In Peace, my upper Manhattan neighbor, Flaco. I hope somewhere in the afterlife, Millie and Barney are having a staring contest with you. pic.twitter.com/jC2YiTVFwC
Quote: Rest In Peace, my upper Manhattan neighbor, Flaco. I hope somewhere in the afterlife, Millie and Barney are having a staring contest with you. pic.twitter.com/jC2YiTVFwC
bummer to the hooty hoo familia ... owls are too cool in so many ways...
not to make light of the situation, but my dyslexia kicked in when I thought it was that 'rock me amadeus/der kommissar' feller ... "don't turn around" was a phil neikro first pitch ...
Ole was an exceptional booker and major player both behind the scenes and on TV from the 70's through the early 90's. He is flat out one of the best heels of his era. If memory serves he ran Georgia championship wrestling for a good while and was a key guy behind the scenes in Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980's at the peak of Ric Flair and the 4 horsemen run.
He was also a famously salty guy which you can see in some of those shoot interviews in his latter years. He hated Vince McMahon (can't blame him there Vince is a historic POS), and a whole lot of people for that matter. lol
Ole could deliver a promo like no one and get a storyline across on TV as well as anyone in wrestling history.
Quote: Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
Quote: Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
Quote: Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
Quote: Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
that is truly tragic ... both on and off the field, Wake was one of my all-time faves...
if you haven't watched Knuckleball, you're missing out....
I had 2 second cousins who were knuckleball pitchers. One was my father's age and played what we called semi-pro ball, and he always asked me to catch for him while he practiced. I literally had to put a dishrag in the mitt to protect my palm. He never knew for sure where it was going, and I didn't either. But he had a 90 plus fastball and I knew pretty much where it was going, and it stung. His kid brother got signed by the Braves and called up to Atlanta in the early 70's. He did fine and they offered him a contract, but he literally missed the farm and went home. He had 3 pitch repertoires because he and 6 o'clock curve along with a 90 plus fastball. The Niekro brothers, Hoyt Wilhelm, and then a tad later Wakefield were all a wonderful change of pace in MLB. I loved to watch any of them and Gaylord Perry, a spitballer, pitch.
The cousin that was my Dad's age grew up poor like my father. The two of the bought parts to Studebakers and assembled their first car and took turns using it on weekends for dates. He wound up being an inventor and held patents. My dad would get pulled aside in high school by an old eccentric pilot who had a Curtiss Jenny who taught Dad to fly in that old biplane. Dad and his first cousin were closer than most brothers. The stayed tight until the cousin died from a coronary.
GCW became WCW after Ted Turner bought the Crockets out. The 4 Horsemen also had Dean Malenko, Arn Anderson, Sting, Chris Benoit, Tully Blanchard, Lex Lugar, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious, Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Steve Mongo McMichael, Jeff Jarrett, Curt Henning, David Flair Unofficially, and Arn got the rights of the 4 Horsemen in 2022 and on the Independent circuit, his son Brock Anderson (AEW) and Brian Pillman JR (now WWE) were tagteam for the Ric Flair fairwell wrestling matches.
GCW became WCW after Ted Turner bought the Crockets out. The 4 Horsemen also had Dean Malenko, Arn Anderson, Sting, Chris Benoit, Tully Blanchard, Lex Lugar, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious, Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Steve Mongo McMichael, Jeff Jarrett, Curt Henning, David Flair Unofficially, and Arn got the rights of the 4 Horsemen in 2022 and on the Independent circuit, his son Brock Anderson (AEW) and Brian Pillman JR (now WWE) were tagteam for the Ric Flair fairwell wrestling matches.
Most fans don't see those later versions of the Horseman as anything but 3rd rate.
The original 4 of Flair, Blanchard, Ole and Arn (w/JJ Dillion) are the 4 Horseman.
that is truly tragic ... both on and off the field, Wake was one of my all-time faves...
if you haven't watched Knuckleball, you're missing out....
I had 2 second cousins who were knuckleball pitchers. One was my father's age and played what we called semi-pro ball, and he always asked me to catch for him while he practiced. I literally had to put a dishrag in the mitt to protect my palm. He never knew for sure where it was going, and I didn't either. But he had a 90 plus fastball and I knew pretty much where it was going, and it stung. His kid brother got signed by the Braves and called up to Atlanta in the early 70's. He did fine and they offered him a contract, but he literally missed the farm and went home. He had 3 pitch repertoires because he and 6 o'clock curve along with a 90 plus fastball. The Niekro brothers, Hoyt Wilhelm, and then a tad later Wakefield were all a wonderful change of pace in MLB. I loved to watch any of them and Gaylord Perry, a spitballer, pitch.
The cousin that was my Dad's age grew up poor like my father. The two of the bought parts to Studebakers and assembled their first car and took turns using it on weekends for dates. He wound up being an inventor and held patents. My dad would get pulled aside in high school by an old eccentric pilot who had a Curtiss Jenny who taught Dad to fly in that old biplane. Dad and his first cousin were closer than most brothers. The stayed tight until the cousin died from a coronary.
When I was about 14, we had a neighbor who had a few cups of coffee in MLB as a pitcher. He was a knuckleball specialist. We were talking to him one day and I had my glove and ball. Told him to throw me a few knuckleballs. The first one was moving around so much, it hit me squarely in the forehead. I decided I had had enough after that but we were all on the ground rolling with laughter.
that is truly tragic ... both on and off the field, Wake was one of my all-time faves...
if you haven't watched Knuckleball, you're missing out....
I had 2 second cousins who were knuckleball pitchers. One was my father's age and played what we called semi-pro ball, and he always asked me to catch for him while he practiced. I literally had to put a dishrag in the mitt to protect my palm. He never knew for sure where it was going, and I didn't either. But he had a 90 plus fastball and I knew pretty much where it was going, and it stung. His kid brother got signed by the Braves and called up to Atlanta in the early 70's. He did fine and they offered him a contract, but he literally missed the farm and went home. He had 3 pitch repertoires because he and 6 o'clock curve along with a 90 plus fastball. The Niekro brothers, Hoyt Wilhelm, and then a tad later Wakefield were all a wonderful change of pace in MLB. I loved to watch any of them and Gaylord Perry, a spitballer, pitch.
The cousin that was my Dad's age grew up poor like my father. The two of the bought parts to Studebakers and assembled their first car and took turns using it on weekends for dates. He wound up being an inventor and held patents. My dad would get pulled aside in high school by an old eccentric pilot who had a Curtiss Jenny who taught Dad to fly in that old biplane. Dad and his first cousin were closer than most brothers. The stayed tight until the cousin died from a coronary.
When I was about 14, we had a neighbor who had a few cups of coffee in MLB as a pitcher. He was a knuckleball specialist. We were talking to him one day and I had my glove and ball. Told him to throw me a few knuckleballs. The first one was moving around so much, it hit me squarely in the forehead. I decided I had had enough after that but we were all on the ground rolling with laughter.
my fave baseball story was my first year here....
played all positions ('cept 1st), but 'they' decided I was a catcher at 9 (back then, it was 9-12 in Dixie Youth) ... warming up our ace (I'm the backup/replacement for our 12 year old) ... yeah, no cup and fk a mask...
well, that's the same time myopia took over muh being ... I flashed him a duece down and that bastage (intentionally) threw one straight over my mitt ... that fk'r is still crooked at the bridge and bled for 3 days straight (fk the hospital ... that cost $$$) ... @riteOfPassageForTTTheYank
I wouldn't trade that lesson for any or all....
hence, sig line 2 (the most rarely used of 'em all)
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I decided I had had enough after that but we were all on the ground rolling with laughter.