I will not wait until their opening night Super Bowl win celebration ceremony, to state the heavily favored notion, that the Philadelphia Eagles will not repeat as NFL champions.
This is in no way is a negative regarding them, as last year’s title achievement was great and they still figure to be good this season.
Last season, I said “No” for New England and will show that post. Only the Eagles stopped them, I hope I am wrong, but likely not, I say there will be no repeat crown for the Eagles.
Click below to view my post regarding New England, I was correct but barely.
- N o for N.E. —but, they are capitalized and great! on September 11, 2017
Below, view what it took for the city of Baltimore to get an NFL franchise.
The fans as exhibited in the fine film, “Diner” ( in order to marry, a perspective wife had to pass a quiz on the Colts) truly loved the Colts.
Oh the roars eminating from that/their Memorial Stadium!
Of course the Colts are now in Indianapolis and Baltimore has the once Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens.
Last night, the WNBA playoffs began, sixteen days earlier than last season, with two first round, single elimination games.
The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the defending champion Minnesota Lynx while Diana Taurasi is now (12-0) in series “winner take all” tilts, as the Phoenix Mercury eliminated the Dallas Wings.
Both victorious teams played at home, but now face a single elimination road game tomorrow night, the Sparks at Washington (Mystics) and the Mercury in Connecticut, to face the Sun.
On Sunday past, within minutes at approximately 7:20 P.M. Eastern time, the fine song “Sister Christian” recorded by “Night Ranger” thirty four years ago, played first on WCBS FM (101.1) and then Q 104.3 (WAXQ) in New York.
First of all, these are not the days of two A.M. stations (WABC and WNBC) playing largely current hits.
Next, I rarely listen and switch, as there are other options and only do so while in a car.
Additionally, this was a 34 year old song!
Anyway, click below to view a video of “Night Ranger’s” “Sister Christian.”
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
The surprising Oakland Athletics won the first two games of home series vs the other A.L. West contenders, the world champion Astros and Seattle Mariners, before losing the finales in each case.
World champion Houston begins the week a game ahead of Oakland, with Seattle four and a half games behind.
New York (Yankees) with baseball’s second best record (both the Red Sox and Yankees have gone (10-3) since Boston built its lead to nine and a half games with a four game home sweep, vs the Yankees two weeks back) will almost certainly be one wild card entrant, thus most likely, one of the three A.L. West teams will fail to qualify for the baseball playoffs.
Today another fine episode from the television show, “What’s My Line.”
This one aired on July 9, 1961, with Bill Cullen, a great game show host in his own right, appearing as the mystery guest.
Husband and wife Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows joined regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf.
This show marked a return of sorts for Mr. Allen, who had been a regular panelist on What’s My Line. John Daly is the show’s host.
Enjoy.
What’s My Line? – Bill Cullen; Steve Allen & Jayne Meadows [panel] (Jul 9, 1961)
Bill Cullen, pictured above.
A true great and magnificent talent and entertainer, Aretha Franklin died on August 16th at the age of 76.
Her magnificent voice which resonated on such smash hits as “Respect” and “Natural Woman” was one for the ages.
Ms. Franklin’s songs inspired during the Civil Rights Movement and resonate this day and always.
I highly recommend the work “Aretha Live at The Fillmore West” (in San Francisco), as an example of music that is transcendental.
Her work and voice lives on, bye Aretha!
Entering the 1935 World Series vs the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers had never won the title and were (0-4) in World Series play.
The Cubs were (2-5) in W.S. competition at that point, their 2 victories both coming vs the Tigers. Those remained the only two such results, for 108 years, until the Cubs “titled” in 2016.
Detroit won the first of their 4 titles, in 6 games vs the Cubs in the 1935 World Series.
A video below, shows Goose Goslin driving in Mickey Cochrane, with the World Series winning run.
Babe Ruth had stepped to the plate in the famed 1934 All-Star Game when broadcaster Tom Manning intoned “ballplayers may come and they may go, but here is the king of them all!”
How true about the Babe, who died seventy years ago today!
Whether he hit home runs (his 59 in 1921 or 54 in 1920 gets relatively little mention but recall the great Lou Gehrig hit 47 HR’s when Babe hit 60 in 1927, while Ruth easily outdistanced the competition in ’20 and ’21) or struck out as he did that aforementioned at bat vs Carl Hubbell in the ’34 All-Star tilt (“King Carl” went on to “K” not only Ruth, but also Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin 5 Hall of Famers, real ones, not compilers, in succession) the Babe was the most exciting and dare I say baseball’s greatest player.
As with few other athletes, (certainly Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Jackie Robinson), Babe Ruth transcended sports.
Add the almost unbelievable fact, his great pitching contributed mightily to 3 Boston Red Sox titles and his more famous great slugging led 4 New York Yankees’ crowns and you begin to measure his most unique greatness and impact.
Babe Ruth pictured above.
Last night on “Decades,” I truly enjoyed watching “The Ed Sullivan Show” and then other great shows from the past.
On the Sullivan Show, Ed cited a classic routine by comedians Rowan (Dan) and Martin(Dick).
As they walked off the stage, only to be called back by Mr. Sullivan, (a good sign, a great one if in later years, Johnny Carson did so) I noticed Rowan patting Martin on the back. The team had performed great and their bond was illustrated by that gesture.
The famed “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In” followed the Sullivan Show, as it does each weeknight at 6 PM Eastern Time on Decades.
Pictured left to right, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin of the great comedy team, Rowan and Martin.
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