Sadly, I will never know for sure, but I do not think my father was there in July, 1934 at The Polo Grounds.
He was there on 155th Street, when the amazing24 game winning streak of Carl Hubbell ended.
Did Carl really take the mound that July day in 1934, hot, but not stifling weather, as a member of the champion New York Giants and allow greats Charlie Gehringer and Henry “Heinie” Manush, the latter batting a cool .402 at “the break,” to reach base.
Did “King Carl” then strikeout three of the greatest hitters in history, not far from THE Three Greatest, if at all, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx in succession, to get out of the first inning unscathed in that All-Star Game?
Did he really start the second inning getting greats Al Simmons and Joe Cronin on strikeouts, before Bill Dickey, an all-time catcher singled and then the amazing Lefty Gomez fanned?
It really did happen. You can look it up and the man, Casey Stengel, who made that phrase famous, was also there as a National League coach.
Carl Hubbell, one of the greatest of all pitchers, pictured above.
Even then I will not be that interested, but wake me up when the NBA playoffs begin.
Tonight after a joke of an All-Star Game in which the incredible 352 projected points were easily exceeded with a “cat” named Davis (not Sammy) breaking Wilt’s All-Star points record, the endless, virtually meaningless NBA season continues.
Powerful Golden State faces a Clippers team they have dominated thus far in the season.
Ditto and then some, for Cavaliers winning vs the Knicks.
3 weeks until the NCAA Tournament and I once loved the NBA. Times and feelings change.
I’ll say!!!
Oh it is nice for the fine goaltender Carey Price to have tied the great Ken Dryden for third place in regular season wins as a Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender.
Of course Price will pass Dryden, likely Patrick Roy and even Jacques Plante in that category.
However, will he ever win one Stanley Cup, no less the six won with Montreal by Dryden, the five, all in succession by Plante (’56-’60) or the two by Roy with the Habs. The latter also won the only two in Colorado Avalanche history.
Roy also has the only two Montreal goaltending Cup wins in the 36 completed seasons (’80-’16, no season in ’05) since the once glorious Canadiens titled an incredible 15 times in 24 seasons, five eighths of those 24 seasons from (1956-1979).
Maybe the problem is above.
NBC cited here yesterday, wishes the game was that close, even close, “would you believe” (homage to Don Adams and “Get Smart,”an NBC show), not a rout?!!
The Cowboys annihilated the Bills that day (52-17). Note the score reported as (30-27).
NBC Analyst O.J. Simpson stands near the end zone before the start of Super Bowl XXVII with the Buffalo Bills against Dallas Cowboys at the Rose Bowl on January 31, 1993 in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won 30-27.
This was from a Michael Wilbon commentary. Might he have checked the picture caption, whether or not is was his assignment?! I have included the link. Maybe they will correct it, but so help me, as I “published,” the above was under the caption.
O.J. was the lesser of two evils
Yesterday with the slumping Montreal Canadiens idle, five of the original six NHL teams were in action in staggered starts and all five were victorious.
The New York Rangers won at home vs the top ranked Washington Capitals in a 12:30 start on NBC. Next also on “The Peacock Network” which also aired a 90th Anniversary Show from 8 to 11, the Detroit Red Wings were “in vogue,” winning (5-2) at the the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
Playing with starting times an hour and a half apart, first the Chicago Blackhawks won (5-1) in Buffalo vs the Sabres and next the Toronto Maple Leafs won (4-0), the same score they clinched the 1964 crown with the great Johnny Bower in goal, at Carolina vs the Hurricanes.
Maybe Tom Brady tuned in on a satellite dish somewhere as the Boston Bruins won (2-1) at San Jose in the latest of the 5 tilts all won by original six NHL franchises yesterday.
What at one time was a huge lead for the once NHL glory team, Montreal Canadiens in their division, has all but evaporated.
The Ottawa Senators have two less points than do the Habs (Canadiens), but have played four fewer games.
Last year despite a great start, Montreal missed the playoffs altogether.
This season produced another great start and another horrible slump.
Claude Julien is now their coach and in his debut yesterday, Winnipeg (Jets) scored the game’s last three goals in a (3-1) victory at Montreal, vs the still slumping Canadiens.
A brief remembrance of three from the world of professional wrestling all of whom died or were reported to have died in the last day.
George “The Animal” Steele was not only most entertaining but quite a learned man, who also taught.
Ivan Koloff actually took the championship belt from Bruno Sammartino in new York, unheard of for a so called “bad guy” to do so.
Nicole Bass gained publicity as a bodybuilder and from appearances on The Howard Stern Show before entering the world of professional wrestling.
Another offshoot of the incredible New England come from behind Super Bowl win is the father and son Long titles.
Howie Long won it all as a member of the 1983 Oakland Raiders.
Now his son, Chris Long has done the same, 33 years later with the New England Patriots.
The elder Long was involved in the past Supe, working on television.
1983 and 2016 had the same calendars and “Long involved” NFL titles.
Come on FiveThirtyEight, please do not awaken some of my bad thoughts.
First, you were way off as were most people regarding the most recent presidential election after “living off” your success in the one before that.
Now a post in your name said Orenthal “O.J.” Simpson lived off two great seasons as a player.
The same post indicates he won four NFL rushing crowns. Need I say more.
In my book, while others are close, only Jim Brown rates ahead of Simpson as an NFL running back.
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was in 1939.
That means 78 have been played.
All were contested without Northwestern University as a participant.
It is likely that streak involving a Chicago area sports team will end this season, at a time the more famous “Chi” baseball Cubs are World’s Champions, having ended a negative streak 30 years longer than Northwestern’s.
One was a non title streak, the other Northwestern’s, is not even making what has been a large field tournament for some time, but alas if it happens, as it likely will, Northwestern finally making the so called “Big Dance” is worth a few “steps” any way one chooses.
Andy B Sports 