A couple of notes, (ditties but no music), about two of the minimum 5 or 6 greatest baseball players ever (cue John Mellencamp’s “Jack and Diane”), Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb.
The 1936 World Series, the first of four consecutive Yankees’ titles, ended when Lou Gehrig “took it to the bag” to wrap a (13-5) game 6 win, vs the New York Giants, and a 6 game W.S. triumph.
In 1937 the 5 game Yankees’ triumph again vs the Giants, ended when Gehrig flipped the ball to Vernon “Lefty” Gomez, the latter a true $$ pitcher, who stepped on first.
I believe that was the peak or at least, last year in which the great Gehrig mightily contributed, as tragedy in the form of a fateful disease, that now bears his name, would soon materialize.
Ty and the tie “captions/captures” what the not so mean, Mr. Cobb called his greatest baseball moment.
Ty (Ty Tyson was a famed Tigers’ broadcaster) and his Tigers were battling the Philadelphia A’s for the 1907 American League Pennant, when in what Cobb called the key game, he hit a game tying T9, 2RHR vs the great and “mucho out there,” pitcher Rube Waddel of the A’s.
Each team scored in the 11th and on they played through 17 innings, when darkness forced the game to end a tie.
The A’s used 4 pitchers, the Tigers just one, “Wild” Bill Donovan, and in the subsequent remaining games, the Tigers held their slim lead and won the first of their 3 straight pennants, all of which were followed by World Series losses.
“Wild” Bill Donovan hurled all 17 innings in that tie game played on September 30, 1907.
He yielded 9 runs, 21 hits, fanned 11 and only walked 3 (certainly not wild in that game and such is probably not the cause of the nickname.)
“Tens” are operative in this review type/notes on the NFL.
Ten of the 14 tilts were “good, two way, Ten point teasers” in week 10.
I sort of like and respect those on the Gill Alexander hosted “Megapod.” I listened as the Broncos/Bills had already started.
Two of the four “experts,” one being Alexander, lost their teaser selections (6 point variety) when (6-3) Cleveland (Browns), the #32 for the great Jim Brown, finally and prominently displayed on their uniforms, upset the “real” Browns franchise, the one displaced from Cleveland, despite a history that yielded 4 crowns in both the NFL and AAFC (All American Football Conference) and 5 losses in games for the NFL title, the Baltimore Ravens.
Cleveland did so, to trail the (7-3) Ravens by you can do “el” math, despite a 2 touchdown deficit in the tilt.
The other two touted Buffalo (Pk). I knew Denver, (TV Tiriiiico has Minne at Denver, each won and were aggregate 10 point ‘u/dogs), but already (3-0) Denver, I suffer the “slings and arrows” of a non bet winner.
I do this small and face withdrawal. (Rhyme).
Despite lines and a seeming need to do/eat/live and still breathe this, which has caused such misery, I will not bet lines to “cross the line” and risk financial ruin.
However, having started, I face withdrawal and non bet pain. Not fun.
If you do not bet, do not start!! Ignore those ads which are far worse, and make those “whoring” doing them, far worse than that wizard, behind the curtain.
As advised in “Oz” Ignore IT!!
So help me, the “Oz/ignore ” came to me as a reaction to the detestable (I prefer deplorable and truly fear those, as it easily could happen. I will go as high as 400, no higher, to stop it), ads promoting gambling especially those with celebrities (Kevin Hart, who I doubt could make me laugh) and big deal back up Ryan Fitzpatrick, to name two).
Now, I realize the Wizard of Odds play on words, and far more coincidental/”a sign” is this warning/reminder of what can happen in games/gambling as it involved, in an unbelievable gambling even game loss, a team called the Wizards.
Incredibly, the Wizards had a team total of 109 and a fraction in last night’s tilt vs Toronto (Raptors). They had 106 points in this the high scoring NBA, with over 7 minutes to play.
The “over guy” (or gal, just as it is annoying to see the plethora of untalented, useless (the men doing it are equally useless) female sideline “reporters,” women, in increasing #’s bet on this “drek.”) needed just 4 points, got 1 and lost!!!
That is why they call it gambling. I was not remotely involved, but it is a lesson.
If you do not gamble, do not start!!!
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It is early Sunday morning and is my dental appointment 90 minutes or 150 away? Either way, get stuff done and write it down.
Ms. Dinich says/writes, (she is one of the very few I can tolerate) there are 9 teams that can still make the 4 team college football ‘off and by definition have a shot at the title.
I name 8, but clearly take her word for it.
One can get the ninth by subscribing to another way they make money. I would pay money to have them, ESPN, go away.
My eight, certainly obvious are two Big Ten (almost certainly Fox and the beyond annoying Johnson will get (11-0) Michigan, with or without its coach Harbaugh, (he the Jim–the Ravens have the John) hosting (11-0) Ohio State in the last truly important “reg” clash between the rivals, (That could not be the case, one way being both get in the ‘off as was the case last year), two Pac 12 (Wash and Oregon), two SEC (two time defending champion Georgia now (10-0) (3-7) and Alabama.
Add (10-0) Florida State and (9-1) Texas. The other?
Might be early to try to “jinx” Kirby Smart, pictured above, and Georgia.
First off, there are far worse potential champions this season and that is without the two Beano Cook “antis,” certainly no favorites of mine, Notre Dame and Penn State out of it.
Thus in a way I can accept “loss” and a Georgia title. I still say no to them winning a third straight crown, however that is why they play the games to find out and I add, no matter this is a great run under Mr. Smart.
I am not trying to mess with the NFL, especially in one of the rare times they are right and I am wrong.
Now neither legally or morally am I wrong to try and show not only, in this case Tom Dempsey’s great kick, but more relevant and meaningful to me, Al Wester’s great call.
Before I try to “link,” Errol Mann hit a short field goal to give Detroit (Lions) a (17-16) lead with just 11 seconds remaining in the game.
However, Bill Kilmer threw a completed pass to Al Dodd, who also had returned the kickoff and first game coach, J.D. Roberts brought on Dempsey, a man born with handicaps regarding his arm and foot.
The rest is history!!
I guess try it on YouTube. Again it is not to mess with the NFL especially when they are right (a rarity) but to display Dempsey, Wester and I note an equally great television call that day by Don Criqui.
Some football “redux” notes, after so much baseball.
There are five games this week, the first week of the NFL’s second half, aka “week 10,” involving “semis” or higher round reduxes.
Only one, (5-3) Pittsburgh (Steelers) hosting (3-5) Green Bay (Packers is a Supe or final round redux, as the lone Rodgers crown (he is so annoying and trust me will not be back this season but next year and his selfish egotistical views loom, minimum costing as his unwanted presence did this year) was a Packers’ Supe win in the 2010 season vs the Steelers.
One rematch “brings back” two semis clashes between the New England Patriots and their great quarterback, Tom Brady and the Indianapolis Colts, who were “steered,” so often poorly in big games, by the ever present, “aw shucks but a … inside,” Pey Manning.
N.E. shut down Manning and the Colts in the ’03 AFC Title game/”semi” in route to a second Supe triumph in 3 seasons.
Mr. Manning did win twice, neither in a great Supe performance, however, hail his showing when “Indy” on the (21-3) “comeback score,” took New England, in the “Pooh presided,” 2004 AFC Title game.
The Colts then won the Supe in rainy Miami, vs the Chicago Bears.
Another tilt this week, which has a “semis” redux, is the one with both the most years apart and the lone AFL Title game/semi. It matches the (4-4) Jets and (4-5) Raiders.
(’twas a semi as it preceded the third NFL/AFL Championship Game by then aka, The Super Bowl)
On December 29, 1968 (not shown in New York as was the case with (8-1) Philly Eagles (-3) (28-23) vs (5-3) Dallas last week), the New York Jets won (27-23) vs the Oakland Raiders in the penultimate AFL Championship Game.
A Joe Namath to Don Maynard touchdown pass provided the game’s last points (technically was a Jim Turner extra point).
It is noteworthy that the (2-7) Patriots (Belichick should write 500 times, the Colts not the Giants were favored in the famed ’58 title tilt and as for NFL Network Host, Rich Eisen having the job without knowing that invokes “abandon all hope …..— you know the rest–so do not “enter” there)– vs (4-5) Colts clash is in Frankfurt, Germany while the (4-4) Jets are visiting the (4-5) Raiders’ Las Vegas home, pleasing the much criticized Collinsworth and “given it” “Tiriiiiico,” when NBC could have “switched” to another game.
In 2009 the New Orleans Saints, who went on to a Supe win vs favored Indy and Pey, semi’d the Minnesota Vikings, whom they play this week. (Both teams are (5-4).)
In that ’09 season NFC Title game, another ex Packers “Q.B.” who would later play for the Jets, named Brett Favre, threw a key interception, the late key, as the Saints (have) won. (Cue Al Wester, when after Tom Dempsey’s 63 yard game winning field goal, which as it happens, was 53 years ago today on November 8, 1970, Wester’s “The Saints Have Won” resonated, as it still does.
The winners of those past “semis or better” tilts that have reduxes this week, went (5-1) in Supes. One is the “by definition” G.B. Supe triumph vs Pittsburgh. The Pats/Colts semis winner went (2-0) and add the Jets and Saints, each (1-0).
Only the Buffalo Bills, who semi’d/AFC Title Game’d the Denver Broncos in 1991, lost the subsequent “Supe,” doing so to a (17-2) superb (not the best ever, sorry Gill Alexander) Washington football team.
Again this week’s reduxes, none likely to involve even a title game participant, some definitely not to, others one never knows. The Bills (-7 plus) Monday night are (5-4), Denver is (3-5).
Oh well, no Al Wester call of the Dempsey Dramatics, now 53 years ago.
The incredible success, really the greatness is in the ‘offs, not the more “legitimate” regular season, of Bruce Bochy deserves more notes.
His post-season record after going just (8-16) in post-season as S.D. (Padres) as stated here before, is “Giants’ #’s, (they will eventually trek to a Bochy “Hall” induction) (51-24).
In games with a chance to clinch a series, Bochy’s teams after going (1-2) in such with San Diego are a most impressive (14-3).
The game 4 “indicator” which fell to (11-3) when Bochy’s eventual champion Texas team won the ALCS vs another Texas team, Houston (Astros) despite a loss in #4, is now (12-3) that is 80 percent (is there a symbol for percent on this, which has taken over?).
By the way, at a certain “book,” (read them, do not, or minimum decrease betting at them) whose name invokes a classic Shakespeare play and transmitted, albeit for only seconds, but that is enough to be criticized, that the Dallas “2” attempt was successful, when it was not, “opened” Texas (Rangers) as second choice, just 8 to 1 underdogs to repeat as baseball title winners in 2024.
As I predicted regarding Georgia, which is still a viable title threat, (however (9-0) S Up but (2-7) spread means they would not only have to win 6 straight games, which they might (I say no), that would mean an unprecedented third straight Associated Press college football crown, but also cover those 6, which of course, is even more unlikely, to be a $ maker this season) saying they would not title, I do the same, not going too far out on a limb, saying Texas will not repeat.
If G-d or equivalent said Georgia and Texas Rangers, I would be happy (there are far worse, subjective choices) but I say no to Georgia, although they, the BullDOGS are just a 2 and a fraction “dog” to do so and far more emphatically, say no Bochy/ball title in 2024.
Again, hail Bochy, hail Texas (Rangers) and I sure as “bleep,” can live with a Texas repeat. (Rhyme).
Certainly the expanded ‘offs “allowed” it, however the record 5 wins for Nathan Eovaldi, pictured above is quite impressive, albeit not to be confused with say Christy Mathewson in 1905 or Harry “The Cat” Breechen in 1946, to name just two.
While so much attention has been paid another Will Smith (doubtful the great actress Mildred Dunnock whose “Salesman” character spoke such, would have approved), Texas Rangers’ pitcher, albeit without a great contribution this post-season, has become the first baseball player, likely any major North American sports player, to be a member of 3 straight, different title teams. (the ’21 Braves when he was brilliant in post-season–those “bleeps” who run it, are starting to realize it is essentially the only season, ’22 ‘Stros and now the first time in 62 completed seasons, title winning Texas Rangers).
This was the eighth time in nine seasons that the once “Fall Classic” was clinched by the road team (’14 with Bruce Bochy’s Giants, ’15-’21 with a neutral site (the Texas ballpark in ’20, bridging the fact the World Series had been clinched in the state (Texas) in which ‘they’ killed President Kennedy, nearly 60 years ago, a record four straight seasons (’19-’22).
I believe the only other time (again please do the research, maybe at some point, I will) such occurred was from (’54-’62) with the lone home title clinching win, being Pittsburgh (Pirates) (all-time homers by Hal Smith and Bill Mazeroski) in 1960.
Here’s one: The 1953 clincher was by the team at bat, the New York Yankees, yielding a record fifth straight title (Billy Martin “tuned in” Hank Bauer, the once or say future Texas Rangers’ “MGR’s” then record twelfth hit of that series).
In ’52, the Yankees won it at Brooklyn, one of 4 times they clinched the title there, so it is back to 1951 when before 1963 a home team clinched the crown while in the field.
Alfred Emanuel “Billy” Martin, pictured above also helped save the ’52 W.S. for the Yankees grabbing a bases loaded pop fly hit by the great Jackie Robinson, when nobody else went for it.
Down the “notes” road: 2/3 years and citing Joe Carter’s accomplishments.
The Texas Rangers won FIVE to 1 in game FIVE (that reversed the result of their first World Series in 2010, when their current manager Bruce Bochy guided SF to a FIVE game triumph vs them), raising their road post-season mark to an astonishing (11-0), which gave Texas their first title, doing so under Bochy (4th crown tying Walter Alston and Joe “Orhay” Torre behind only Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel, who each managed 7 title winners and the legendary Connie Mack who guided 5 Series winners) in their 62nd completed season.
Corey Seager was named World Series MVP for the second time joining legendary greats, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson as the only players to do so.
In #5, five times once in each of the first 5 innings Arizona failed to score vs Texas starter and winning pitcher (5-0) in the ‘offs), Nathan Eovaldi, with a runner or two in scoring position. (In the tilt, Texas would fail 5 times (that # again) in runner at third less than 2 out(s) situations, normally a bad sign–finally getting runs after that situation, when Marcus Semien, who had FIVE rbis in the ease #4 win, made it FIVE-nada, with a 2 out 2RHR vs Sewald, who though not the losing pitcher in either, really hurt ‘Zona, yielding Seager’s game tying homer 1 out after walking Taveras in #1 and giving up 4 runs T9, as Texas extended a (1-0) lead to (5-0) in the series clincher.
Texas had no hits vs tough luck losing pitcher Zach Gallen, through 6 innings before Seager broke up the no-hit bid leading off the 7th with a single. Evan Carter doubled him to third, from where he scored on Mitch Garver’s (he was 1 for 18 in the series before), hit up the middle.
The Rangers despite 3 at bats with the aforementioned runner on third less than 2 outs “sitch,” failed to add but Chapman and especially Josh Sborz (0 runs, 1 hit, 2 and one third innings and the honor of K’ing Marte to wrap the first ever Texas Rangers title and end a 20 for 20 hitting streak that Marte had before #5 last night.
In the aforementioned Texas 9th vs Sewald, the “law firm” of Jung and Lowe, Josh and Nathaniel respectively singled and each scored on Jonah Heim’s single and same play error by “Az” center fielder Alek Thomas. Heim at third but again 2 failures with less than 2 outs before Semien truly iced the title with a 2RHR.
Many more notes to follow, the incredible Bochy now (51-24) starting with the Giants (51 and 24 truly great Giants’ #’s, the ’51 Pennant and Willie Mays respectively) in P.Season play, after winning but one third of his 24 post-season tilts as P-Pads manager (Padres (0-2) in W.S. Rays the same in W.S. Brewers and Rockies each (0-1) and the Mariners the only one of the 30 baseball teams in the so called “bigs” without even a W.S. “app, are the 5 of 30 sans title as Texas, again in their 62nd completed season –(they actually were in ‘offs position with a losing record when the ’94 season was cancelled–another example of wild card presence ill) got off that list).
As stated so many times, I think the wild card presence has ruined baseball, certainly for me, however hail each of these teams, 90 wins Texas and 84 wins Arizona for winning the games needed to get to what was a low rated World Series.
The “bleeps” (sorry, but I lived it, ate it slept it and in many ways still do as memories of great had to finish first pennant races of ’64,’67 among others float in my memory) who run it might change it a bit based on 2022 and especially 2023 but they as usual do not get it!!
El problem (did not want to start a second straight paragraph with “the”) is not the result that yielded a 5 seed vs 6 seed World Series but that the format with the utterly horrible wild card presence, in its just completed 29th season in one form or the other, allows the not such a long shot possibility of such occurring.
Now 2 Time W.S. MVP, Corey SEager pictured above.
Most important his tying 2RHR vs SEwald in #1 was the biggest play in the entity.
He also hit 2RHR’s yielding (3-0) at ‘Zona, Texas leads in #’s 3 and 4 before breaking up Gallen’s no hit bid with a T7 leadoff single, (Gallen would have been lifted, another real problem) and scoring the W.S. winning run in the #5.
Quite a series for Seager and playoffs run for first time title winning Texas (Rangers).
Perhaps it is all karma, certainly such that could have brought gains, both financial and emotional, as with the Texas Rangers, nee second incarnation of the Washington Senators on the precipice of a title (one never knows, especially in baseball, more so post-season short series baseball and especially this post-season) that their best player in their 11 seasons in Washington D.C, Frank Howard died at the age of 87.
What a hitter and what a presence Frank Howard was.
A truly gentle giant, he was an N.L. Rookie of the Year (1960) and hit over 40 homers in a season three times.
He once hit 10 home runs in 6 games,
Frank started with the Dodgers and the “big man” was a big man in the Dodgers’ 1963 title season.
He had two memorable important hits vs the great Ed “Whitey” Ford in the Dodgers’ 4 game sweep of the Yankees in 1963.
His double in #1 was hit about as hard as any ever hit.
In #4 his homer gave Sandy Koufax a (1-0) lead. As called in the geat movie, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” the great Mickey Mantle HR’d vs Sandy to tie it before L.A. prevailed (2-1) to complete the sweep. (Check Frank on You Tube talking and marveling about Mickey’s great late in his career day, to which I will add to at some point).
One more as told to me by Schtunk (where is he, anyone?). Some fans were razzing the L.A. club either in one of 3 seasons (’62-’64), and would not stop though Tommy Davis and others came out of the dugout and asked/told them to stop.
Frank Howard needed only to look and the insults stopped.
Go easy Frank, such a good man and a tremendous player.
The great Frank Howard, pictured as an L.A. Dodgers player, above.
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