Juan Dixon was named the Most Outstanding (Nantz will cite one for the 33rd and last time within 2 months it is “Most Outstanding” not “Most Valuable”) Player as his Maryland team won their lone NCAA Basketball crown in 2002.
I had the game’s end on, but was talking to my late cousin Neil when that game ended on a Monday night.
Now Dixon is in at Coppin State (it is “cop in” not “cope in,” Arthur Ralph and Neil called me Ralph and he is among those on my 2015 ramble), his team now (7-21) after a shocking upset win over now (19-8) Norfolk State (ode to the great Bob Dandridge) Monday night past.
A “The Rifleman” writer was Albert Aley, not the great Alvin Ailey, but as Caan’s “Axel” said upon, being called “Alex” and not “Axel Fried,” in the great film, “The Gambler,” close enough to cite here.
Jim Tatum, pictured above was the Maryland football coach when they won their lone “mythical” crown in 1953.
He preceded the great Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma (the “e-tooer,” Stone said Oklahoma “as”) having coached there one season in ’46.
Wilkinson was the Sooners’ coach from (’47-’63).
Hoops Cabaret in New York City will be showing the Saturday, March 4th big UFC 285 event. At Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, fans can view the matches while also enjoying the beautiful Hoops Cabaret girls who perform on stages and up close and personal.
“Jon Jones is fighting Ciryl Gane,” said Hoops girl Alicia. “It’s a big event and we will have the hottest girls here to entertain and seduce you. Come make it rain!”
The matches will be shown on the Hoops x3000 Mega-Tron Video Wall and numerous HD TVs and flat screens throughout the three-story club giving every seat a clear view of all the action.
Hoops Cabaret combines the excitement of a gentlemen’s club with the fun of a sports bar. Lots of gorgeous Hoops girls, and an exciting UFC card–sounds like fun!
48 West 33rd Street, New York City
Amidst the so much, beautiful and talented Stella Stevens, brilliant Richard Belzer and key home run in ’64 World Series, Tim McCarver among others dying and the out of nowhere, 39th U.S. President, for whom Dad and I stayed up late rewarded by his close victory, Jimmy Carter about to –let’s escape with thoughts of chocolate ice cream.
Limitations, especially those regarding reactions to cold have denied the pleasure of indulging in eating some.
Yet the memories of chocolate ice cream, my mother’s clear favorite–mine once was vanilla and Dad’s might have been pistachio are all warm.
On we must go!
The city of Philadelphia fell to (17-23) in final round entities when the Chiefs with Patrick “M”ahomes gaining a second Supe crown and MVP award in that game, directing a game winning field goal drive, severely aided and abetted by a second straight year Super Bowl, deciding defensive holding call.
“M” ahomes joins an impressive list of players whose surname or in the case of one two time final round MVP vs Philly, Earvin “M”agic Johnson, nickname that delivered big time vs a Philadelphia team in a final round entity.
Start with the greatest pitching performance in World Series history that of the New York Giants’ Christy “M”athewson, who hurled 3 shutouts vs the Philadelphia Athletics, in the 1905 World Series.
The A’s are all-time (9-5) in World Series play, (5-3) when in Philadelphia.
A second A’s loss while in Philly was led by John “Pepper” “M”artin, who went 12 for 24 at the plate, the dozen hits a record at the time.
I will get back to baseball and 3 becomes operative as thrice an “M” player did great to help sink a Philly final round entity team, but how about football vs the Eagles as another “M”artin, Rod had a game record 3 interceptions for the Oakland Raiders in their (27-10) win vs the Eagles in the ’80 season Supe.
Earlier in the week I cited the fact (on NPR “the fact absolute power corrupts absolutely was simultaneously stated on “Snap Judgment”) the great Chuck Howley finally made the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He shares the career int record with Martin and another Cowboys’ player, Larry Brown.
In 1983, 1993 and 2009 an “M” player truly helped his team beat a Philadelphia team in the baseball final/World Series.
I was at an ABC Studio watching their broadcast for both #’s 4 and 5 and in the 5th game on Sunday October 16th (in ’69 W.S. games were Saturday October 11th, Sunday, Tuesday Oct. 14th, Wednesday and concluded on Thursday October 16th with the Mets having won the last 4 to “5” the Orioles) Eddie Murray cracked 2 home runs as his Baltimore Orioles made it 4 straight wins to “5” the Philadelphia Phillies with games having been played on Tuesday October 11th, Wednesday, Friday October 14th, Saturday and as cited above concluded with “M”urray’s 2 H.R. performance leading the O’s, to date last title in their last to date, World Series appearance, nearly 40 years ago in 1983.
Hall of Fame Player Paul Molitor was the World Series MVP when the Toronto Blue Jays repeated as World Series winners, 6′ ing the Phils in the ’93 W.S.
Sixteen years later, the Yankees’ Hideki Matsui, was the MVP as the Yankees won their 27th and to date last title in their to date, last W.S. appearance, 6′ ing the Phils.
The nickname: “Magic,” as in Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who twice was the final entity MVP in Lakers’ 6 game wins vs the Sixers of Philly in ’80 and ’82.
Some turn about: A double “M,” “M”oses “M”alone was the MVP when the Sixers swept the Lakers to win their last NBA crown to date, in 1983. The Lakers went to (3-1) vs Philly in such entities winning in 5 vs the 76ers in what is their last final round entity to date, in 2001.
Back to vs Philly: A great double “M,” “M”ark “M”essier had 2 goals in his Edmonton Oilers’ rout clincher in #5 of the ’85 final.
As is often the case, nobody but me could have come up with this and likely few other than me are that interested. Those who are, see if there are more examples. Thank you.
Raquel Welch, who died days back at age 82, had acting “chops,” attitude and fierce determination.
Much of my “brain toss,” after again swallowing the sobering reminder of life/death, being now much more than original “linemaker” Damon Runyon’s 6 to 5 against us/me, moved to the one time I came “face to face” with Raquel Welch and looked briefly into her outward beauty.
She looked back, said nothing to my “I speak to Jim Brown,” (beyond regrettably, something that has not occurred in some time and I cite that Ms. Welch and activist, athlete and actor Jim Brown had great respect for each other).
Oh well, but somehow it did not bother me, the way it has when others, turned down my requests.
That evening’s event was a screening of “Myra Breckinridge,” a 1970 film based on the novel penned by the great Gore Vidal, with Farrah Fawcett in the cast. (So were John Huston Rex Reed and Mae West).
Into the lobby that Friday night, and as was the case with me “behind” the so many contemporaries, that “knew” Raquel in their “own” way, it was the aesthetic and not the “possibility,” that moved me so, as Raquel and Farrah were pictured in the promo picture, cuddling in the same bed.
I grew up (as cited before–in many ways, I never did) with television married couples sleeping in separate beds and was “late to the party,” attended by so many my age, with Raquel Welch’s poster from “One Million Years B.C. ,” a central, (pun, maybe intended) piece.
That aspect thankfully “got there” and in a world so replete with ugly, beauty and sex appeal, such as that exuded by Raquel, is a great thing.
Yet, it is the right way, at times with ? attitude, Raquel Welch exhibited, marching through life, setting up so many less deserving and unappreciative, that resonates so intensely and largely in a positive fashion.
I hope she finds both inwardly and outwardly, “better angels” as she treks above.
Yay! Finally, the great Chuck Howley has been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
I guess my family would have been pleased, had I been a dentist.
Surely, that never materialized however, the “pulling teeth” part has served me in helping so deserving and long overlooked “Hall” candidates Tony Perez, John Stallworth and now Mr. Howley make it.
Chuck, while happy, is pretty old.
Click below for a previous post, calling for Chuck to make the Football Hall of Fame.
Oh and Manfred and Selig, I have it on good authority God will have words with you, regarding your disgraceful stance, (who are you to judge?!!) keeping Pete Rose out of the Baseball place.
- Please Get Chuck Howley Into The Pro Football Hall Of Fame on November 28, 2019
Chuck Howley on the left is informed by Roger Staubach in the jacket, that he made the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
All 5 Kansas City major sports league titles have been clinched on a Sunday.
As of course is the case with Super Bowls, all 3 Chiefs’ titles were won on Sundays.
The two Royals’ crowns were also won on Sundays, which did not have to be what manifested.
In ’85 K.C. won game 7 of the World Series at home from the Cardinals.
30 years later, the Royals rallied to clinch their second World Series, that in 5 games with a road win vs the Mets.
By the way, one of the four NFL titles won by the Chiefs’ Supe opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, the 1960 version was won on a Monday, the day after Christmas, Monday December 26th at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
RC Cola, short for Royal Crown Cola.
In addition to its violent nature, football inherently has so much wrong with it. A major ill is that penalties decide games, as do field goals, now so easy to make, for the multitude of highly skilled kickers in the league.
Cue “The Mama And Papas” on this day after Monday but it is not for “Monday Monday,” but to cite “it happened again last night.” as a Butker “chip shot” from a measly 27 yards out gave the Chiefs their third Supe crown and second in the last 4 seasons/3 years.
As was the case last season, when a third down holding call was the absolute key in the Rams’ “no cover” Supe win vs the Bengals, who like Philly’s Hurts, “hurt” as they do not have a title, a holding call essentially decided what was a (38-35) Chiefs Supe win (well) over the Eagles.
Do not get me wrong Patrick Mahomes, both the “reg” and now “Supe” MVP, was/is brilliant, as he effortlessly directed 4 second half touchdown drives, running 26 yards to the “Phil” 17 on the decisive one, all of which set up another Har Butker (ok he is Harrison) gamer!
Of Toney and Bolton, the former first name Kadarius, not the great scorer Andrew, who helped a Philly team, the ’83 Sixers “title,” had a “walk in short TD catch that gave K.C. its first lead (28-27) after Harrison Butker’s XP and added a huge 65 yard punt return that set up a Mahomes to Skyy Moore (he had a big punt return vs Cincy on the winning drive, culminated by Butker’s FG and severely aided and abetted by penalties, in the “semi” vs Cincy) “walk in TD.”
The latter at the start of the paragraph above is Nick Bolton. He went 36 yards with a Hurts inexplicable and essentially inexcusable fumble, that tied the tilt at 14.
Philly vastly outplayed K.C. in the first half, but led by only 10 points as the “no Rihanna cleavage shown cashed” halftime “show” commenced.
After K.C. went “TD” on its first second half possession, it seemed Bolton had another fumble recovery TD, but alas (no sound for me, not with Burkhardt!!), my “captioning” indicated “G-d/God/” Mike Pereira said incomplete pass and “thus it shall be”said the far too obtrusive, time wasting replay.
Anquan Boldin and Arizona took out Philly in an in Arizona (same field?, which by the way caused further ridicule to the billion dollar and also “teflon” NFL, by being in horrible condition) home ’08 “semi”/NFC Title Game win.
“Pitts” subsequently no covered Arizona in the Supe, but Boldin titled in ’12, with Baltimore and cashed for those who bet him for first TD, in that game.
That “injustice” (the fact K.C. was only down by 10) was aided by the Orwellian replay yielding a “no catch” for the great DeVonta Smith (he did win titles twice with ‘Bama, Hurts essentially did not, as it was Tua Tagovailoa, who hit Smith to win the ’17 crown) late in the first half.
Give K.C., which won a second crown and has hosted 5 straight semis, credit for a great second half, as Mahomes moved significantly upward among all-time greats.
After the two “walk in” TD’s which were on 3rd and roughly 5 both times, each a huge 4 point play, Hurts went deep to Smith this time on the left sideline (on the Tua pass, Smith was far ahead of his defender on the left side as was the case on this) and to the 1, from where Hurts tied Terrell Davis (he who got Elway off the losing hook in ’97, which was followed by Elway and Denver repeating a Supe win in ’98) with his third rushing TD in a Supe.
Jalen Hurts made an extra effort “2” and it was (35-35). An all-time ridiculous, “master of the obvious ” statement by either Olsen or Burkhardt (Kevin said great weather but not the temperature at the start) was “they will go for 2, you would think.” Thanks, and it is cold in Siberia!
5 and change remained, nobody is talking about Sirianni’s poor waste of time with 3 runs to start the tying drive. Earlier, another key in this tilt, in which the better team lost was a 17 play Eagles’ drive/”settle” yielding (27 and not 31-21) pretty late in the third quarter) and Mahomes, masterfully and in no sweat/”until” (I will get to that) fashion, brilliantly drove K.C. to the Philly 12, eventually facing a third and seven with say 1:40 remaining.
His pass, so likely as they say “uncatchable” sailed out in the end zone, but again the officials decide/decided the title.
They called holding, yielding first down K.C. I had McKinnon to “TD,” but he properly slid down at the 1 and ’twas Butker with too little time for Hurts and Philly, less than 10 seconds.
It was eerily similar to when Clemson, at least that was with a TD and I think w/o too much, if any penalty help, denied Hurts and Alabama in the ’18 college title tilt.
I cite JuJu Smith Schuster’s 7 catches, Isiah Pacheco’s 15 carries/76 yards and a TD. The other K.C. TD was scored by Travis Kelce, who a) is a great player, b) overplayed the 1 point dog Chiefs get no respect angle and whose brother Jason played against him with the Eagles as the brothers have combined for 5 Supe appearances in the last 6 seasons.
The great quarterback, Patrick Mahomes and his wife pictured above.
Stet Bennett similarly won a second title in this year’s “pig,” albeit in college and in a clear title game rout.
After it, I posted him with his girlfriend named Liss and soon after, he drove drunk.
I cite that when K.C. and Mahomes were awful in defeat vs T.B. in a Supe 2 years ago, the son of then and now 2 titles, K.C. coach, Andy Reid, had also driven drunk, within days of the game.
It is such a powerful, life changing word this “if.”
I choose such power as tribute to the great composer, Burt Bacharach, who died days back at the age of 93.
This day of if only more President Lincoln, juxtaposed with Roman Empire hype and that sorrowful path, juxtaposed with having gone down the path (I did know how to ride a bicycle and the other, had learned, is also not forgotten) of the beautiful love inducing songs composed by Mr. Bacharach, so many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David and sung by so many greats, most prolifically by Dionne Warwick.
Sure you do not know how the other stuff will manifest and give it something for that, however, the reality of the “against bitter reality” beauty of music, always helping, is by far, the better way to go. (You need not ask directions to “San Jose,” just tune it in).
I think and marvel at the genius, joy, and barring “book/song banning,” (no given), what will be the everlasting, qualitative and quantitative work of Burt Bacharach.
The places one can go, as perhaps I will do today, in the dark, but brightened by Bacharach and his seminal songs.
Many, with far more musical knowledge than “sports” me, are surprised at some and that so many of the truly, great meaningful songs were composed by Burt Bacharach.
Thank goodness, there is access to them. It is in listening, watching and reflecting regarding their greatness, that I best pay tribute to Mr. Bacharach.
Amidst strife and there certainly is plenty, one need appreciate the great things in life, ones that bring tears of joy.
So often, and that is the enduring accomplishment, that beautiful feeling was delivered via a Burt Bacharach composition.
Burt’s words before he sings, adds to the fabulous song’s great meaning.
Paul Newman and Katharine Ross riding, B.J. Thomas singing and written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.
To Burt–thank you for having your brilliance manifest, yielding so much joy to so many!
The great Dagoberto “Bert/Campy” Campaneris was with the Texas Rangers in 1978 and on the third off day, that one due to rain after two scheduled such–(the Tigers had 4 off days in a row, none were scheduled), he attended his first hockey game, a playoff NHL “quarter,” between the great two time to be 4 time, champion, Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings.
This information was disseminated by Ernie Harwell, when Texas and Detroit finally played baseball on Saturday afternoon April 22nd, at Tiger Stadium.
Montreal won the Friday night hockey game/# 3 of their (1-1) “quarter,” en route to 9 straight wins and altogether 11 of 13 (9 and 11 somehow) to win a third straight crown.
Linking “Campy,” who was an integral part of 3 straight Oakland Athletics’ title teams (’72-’74) and the (’76-’79) Canadiens, who also won the Stanley Cup in ’73, one gets 8 titles in 8 years either for the A’s with Campaneris and the Canadiens.
The game “Campy” attended was the next to last ‘offs game played at the famed Detroit Olympia, where among many other great moments, the only two NHL Final, 7th game overtime goals were scored (each a Detroit winner, Pete Babando in 1950 and Tony Leswig in ’54).
In the last game ever played there, Jim Rutherford, later a Cup winning general manager with both Carolina and Pittsburgh, was brilliant in goal, as Detroit denied the Canadiens a fourth straight best reg record in a (1-0) win.
However, Montreal defeated another team called the Rangers, (they had 6’d the top record Islanders in the “semis”), the NHL New York Rangers in 5 games in the ’79 final, to win a 4th straight title and an incredible 15th in 24 seasons (’56-’79), a period of time that followed two straight Red Wings’ 7th game/home final wins vs Montreal, the first on the aforementioned Leswig overtime goal.
Today and tomorrow the Canadiens play their traditional Supe weekend day home games. Since those 15 crowns in 24 seasons, Montreal has won but 2 titles (’86 and ’93, each of the “middle of the pack” reg variety) in the 28 completed seasons (no NHL season in 2005), since that point in time.
Montreal is currently behind 6 teams and 15 points out of ‘offs qualifying position, so it is almost certain, dare I say certain, it will be 27 of 29 seasons, sans title for Montreal.
The opponents for Montreal today and tomorrow afternoons are first the New York Islanders and then the Edmonton Oilers.
Speaking of 9 and 11, those two teams/franchises, the Islanders (’80-’83) and Oilers (’84,’85,’87 and ’88 with Gretzky and in ’90 without him) won 9 of the 11 possible titles.
Neither has won a title since that time.
Bert Campaneris, pictured above.
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