Sports Quotes (November 18, 2003)
These were my favorites:
"Some people are questioning Major League Baseball's commitment to enforcing its rules against steroids,'' says Jim Barach of Dallas. "For instance, Cubs fan Steve Bartman has been brought in to handle the specimens.''
"Alex Golden-Rod makes $21 million in salary but still gets a $500,000 bonus for winning the MVP?" says Richard Freedman of Benicia. "That's like a bus driver getting a bonus for getting kids to school alive."
"Whoever gave Alan Trammell a third-place vote for Manager of the Year,'' says Edmund Yepp of Oakland, "must have also voted Captain Edward Smith as Skipper of the Year for piloting the Titanic.''
And this one just annoys me, since...
Nick Buoniconti, the star linebacker of that 17-0 team, said, "It's the greatest single-team record in the history of sports. It continues to stand as the most difficult team record to tie."
...I can't stand that the "history of sports" is always in relation to sports in America. I'm sure there must have been some soccer team at the highest level that's gone undefeated at some point?
--posted by TangoTiger at 10:04 AM EDT
Posted 10:57 a.m.,
November 18, 2003
(#1) -
Bobby Knight
Ummmm. I had a college hoops team that doubled the 72 Dolphins.
Posted 11:45 a.m.,
November 18, 2003
(#2) -
Harlem Globetrotters
our record after 20000 games (4 yrs ago): 19,668-332
Posted 11:51 a.m.,
November 18, 2003
(#3) -
UCLA Bruins
Ummmm. I had a college hoops team that doubled the 72 Dolphins.
Yes, but other teams have done that. We did it for consecutive seasons, for example.
Posted 12:38 p.m.,
November 18, 2003
(#4) -
Charles Saeger(e-mail)
Uh, the 1869 Cincinnati Reds?
Posted 10:29 a.m.,
November 19, 2003
(#5) -
tangotiger
(homepage)
Talking about Bonds' 6 MVPs, the story says:
Among the four major North American professional sports, only the NHL's Wayne Gretzky has more MVP awards, with nine. The NBA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also won six MVPs.
Gordie Howe also had 6 MVPs I believe.
"I feel that Hank Aaron's record is the greatest single record in all of sports," Bonds said. "It's going to be a very difficult task to do. I'm prepared for the challenge. I just don't know if it's reachable."
The aforementioned Gretzky has about 50% more points than the #2 guy.
(Please, don't bring up Ks for Ryan.)
Grrr....
Posted 12:03 p.m.,
November 19, 2003
(#6) -
Cy Young
511 - None of today's sissy pitchers is going to break that record.
Posted 1:01 p.m.,
November 19, 2003
(#7) -
tangotiger
According to my estimates, Cy Young and Nolan Ryan threw in the neighborhood the same number of pitches. I forget exactly, but I think it was 95,000 or so for Ryan and 100,000 or so for Cy Young. And I'm sure that Ryan threw alot harder. In terms of durability, no one can touch Ryan.
Young managed to pitch more innings and face more batters because back then batters were probably hackers like Alfredo Griffin and Vlad.