On This Day - May 1st, 1991 - Rickey Henderson records his 939th stolen base, passing the great Lou Brock. The ‘Man of Steal’ would go on to play another dozen years, ultimately ending his career with 1,406 stolen bases.
Happy 70 to Old ‘Scrap Iron’ Phil Garner. 1977 was Phil’s best statistical season when he totaled 17 homers, 77 rbi’s and stole 32 bases. In the ‘79 World Series he batted .500 (12-24) for the champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
Happy Belated B-Day to one cool dude, Mr. Amos Otis. On September 7th, 1971 he became the 1st player since 1927 to steal 5 bases in one game. He led the AL in stolen bases that year with 52.
My first two dogs as a kid were named Amos & Otis.
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OTD - April 24th, 1994 The ‘Admiral’ David Robinson pours in a career high 71 points! It was the last game of the ‘93-’94 season and the Spurs were in Los Angeles to play the lowly Clippers. Robinson was in neck to neck race with Shaquille O’Neal on who would win the scoring title that year. During the game David’s teammates kept feeding him the ball even though the game was basically meaningless & out of reach. He went 26-41 from the field and shot 18-25 from the free throw line in a 112-97 Spurs win. The 71 points allowed him to claim the title over Shaq by a mere 6 points. It was also the Highest scoring total for a player in San Antonio Spurs history. The ‘Ice-Man’ George Gervin had scored 63 back in 1978 when he won the scoring title.
Dudes We Dig ! (00) Ken Burrough - The Houston Oilers Wide Receiver is the last player to don the #00 in the NFL. During this Pro Bowl Season of 1975 6 of his 8 Touchdowns he scored went for 50 yards or more. Actually he was the only receiver in the league to eclipse the 1,000 yd mark in ‘75. (1,063yds)
FSU Era Derrick Brooks was the Coolest !!!
Happy Birthday Derrick Brooks
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Throwing it back to eighth grade ‘94. Running the point for the Spartans. Got the #31 for Nick Van Exel, the High Socks for Lawrence Moten, the undershirt and the forearm wristband for MJ. Haha
Happy Birthday Coach Madden
On Opening Day April 9th, 1985 Gary Carter in his first game as a New York Met, hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
April 8th, 1976- The Expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers make Oklahoma Defensive Lineman Lee Roy Selmon the 1st pick in team history.
They would also pick his brother LB Dewey Selmon in the 2nd round.
Remember eating cans of that lousy ravioli just trying to save up the labels to mail away for some just as crappy baseball cards. Love it!
Flashback 26 years to Monday April 5th 1993 & The Inaugural Game for the Florida Marlins. 45 year old Pitcher Charlie Hough took the mound against Orel Hershiser and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I grew up about 45 minutes from Joe Robbie Stadium and I can remember being in 7th grade that day stuck in school and so jealous of my buddy Jim who got to go to the game with his Grandpa.
