Happy Birthday Mark Gubicza!

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Happy Birthday Mark Gubicza! Mark had his best season back in 1988 while pitching for the Kansas City Royals when he went 20-8 with a 2.70 e.r.a. and finished 3rd in the AL Cy Young vote. He also made one of his two career All-Star appearances; with the other being in 1989 when he led the league in games started with 36.

What If? - Tony Gwynn almost hitting .400 in 1994

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It was August 12th, 1994 when the MLB Players Strike began, allowing it to become only the second season in MLB history to have no World Series be played. 1904 was the other. Along with the cancellation of the series we saw a number of players, and teams lose out on their quest for statistical greatness. One of those was Tony Gwynn and his chance to be the first player to hit .400 since the great Ted Williams batted .406 in 1941. Gwynn was batting .394 for the season when the players walked, cancelling the final 45 games. R.I.P. Tony

Antonio Langham - 1992 SEC Championship

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Remember Antonio Langham’s pick six in the 1992 SEC Championship game? With the score tied 21-21 late in the 4th quarter, Antonio stepped right in front of Florida Gators quarterback Shane Matthews fluttering pass, and took it 27 yards to the house. Bama would prevail 28-21, allowing the undefeated Crimson Tide to move into the National Title game. This was the very first SEC Championship game, and in fact it was the first post-season Conference title game in Division I Football. They ended up running all over the other undefeated squad in college football, the #1 Miami Hurricanes, 34-13 in the Sugar Bowl. Langham holds the all time Alabama INT record with 19. Happy Birthday Antonio!

Happy Birthday Chris Mullin

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Golden State Warriors southpaw sharpshooter Chris Mullin had five consecutive seasons where he averaged over 25 points per game. (‘88-89 - ’92-93) Those were also the only 5 seasons of his 16 year career that Chris was selected to the All-Star Squad. Happy Birthday Chris!

1995 Hall of Fame Game

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The expansion Carolina Panthers & Jacksonville Jaguars each saw their first action as NFL franchises when they met in the Hall of Fame Game back on July 29th, 1995. Former Heisman Trophy winner, and expansion draft selection, Desmond Howard scored the first touchdown for the Jags on a 66 yard punt return in the first quarter. Panther fullback Bob Christian pulled in a 16 yard pass from Quarterback Frank Reich and rumbled into the end zone for the Panthers first TD. We saw a back and forth battle between the fresh franchises with Carolina eventually pulling out a 20-14 victory after holding Jacksonville scoreless in the 4th quarter.

Anthony Young Finally Gets A WIN!!

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Remember when Pitcher Anthony Young finally was able see a big W next to his name in the boxscore after 27 straight L’s? Hard to blame him for all the losses though, when the Mets were pretty miserable in ‘92 & ‘93, losing 193 games over those seasons. Young had a 4.36 e.r.a with 16 saves and four holds over the span of his 77 appearances between May of ‘92 and July of ‘93, but getting that elusive win just wasn’t working out for Anthony. That first win would come on July 28th, 1993 when as a reliever he was awarded the W after Eddie Murray hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins. R.I.P. Anthony