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That Fish Smell
Josh, It's Tales of Brave Ulysses. Time to but down the bong... or maybe time to pick it up!!!— September 25, 2009 12:51 p.m.
Fun Football Stories
"He was put up on a pedestel and told"You are the greatest running back the world has ever seen" Yeah I always laugh about that, too. The thing is to get to the top of the pile, LT has to maintain his career averages for over 4 years to catch Smith AND win a Super Bowl. And Smith's 3 worst years, discounting his rookie year, were his last 3. Sorry sports fans. LT has been a great rb for SD, but I guess I am one of the few who think SD should have made a couple of different moves in the last couple of years. Something to provide a better transition between past/present and the future. Can't wait for the hate from that one. LOL— September 25, 2009 12:34 p.m.
Fun Football Stories
Josh and Pete, how would you guys compare LT and AP to someone like say Barry Sanders. Do you think LT can stick around long enough to 3500 more yards? I know LT has more tds but they haven't gotten him to a SB anymore than Sanders' yards did. The thing I liked about Sanders was he could run thru you, over you, around you and if he got in front of you, you weren't going to catch him. But the thing I liked most was that he had fun playing football and when it wasn't fun anymore, he quit. Is it just me, or does LT look like he really ain't havin any fun???— September 25, 2009 11:50 a.m.
This. And That.
I guess we have different interpretations of team history, Josh. I think to use the word history in the your context, a player needed to really make some kind of contribution to the team's success. And like I said, Johnny U was done when he got to SD and really didn't contribute anything of significance. Kind of like Namath going to the Rams. He also only made it thru 4 games but played a little better than Johnny U did. You are correct about the Hammer and the Say Hey Kid. The Braves wanted the Hammer to break Ruth's record as a Brave, but by then he was having "difficulties" in the field; bad knees I think. About a month after he broke the record, the Braves traded him to Milwaukee, where he could DH and not have to play in the field. He played ok, but nothing like his Braves years. Mays on the other hand, was traded for money becuase the Giant's owner was going broke. He played for a couple of years but only in about 1/2 the games. I have 2 lasting memories of Willie Mays with the Mets. One is of him falling down after swinging and missing a pitch. Not because of how hard he swung but because of how bad he swung. The other is of him falling down in the outfield trying to run down a fly ball. Sey Hey has said several times over the years that he played to long and should have quit sooner.— September 25, 2009 11:18 a.m.
This. And That.
Gringo, a couple of Clipper/Rockets trivia for you. When the pre SD Buffalo Braves had the initial draft, they passed on hometown player Calvin Murphy because the didn't think he would make it in the NBA; he's only about 5'9" and went on to become a Hall of Famer. So I guess bad draft moves have been folowing the Clippers from the start. Maybe we should call it the Calvin Murphy curse. Most people probably know that Pat Riley was the SD Rockets first draftee. That wasn't to bad; he seems to have done ok for himself. Their first pick in the 2nd year was Elvin Hayes, the Big E, who happens to have been an All Ameican at ....the University of Houston. Remember that game in the Astrodome, Houston /UCLA? That was the Big E who shut down Lew Alcinder after UCLA had won almost 50 in a row. So what happens when the Rockets move to Houston? They trade Hayes after 1 season because Tex Winter doesn't like his fundamentals. Ten years later Houston brought him back,. He had 3 finals appearances and 1 ring and Houston had zip. I guess you can take the team out of San Diego but you can't take San Diego out of the team.— September 25, 2009 9:02 a.m.
This. And That.
Josh, One request. Don't lump Johhny U in with that group. He was one of the best ever, but by the time he got here in 73, he was done. He was benched in 72 by the Colts after 4 or 5 games and never played another down for them. I remember when he got to SD. He was going to be the mentor for Fouts, but he had nothing left and I think he got benched after 3 or 4 games. So you really can't refer to him with those other guys. I know this will be considered blasphemy, but by way of comparison, Ryan Leafs stats were better than Johnny U's in his last couple of years.— September 25, 2009 8:35 a.m.
That Fish Smell
response to #11 Actually, Country Joe and the Fish did indeed play at Woodstock. Country Joe did his acoustic set on Friday night. He played a fill in set right after Richie Havens. If you look closely, you can see his guitar strap is just a piece if rope; it was just a guitar somebody found laying around. Country Joe and the Fish played on Sunday, after Joe Cocker, I think. The Woodstock lineup was Country Joe McDonald, Barry "the Fish" Melton, Doug Metzler, Mark Kapner and Greg Dewey. "Chicken" Hirsh had left bt the time Woodstock came along. I think you mean: the true revolutionary "moves through the peasantry as the fish does through water."— September 25, 2009 8:18 a.m.
Chargers Won’t Fulfill Desires in San Diego
This just in!!! NFL To Move All 32 Teams To Los Angeles http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42979— September 15, 2009 2:14 p.m.
Chargers Won’t Fulfill Desires in San Diego
Gringo, Yeah I already saw this. This is just a bill easing the environmental and planning regulations for his project and has yet to be endorsed by the Governor, although he is on record supporting the NFL's return to L.A. Broad/Ovitz et al also had the support of the Governor's office during their effort. The friends I'm talking about, which I'm sure you're aware, are the "many friends with lots of money" that you refered to. So again I ask who are they? I'm not saying you know, what I'm saying is Roski hasn't said who they are and how much they are throwing in. How much is private investment and how much is going to be borrowed and does he actually have financing lined up. At least when the afore mentioned group made their bid, people knew who the investors were; they knew that for the franchise fee, Ovitz had $200 million in equity (his own cash and that of his partners), a $100 million loan from B of A and a promissory note promissory note for $200 million for the balance once he was awarded a franchise. For the stadium, they had a $400 million line of credit at B of A, about $200 million in committed public money and another $150 million the NFL was going to kick in. And it wasn't enough for the NFL. They didn't have enough up front money. Roski was involved in that attempt also, by the way. And the point man for the commissioner's office was non other than then NFL Executive Vice President Roger Goodell. To use the new buzzword, I'd just like to see a little "transparency" in his "plan before I actually believe it is a reality.— September 11, 2009 1:48 p.m.
Chargers Won’t Fulfill Desires in San Diego
You know what Everett Dirksen said: “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money”.— September 11, 2009 12:08 p.m.