Shout out to Ken Griffey Jr. for playing through the steroid era without embarrassing himself or the game. His legacy gets greater with each passing year.
I watched ESPN for non-SVP reasons last night for the first time in a while and I felt like Luke Wilson in Idiocracy. This used to be the network of Bob Ley, for fuck’s sake. Can we do a little fucking better than this?
😔⛳️🌪️ #HELP — Bradley Gebbie had his home destroyed by the tornado that devastated Greenfield, Iowa. He lost his golf clubs & is asking for help: “I really need a new set and I love golf.”
@TaylorMadeGolf | @Titleist | @CallawayGolf
Former LSU HC Dale Brown reportedly charted every one of Pete Maravich’s shots in college to see what he would average with a 3-point line.
Maravich would have scored a total of 4,731 career points — averaging 57.0 PPG.
Freshmen also couldn’t play varsity at this time🤯
“Chuck, I need to talk to you. Y’all got a white guy trying to guard me, that’s disrespectful. There’s not a white guy on the planet that can guard me.” - Larry Bird to Charles Barkley during an actual NBA game
Jesus: died at 33
Bird: wore 33
Jesus: performed a miracle in Galilee
Bird: performed many miracles in the Garden
Jesus: rose from the dead
Bird: won three straight MVPs as a white guy from a farm
Advantage: Push
If I see a basketball hoop in your house, of any variety, I'm blocking your child’s weak shit and throwing down a nasty dunk. Maybe that makes me a bad houseguest but I don't care.
Ted Williams’ career stats:
2654 H
525 2B
521 HR
1798 R
1839 RBI
2021 BB
AND YET:
Lost ages 24, 25 & 26 years to WWII.
Lost almost all of ages 33 & 34 years to the Korean War.
If you think “Eh, he was 34 anyway”:
Hit .345, .356, .345, .388 his first four years after Korea.