Rus Rainey

Husband, Dad, Retired Teacher, Retired Defensive Coordinator & Secondary Coach - Retired Men’s Golf Coach - North Cobb High School - Kennesaw, Ga.

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Only four times in NBA history has a player led the league in scoring, won the MVP, led the playoffs in scoring, won playoff MVP, and was 1st Team All-Defensive.

Career leaderboard:

Michael Jordan, 4
Everyone else who ever lived, 0

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Roberto Clemente has 65 more career outfield assists than any player born after 1909. This is why.

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Pure Saturday morning greatness …

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Kids who watch Looney Tunes cartoons turn into better adults.

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“I must be in the front row.”

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Perhaps the most critical back-to-school purchase of the early 80s.

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Today in 1987, with the Pistons up 107-106 and in possession of the ball in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Bird steals the inbounds pass and hits Dennis Johnson for the game-winner. It remains a thing of absolute beauty.

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Michael Jordan went 25-1 in the last 26 playoff series of his NBA career. Read that again. Absorb it.

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Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s all watch Lawrence Taylor utterly destroy everyone for a minute.

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I don’t know about you, but when I’m buying an encyclopedia I’m going to need the peace of mind that only comes with Pete Rose’s endorsement.

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When I was a kid, I wouldn’t have left my house if it caught fire while This Week in Baseball was on. https://t.co/n1i9n83Si4

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Throw up a hand if you remember when almost every Sports Illustrated cover was a work of art suitable for framing.

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The official broadcast duo of “I just got out of school and now I’m gonna watch some baseball.”

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Super Sky Point to Bobby Cox, who piloted the Braves to 14 division titles and a World Series triumph. Perhaps most impressively, he was ejected 161 times during his Hall of Fame career. That’s an entire season of righteous anger. Tell St. Peter to watch balls and strikes. #RIP

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Dave Parker, the 1979 All-Star Game. If you know, you’re welcome. If you don’t, watch the Cobra strike from right field and recognize greatness.

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Super Sky Point to Ted Turner, who pulled arguably the all-time greatest narcissistic team owner move ever in 1977 when he got fed up and just named himself the Braves’ manager. Career record: 0-1. Tell St. Peter you’ll be there at :05 after the hour, big guy. #RIP

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A movie that couldn’t be made today that’s better than everything being made today.

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Has put more people to sleep than Ambien, NyQuil, and Xanax combined.

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Wish we could do this just one more time.

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In 1918, Walter Johnson fired an 18-inning shutout. Nobody knows what his pitch count was that day but his testicle count was two and that’s what managers relied on back then.