When you realize this photo is 30 years old this month and two of the three stadiums are entirely gone and the other is now a medium sized college football joint.
Learned this from the old heads: In 1985 #1 ranked Auburn with Heisman trophy winner BO Jackson played TN @ Neyland. TN’s D held Jackson to 80 yards & QB Tony Robinson threw for 259 yards. Vols won 38-20 and got a SEC ship. Blue bloods got it done .
BATMAN was released 37 years ago today. One of the earliest classic superhero movies, and among the most popular of director Tim Burton. The story of how it came to the big screen will have you dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight…
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BATMAN turns 37 today.
The film’s first teaser trailer was rushed into theaters after fans revolted over Michael Keaton’s casting as Batman. The response was so positive that it helped turn skepticism into excitement and fueled the movie’s enormous hype.
My iPhone was hot, slow, and lagging on everything. I was already pricing out a new one.
A repair shop owner took it, swiped through four screens, and handed it back.
"Your phone is fine. Four settings are choking it. I see them every day."
Here is what he changed:
Free and unlocked 🔓for all to read:
Dusty Baker’s rollicking new memoir is out this week, so I paid a visit to the future Hall of Famer — and heard even more jaw-dropping tales
https://t.co/wKnvv7tECp
AN EVERYTHING SCHOOL!
AHS students have worked hard this year in the classroom and on the field! Congratulations to our students, coaches, teachers, and staff for another outstanding year!
Go Tornadoes!! 🌪️🌪️
"Be on time" isn't one of Pete Carroll's rules.
"Be early" is.
He won a Super Bowl with 3 rules total.
Rule 1: Protect the team.
Not the slogan. The mindfulness.
It's pulling a teammate out of a fight.
It's not hitting the guy late in practice.
It's the call you make when nobody's watching.
Rule 2: No whining, no complaining, no excuses.
Stolen from Coach Wooden
The point isn't to be upbeat.
The point is your self-talk runs the show.
Words come first. Behavior follows.
Rule 3: Be early.
Not on time. Early.
You can't be early by luck.
You thought about it the night before.
You set the alarm.
You knew the commitment.
Being early is a sign of respect you can see.
3 rules to run an NFL locker room.
Most teams have 12 values nobody can recite.
Bob Horner and I were destined to be teammates somewhere. I signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Arizona State before I was drafted. Bob played at ASU and ended up in Atlanta my first full year in the major leagues—1978. One way or another, it was bound to happen.
From the minute Bob Horner joined the Braves, all us players could see he was good. I mean… really good. And that swing—short and quick, x or and could turn around anybody’s fast ball. And Bob knew the strike zone. He just did not swing at a bad pitch (like I had a tendency to do a little too often…) He was a unique talent and I was very lucky to be in the lineup with him most of my career. All of my numbers were better when he was hitting behind me. And that fact is not lost on me. I know my career was better because of him.
It’s been a hard few weeks for the Braves Family losing Ted and Bobby—and now Bob. These 3 men all had such a profound impact on my career. I am forever grateful.
Nancy and I will miss Bob and our hearts go out to Chris and Trent and Tyler, along with their entire family.
The older we get, the more we cherish wonderful memories and this past month has brought a flood of them back to us. The gratitude we feel for them all has been overwhelming.
Rest well, my friend and teammate.
RIP BOB HORNER
Here’s John Sterling’s customary “it is high, it is far…” call of Bob Horner’s 3rd HR in his 4 HR game in 1986.
Should also add that Ted Turner was of course team owner at the time & Bobby Cox was the team GM. Braves family has lost all 4 in a three week span.
BREAKING NEWS: The Atlanta Braves announce the death of franchise legend Bob Horner at the age of 68.
Horner was the 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, a four-time All-Star, and one of the most feared power hitters of his era — blasting 218 career home runs, including a legendary four-home run game in 1986.
A cornerstone of Braves baseball throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Horner hit .277 for his career with an .839 OPS and 685 RBI.