Guy gets called up after raking at Triple-A only to be played out of position and given 20 at-bats and then sent back to the minors. Yeah, most players are gonna be pissed about that
I sometimes think about how cool/kind it was for Mike Breen to tell Knicks fans it was okay to cry.
For decades, he'd been a father figure to the fanbase. The voice narrating New Yorkers' heartbreak.
Then, on the night it finally happened, as soon as it was official, he gave everyone, including grown men, permission to lean into thier feelings... actively experience their emotions without judgment or resistance.
That wasn't a throwaway line. It was the perfect ending to the story he'd been telling for 30+ years.
Can't tell you how much I wish movies like these were still being made.
And these are just a few of my favorites. There's also White Fang, Little Giants, The Sandlot, Blank Check, Richie Rich... the list goes on.
They were filled with real people, real locations, real extras, real friendships, and real stakes (at least when you were 10 years old).
The heroes weren't perfect. Kids failed. They got hurt. They were scared. There was a little light cursing, an awkward romance, and a lot of heart.
I think about when Henry realizes his Mom was actually the star pitcher, or when Junior Bevel sees his Dad wearing a Jamaican Bobsled Team shirt, or the first "Ducks Fly Together" chant.
Today's family movies can still tell great stories, but I miss this era of real life adventures. There was something about watching real kids in a real world that made you believe you could have an adventure too.
Maybe it's nostalgia, or maybe we really did lose something worth keeping.
The NBA Draft went to a two-round format in 1989. Since that happened, St. Johnโs has never had three players get selected โ until tonight. Bryce Hopkins (Nuggets) joins Dillon Mitchell (Celtics) and Zuby Ejiofor (Hawks).
The Rick Pitino Effect in Queens knows no limits.
Bryce Hopkins has been selected by the Denver Nuggets with the No. 49 pick
He's the third St. John's player to be picked in this draft and it's the first time the Johnnies have had three players picked in the modern draft era #SJUBB
That makes it three -- Bryce Hopkins to the Nuggets at No. 49. First time St. John's has had three players picked in modern format of the NBA Draft. #sjubb