Ron Santo’s big league debut couldn’t have gone much better – the 20-year-old and future Hall of Famer went 3-for-7 with five RBI in a doubleheader to begin his @Cubs career. https://t.co/eEhUWe32To
We’re excited to announce Team Shuster for the upcoming season: John Shuster, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, and Lance Wheeler.
We’re excited for the opportunity ahead and the chance to compete together at the highest level.
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Sylvester Stallone says the original three-hour cut of First Blood was so bad that he and his manager tried to buy back the film negative just to burn it
"the studio went through every actor in Hollywood before coming to me, and when I saw the first cut, it was such a career killer that my manager and I literally felt sick to our stomachs in an alley"
"it was originally three hours long, I spent an hour and a half just chasing guys in the woods, and I was pontificating all these terrible, embarrassing lines throughout the entire thing"
"we completely fixed the movie by cutting out all of my dialogue and having other people talk about me instead , it went from three hours to 90 tight minutes, and that's when it finally worked"
Sylvester Stallone says he turned down $360,000 for Rocky because he refused to let anyone else play Rocky Balboa.
“They wanted Ryan O’Neal, James Caan, even Nick Nolte to star.”
“My agents told me, ‘Are you crazy? That’s ridiculous money.’”
“They offered me $360,000 just to sell the script.”
“I said no.”
“I knew if I sold it and it became a hit without me, I’d never forgive myself.”
“For about three months, I held out.”
“Eventually they agreed, but only if I starred in a movie with a budget cut to around $900,000.”
“They also had a 14-day clause where they could fire me at any time.”
“We shot the entire first Rocky in just 28 days.”