Lambeau expansion (50% larger than when I was a kid) means more opportunities to get tix for Packers fans, but also means going to games is valued less when opposing fans have it marked on their bucket list.
On August 8, 1982, a line drive foul ball hit a 4 year old boy in the head at Fenway Park. Jim Rice, realizing in a flash that it would take EMTs too long to arrive and cut through the crowd, scooped up the boy and got him to the dugout where the Red Sox medical team gave him life-saving first aid.
Yes! Craig Gilbert nails it. Only thing I’d add is that a lot of valuable journalist time has been wasted on my home county that could have been spent much better elsewhere, or doing deep dives on housing or the environment here, rather than trivia.
@sarafischer FYI: This map shows Door County, WI as only having a digital site. We’ve been publishing a thriving weekly print edition for 29 years. There’s another (GANNETT ghost) print paper, a digital site, and a print edition for Washington Island.
September 20, 1982
James Lofton.
The world-class sprinter's 83-yard reverse under the Monday Night lights at the Meadowlands.
The longest run from scrimmage by a wide receiver in #Packers history.
My thoughts on the field surface: uncommon field surface for both teams. All players should be wearing 7-studs or a flex option in forefoot (shout out Redd and T-Bone). That’ll fix majority of the slipping.
My brother and I were saying players should be pissed about this. There needs to be a consistent playing surface across all fields that players step on. No one wants to watch players slip, or dudes feet being locked in the turf, increasing the % of injury. It’s 2024. The @NFL is King👑. They got more than enough money. Spend a little to get a lot back. The fans and players deserve it.
Great to get the chance to talk Packers, Lombardi, Clemente and the 2024 campaign with the incredible David Maraniss for the pod this week. https://t.co/QSEkjXR7Xt #packers#lombardi
I see the “permanent” bought-and-paid-for memorial bricks at the Shell are being removed. Much like the “permanent” bought-and-paid-for seat licenses at the Kohl Center weren’t “permanent” after all. Is there any limit to the greed of the Univ. of #Wisconsin Athletic Department?
Fun fact: Dave Mason's biggest solo hit, "We Just Disagree," was written by the late Jim Krueger, who in the late '80s grew tired of the L.A. music scene and moved home to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and started the Happy Schnapps Combo, a beloved polka-rock band.