Temple of the Blog

Queen Village dweller, music aficionado, sports fan, obstacles to progress eliminator. Temple made.

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We're finally going to get to see the "what if Darnold was surrounded with good talent and a pretty good play caller" experiment.

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#Vikings first-round QB JJ McCarthy underwent a full meniscus repair this morning and is out for the 2024 season, sources tell me and @TomPelissero.

The repair, done by Dr. Chris Larson at Twin Cities Orthopedics, gives McCarthy the best chance at a long, successful career.

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In re of the Tony Romo bobble game, even if the the FG was good Seattle would have had 1 min to get a FG to win it.

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Matt Hasselbeck if he had gotten a few calls in SB 40. Jalen Hurts basically carried by the leading rusher and an elite defense. Just like Matt. Actually Hasselbeck's defense was way closer to middle of the pack than the 2024 Eagles

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Pistons would have won in 6 if Isiah didn't sprain his ankle and no phantom foul call on Kareem in the closing seconds.

[NBA Cobwebs @NBACobwebs]

June 21, 1988: Finals MVP James Worthy finishes with 36 PTS (15-22 FG)/16 REB/10 AST/2 STL in a 108-105 win over the Pistons in Game 7 of the NBA Finals that gave the Lakers' their second straight NBA Championship.

Byron Scott added 21 PTS and Magic Johnson had 19 PTS/14 AST for Los Angeles. Joe Dumars led seven Detroit players in double figures with 25 PTS.

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Texans

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What do you NFL fans?

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Mattingly just stopped hitting for power the last half of his career. He went from Ted Williams to Keith Hernandez.

[OldTimeHardball @OleTimeHardball]

Who is the most “what if” player in MLB history?

Drugs, injury, etc.

1. Eric Davis
2. Dwight Gooden
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Mike Trout
5. Don Mattingly
6. Herb Score
7. Sandy Koufax
8. Darryl Strawberry
9. Josh Hamilton
10. Write in a player

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Depends on the pass rush. 15 if an elite pass rush. Probably 12 or 16 otherwise

[Vinny’s Corner @VinnysCorner1]

No timeouts, game on the line…

Which QB gets the ball?

[NBA History @NBAHistory]

On this day in 1993...

John Paxson knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to clinch the Chicago Bulls' 3rd consecutive title!

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Living off best player in baseball 7 years ago. But terrible for 2+ years

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Mookie Betts has been terrible Bryson Stott level for 2 years. He stinks.

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Why? Get help.

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Irvin and it's not close

[Andrew Anderson @uscfan981]

Who’s gone?

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Rickey is taking for a ball to walk in a run

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Game 7 of the World Series. Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded, 2 outs, and your team is up by 1

Rickey Henderson is at the plate . You have your choice of any pitcher, of any era. Who gets the call?

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Don Robinson

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Name a pitcher who could hit and you actually looked forward to his at-bats.

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Mookie Betts has been terrible Bryson Stott level for 2 years. He stinks.

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Allen, mahomes, and Jackson were all like yeah we'd throw for 350 every game with these guys

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150 yards passing most games with the most expensive passing offense of all time

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REPORT: "Some close to Jalen Hurts feel that the Eagles did not support him enough when some constructively insightful stories came out this postseason about some of his deficiencies on the field...No one spoke up publicly on Hurts’ behalf as they did [Carson] Wentz [back in 2019]."

(via @JSantoliquito via @BleedingGreen)

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Mookie Betts has sucked for 2 years just like Trea Turner. Same numbers.

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Johnny Vander Meer back to back No hitters. Need 3 in a row to break it. Cy Young 511 wins. No one starting now will ever get half of that evrr again. No one will hit .400 ever again. Brett and Gwynn came close in the last 50 years. 200 hits never happening again.

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Top 5 unbreakable MLB records.

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Anyway notable now that Bieniemy is back who left after 2022. His one year in Washington Bieniemy oversaw Sam Howell throwing for 4000 yards and 21 TDs.

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There have been a lot of takes this offseason about how Mahomes hasn't been Mahomes since they traded Tyreek Hill. In re of AJ Brown leaving etc.

He won 2 SBs without him. And his 2022 MVP season was:

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I still remember my dad a super casual NBA fan calling me at work to talk about this game the next morning

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Very similar finals games too with Jordan willing them to a win on both ends scoring nearly 50% of their points like Brunson.

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Very similar finals games too with Jordan willing them to a win on both ends scoring nearly 50% of their points like Brunson.

[NBA History @NBAHistory]

On this day in 1998...

Michael Jordan (45 points) gets the steal and buries the step-back jumper to clinch Chicago's third straight NBA title 🏆

Last night, Jalen Brunson tied Jordan's record for the most points scored on the road in an NBA Finals-clinching game!