So obviously, Rogers Sportsnet , probably to placate all the wives, mothers, daughters, and general female ball fans in Calgary and other towns bereft now of Rogers radio stations, claim it’s a first for their organization, namely a female colour commentator in the booth with the play-by-play (second on the totem pole, btw) man, Dan Shulman’s son Ben. And so it goes…..

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.Barilko had scored the Cup-winning overtime goal that year. 

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Oops, not that year, 1962,, but he scored that goal in 1951. It took until 1962 to finally find the crashed plane

I recognize Cournoyer , Lemaire, Savard, and possibly LaRose. I used to see most of these guys battling the TeePees & Blackhawks when the Jr. Canadiens were part of the OHA Jr. League

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I recognize Cournoyer , Lemaire, Savard, and possibly LaRose. I used to see most of these guys battling the TeePees & Blackhawks when the Jr. Canadiens were part of the OHA Jr. League

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Oh, and Sam (Dealmaker) Pollock

Jackie apologizes for being a day or two late to the page.

She is starting to look either burned out or sleep-deprived. Poor lass.

Huh…? Is this the “Over 50” Miss America?
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^^ reverse AI??

Methinks we could use a few more Nolan Ryans AND Norm Cashs.  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1405774038178620

Interesting…

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Interesting…

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Indeed. Thanks for sharing that.

I do like a certain degree of smashmouth in hockey. But I also think it's a much better game all-around now that egregious behavior is being addressed.

eagleisland What did you do to the BoSox? 15 in a row, tying a record from 1946?? Sheesh!

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eagleisland What did you do to the BoSox? 15 in a row, tying a record from 1946?? Sheesh!

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I have done nothing beyond the usual - which means largely ignoring them. I am a decidedly fair-weather fan when it comes to the team. Although a game at Fenway should be on EVERYONE's bucket list (when I was going to school in Boston, I lived a 20 minute walk from Fenway and you could walk up and buy bleacher seats for two bucks, so I went often), I'm decidedly unimpressed by current ownership, front office, etc., and an apparent philosophy that you can make plenty of money if you suck for five years, invest for one season and produce an edge-of-seat result, then return to suckfulness for the next five seasons. 

I'll probably start paying attention if they make it to the playoffs, and will likely watch provided there's no conflict with My Beloved Broons - including pre-season games. When it comes to the Red Sox, I may be a fair-weather fan.... but I have my reasons.

I guess it doesn't matter much to a multi-million dollaar operation, but the money saved by not having to wash jocks and underwear would impress me.

I'm currently looking through "The Magical Game / The spirit and History of Baseball's Supersdtitions, Rituals and Curses"  by Addy Baird. It's a bit of a tough slog as she seems to by trying to impress the reader with her scholarly (?) approach, IMNSHumbleO.  [So far I haven't come across much about dealing with the curse of winning streaks.]

Speaking of curses, , stupidstitions,,, d’ya remember the time da Broons were in da playoffs against the Flyers and their good luck charm was Kate Smith singing “God Bless America” before games. Espo and Orr decided to foul up the rites by skating up to her and giving her a bouquet of flowers. The Flyer bullies skated over to them steaming mad… ha

Completely off topic: For a long time, I was of the opinion that Bull Durham was the best sports movie ever. It's still a favorite of mine, but some recent viewing has changed my opinion. Here's my current Top Three:

3) Moneyball: Although Jerry Maguire was a good film, titularly about the business of professional sports, at its heart it was still a rom-com (so, for that matter, was Bull Durham). Moneyball isn't. Instead, it's a (mostly, but not entirely) true story about a major shift in professional sports - specifically, figuring out how to field competitive teams without having massive payrolls. The acting is solid and the ache of athletes, current and former, facing their own demons comes through loud and clear.

2) Miracle: Each time I watch this film I find something new in it. Kurt Russell does a brilliant job of channeling Herb Brooks (not sure quite how close he got the accent), and the roles of the players - the vast majority of whom were hockey players who were taught how to act, rather than actors who had to learn to skate - are believable. A tiny number of scenes are rather silly, but it's easy to overlook them.

1) Friday Night Lights: It had been years since I saw this, and I pulled it up about two weeks ago. Even if you're not a sports movie fan, it's worth watching - for the cultural aspects of 5-A high school football, the pressures on the athletes (most of whom would never play again once their senior seasons ended), and the coaches and support staff. It's brilliant, start to finish.

I love sports and can watch meaningless games right to the last pitch or second, but woe is me when it comes to sitting still for 2+ hours to watch a sports movie, or any movie. Dunno why.

Anyway, here’s an interesting sports tidbit since Detroit and Gordie Howe are in the news lately - & as per usual, something to delay your onset of senility…. (btw, Al Kaline was a Tiger and did not invent alkaline batteries.....)

With NHL "playoff implications" engendering mucho analysis (?) by late October, give or take, where do you find "meaningless" games?

[^^ a rhetorical question .......... they're in the NBA and NFL.  ]

Westman cable broadcasts [and re-broadcasts] some senior biesbol games from the Santa Clara League [I think].  Typically it's one stationary camera [which gets part of the field], a bare minimum of "announcing," no replay, and precious little to inform you when the game was played.   Your "can watch until.... " will be sorely tested.   

I always figured that Kaline's father must have had an acidic sense of humor.

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I'm not sure, but I don't think Kaline ever played a day of minor league baseball.  I think he was in the majors at age 18.

Right out of high school, he was. He was really charged up then….

Gordie was 18 when joining the Red Wings, after a year with the minor league Aksarben Knights. (backwards for Nebraska, John! )

More int’l capers…
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Man, I'm sure glad we have analysts to clarify things for us.   The analyst (?) on last nite's Yankees-White Sox broadcast explained that when assessing pitchers he prefers to use the max. velocity of their fastballs instead of their average velocity, because the maximum tends to be a bit more than the average.   Whoda thunk?!?!?

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Right out of high school, he was. He was really charged up then….

Gordie was 18 when joining the Red Wings, after a year with the minor league Aksarben Knights. (backwards for Nebraska, John! )

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Gee Chuck .... as a frequent visitor to Sapp Brothers, don't you think I know that  Yep, I learned that from Aksarben Race track where my client raced his horses.  I think the track has closed though!

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Man, I'm sure glad we have analysts to clarify things for us.   The analyst (?) on last nite's Yankees-White Sox broadcast explained that when assessing pitchers he prefers to use the max. velocity of their fastballs instead of their average velocity, because the maximum tends to be a bit more than the average.   Whoda thunk?!?!?

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As if we needed further proof that nearly 50% of all people are of below-average intelligence...

.... ^^ the kids in Lake Wobegon notwithstanding.

'Way back when we were trying to farm I hired a high school kid for the summer.  One day his job was to cultivate a field.  When he came in at suppertime he informed me that he didn't do the whole length of the field ... rather that he'd gone as far as "... where those two trees are in a straight line."   [But, all-in-all a good kid/worker.   ]