The Cats are riding a 4 game winning streak and looking 1000x better on both offense and defense. It's a good day!
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We have the Disney channel/app on our internet TV service but are not renewing it when it runs out shortly.
I sold all of my Disney stock last summer. No regrets.
The Doomsday Clock was moved to 90 seconds to midnight. The closest it's ever been due to the Russia/Ukraine war and other factors. What a bunch of alarmists. Some people really buy into this stuff.
Good morning, D finished Titus this morning, on to the next Philemon.
SC cut out three more USAF Emblems yesterday, I have another one ready to be picked up, thanks!!!!
Good game last night! There was one point in the game when he player that was throwing up all those threes, Ky took the ball and sloooooowly brought the ball up the court, I thought, here we go again, play not to loose, but they kept going after Vandy, that's the old style of KY basketball, run and gun!!!!
I hope the D, has a great day and prayers for the D!!!!
BBUK, don't to forget to wear pink today!!!!!!! LOL just kidding!!!!
SC cut out three more USAF Emblems yesterday, I have another one ready to be picked up, thanks!!!!
Good game last night! There was one point in the game when he player that was throwing up all those threes, Ky took the ball and sloooooowly brought the ball up the court, I thought, here we go again, play not to loose, but they kept going after Vandy, that's the old style of KY basketball, run and gun!!!!
I hope the D, has a great day and prayers for the D!!!!
BBUK, don't to forget to wear pink today!!!!!!! LOL just kidding!!!!
SC or any of the D, ya'll need to try and find the comet that's out now, they call it the green comet, we are supposed to see it in really dark skies with the eye, I will try to find it with my binoculars first, then drag out my telescope, it will be close to the Little Dipper from the 25th-29th. I've always enjoyed finding comets!!!!
Maybe I'm just getting older, and less impressed by baseball players of the past 30 years than guys who played when I was a kid, but I was surprised Scott Rolen - ex-Card, ex-Red -- made the Hall of Fame. Yeah, he was an exceptional fielder with a good bat, made lots of all-star teams and won several Gold Gloves. It just felt to me he was on that next level just below "Hall of Famer."
Here's a comparison Bernie will appreciate: Rolen is in, but not Ken Boyer, who had more hits, almost the same number of home runs, was also a perennial All Star and won several Gold Gloves himself.
I would have put Ken Boyer in before Scott Rolen, but again, that is probably the bias of youth.
Here's a comparison Bernie will appreciate: Rolen is in, but not Ken Boyer, who had more hits, almost the same number of home runs, was also a perennial All Star and won several Gold Gloves himself.
I would have put Ken Boyer in before Scott Rolen, but again, that is probably the bias of youth.
Actually, being a Cards fan, I saw both in person and on TV. It is pretty close, but I liked Rolen better, though he wasn't a Card as long. They are talking about it on a Cards site I read. I think Roen's saber stats are also slightly better. A shoulder injury cut short his effective career. He wasn't as good by the time he reached the Reds. On the Cards site, they are saying Rolen and LaRussa hated each other, in part because LaRussa wanted Rolen to do the roids to help overcome his shoulder injury and Rolen didn't want to.
That's interesting Bernie.
I saw both too, though certainly not as often as you. Rolen was still an above-average 3rd baseman with the Reds teams that won the NL Central 2-3 times under Dusty Baker. And I remember how good he was for a while with the Cardinals. I just would have ranked other players as more worthy of the HOF - including Ken Boyer.
It's just the bias of youth, I suppose. Major Leaguers, especially All Stars, seem like Gods when you are 10 years old. It's a lot easier to judge them critically when you are 35-40.
I can believe that about LaRussa, by the way. Good for Rolen if he stood up to him.
In the same boat Sir... I don't want to change out. I have my data backed up but no extra computer...sigh... I designed this baby. Now it's about gone....
Comet makes your teeth turn green. Comet it tastes like Listerine...vomit today.... (Don't really do it.) Sir...
I certainly agree Ken Boyer should be in the Hall of Fame. I am surprised he is not He had a brother who was a great third baseman too, Played on some great Yankee teams after he was traded by the K C Athletics. He later played for the Atlanta Braves. He was a better fielder than a hitter.
His brother Ken Boyer could do both very well.
Hello all,
Worked from home this morning but even a foot away from my computer, I didn't take time to post.
At the doctor now with My Darling.
We shall see... Have a great rest of your day.
Worked from home this morning but even a foot away from my computer, I didn't take time to post.
At the doctor now with My Darling.
We shall see... Have a great rest of your day.
This thing started acting up some time back and I had bought the extra desktop just in case. I have it hooked up to a spare 48" TV and use the TV as a monitor.
My wife is about every Apple you can think of. The phones, the laptops, the desktops, the I Pads and on and on. She loves to take photos and video on them and is out back about every day looking at nature and wildlife that comes through the yard.
She has some fantastic video as well as photos and puts them on Facebook. I wish I knew how to post a video off of Facebook but I have not a clue. If I did I would post some of them.
Clete Boyer. One year Clete and Ken both started at 3B in the All Star game. Another brother Claud was a pitcher, but not near the player as Clete and Ken.
Great win last night in that pathetic excuse of a ball court.
Need that Dub Saturday.
Need that Dub Saturday.
I agree totally. It should be illegal for Vandy to play there. It is a non-standard gym and should not be allowed.
My sister was proud to have a Vandy Ph.D., and I ran her ass ragged for those cheats.
My sister doesn't know a basketball from an elephant (or care), but she is an RN at Vanderbilt.
You guys all know how the NCAA has pretty much always had it in for UK and it started with Adolph Rupp. He was an innovator and they had to change rules because of him. I've read stories by Tev Laudeman about some of it. Along came the scandal years with the Beard teams. The team punished was the Hagan/Ramsey bunch. Rupp was going to play a schedule anyway and say screw the NCAA. Privately, every SEC team told Rupp they would play UK. The NCAA told the SEC they would be punished if they did. Every SEC team but one reneged when the SEC took an official vote. Only Tenn voted to play UK and Rupp never forgot that. After that, he helped Tenn every chance he got.
That is the truth about Rupp and Tennessee. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it from the lips of Rupp.
Rupp started the UKIT or University of Kentucky Invitational Tournament in the 1950's. This tournament was set up to be played just before Christmas on the home floor of Kentucky. It was to have the best four teams in the nation available for a two game tournament. Friday night's winners played for the championship on Saturday night. The losers played in the consolation game. We had some of the greatest teams and players of that era play on our home floor. The best of the best.
One year, it may have been 62 or 63, a team pulled out at the last moment for some reason and it left a spot open. The UKIT was the highest paying collegiate "holiday tournament" in the country and lots of teams wanted to come because of the $$$$.
But Rupp called Tennessee and offered them the spot. He publically said he wanted them to play as a thank you for having UK's back. Now Tennessee was a horrible program at that time and their attendance in Knoxville was low so they jumped on the chance to play. They wanted the big payout and Rupp was eager to give it to them in show of gratitude for backing UK during the dark days of the scandal. Most SEC teams were ready to kick UK out of the SEC conference but Tennessee argued no. And we stayed. But it took a huge argument from Tennessee in support of UK.
I remember that UKIT game so plain because the big man on Tennessee was Orb Bowling from Sandy Hook, KY. He was almost 7 feet and weighed a little over 200 lbs. He was awkward looking and had a funny face. UK students were familiar with Sandy Hook, KY and their famous cheer. It went like this.
Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook
We are it
SH for Sandy Hook
IT for it.
Each time Orb Bowling got the ball we would start on that chant. The picture below is Orb Bowling being guarded by UK great Ted Deeken, forward #12. Deeken was solid and paired up well with Cotton Nash, the All American. Scotty Baesler was the point guard on the team, he is on the right #14. He became a U.S. Rep from Lex and mayor of Lexington.
Orb Bowling also played for the Kentucky Colonels
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Gosh, I love stories like this.That is the truth about Rupp and Tennessee. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it from the lips of Rupp.
Rupp started the UKIT or University of Kentucky Invitational Tournament in the 1950's. This tournament was set up to be played just before Christmas on the home floor of Kentucky. It was to have the best four teams in the nation available for a two game tournament. Friday night's winners played for the championship on Saturday night. The losers played in the consolation game. We had some of the greatest teams and players of that era play on our home floor. The best of the best.
One year, it may have been 62 or 63, a team pulled out at the last moment for some reason and it left a spot open. The UKIT was the highest paying collegiate "holiday tournament" in the country and lots of teams wanted to come because of the $$$$.
But Rupp called Tennessee and offered them the spot. He publically said he wanted them to play as a thank you for having UK's back. Now Tennessee was a horrible program at that time and their attendance in Knoxville was low so they jumped on the chance to play. They wanted the big payout and Rupp was eager to give it to them in show of gratitude for backing UK during the dark days of the scandal. Most SEC teams were ready to kick UK out of the SEC conference but Tennessee argued no. And we stayed. But it took a huge argument from Tennessee in support of UK.
I remember that UKIT game so plain because the big man on Tennessee was Orb Bowling from Sandy Hook, KY. He was almost 7 feet and weighed a little over 200 lbs. He was awkward looking and had a funny face. UK students were familiar with Sandy Hook, KY and their famous cheer. It went like this.
Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook
We are it
SH for Sandy Hook
IT for it.
Each time Orb Bowling got the ball we would start on that chant. The picture below is Orb Bowling being guarded by UK great Ted Deeken, forward #12. Deeken was solid and paired up well with Cotton Nash, the All American. Scotty Baesler was the point guard on the team, he is on the right #14. He became a U.S. Rep from Lex and mayor of Lexington.
Orb Bowling also played for the Kentucky Colonels
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For a long time, along with the football Sugar Bowl was a basketball Sugar Bowl. If featured 2 of the top basketball teams each year. Very often, UK was in it. It was traditional and very common for schools to give football players spending money for the trip. Rupp thought it should be the same for his players and he cleared it with the UK prez. That was basically what the NCAA got UK on. It was also another reason Rupp was upset that the SEC football schools other than UT failed to back him.
That is the truth about Rupp and Tennessee. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it from the lips of Rupp.
Rupp started the UKIT or University of Kentucky Invitational Tournament in the 1950's. This tournament was set up to be played just before Christmas on the home floor of Kentucky. It was to have the best four teams in the nation available for a two game tournament. Friday night's winners played for the championship on Saturday night. The losers played in the consolation game. We had some of the greatest teams and players of that era play on our home floor. The best of the best.
One year, it may have been 62 or 63, a team pulled out at the last moment for some reason and it left a spot open. The UKIT was the highest paying collegiate "holiday tournament" in the country and lots of teams wanted to come because of the $$$$.
But Rupp called Tennessee and offered them the spot. He publically said he wanted them to play as a thank you for having UK's back. Now Tennessee was a horrible program at that time and their attendance in Knoxville was low so they jumped on the chance to play. They wanted the big payout and Rupp was eager to give it to them in show of gratitude for backing UK during the dark days of the scandal. Most SEC teams were ready to kick UK out of the SEC conference but Tennessee argued no. And we stayed. But it took a huge argument from Tennessee in support of UK.
I remember that UKIT game so plain because the big man on Tennessee was Orb Bowling from Sandy Hook, KY. He was almost 7 feet and weighed a little over 200 lbs. He was awkward looking and had a funny face. UK students were familiar with Sandy Hook, KY and their famous cheer. It went like this.
Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook
We are it
SH for Sandy Hook
IT for it.
Each time Orb Bowling got the ball we would start on that chant. The picture below is Orb Bowling being guarded by UK great Ted Deeken, forward #12. Deeken was solid and paired up well with Cotton Nash, the All American. Scotty Baesler was the point guard on the team, he is on the right #14. He became a U.S. Rep from Lex and mayor of Lexington.
Orb Bowling also played for the Kentucky Colonels
Sawnee you have my permission to tell stories like this any time you want. I can tell you pretty much anything about UK basketball since the 78 season, but am pretty ignorant to most of the Rupp era.
Thank you for this one.
There is a site called baseballreference.com. you can get every stat you can think of on it. A lot of saber stuff. There is a section called hall of fame monitor. They assign a numerical value to stats and total them up. It measures the likelihood a player will make the hall of fame. A score of 100 means you have a good chance of making it. Boyer scores 87. Rolen scores 99. 130 means you are a virtual lock. A few examples: Musial is #1 at 452 Cobb is #2 at 445. Mays 376 Bonds 340 Puhols 334.
Been a long day. Not sure where it will lead. We shall see. Have a great what's left of your evening...
Thanks for that Bernie. I’ll check it out. In my heart I’ve always believed my boyhood favorite Vada Pinson should be in the Hall though my brain tells me he’s probably a little short statistically.
EDIT: looked all over the site, couldn’t find the “Hall of Fame Monitor.” I’ll check it out again later.
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Search any player. Scroll down till you reach Hall of Fame Statistics. Hall of fame monitor is the third option.
Good morning from ATX. We've got 34°F and clear, with light wind out of north west. Today's high may max out at 57°F. Day should end well.
Wife and were early adopters of Paypal back in 1999 or 2000. We had not used the account since 2004. Logged in for first time yesterday since '04 to find out small amount $ still there. Ha ha, go figure.
Doctor cleared me for return to work. Back in the saddle tomorrow.
Switch gears: Local nut-jobs shooting laser pointers at medical evacuation helicopters, blinding pilots. Issuue becoming more frequent around here. Idiots. Remember couple times over past 30-40 years instances in which certain loons shot at aircraft, including jet airliners, hitting a few and even injuring passengers. Bah.
Jump on the day and make it yours. Have a great one, y'all.
Wife and were early adopters of Paypal back in 1999 or 2000. We had not used the account since 2004. Logged in for first time yesterday since '04 to find out small amount $ still there. Ha ha, go figure.
Doctor cleared me for return to work. Back in the saddle tomorrow.
Switch gears: Local nut-jobs shooting laser pointers at medical evacuation helicopters, blinding pilots. Issuue becoming more frequent around here. Idiots. Remember couple times over past 30-40 years instances in which certain loons shot at aircraft, including jet airliners, hitting a few and even injuring passengers. Bah.
Jump on the day and make it yours. Have a great one, y'all.
Good morning D-League!
Winter visited last night, but might take a nap later today. No one knows.
Hope yall have a great great day! May Gkd bless the D-League!
Winter visited last night, but might take a nap later today. No one knows.
Hope yall have a great great day! May Gkd bless the D-League!
Good morning all,
Heading inside. I hope all your days are good to you.
Heading inside. I hope all your days are good to you.
Good morning D-League. It's currently 34° and cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring cloudy skies and a high of 38°.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
Good Morning D
A little cooler this morning 55° now and the high will reach 65°. Sunny skies all day with a continued breeze off of the Gulf. Very pleasant.
I trust all are well and in good spirits.
A little cooler this morning 55° now and the high will reach 65°. Sunny skies all day with a continued breeze off of the Gulf. Very pleasant.
I trust all are well and in good spirits.
34.7°F and cloudy in Smiths Grove. The high is only supposed to be 36°F and going down to 26 tomorrow morning. We had a really windy day yesterday. The wind imported some more leaves and deposited them in my back yard.
I watched the Vandy game again yesterday after I edited and burned it. It is still hard to remember a game when one team only got 2 free throws.
Have a good Thursday guys.
I watched the Vandy game again yesterday after I edited and burned it. It is still hard to remember a game when one team only got 2 free throws.
Have a good Thursday guys.
Hall of Fame Monitor Leaders | Baseball-Reference.com
Hall of Fame Monitor Leaders
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Good morning D-League. Hope all is well.
Grinding away at work this morning. Cold and gloomy in the east.
Re-watched the Tennessee game last night, thanks to a Blu Ray disc I got through Ritchie Curtis. I get so hyped during the games I miss a lot, so I like to watch important games over again, and keep a library to compare past performances. Bottom line, the defense was stout and took Tennessee out of their rhythm and normal offense. Kentucky played with energy, but missed a lot of make-able shots. This team's best game is still ahead of it.
I hope you all have a good Thursday.
Grinding away at work this morning. Cold and gloomy in the east.
Re-watched the Tennessee game last night, thanks to a Blu Ray disc I got through Ritchie Curtis. I get so hyped during the games I miss a lot, so I like to watch important games over again, and keep a library to compare past performances. Bottom line, the defense was stout and took Tennessee out of their rhythm and normal offense. Kentucky played with energy, but missed a lot of make-able shots. This team's best game is still ahead of it.
I hope you all have a good Thursday.
So I found Vada. Thanks again Bernie.Hall of Fame Monitor Leaders | Baseball-Reference.com
Hall of Fame Monitor Leaders
Pinson was a 95 on that scale, compared to 99 for Rolen and 87 for Ken Boyer. I guess that confirms his status as close, but no cigar. But very close.
What does piss me off is for someone that close he never got much respect at all from the HOF voters -- he stalled out with no shot. That wasn't fair.
There was a time (no longer true) that Vada Pinson had more base hits than anyone not in the Hall of Fame. That's tough.
Some stats: He had a.286 career batting average with 2,757 hits, 256 home runs, 1,169 runs batted in, and 1,365 runs scored. Pinson was selected to play in 4 All-Star Games. He also won a Gold Glove as a center fielder in 1961 -- when Willie Mays was still close to his prime and the National League was absolutely packed with great outfielders.
That was Pinson's problem: His career played out at the same time as four guys who make Top Ten All Time outfielder lists: Aaron, Mays, Frank Robinson and Clemente.
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