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Well, there's definitely some racism SOMEWHERE in there.
It is the most "80" of any of the many 80 photos I've ever seen. Honestly, it's suitable for framing, and warms my heart. LOL
I remember the first time the Commonwealth usher asked to get rid of my flask. Just stared at him and walked right in.
Wife gets takeout from Ocharley’s last night and comes home with a bag of rolls. Their food has never been great and seems even worse now, but those rolls still hit the spot.
Spent the week at the lake shorts...
- Wild Turkey is my well bourbon. I buy it by the handle, my regular night cap is 101 on the rocks with a splash of bitters.
- drank most of a handle of 101 at the lake this week. I can drink more than I used to, but I can't recover like I used to 🤮
- got on some monster smallmouth this week. Went after trout one evening and kept enough to grill for dinner.
- that pic Drummond got of me is one of my all time favorites. Slugging the brown water but still watching the action on the field. The one he got of me yelling at the refs while the kid looks up is pretty good too. I miss those seats.
- our state has some stoopid politics, it's well documented going back to the civil war. There is zero logical reason for gambol and reefer to be illegal at this point.
- I use to hate Fleetwood Mac, not sure why but I think Nick's voice bothered me. I love them now though, Everywhere is my jam.
- Pops pulled the trigger on a skid loader for the farm. Looking forward to moving some dirt with that bad boy.
- I got kicked out of Tolly Ho for throwing a salt shaker at a bunch of IU fans singing their fight song in there at about 2 am one morning.
- sous vide chicken thighs in some Wickers sauce is a wonderful way to enjoy some bird.
- Wild Turkey is my well bourbon. I buy it by the handle, my regular night cap is 101 on the rocks with a splash of bitters.
- drank most of a handle of 101 at the lake this week. I can drink more than I used to, but I can't recover like I used to 🤮
- got on some monster smallmouth this week. Went after trout one evening and kept enough to grill for dinner.
- that pic Drummond got of me is one of my all time favorites. Slugging the brown water but still watching the action on the field. The one he got of me yelling at the refs while the kid looks up is pretty good too. I miss those seats.
- our state has some stoopid politics, it's well documented going back to the civil war. There is zero logical reason for gambol and reefer to be illegal at this point.
- I use to hate Fleetwood Mac, not sure why but I think Nick's voice bothered me. I love them now though, Everywhere is my jam.
- Pops pulled the trigger on a skid loader for the farm. Looking forward to moving some dirt with that bad boy.
- I got kicked out of Tolly Ho for throwing a salt shaker at a bunch of IU fans singing their fight song in there at about 2 am one morning.
- sous vide chicken thighs in some Wickers sauce is a wonderful way to enjoy some bird.
^ God’s work. I hope your aim was good enough to take out one of those dirty Hoosiers.
Rand-Hos:
Tolly Ho is where I first shared a meal with my wife.
I happily claimed my tray as ‘Jebediah’ as MammaHo yodeled out my order.
Got tossed from Ho when a buddy’s guest from out of town punched an undercover cop. Melee ensued.
My Tolly Ho black T shirt is still a staple in the casual wardrobe rotation.
My order was Super Ho with Cheese, side Cheese burger, Coke, extree done hash browns.
Secret best thing about the Ho burgers... their shredded iceberg was on point.
Easily the worst thing about Tolly Ho were the Transy students and North campus geeds.
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I was at the SEC tourney final in St. Louis and tried to sneak in a flask. It was leather wrapped from Keeneland and they had metal detectors. I was parked far away and the game was about to start. I just told them to keep it.
Always liked when the women could put some booze in their bras but I was solo that day.
Go Cats
Always liked when the women could put some booze in their bras but I was solo that day.
Go Cats
In 1960, Aaron hit 40 HRs, batted .292 and led the league in RBIs. He finished 11th in the MVP race. Dick Groat's .325 avg and 2 HRs for the eventual champion Pirates was MVP.
1970. 38 homers. 118 RBIs. Hit .298. Finished 17th in the voting at age 36.
And in 1973 on the cusp of catching Ruth, he hit .301 with 40 HRs and finished 12th in the vote.
Not saying he should've won in those years, just not finish so low. Maybe not 7 spots below Mike Marshall's 14-11 record in '73. I know he played in a small market and for shitty teams, but the only explanation for some of these vote totals was either laziness by the writers or a tinge of racism from the ones who still worshipped all things Ruth. Today, the advanced metrics would've absolutely won him a 2nd MVP somewhere in there.
Was also able to find Wayne's second grade composition from school.
1970. 38 homers. 118 RBIs. Hit .298. Finished 17th in the voting at age 36.
And in 1973 on the cusp of catching Ruth, he hit .301 with 40 HRs and finished 12th in the vote.
Not saying he should've won in those years, just not finish so low. Maybe not 7 spots below Mike Marshall's 14-11 record in '73. I know he played in a small market and for shitty teams, but the only explanation for some of these vote totals was either laziness by the writers or a tinge of racism from the ones who still worshipped all things Ruth. Today, the advanced metrics would've absolutely won him a 2nd MVP somewhere in there.
Was also able to find Wayne's second grade composition from school.
In 1960, Aaron hit 40 HRs, batted .292 and led the league in RBIs. He finished 11th in the MVP race. Dick Groat's .325 avg and 2 HRs for the eventual champion Pirates was MVP.
1970. 38 homers. 118 RBIs. Hit .298. Finished 17th in the voting at age 36.
And in 1973 on the cusp of catching Ruth, he hit .301 with 40 HRs and finished 12th in the vote.
Not saying he should've won in those years, just not finish so low. Maybe not 7 spots below Mike Marshall's 14-11 record in '73. I know he played in a small market and for shitty teams, but the only explanation for some of these vote totals was either laziness by the writers or a tinge of racism from the ones who still worshipped all things Ruth. Today, the advanced metrics would've absolutely won him a 2nd MVP somewhere in there.
Was also able to find Wayne's second grade composition from school.
That's a piece of shit move and you should apologize.
And my other point was that sports writers will be "woke" on ANYBODY, except their own.
The J. G. Taylor Spink Award is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award was instituted in 1962 and named after J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 to 1962, and first recipient.
Spink fought integration for years at Sporting News.
The J. G. Taylor Spink Award is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award was instituted in 1962 and named after J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 to 1962, and first recipient.
Spink fought integration for years at Sporting News.
Nice try, GP. But you need to do more research that’s readily available.
1970:
One more thing, regarding Spink, the award was named after him for his work owning the Sporting News. That was in the day when - unlike now - people didn’t use views on race as a litmus test for being allowed to exist in polite society.
1970:
- Aaron’s team finished 10 games under .500. This was still in the “if your team sucks you shouldn’t win the MVP era”, unlike now when Trout wins on crappy teams.
- 10 of the 16 players who finished ahead of Aaron that year were black
- Of the six white guys who finished ahead of him, three are all-timers: Johnny Bench (the MVP), Pete Rose, and Gaylord Perry.
One more thing, regarding Spink, the award was named after him for his work owning the Sporting News. That was in the day when - unlike now - people didn’t use views on race as a litmus test for being allowed to exist in polite society.
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Anyone have anymore hot french fry takes?
Not that litigating old baseball stats isn’t super interesting and all.
Not that litigating old baseball stats isn’t super interesting and all.
They took Kennesaw Mountain Landis off the MVP awards but not Spink off the baseball writer award. Again, you're missing the point I'm making. Sports writers never point the finger inward.
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Hank Aaron had an unimaginable fight against racism but I don’t think that his race should be the most important thing about his story. But that seems to be where we are conditioned to go first.
Along the same lines, when Charlie Pride died a few weeks ago I was listening to a discussion about him on Sirius XM Volume. The whole thing was about how country fans did not accept him, were racist, hurt his career, and so forth. Then someone pointed out that he has like the sixth most Country Number 1 hits of all time. The others on the talk show were astounded that he could have been that popular what with the racist fans and so forth.
Along the same lines, when Charlie Pride died a few weeks ago I was listening to a discussion about him on Sirius XM Volume. The whole thing was about how country fans did not accept him, were racist, hurt his career, and so forth. Then someone pointed out that he has like the sixth most Country Number 1 hits of all time. The others on the talk show were astounded that he could have been that popular what with the racist fans and so forth.
LOL ... spend some time in the Deep South. Your opinion will change real quick. It’s been quite an eye opener for me since I moved down here in 2015.
Wayne has a pretty good grasp of things like this, Terry. He’s a really good poster.
World White Wayne... shew
And its not just the deep south wildcat friend. I've lived down there for 15+ years and I've lived in Chicago and currently live in Indiana and this is the most racist place I've ever experienced.
I don't know why the deep south is stuck in the 60's in a lot of people's minds but it is.
Ironic isn't it?
And its not just the deep south wildcat friend. I've lived down there for 15+ years and I've lived in Chicago and currently live in Indiana and this is the most racist place I've ever experienced.
I don't know why the deep south is stuck in the 60's in a lot of people's minds but it is.
Ironic isn't it?
Pride himself called bullshit on that.
Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Charley Pride, one of country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died.
apnews.com
Yep. My cousins moved from Lou to Atl to avoid racist KY. They almost got run out of Atl because a couple of their mixed children were very light skinned - they had it rough and it was the complete opposite they thought it would be in KY.
Ive always heard China is the most racist place in the world - a lot of hate there.
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I’m not disagreeing that there are areas where racism is heavy. I’m saying on the whole, America is not that racist. And if you look at business, academia, Hollywood, sports, and any other area that drives the US, they’re going out of their way to prove how non-racist they are (to a fault in my opinion, as they are now looking at race before anything else).
It’s not even fun arguing with some of you morons. GP made an outlandish claim that was easily refuted, and now you’re using examples from your trailer park in Mississippi to prove that race relations are bad. Quit moving the goal posts.
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Dick Groat is a great name.
One of my dad's first cousins was a pitcher with the Braves organization back in the 60's, he got called up to Milwaukee a couple of times . He was obviously a huge fan of Aaron's, said he was super nice and helpful to him as a rookie that didn't know much about the big leagues. I loved listening to his stories at the family reunions.
re: American racism... I once heard someone make the statement that the difference between the North and South with African Americans is that the Yankee's love them as a group but treat them like shit as individuals. In the South they love them as individuals, but treat them like shit as a group. Seems fairly accurate.
One of my dad's first cousins was a pitcher with the Braves organization back in the 60's, he got called up to Milwaukee a couple of times . He was obviously a huge fan of Aaron's, said he was super nice and helpful to him as a rookie that didn't know much about the big leagues. I loved listening to his stories at the family reunions.
re: American racism... I once heard someone make the statement that the difference between the North and South with African Americans is that the Yankee's love them as a group but treat them like shit as individuals. In the South they love them as individuals, but treat them like shit as a group. Seems fairly accurate.
Aaron was extremely underrated during his time and thereafter based on a number of factors. Playing in middle America/the south while baseball media was headquartered in the northeast (some in Chicago and then the west coast), playing in small markets, almost being seen as too consistent, not being flashy, and yes... race.
Dismissing race as a factor is as ridiculous as dismissing the other factors.
Dismissing race as a factor is as ridiculous as dismissing the other factors.
I'm sorry Hank Aaron died. Seemed like a good dude and an all-time slugger.
I also do not give one single shit about you dorks contriving a piss-ant fight about race out of his legacy. Stop it.
I also do not give one single shit about you dorks contriving a piss-ant fight about race out of his legacy. Stop it.
A black market breastmilk shake and ultra done tater tots is Kooky Kats' go-to Tolly Ho order.
Could've been a HoF porn name.
Kobe 2-hour special on ESPN tomorrow night at 9. It will be a year on Tuesday. That helicopter crash pretty much started the onslaught of shit that was 2020.
Thanks for losing today Jayhawks.
Now let’s go get a W.
Now let’s go get a W.
Was it Bomani that said people in the South don’t like black people, except for the ones they know, and people in the North like black people, except for the ones they know?
I think I heard this from Bomani Jones on some podcast... white people in the north love black people... except the ones they know. White people in the south hate black people... except the ones they know.
Certainly not a one size fits all quote but my years in Milwaukee definitely proved some validity to the saying.
edit: beat me to it. I guess we both heard the same thing
Certainly not a one size fits all quote but my years in Milwaukee definitely proved some validity to the saying.
edit: beat me to it. I guess we both heard the same thing
Anyone know how Andy's promise to give every Black Kentuckian free health insurance is going?
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