Scribe emeritus, NBA/Chicago/Minneapolis/Milwaukee. Photo-bombed Wilt, '97. Raised KG from a Timberpup.
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A scrum to be preserved years later in avatar fame on social media... xitter.cf/NBAHistory/status/8335…
Even 24 years after retiring from the @NBA Wilt Chamberlain commanded a huge media presence at #NBAAllStar (1997, @NBA at 50, Cleveland)
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On this date in 1991, Kirby Puckett made Game 6 of the #WorldSeries his own – and etched his name into @Twins history. ow.ly/RGS75100Zkb
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This is how Yandy Diaz’s swing that ended WS Game 2 would’ve looked under the Automatic Check Swing challenge system they’ve been testing in the Minor Leagues.
It wouldn’t have been ruled a swing 👀
Pulled from an old bin in the garage this morning. This shoots to the top of my re-reading list. (Had the paperback version in my teens, then later upgraded to used hardcover.) @PeterVecsey1
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For everyone asking, “how is this legal?” It’s not! He gathers with his right foot on the floor and would be permitted two steps by rule (left-right). He takes four steps after gathering the ball and travels.
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Prime quotes from Wilt Chamberlain on his 50th birthday in Toronto:
• On bringing an NBA franchise to Toronto:
"I've been coming here for 30 years... I've come to love Toronto. Maybe it is because I was raised in a city and I have watched Toronto grow. It's a great cosmopolitan city."
• On challenging NBA owners:
"While I wouldn't play anymore, I think I could still take on every owner in the NBA on the court — one on one."
• On his custom $400,000 sports cars:
"They're called Chamberlains... They are exotic cars, something like the Lamborghinis. I have 20 of them..."
• On pro wrestling:
"You know, for a while I was thinking of becoming a pro wrestler."
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Jim Pollard on Wilt Chamberlain blocking 9 consecutive shots by rookie Walt Bellamy:
"My man is 6-11, but every time he went for the shot, boom, there was that big hand."
"Chamberlain is great, but he ought to be better. He paces himself something terrible. One of these nights he's gonna get mad and score 100 points… and stuff three players and two referees through the hoop while he's at it."
When rookie Walt Bellamy was tasked with guarding Wilt Chamberlain in 1961-62:
"There are a lot of ways to court disaster, like fooling around with a loaded gun, or assigning a rookie to play against Wilt Chamberlain."
"Chamberlain not only poured in 51 points but blocked the first nine shots taken by Bellamy inside the free throw line. Bellamy, a former All-America at Indiana who had been averaging 29 points a game in the NBA, was held to 14."
Fact is, you can root for whomever and whatever you want and not worry about being “disloyal” or “not real.”
It’s sports. Duh.
Reminds me of a Gophers fan at home game who stood up, turned around, glared and yelled “Coach wants us to stand and make noise!”
Sit down. Shaddup.
A lot of Vikings fans are upset that the Giants lost today, and that tells me everything I need to know. You’d rather see a conference rival with only one loss win another game and move closer to the Vikings in the standings? How does that make any sense? At some point, you have to put your personal feelings about certain players aside and look at what’s actually best for Minnesota. 💜💛
Would not surprise me if Yount himself roared around the warning track, now as then. Indelible.
For those of us old enough to remember watching Robin bust out on the motorcycle during the County Stadium celebration, I hope @Brewers recreate something similar next week. Until then, let’s enjoy some AI.
Someone in the 1982 Brewers’ games ops, deep in pennant race, began blasting McFadden & Whitehead’s “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” over PA system after wins. Drove manager Harvey Kuenn nuts. But it etched itself into memories of World Series team 44 yrs ago. youtu.be/rgf_ZFCZocA
More about the ‘82 team that the late Tom Flaherty and I covered for the Milwaukee Journal: xitter.cf/adammccalvy/status/211…
The Brewers are going to back to the World Series for the first time since 1982, when Harvey's Wallbangers slugged teams into submission and chugged beer in the parking lot with fans.
Here's the story of that special team. mlb.com/brewers/news/feature…
