PoorRichardsExcuseA quiet man passed away quietly this past Friday. Henry Louis Aaron was 86. Best known for breaking Babe Ruth’s all time home run record, Hammerin’ Hank, as he was known by opposing pitchers, possessed greatness that until the latter part of his career went underappreciated by the Baseball world. His incognito changed when seemingly […]
Winning five Stanley Cups in seven years, the Edmonton Oilers stand above all other dynasties that followed them. The Oilers were led by Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, the two best players to ever don a uniform for the same club. Born within eight days of the other on opposite ends of Canada, the […]
Incomparable: “Eminent beyond comparison.” The Webster dictionary defines that single word that best describes Robert Gibson. Certainly, there are other great pitchers in major league history, some of whom won more games—Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux to name but a few—but none of them toed the rubber more memorably. Gibson’s unique qualities ranged from […]
Louis Clark Brock’s career defies the modern day statistical number crunchers who attempt to rank players with the precision of diamond cutters. Statisticians whiff on the true measure of Brock’s greatness because his dynamic play and clutch performances cannot be quantified. While he owned impressive career numbers, the whole of his game was greater […]
Hell-o again everybody. Harry Carey here along with Jack Buck. We’re here in the Northside of Chicago to tell everyone that the reports of our deaths were not exaggerated, but the rumored death of the Red Birds……well, that is indeed a gross exaggeration. Covid can’t keep Cardinals caged for long. That’s right Harry, for […]
No sport requires unified team play more than hockey. There’s no mano-mano confrontation like pitcher/hitter as in baseball. No one player in hockey can skate the length of the ice and score a goal like a basketball player can drive the floor solo for a quick bucket. In football, a blown blocking assignment might mean […]