If you live in New York or on the East Coast, a fantastic charity does great work and has a ton of great events for you.
Here is a link to a piece about the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
http://heartdonation.blogspot.com/2006/09/boomer-esiason-foundation-is.html
Here is another link regarding Jim Otto and the "Legends of Center" award.
http://rbcsacramento.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/otto-finalist-for-legends-of-center-award/
The BEF does great work, and is a four-star charity.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Rashad Jeanty Makes Jump From CFL to NFL
It's all about Rashad.
Rashad Jeanty was an undersized defensive end out of Central Florida who dropped out of school and headed north the the Canadian Football League to help his mom, who was evicted from her house.
This young man was signed by the Bengals, backed up David Pollack, beat out eight-year veteran Hannibal Navies for the job, and started Sunday's Season Opener in Kansas City as Pollack has what Dave Wannstedt loving calls a "hammy."
Jeanty recovered a muffed punt by Dante Hall and had three tackles in the Bengals season-opening 23-10 victory over the Chiefs.
Rashad Jeanty was an undersized defensive end out of Central Florida who dropped out of school and headed north the the Canadian Football League to help his mom, who was evicted from her house.
This young man was signed by the Bengals, backed up David Pollack, beat out eight-year veteran Hannibal Navies for the job, and started Sunday's Season Opener in Kansas City as Pollack has what Dave Wannstedt loving calls a "hammy."
Jeanty recovered a muffed punt by Dante Hall and had three tackles in the Bengals season-opening 23-10 victory over the Chiefs.
Texas Longhorns Now 4-1 in No. 1 vs. No. 2 Football Matchups
Here's a piece of trivia: before the Ohio State loss on Saturday, Texas was 4-0 all-time in No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups, with all four coming en route to the national championship. The other previous meetings were in 1963 (No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7), the 1964 Cotton Bowl (No. 1 Texas beat No. 2 Navy 28-6) and 1969 (No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Arkansas 15-14).
The Goose's trivia question during the game was naming the first regular season No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in college football. The answer, I believe, was the 1963 game, when the Longhorns beat the Sooners.
Taking the long view, the BCS championship concept does seem to be working better than not having a BCS, if you just consider the No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a bowl. Not that there aren't problems with the BCS, but there are problems with the polls as well. There are some coaches who don't know who they voted as the No. 1 team in the nation.
I got this info off of CBS's Sportsline:
Since the AP poll started in 1936, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams have met 36 times -- 21 during the regular season and 15 in bowl games. Since the first matchup in 1943, the No. 1 team has beat the No. 2 team 23 times, lost 11 and tied twice.
No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the AP Poll
Date Matchup Result Bowl
Sept. 9, 2006 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 Texas 24-7
Jan. 4, 2006 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Southern Cal 41-38 Rose
Jan. 4, 2005 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 Orange
Jan. 3, 2003 No. 2 Ohio State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 31-24 (2OT) Fiesta
Jan. 4, 2000 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Virginia Tech 46-29 Sugar
Jan. 4, 1999 No. 1 Tennessee def. No. 2 Florida State 23-16 Fiesta
Nov. 30, 1996 No. 2 Florida State def. No. 1 Florida 24-21
Jan. 2, 1996 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Florida 62-24 Fiesta
Jan. 1, 1994 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Nebraska 18-16 Orange
Nov. 13, 1993 No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 1 Florida State 31-24
Jan. 1, 1993 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 34-13 Sugar
Nov. 16, 1991 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Florida State 17-16
Sept. 16, 1989 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 24-19
Nov. 26, 1988 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 USC 27-10
Jan. 1, 1988 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 20-16 Orange
Nov. 21, 1987 No. 2 Oklahoma def. No. 1 Nebraska 17-7
Jan. 2, 1987 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 14-10 Fiesta
Sept. 27, 1986 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-16
Oct. 19, 1985 No. 1 Iowa def. No. 2 Michigan 12-10
Jan. 1, 1983 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Georgia 27-23 Sugar
Sept. 26, 1981 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 38-24
Jan. 1, 1979 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Penn State 14-7 Sugar
Jan. 1, 1972 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Alabama 37-6 Orange
Nov. 25, 1971 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31
Dec. 6, 1969 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Arkansas 15-14
Jan. 1, 1969 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 USC 27-16 Rose
Sept. 28, 1968 No. 1 Purdue def. No. 2 Notre Dame 37-22
Nov. 19, 1966 No. 1 Notre Dame tied No. 2 Michigan State 0-0
Jan. 1, 1964 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Navy 28-6 Cotton
Oct. 12, 1963 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7
Jan. 1, 1963 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Wisconsin 42-37 Rose
Nov. 9, 1946 No. 1 Army tied No. 2 Notre Dame 0-0
Dec. 1, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 32-13
Nov. 10, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Notre Dame 48-0
Dec. 2, 1944 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 23-7
Nov. 20, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 14-13
Oct. 9, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 35-12
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
The Goose's trivia question during the game was naming the first regular season No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in college football. The answer, I believe, was the 1963 game, when the Longhorns beat the Sooners.
Taking the long view, the BCS championship concept does seem to be working better than not having a BCS, if you just consider the No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a bowl. Not that there aren't problems with the BCS, but there are problems with the polls as well. There are some coaches who don't know who they voted as the No. 1 team in the nation.
I got this info off of CBS's Sportsline:
Since the AP poll started in 1936, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams have met 36 times -- 21 during the regular season and 15 in bowl games. Since the first matchup in 1943, the No. 1 team has beat the No. 2 team 23 times, lost 11 and tied twice.
No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the AP Poll
Date Matchup Result Bowl
Sept. 9, 2006 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 Texas 24-7
Jan. 4, 2006 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Southern Cal 41-38 Rose
Jan. 4, 2005 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 Orange
Jan. 3, 2003 No. 2 Ohio State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 31-24 (2OT) Fiesta
Jan. 4, 2000 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Virginia Tech 46-29 Sugar
Jan. 4, 1999 No. 1 Tennessee def. No. 2 Florida State 23-16 Fiesta
Nov. 30, 1996 No. 2 Florida State def. No. 1 Florida 24-21
Jan. 2, 1996 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Florida 62-24 Fiesta
Jan. 1, 1994 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Nebraska 18-16 Orange
Nov. 13, 1993 No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 1 Florida State 31-24
Jan. 1, 1993 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 34-13 Sugar
Nov. 16, 1991 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Florida State 17-16
Sept. 16, 1989 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 24-19
Nov. 26, 1988 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 USC 27-10
Jan. 1, 1988 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 20-16 Orange
Nov. 21, 1987 No. 2 Oklahoma def. No. 1 Nebraska 17-7
Jan. 2, 1987 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 14-10 Fiesta
Sept. 27, 1986 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-16
Oct. 19, 1985 No. 1 Iowa def. No. 2 Michigan 12-10
Jan. 1, 1983 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Georgia 27-23 Sugar
Sept. 26, 1981 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 38-24
Jan. 1, 1979 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Penn State 14-7 Sugar
Jan. 1, 1972 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Alabama 37-6 Orange
Nov. 25, 1971 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31
Dec. 6, 1969 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Arkansas 15-14
Jan. 1, 1969 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 USC 27-16 Rose
Sept. 28, 1968 No. 1 Purdue def. No. 2 Notre Dame 37-22
Nov. 19, 1966 No. 1 Notre Dame tied No. 2 Michigan State 0-0
Jan. 1, 1964 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Navy 28-6 Cotton
Oct. 12, 1963 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7
Jan. 1, 1963 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Wisconsin 42-37 Rose
Nov. 9, 1946 No. 1 Army tied No. 2 Notre Dame 0-0
Dec. 1, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 32-13
Nov. 10, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Notre Dame 48-0
Dec. 2, 1944 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 23-7
Nov. 20, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 14-13
Oct. 9, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 35-12
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Illinois College Football: Northwestern and Illini Stink It Up
Wow, does Big Ten football in Illinois stink.
I only saw the first quarter of the Illinois-Rutgers game on the tube. Going in, I thought that Rutgers was a trap game for the Illini. Rutgers is a downtrodden Big East team that is improved, and could give the Illini trouble.
Rutgers blew threw Illinois like nuthin'. How is Illinois going to play Ohio State or Iowa? And Rutgers will win the National Championship! OK, probably not. But they made Illinois look slow and small.
The reason I only saw the first quarter was that I took the fam to Northwestern-New Hampshire game. NHU rolled up 300 and some odd yards againt the Northwestern defense. On the pregame radio show on WGN, new coach Pat Fitzgerald kept talking about how he wanted NW to be physical, but it was NHU that took the game to the Big Ten team.
Rutgers creams Illinois, 33-0. Division I-AA team New Hampshire gives Northwestern a beat-down, 34-17. Yesterday was a black day in Illinois football.
I only saw the first quarter of the Illinois-Rutgers game on the tube. Going in, I thought that Rutgers was a trap game for the Illini. Rutgers is a downtrodden Big East team that is improved, and could give the Illini trouble.
Rutgers blew threw Illinois like nuthin'. How is Illinois going to play Ohio State or Iowa? And Rutgers will win the National Championship! OK, probably not. But they made Illinois look slow and small.
The reason I only saw the first quarter was that I took the fam to Northwestern-New Hampshire game. NHU rolled up 300 and some odd yards againt the Northwestern defense. On the pregame radio show on WGN, new coach Pat Fitzgerald kept talking about how he wanted NW to be physical, but it was NHU that took the game to the Big Ten team.
Rutgers creams Illinois, 33-0. Division I-AA team New Hampshire gives Northwestern a beat-down, 34-17. Yesterday was a black day in Illinois football.
Friday, September 08, 2006
How Should Marion Jones Be Viewed?
The Marion Jones case of the "A" test and the "B" test is a tough one.
I assumed, as I think many people did, that Jones was finally caught, and that was that.
There is a story in the L.A. Times that discusses her problems.
Then the unthinkable, at least to me, happened. Jones's "B" sample of the test didn't match the "A" sample of the test, and thus she was cleared. At least of this one test.
And, to quote Jones, "I have always maintained that I have never, ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, and I am pleased that a scientific process has now demonstrated that fact."
So, given her history, what to think?
Well, Jon Saraceno of USA Today, for one, doesn't believe her.
I agree, but with reservations.
When athletes fail one drug test, they are automatically suspended. Many of these suspensions are long term. Many thus are banned basically for life because of the nature of their sports.
By that logic, if Jones passes one drug test, doesn't it follow that she should get to claim that she is completely drug free, any evidence to the contrary? But the drug-testing standard, Marion Jones is a clean athlete.
While to me that really doesn't pass the sniff test, I think that she needs to be considered clean as of now. Especially considering that while this was a drug test that got some publicity, this wasn't the only drug test that she has ever passed. Up until now, she's passed all of her tests.
Mark McGwire has been accused of using steroids (mostly by that paragon of virtue, Jose Canseco), and it is confirmed that he used "andro," which was banned by most other sports organizations but not HIS ruling body, Major League Baseball. He seemed evasive in front of Congress when asked point-blank if he had ever used steroids.
Having said all of that, I think that, historically, Mark McGwire, never having failed a drug test, never admitting to using steroids, should be considered a clean athlete. You can bring the circumstantial issues up when discussing him. But to me, he's clean.
As is, as of this moment, Marion Jones.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
I assumed, as I think many people did, that Jones was finally caught, and that was that.
There is a story in the L.A. Times that discusses her problems.
The 30-year-old sprinter had fallen on hard times after winning three gold
medals and two bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Her ex-husband C.J. Hunter and ex-boyfriend Tim Montgomery had been
suspended for doping violations, and her former coach Trevor Graham had been
sanctioned.
Jones also had been swept up in the BALCO scandal,
confronted with allegations of steroid use, which she steadfastly
denied.
Then the unthinkable, at least to me, happened. Jones's "B" sample of the test didn't match the "A" sample of the test, and thus she was cleared. At least of this one test.
And, to quote Jones, "I have always maintained that I have never, ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, and I am pleased that a scientific process has now demonstrated that fact."
So, given her history, what to think?
Well, Jon Saraceno of USA Today, for one, doesn't believe her.
... It is an Olympian leap of logic to be cleared of any doping in one meet and
then claim that means you never used performance-enhancing drugs.
I agree, but with reservations.
When athletes fail one drug test, they are automatically suspended. Many of these suspensions are long term. Many thus are banned basically for life because of the nature of their sports.
By that logic, if Jones passes one drug test, doesn't it follow that she should get to claim that she is completely drug free, any evidence to the contrary? But the drug-testing standard, Marion Jones is a clean athlete.
While to me that really doesn't pass the sniff test, I think that she needs to be considered clean as of now. Especially considering that while this was a drug test that got some publicity, this wasn't the only drug test that she has ever passed. Up until now, she's passed all of her tests.
Mark McGwire has been accused of using steroids (mostly by that paragon of virtue, Jose Canseco), and it is confirmed that he used "andro," which was banned by most other sports organizations but not HIS ruling body, Major League Baseball. He seemed evasive in front of Congress when asked point-blank if he had ever used steroids.
Having said all of that, I think that, historically, Mark McGwire, never having failed a drug test, never admitting to using steroids, should be considered a clean athlete. You can bring the circumstantial issues up when discussing him. But to me, he's clean.
As is, as of this moment, Marion Jones.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Damon Allen's Passing Yards Mark Flies Under Radar
Damon Allen, who is the younger brother of NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, broke Warren Moon's all-time professional passing yards mark over the weekend. Allen now has 70,596 yards passing. As is the case with almost all Canadian Football League news, this flew under the radar here in the States.
Moon's mark stood at 70,553 yards combined in the NFL and the CFL. The Hall of Fame doens't really recognize any of the yardage of course, so you can't really tell that Moon had the combined mark. The NFL's policy seems to be that AFL records are in, but all other records are to be kept separate.
They do, however, mention Moon's five Grey Cup victories ... pretty much almost in passing.
I like CFL football. I like football. I wish that the U.S. press would pay more attention to the CFL. I had hoped that the internet was going to help the situation, and it has, but only marginally. I have occasionally watched some action on my satellite, but I haven't seen that much CFL.
Here are Allen's career stats.
Career Passing Statistics
YEAR TEAM ATT COMP % YDS TD INT RATING
1985 EDM 98 48 49.0 661 3 3 68.4
1986 EDM 87 49 56.3 878 8 3 107.4
1987 EDM 287 150 52.3 2,670 17 13 85.3
1988 EDM 218 94 43.1 1,309 4 12 46.2
1989 OTT 434 209 48.2 3,093 17 16 69.6
1990 OTT 528 276 52.3 3,883 34 23 79.6
1991 OTT 546 282 51.6 4,275 24 31 68.7
1992 HAM 523 266 50.9 3,858 19 14 76.2
1993 EDM 400 214 53.5 3,394 25 10 92.4
1994 EDM 493 254 51.5 3,554 19 15 75.2
1995 MEM 90 228 58.5 3,211 11 13 80.6
1996 BC 368 219 59.5 2,772 13 10 83.5
1997 BC 583 378 64.8 4,653 21 11 93.5
1998 BC 479 282 58.9 3,519 16 16 79.0
1999 BC 521 315 60.5 4,219 22 13 89.9
2000 BC 525 324 61.7 4,840 24 11 98.4
2001 BC 471 251 53.3 3,631 18 14 79.0
2002 BC 474 268 56.5 3,987 22 10 90.9
2003 TOR 450 267 59.3 3,395 17 10 86.3
2004 TOR 312 189 60.6 2,438 12 4 92.6
2005 TOR 549 52 64.1 5,082 33 15 102.7
2006 TOR 145 85 58.6 1,274 6 4 85.7
TOTALS 8,881 5,000 56.3 70,596 385 271 --
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Moon's mark stood at 70,553 yards combined in the NFL and the CFL. The Hall of Fame doens't really recognize any of the yardage of course, so you can't really tell that Moon had the combined mark. The NFL's policy seems to be that AFL records are in, but all other records are to be kept separate.
They do, however, mention Moon's five Grey Cup victories ... pretty much almost in passing.
I like CFL football. I like football. I wish that the U.S. press would pay more attention to the CFL. I had hoped that the internet was going to help the situation, and it has, but only marginally. I have occasionally watched some action on my satellite, but I haven't seen that much CFL.
Here are Allen's career stats.
Career Passing Statistics
YEAR TEAM ATT COMP % YDS TD INT RATING
1985 EDM 98 48 49.0 661 3 3 68.4
1986 EDM 87 49 56.3 878 8 3 107.4
1987 EDM 287 150 52.3 2,670 17 13 85.3
1988 EDM 218 94 43.1 1,309 4 12 46.2
1989 OTT 434 209 48.2 3,093 17 16 69.6
1990 OTT 528 276 52.3 3,883 34 23 79.6
1991 OTT 546 282 51.6 4,275 24 31 68.7
1992 HAM 523 266 50.9 3,858 19 14 76.2
1993 EDM 400 214 53.5 3,394 25 10 92.4
1994 EDM 493 254 51.5 3,554 19 15 75.2
1995 MEM 90 228 58.5 3,211 11 13 80.6
1996 BC 368 219 59.5 2,772 13 10 83.5
1997 BC 583 378 64.8 4,653 21 11 93.5
1998 BC 479 282 58.9 3,519 16 16 79.0
1999 BC 521 315 60.5 4,219 22 13 89.9
2000 BC 525 324 61.7 4,840 24 11 98.4
2001 BC 471 251 53.3 3,631 18 14 79.0
2002 BC 474 268 56.5 3,987 22 10 90.9
2003 TOR 450 267 59.3 3,395 17 10 86.3
2004 TOR 312 189 60.6 2,438 12 4 92.6
2005 TOR 549 52 64.1 5,082 33 15 102.7
2006 TOR 145 85 58.6 1,274 6 4 85.7
TOTALS 8,881 5,000 56.3 70,596 385 271 --
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Anibal Sanchez Hurls No-No as a Rookie
Last night, Anibal Sanchez pitched a no-hitter as a rookie. He gets added to the list.
Anibal Sanchez, Florida, beat Arizona, 2-0, Sept. 6,2006.
Here are a couple of lists of rookie no-hitters in the past century or so. I have several different lists because there are some disagreements about who should be on and who shouldn't.
This first list is circa 1983, and it came from the New York Times (or, as I like to call it, the paper of records - HA!). I've added it because it includes the pitcher's career won-loss record.
Pitcher, team Yrs. W L
'01 Earl Moore, Indians 14 161 153
'07 Nick Maddox, Pirates 4 43 20
'12 Jeff Tesreau, Giants 7 119 72
'22 Charles Robertson, W. Sox* 8 49 80
'34 Paul Dean, Cardinals 9 50 34
'35 Vern Kennedy, W. Sox 12 104 132
'47 B. McCahan, Athletics 4 16 14
'53 B. Holloman, Browns 1 3 7
'55 Sam Jones, Cubs 12 102 101
'62 Bo Belinsky, Angels 8 28 51
'67 Don Wilson, Astros 9 104 92
'70 Vida Blue, Athletics 17 209 161
'72 Burt Hooton, Cubs 15 151 136
'73 Jim Bibby, Rangers 12 111 101
'73 Steve Busby, Royals 8 70 54
'83 M. Warren, Athletics 3 9 13
*Perfect game.
This list is from ESPN.
Rookie no-hitters since 1900
Pitcher Team Opponent Result Date
Bud Smith St. Louis San Diego 4-0 9/3/01
Jose Jimenez St. Louis Arizona 1-0 6/25/99
Wilson Alvarez Chicago (AL) Baltimore 7-0 8/11/91
Mike Warren Oakland Chicago (AL) 3-0 9/29/83
Jim Bibby Texas Oakland 6-0 7/30/73
Steve Busby Kansas City Detroit 3-0 4/27/73
Burt Hooton Chicago (NL) Philadelphia 4-0 4/16/72
Vida Blue Oakland Minnesota 6-0 9/21/70
Don Wilson Houston Atlanta 2-0 6/18/67
Bo Belinsky L.A. (AL) Baltimore 2-0 5/5/62
x-Bobo Holloman St. Louis (AL) Philadelphia 6-0 5/6/53
William McCahan Phila. (AL) Washington 3-0 9/3/47
Vernon Kennedy Chicago (AL) Cleveland 5-0 8/31/35
Paul Dean St. Louis (NL) Brooklyn 3-0 9/21/34
Charles C. Robertson Chicago (AL) Detroit 2-0 4/30/22
Charles Tesreau New York (NL) Philadelphia 3-0 9/6/12
Nicholas Maddox Pittsburgh Brooklyn 2-1 9/20/07
Christy Mathewson New York (NL) St Louis 5-0 7/12/1900
x -- first major-league start
For a synopsis of at least one of the rule changes for a no-hitter, click here.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Anibal Sanchez, Florida, beat Arizona, 2-0, Sept. 6,2006.
Here are a couple of lists of rookie no-hitters in the past century or so. I have several different lists because there are some disagreements about who should be on and who shouldn't.
This first list is circa 1983, and it came from the New York Times (or, as I like to call it, the paper of records - HA!). I've added it because it includes the pitcher's career won-loss record.
Pitcher, team Yrs. W L
'01 Earl Moore, Indians 14 161 153
'07 Nick Maddox, Pirates 4 43 20
'12 Jeff Tesreau, Giants 7 119 72
'22 Charles Robertson, W. Sox* 8 49 80
'34 Paul Dean, Cardinals 9 50 34
'35 Vern Kennedy, W. Sox 12 104 132
'47 B. McCahan, Athletics 4 16 14
'53 B. Holloman, Browns 1 3 7
'55 Sam Jones, Cubs 12 102 101
'62 Bo Belinsky, Angels 8 28 51
'67 Don Wilson, Astros 9 104 92
'70 Vida Blue, Athletics 17 209 161
'72 Burt Hooton, Cubs 15 151 136
'73 Jim Bibby, Rangers 12 111 101
'73 Steve Busby, Royals 8 70 54
'83 M. Warren, Athletics 3 9 13
*Perfect game.
This list is from ESPN.
Rookie no-hitters since 1900
Pitcher Team Opponent Result Date
Bud Smith St. Louis San Diego 4-0 9/3/01
Jose Jimenez St. Louis Arizona 1-0 6/25/99
Wilson Alvarez Chicago (AL) Baltimore 7-0 8/11/91
Mike Warren Oakland Chicago (AL) 3-0 9/29/83
Jim Bibby Texas Oakland 6-0 7/30/73
Steve Busby Kansas City Detroit 3-0 4/27/73
Burt Hooton Chicago (NL) Philadelphia 4-0 4/16/72
Vida Blue Oakland Minnesota 6-0 9/21/70
Don Wilson Houston Atlanta 2-0 6/18/67
Bo Belinsky L.A. (AL) Baltimore 2-0 5/5/62
x-Bobo Holloman St. Louis (AL) Philadelphia 6-0 5/6/53
William McCahan Phila. (AL) Washington 3-0 9/3/47
Vernon Kennedy Chicago (AL) Cleveland 5-0 8/31/35
Paul Dean St. Louis (NL) Brooklyn 3-0 9/21/34
Charles C. Robertson Chicago (AL) Detroit 2-0 4/30/22
Charles Tesreau New York (NL) Philadelphia 3-0 9/6/12
Nicholas Maddox Pittsburgh Brooklyn 2-1 9/20/07
Christy Mathewson New York (NL) St Louis 5-0 7/12/1900
x -- first major-league start
For a synopsis of at least one of the rule changes for a no-hitter, click here.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Brining Your Pork Chops
Pork chops are among the perfect foods for a barbeque or a tailgate. They are delicious, they are relatively quick to prepare, they are delicious, they have some wiggle room as to being well prepared, and they are delicious.
One of the techniques to preparing great pork chops is to brine the chops.
Here are some tips to brining pork chops. Many of these tips came from James P. DeWan's article in the Chicago Tribune.
* Brining makes meat juicer. The meat has more liquid when you start grilling, and thus is juicier when grilling is finished.
* Brining seasons the inside of the chops, so while you may be a big proponent of rubs, as I am, this will get the whole chop tasty.
* The brining time for most regular-sized pork chops takes only about an hour.
* Make sure you have enough liquid to cover all the chops.
* About 1/4 cup of table salt per quart of water.
* Dissolve salt in a little hot water first. Add the rest of the cold liquid solution to cool the temp of the liquid.
* BRINE IN THE REFRIGERATOR. Don't send your guests to the hospital. While funny, it's not that nice.
* Remove chops from fridge, pat dry, add rub, grill.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
One of the techniques to preparing great pork chops is to brine the chops.
Here are some tips to brining pork chops. Many of these tips came from James P. DeWan's article in the Chicago Tribune.
* Brining makes meat juicer. The meat has more liquid when you start grilling, and thus is juicier when grilling is finished.
* Brining seasons the inside of the chops, so while you may be a big proponent of rubs, as I am, this will get the whole chop tasty.
* The brining time for most regular-sized pork chops takes only about an hour.
* Make sure you have enough liquid to cover all the chops.
* About 1/4 cup of table salt per quart of water.
* Dissolve salt in a little hot water first. Add the rest of the cold liquid solution to cool the temp of the liquid.
* BRINE IN THE REFRIGERATOR. Don't send your guests to the hospital. While funny, it's not that nice.
* Remove chops from fridge, pat dry, add rub, grill.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Bronson Arroyo Does His Stopper Bit
Bronson Arroyo proved to be a stopper. Boy, did he step up big, holding the Giants to three singles in a 3-0 shutout last night.
Despite it all, I'm still not in favor of the Wily Mo trade. Every time that Arroyo pitches well, it softens up my staunch opposition to the deal. But Pena can smoke the horsehide, and he is soooo young.
I do understand, however, that if you want to change the culture of a team, you have to make some hard decisions.
The Reds are floundering. Junior is hurt, but this time, they aren't overflowing with outfielders to cover his loss. Thank heavens for Todd Hollandsworth.
Despite it all, I'm still not in favor of the Wily Mo trade. Every time that Arroyo pitches well, it softens up my staunch opposition to the deal. But Pena can smoke the horsehide, and he is soooo young.
I do understand, however, that if you want to change the culture of a team, you have to make some hard decisions.
The Reds are floundering. Junior is hurt, but this time, they aren't overflowing with outfielders to cover his loss. Thank heavens for Todd Hollandsworth.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
I'd Like To Buy The World A Coker
Can't beat the real thing.
But, hey, lose twice in a row to your rivals, and, as Larry Coker is finding out, not All the 'Cane World Loves a Coke-r.
Winning a national championship and over 80 percent of your games just doesn't buy the same happiness that it used to.
The long knives are already out for Larry Coker.
'Cane mutiny? by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports put it pretty well: The U Nation is not happy.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AnQht1iGWuBL_jY8TaF69E45nYcB?slug=dw-coker090406&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Dan Le Betard of the Miami Herald has a column sure to infuriate some of the faithful. He says Miami is just not good enough anymore.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/colleges/florida_state_university/15440236.htm
Matt Zemek of College Football News makes the point that the Canes didn't just lose to the Noles by being beaten, but that Miami's new-look offense "was limp, lame and panicky."
http://cfn.scout.com/2/564659.html
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
But, hey, lose twice in a row to your rivals, and, as Larry Coker is finding out, not All the 'Cane World Loves a Coke-r.
Winning a national championship and over 80 percent of your games just doesn't buy the same happiness that it used to.
The long knives are already out for Larry Coker.
'Cane mutiny? by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports put it pretty well: The U Nation is not happy.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AnQht1iGWuBL_jY8TaF69E45nYcB?slug=dw-coker090406&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Dan Le Betard of the Miami Herald has a column sure to infuriate some of the faithful. He says Miami is just not good enough anymore.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/colleges/florida_state_university/15440236.htm
Matt Zemek of College Football News makes the point that the Canes didn't just lose to the Noles by being beaten, but that Miami's new-look offense "was limp, lame and panicky."
http://cfn.scout.com/2/564659.html
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Monday, September 04, 2006
The OTHER other Bush
This is a bad story about Bush -- not Reggie, and certainly not this guy, but Michael Bush.
Before his broken leg, Michael Bush looked like he had it all. A big, strong, tough, and fast running back, he had to work for a starting job at Louisville against near NFL-quality backs Lionel Gates and Eric Shelton. Bush is 6-3 and about 245 or 250 pounds. He led the Big East in rushing in 2005 with 1,143 yards, and he had 23 rushing TDs. He also had a TD reception, and his 144 points on 24 TDs led the nation.
In the story it says that Bush has to decide whether to redshirt or not. The way the pros draft, I don't see that his missing the entire 2006 season will be a big issue. Knowing them, they will probably think that the fewer carries he had will mean that he is a little more highly regarded.
The ESPN story said that Bush didn't want to go back to Louisville in 2006, but he didn't enter the draft because he didn't project to the first round. Truthfully, I think he was a better prospect as an NFL running back than DeAngelo Williams or Joseph Addai.
There are some mock drafts or rankings for 2007, such as NFL Draft Countdown, About.com football guy, DraftDaddy, Fox Sports, TheFootballExpert, and others that have Bush going pretty high.
Before his broken leg, Michael Bush looked like he had it all. A big, strong, tough, and fast running back, he had to work for a starting job at Louisville against near NFL-quality backs Lionel Gates and Eric Shelton. Bush is 6-3 and about 245 or 250 pounds. He led the Big East in rushing in 2005 with 1,143 yards, and he had 23 rushing TDs. He also had a TD reception, and his 144 points on 24 TDs led the nation.
In the story it says that Bush has to decide whether to redshirt or not. The way the pros draft, I don't see that his missing the entire 2006 season will be a big issue. Knowing them, they will probably think that the fewer carries he had will mean that he is a little more highly regarded.
The ESPN story said that Bush didn't want to go back to Louisville in 2006, but he didn't enter the draft because he didn't project to the first round. Truthfully, I think he was a better prospect as an NFL running back than DeAngelo Williams or Joseph Addai.
There are some mock drafts or rankings for 2007, such as NFL Draft Countdown, About.com football guy, DraftDaddy, Fox Sports, TheFootballExpert, and others that have Bush going pretty high.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Walker Looks to be Irish MVP
The thing that hit me over the head while watching the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech game last night was that while Brady Quinn may be the Heisman Trophy winner and Jeff Samardzija may be the two-sport threat, the MVP of the Irish offense (and thus probably the whole Notre Dame Eleven) is Darius Walker.
The Irish were lucky (where have we heard that before) that the Georgia Tech linebacker Philip Wheeler was called for a helmet to helment hit on Quinn -- a questionable call at best. But the Irish prevailed.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
The Irish were lucky (where have we heard that before) that the Georgia Tech linebacker Philip Wheeler was called for a helmet to helment hit on Quinn -- a questionable call at best. But the Irish prevailed.
thankyouverymuch,
OldCleat
Friday, September 01, 2006
RedHawks Drop Opener in Randy Walker Game
Well, it didn't go quite as I had hoped.
The RedHawks dropped the opener, 21-3, to Northwestern in the Randy Walker game. The game was preceded by tributes to Randy Walker, who was the winningest coach in Miami University history who died suddenly on June 29 at the age of 52. Walker was honored with a plaque at Miami's "Cradle of Coaches" plaza.
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT02/609010326/1035/SPT
Of course, Northwestern was Walker's team now, not Miami. And the game seemed to prove more than anything that a somewhat experienced squad from the Big Ten can beat an inexperienced squad from the Mid-American Conference. Despite losing quarterback Brett Basanez and Zach Strief, the Wildcats have seven returning starters on offense and eight on defense. The RedHawks have four returning starters on offense (and Brandon Murphy, their tailback, was out last night) and only two (or two and a half, if you count Frank Wiwo who as been a nickel corner for a couple of years) on defense.
Pat Fitzgerald (who I am still amazed didn't make an NFL squad coming out of Northwestern) gave Tammy Walker, Randy's wife, the game ball. It all seemed so fitting.
Quick observation about the two new starting quarterbacks. Mike Kafka of Northwestern, who is a redshirt freshman, is very athletic and looks to have a good future. Mike Kokal of Miami, who is a junior, didn't appear as athletic, and he didn't appear all that comfortable passing the ball. Could be a long season.
The RedHawks dropped the opener, 21-3, to Northwestern in the Randy Walker game. The game was preceded by tributes to Randy Walker, who was the winningest coach in Miami University history who died suddenly on June 29 at the age of 52. Walker was honored with a plaque at Miami's "Cradle of Coaches" plaza.
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT02/609010326/1035/SPT
Of course, Northwestern was Walker's team now, not Miami. And the game seemed to prove more than anything that a somewhat experienced squad from the Big Ten can beat an inexperienced squad from the Mid-American Conference. Despite losing quarterback Brett Basanez and Zach Strief, the Wildcats have seven returning starters on offense and eight on defense. The RedHawks have four returning starters on offense (and Brandon Murphy, their tailback, was out last night) and only two (or two and a half, if you count Frank Wiwo who as been a nickel corner for a couple of years) on defense.
Pat Fitzgerald (who I am still amazed didn't make an NFL squad coming out of Northwestern) gave Tammy Walker, Randy's wife, the game ball. It all seemed so fitting.
Quick observation about the two new starting quarterbacks. Mike Kafka of Northwestern, who is a redshirt freshman, is very athletic and looks to have a good future. Mike Kokal of Miami, who is a junior, didn't appear as athletic, and he didn't appear all that comfortable passing the ball. Could be a long season.
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