R.I.P Thread

Bill Mazeroski died a few days ago. I was 6 when he hit his walk off homer against the Yankees. Maz was the greatest fielding second baseman and still holds some defensive records. Maz and Clemente were the only two holdovers from the 60 team that won the World Series again in 1971. Maz died at age 89 and was one of my boyhood heros. RIP Maz.

 

I think I read that he still holds the MLB record for most double plays. Those were some smooth quick hands. It also must credit Groat, Scofield and later SS's with helping out since it takes 2 or 3 to perfect the DP. OK 4, since maybe more importantly the pitcher who must be credited as well for keeping it on the ground in the infield. Well done Maz. The statue of him at PNC is amazing!

 

In 1966 Gene Alley and Maz set the major league record for double plays turned in a season. Still the record 60 years later.

 

Ah, forgot about Gene Alley. And then several years later didn't Mario Mendoza play SS? The benchmark Batting Avg guru in perpetuity. At least until the 2025 Suwinzki Level outdid the Mendoza Level or underdid it.

 

We lost Lewis

 

Neal Sedaka died today at age 86. Many of us old timers remember his hits from the 60's like "Calendar Girl" and "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do".

 

Even some of us kinda old timers know him , and his music. RIP

 

Lou Holtz died today at age 89. He's the last Notre Dame coach to win a National Championship. My favorite Holtz quote was after his Arkansas team won a berth to the Orange Bowl fans started throwing oranges on the field. When asked about he said "I'm just glad we aren't going to the Gator Bowl!"

 

Loved Coach Holtz. R.I.P.

 

I had just moved to Arkansas the 1st time, the year after he was Hired. I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson, and him giving Carson a plastic Razorbacks hat.

 

I have this one cable channel that I watch all the time called Antenna. They have some of my favorite comedies from back in the day like "Sanford and Son" and "Barney Miller. Anyway at 11:30 every night they have the old Johnny Carson shows. I forgot how great Carson was as a comedian/talk show host. We'll never see anyone that good again.

 

One of my favorite shows back in the day, and one I watched with all of my family before bed.

 

R.I.P. to "Country Joe" McDonald!

 

Give me an F - give me a U, etc.

RIP Joe.

 

Back in the day Carson came on at 10:30 PM in Hawaii. Me and my roommate watched it almost every night. To this day I imitate him when someone tells me something new. I say, "I did not know that" with the little head tilt he gave when he said it.

I remember when he got divorced from one of his 4 wives. He made jokes the whole show about the money he had to pay her. He made it funny but you could tell how pissed off he was about it.

One of his all time greatest laughs was when the guy was throwing tomahawk's at a wooden figure. The guy threw it right into the wooden figures penis. Crowd went crazy and Carson had to run behind the curtain he was laughing so hard.

 

That was Ed Ames of the Ames Brothers singing group who played a half-Indian named Mingo on the TV Show Daniel Boone with Fess Parker. Probably the funniest moment ever on the Tonight Show. He died only 2 years ago at age 95.

 

RIP to Matt Snell. Former Jets RB

 

All the older folks I knew were pulling for Baltimore since they hated cocky Broadway Joe. That made me a Jet fan for that SB. Snell had a great SB leading Jets to their only SB. I enjoyed that day.

Thanks Matt. RIP!

 

Chuck Norris sleeps with the fishes

 

The boogie man used to check under his bed at night fearing Chuck Norris would be there.

 

Wrong
The fish sleep
With Chuck Norris

 

RIP. I met him through one of my instructors/coach/trainer back in the day. He acknowledged me, but he sat, and talked with my trainer for a while, apparently they knew each other from before.
I for some reason expected him to be bigger. Not that that matters, but I just did. RIP

 

While we're on the subject.........

• Chuck Norris uses pepper spray to season his meat.
• Chuck Norris is able to slam a revolving door.
• Chuck Norris plays Jenga with Stonehenge.
• The flu gets a Chuck Norris shot every year.
• Ghosts tell Chuck Norris stories at the campfire.
• Chuck Norris made a Happy Meal cry.
• Chuck Norris can build a snowman out of rain.
• Chuck Norris' calendar goes straight from March 31 to April 2nd. No one fools Chuck Norris.
• Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
• Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.
• On the 7th day, God rested. Then, Chuck Norris took over

 

And then there's...................


When Chuck Norris arrived for his first day of kindergarten, he gave his Dad a hug and said, "You're the man of the house while I'm gone."

It only takes Chuck Norris 10 minutes to watch 60 Minutes

In Pamplona, Spain, the bulls run from Chuck Norris

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he saw there were three missed calls from Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris can believe it's not butter