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Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine through the 90's on a regular basis was solid. Saw Randy Johnson throw a perfect game against my Braves. Barry Bonds on roids was the best player ever dispite what people think of him. Basketball moment was watching Lebron get triple double against the Hawks (with almost 50 points with the Cavs).
 
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When I was much younger I went to Wrigley with my Dad, I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. I know Hall of Famers Ron Santo and Billy Williams were playing. Don't remember them specifically. I mention it because my Dad's favorite player was Billy Williams. When I coached my son's All Star team years later I wore #26 for the memory of my Dad. I miss him very much.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Halvsies:

When I was much younger I went to Wrigley with my Dad, I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. I know Hall of Famers Ron Santo and Billy Williams were playing. Don't remember them specifically. I mention it because my Dad's favorite player was Billy Williams. When I coached my son's All Star team years later I wore #26 for the memory of my Dad. I miss him very much.



How about Ernie Banks?

Famous for saying all the time, "Let's Play Two", meaning he always felt privileged playing the game of baseball for the Cubs, no place he'd rather be than the ballpark, so why not play a double-header?  Always smiling that guy.  Unlike today's players, he'd have played baseball for free.


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Yes, but Banks retired in '71. My first game was '72. He's known as Mr. Cub for a reason....

 
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My favorite Cub back then was Jose Cardenal, I have no idea why....
 
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Barry Sanders --- 

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early 1990's Pitt Pirates... Barry, Bobby Bo, Andy Van...

... and Terelle Pryor in H.S.  ...a man playing with boys
 
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Saw Jordan's last game as Tarheel and Dominque Wilkens and the Georgia Bulldogs strip Kenny Smith bare to beat them for NCAA East finals @ CarrierDome.
 
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I saw Jim Edmonds leap literally over the wall to rob a HR in the bottom of the ninth. 

Most amazing thing I ever saw live. 
 
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Al McGuire
 
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Jack Nicklaus AND Arnold Palmer back in the 1970's. interviewed with both (at different times) for corporate flying jobs with them. Arnie was a gentleman.  Nicklaus was an fool.
 
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so "fool" is the "Covers Correct" default for A_S_S_H_O_L_E?
 
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Gretzky a couple of times the guy is always in the right spot either putting the puck in or making a great pass made it look so easy.
 
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when I was in college back in the 70's, I worked in the summer for the Pele soccer camp of America........I did get to see and play on the field in drills mind you, with Pele.........considered by most to be the greatest soccer player that ever lived
 
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i'd be here for days 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

so "fool" is the "Covers Correct" default for A_S_S_H_O_L_E?




 
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Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

Jack Nicklaus AND Arnold Palmer back in the 1970's. interviewed with both (at different times) for corporate flying jobs with them. Arnie was a gentleman.  Nicklaus was an fool.

also flew some Penguins charters back in the early 1990's. got both Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr to sign a 1991-92 "Back to Back" poster I had. it shows the two back to back to the Cup holding up their hands with the two rings it is still my BEST piece of Penguins memorabilia. Mario was always a gentleman. JJ was a wild man and real puzzy hound back then. once fukked a flight attendant in the back lavatory on a late night YUL-PIT charter after an @ Habs game.

other Penguins I remember from those charters are Ron Francis, Paul Coffey and Bryan Trottier (all true gentleman), Ulffy Samuelsson (always smiling and joking), Kevin Stevens (always had that "don't fukk with me" look on his puss) and Tommy "Bare-behind-Hole" (the guy was a real jerk)

also used to have Lou Holtz riding us a lot out of SBN and Scotty Bowman out of BUF. Lou was always VERY outgoing and would "hold court" in the gate area @ Greater Pitt airport on layovers when making a connection there. Bowman was always kind of "I don't really have time for you" BUT was always polite to the flight crews.

 

 

 
 
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"Bare-behind-Hole"

REALLY? the guys name was Tom Barrasso BUT was known as "Bare-Azz-Hole" behind his back he was such a JERK

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