Beerball Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Gugny said: This looks just like my first cat, Janis. Janis' death hit me hard and I still haven't gotten over it. That was in 2007. Thanks for setting the tone to my day. For tempting the injury fates you deserve a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. 1
ALF Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 At least we can watch these Yankee games on the MSG channel .
North Buffalo Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 22 hours ago, BornAgainBillsFan said: Faster than Sidd Finch!!! Quick, one of my fellow geezers out there! Do you remember the details of this story, and what his fastball was clocked at?? Yeh 120mph and it was a training camp scam Sports Illustrated story folks thought was real for awhile... April Fools joke maybe?
Mango Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 It looks like Josh was a perfect 29/29 in stolen base attempts in HS. It also looks like he may have never hit a HS home run. https://www.maxpreps.com/m/athlete/josh-allen/TKQp1vTvEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/baseball/stats.htm
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mango said: It looks like Josh was a perfect 29/29 in stolen base attempts in HS. It also looks like he may have never hit a HS home run. https://www.maxpreps.com/m/athlete/josh-allen/TKQp1vTvEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/baseball/stats.htm Jeeeeze 6’3” and a buck eighty? He must have been a twig.
Mango Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Jeeeeze 6’3” and a buck eighty? He must have been a twig. You watch your mouth. I’m basically the same size, an inch shorter, but am a full grown adult. 1
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Mango said: You watch your mouth. I’m basically the same size, an inch shorter, but am a full grown adult. 😂 and how would that wiry frame take a 250lb linebacker to the rib cage?
Mango Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: 😂 and how would that wiry frame take a 250lb linebacker to the rib cage? I was just talking to somebody about this the other day, but in regards to football pads. Like on one hand they’ve become a weapon. Guys are just torpedoing their bodies at each other. But on the other hand, a guy like Ray Lewis hitting me at full speed without pads might stop my heart. But seriously, I could die. 1
Warcodered Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 57 minutes ago, Mango said: It looks like Josh was a perfect 29/29 in stolen base attempts in HS. It also looks like he may have never hit a HS home run. https://www.maxpreps.com/m/athlete/josh-allen/TKQp1vTvEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/baseball/stats.htm And yet he won the HR contest at Micah Hydes charity baseball game.
BornAgainBillsFan Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 12:19 PM, Kwai San said: Supposedly 168 altho I find THAT hard to believe.....of course it WAS Aprils Fools..... 2 hours ago, North Buffalo said: Yeh 120mph and it was a training camp scam Sports Illustrated story folks thought was real for awhile... April Fools joke maybe? @Kwai Sanwas right. It was 168 mph. So this was an article written by George Plimpton for the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/15/curious-case-sidd-finch The preface to the article (i.e. the teaser prior to the body of it) was: "He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga—and his future in baseball." (HINT: Pay close attention to the first letter of each word.) Most people missed the joke, and thought the Mets had actually signed an eccentric prospect with mystical abilities. There was a huge clamor to see him pitch, so SI had to come clean and tell everybody that it was an April Fool's joke. Many thousands of uptight ninnies became irate at the thought of falling for it, and swore they were cancelling their subscriptions (back when paper magazines and subscriptions to them were a thing). I doubt many did, because SI became even bigger after that. Just a fun, wacky story us old guys might remember. 4
Frat-Train Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 Good thing they picked Josh instead of Tua. I’d hate to see baseball’s first ever interception... 4
BuffAlone Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 13 hours ago, TAinLA said: he'll be throwing a heater, most likely a 2 seam or 4 seam laser - hope he doesn't take out the catcher. 2 seam for sure. he never mastered accuracy on the 4 seam. Question is....over/under 92 mph?? 1
PromoTheRobot Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 If the Jays were smart they'd save Josh for the 9th inning. Their bullpen is killing them. 1
beerme1 Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 13 hours ago, ALF said: At least we can watch these Yankee games on the MSG channel . Uh,
RiotAct Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 (Bob Carpenter, voice of the Washington Nationals) There’s that changeup!!!
ChronicAndKnuckles Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 12:12 PM, BornAgainBillsFan said: Faster than Sidd Finch!!! Quick, one of my fellow geezers out there! Do you remember the details of this story, and what his fastball was clocked at?? I watch baseball, saw your post and thought "who the heck is Sidd Finch??" Never heard of him! The pic u posted was interesting so I had to Google it. Lol pretty amazing story. 1
Recommended Posts