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Mine was the 1991 Cup as well. We had just moved from MN to Tulsa, OK and only a couple of the Stanley Cup games were on national TV...

I’m not sure I’ll even watch a Philly KC Super Bowl.

For Baseball Reference, it must be close enough. I was curious that on the night that Ichiro was announced, I checked an older Grid for...

Yeah...me. In the Rarity 1% club today.

I was living up in the Cities in '81 when the Stars made their first run to the Stanley Cup Finals. a bunch of people I knew would get...

What can I say? I was 9 years old and an AWA fanatic 🤷‍♂️

The '91 run was a blast and I was able to make it into Met Center for at least 1 game of all 4 rounds. I really thought walking out of...

That may be true and I’m no Jeter-stan, but I think it’s undeniable that he’s a no doubt about it HOF’er.

Somewhat off topic, but I went to the "Life is a Carnival" tribute to Robbie Robertson in LA in October and it was an awesome show. It...

Absolutely- the more the merrier, as it is an expansive RF and I am not its arbiter. Perfect timing, especially for Ellis Be My 💝, as...

How bout a little love for Ellis Valentine and Jesse Barfield too? One of baseball's great joys is the right fielder with a gun for an...

To me, the most ironic aspect of all of this is the only player who has ever been unanimous in election is Mariano Rivera--a specialist...

When it came to the Twins SS, I had a bevy of riches sitting in front of me-Jiminez, Ron Washington, Lenny Faedo, Chuck Baker, Alvaro...

As usual, my baseball card collection of the '70s/80s was what delivered for me--I'm currently sitting at 10%, that Orioles/Royals...

Admit to being biased because I loved the late 70's Pirates, but happy to see him get in. Always sad to me when an honor like this is...