Non-baseball items, part II Showing 651-700 of 1,340

[C. John]

Brina wrote: "The game was last night and Dallas lost 6-1. I don’t like any Dallas teams due to my disdain for the Cowboys. I like the Oilers because they have a Jewish player Hyman. Hopefully they hang on."

For obviouis reasons I wouldn't mind seeing the Oilers win the Cup.

[C. John]

Here's something Lance may find intersting. Rhino's album of the day was the second solo effort by Stevie Nicks.

https://view.em.rhino.com/?qs=f3b0380...

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Actually I was thinking Dallas. Or did I get misled by the coverage and the game wasn't last night."

I’ve disowned that team since April 15, 1993 - the day they vacated the Met Center in Bloomington, MN. Now my hockey teams are the Wild and the Panthers.

[C. John]

Which is why I figured you were happy they lost.

[Lance]

Ah, I didn’t know the score…was watching the big 3 auto races all day yesterday - Monaco GP, Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Indy 500 was the best of the 3

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Lance wrote: "Ah, I didn’t know the score…was watching the big 3 auto races all day yesterday - Monaco GP, Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Indy 500 was the best of the 3"

Since we dont pay for TV, Mike watched the recap of the Indy 500. I dont follow auto racing but it seemed like a lot of car problems & crashes. I did get a kick out of the Wienermobile race!

[C. John]

Lance wrote: "Ah, I didn’t know the score…was watching the big 3 auto races all day yesterday - Monaco GP, Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Indy 500 was the best of the 3"

Recall at one point when I was working at Zellers we had an Assistant Manager who was a big NASCAR Fan. One of his Sundays to work always seemed to fall on the Daytona 500. He would get the Home Electronics department to put the race on the televisions and wheel in one of the carts we used for working and proceed to watch the race while working on the store maps.

[Lance]

I guess NOW I can mention the Frost - back to back Walter Cup champions. Won 2-1 on OT last night to sweep Ottawa but all 3 games were 2-1 and the last 2 were OT games. How come Minnesota’s professional women’s teams can win championships but the men can’t?

[C. John]

Lance wrote: "I guess NOW I can mention the Frost - back to back Walter Cup champions. Won 2-1 on OT last night to sweep Ottawa but all 3 games were 2-1 and the last 2 were OT games. How come Minnesota’s profess..."

Probably pure luck of the draw.

[Brina]

I know Vancouver is getting a franchise. I wish Chicago would get one. I know that girls hockey is huge there and has been for some time.

[C. John]

Brina wrote: "I know Vancouver is getting a franchise. I wish Chicago would get one. I know that girls hockey is huge there and has been for some time."

I admit I was a bit surprised that Chicago didn't have a team from the get go. I daresay that it will eventually.

[C. John]

You may or may not have heard about this. Liverpool had a parade yesterday to celebrate Liverpool FC winning the Premier League title. During the parade someone driving an SUV crashed it into the crowd. There were a lot of injuries but fortunately no fatalities. A suspect has been arrested and the police, wisely, quickly stated that the man was white. They have also stated that this was not a terrorist incident.

[C. John]

I don't think we wil ever see this competition in the Olympics

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj...

[C. John]

Singer and songwriter Rick Derringer passd away Monday at age 77. He was the lead singer on "Hang On Sloopy"

[C. John]

Someone likes puns. Reading my Brussells Playbook and came to a section on the EU and Hungary, which is a member country. Hungary has banned Pride celebrations, which is a no-no actually and the EU is trying to decide what action to take. The headline for this section is labelled Buda Pest Control, Budapest of course being the capital of Hungary.

[C. John]

Bit of shocker in the world of Women's football. The Womens' Euros are coming up shorly, June or July not sure which. Mary Earps, England's goalkeeper, has announced that she is retiring from international football, effective immediately.

[C. John]

According to one report I have read Ronaldo wants to leave his current club due to the fact that he wants to play in the Club World Cup this summer. Since his current club won't be he hopes to sign with a team that will be. Good luck with that, as they say.

[C. John]

I am going to have to head to the comic shop on September 17th. That is when Marvel will release Deadpool/Batman No. 1. That is a book I will have to get. There will also be a Batman/Deadpool book from DC but that I believe is at a later date.

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Singer and songwriter Rick Derringer passd away Monday at age 77. He was the lead singer on "Hang On Sloopy""

I know him better for “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo””

[Lance]

Checked off another item on the sports bucket list today. Went to the basketball hall of fame in Springfield, MA - only about 90 minutes from me, closer than Cooperstown. It was great - really enjoyed the time there. Much different that the baseball HoF and I liked that the basketball one has its own “personality.” I’ll definitely go there again. Lots of good items and information on the women’s game as well and enjoyed reading and seeing video of several of the female inductees, including my fellow Minnesota native Lindsey Whalen

[C. John]

At one time in Toronto you could go to the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Sports Hall of Fame in one trip. The two were in the same building so you could just go through a door to get from one to the other.

[C. John]

In the European Conference League final Chelse defeated Real Betis. it seems that this makes Chelsea the first team to win at some point all the major European football trophies.

[C. John]

I have one comment to make on some current political news. Before now I doubt most Americans, or anyone else for that matter, knew there was such a body as the U.S. Court of International Trade.

[C. John]

Actress Loretta Swit has passed away.

[C. John]

There is hope for Arsenal Next season. They have signed a striker, something they have needed for a couple of years now.

[C. John]

Some more on that situation in Liverpool. There have been suggestions it was a case of road rage. The chap had gotten caught in the crowd after following an ambulance. He was seen stopping, backing up a bit and then moving forward into the crowd.

[C. John]

Apparently today is Canadian Armed Forces Day, which I actually didn't know and also the first day of Pride Month, which in fact I did know. I wonder if the two being the same day carries any significance. Probably not.

[C. John]

Lest you think I had forgotten, here is the link for the pub quiz. Have fun.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

[C. John]

Had an interesting experince this morning. I went into the lab to get my A1C1 test this morning. This is a blood test I have every three months due to my diabetes. The young lady doing the test could not get any blood out of my right arm, or at least not enough. After three or four tries she switched arms and that worked. Never have had that happen before.

[C. John]

Surprised Lance hasn't mentioned this but Vikings legend Jim Marshall has passed awy at age 87.

https://larrybrownsports.com/football...

I must say that even I have heard of the Purple People Eaters.

[C. John]

The House of Lords and the House of Commons over in the UK are playing ping pong again.

[C. John]

Just got home from watching my daughter's high school production of Dorothy in Wonderland. Not bad actually. It was a musical.

[C. John]

Odd bit of trivia. The residence of the Scottish First Minister is known as Blue House. Don't know why.

[C. John]

Today is apprarently the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Of course it Politio had to point out that it was thus the first anniversary of the British Prime Minister of the day leaving the 80th anniversary celebrations early to tape a television interview. Needless to day said Prime Minister is no longer Prime Minister.

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Surprised Lance hasn't mentioned this but Vikings legend Jim Marshall has passed awy at age 87.

https://larrybrownsports.com/football......"

Only haven’t mentioned it because admittedly I haven’t visited this thread in a few days as I was at a conference- was in the 1000 Islands region of NY along the St.Lawrence River. Great conference and great location.

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Had an interesting experince this morning. I went into the lab to get my A1C1 test this morning. This is a blood test I have every three months due to my diabetes. The young lady doing the test cou..."

May not have really found a vein. Have had that issue when donating blood

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Surprised Lance hasn't mentioned this but Vikings legend Jim Marshall has passed awy at age 87.

https://larrybrownsports.com/football......"

Some Purple People Eaters trivia. They had the first defensive player to be named NFL MVP - Alan Page. Who later was the chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court

[C. John]

Jordan, Uzbekistan and South Korea have all booked their places for the upcoming World Cup finals. China however will not be going, after losing 0-1 to Indonesia.
Also, one question that has arisen in the last few days is what if any of the countries Trump has banned from entering the US manages to qualify.

[C. John]

Trying to clear out some older emials and came across a reference describing Manchester United as Big Sir Jim's Carry On Up the River Without a Paddle. As a fan if those movies I liked the reference. Probably accurate too.

[C. John]

Tom Rafferty, who won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys has passed away at age 70.

[C. John]

I am a definite wrestling fan but I think the following item is a really stupid idea.

https://larrybrownsports.com/wrestlin...

[C. John]

Link for the Pub Quiz.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/play/quizzes...

[C. John]

Canada won't become the 51st state (that should be Washington DC anyway). However member of th EU is something else altogether, espcially if one German politician has his way.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

[C. John]

Article on some Britsh Childrens' Book Awards in case someone needs some inspiration for something to read.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inb...

A note on a couple of the judges. Sophie Dahl's maternal grandfather is Roald Dahl while her paternal grandfather is Stanley Holloway. Geri Halliwell Horner is better known to some as Ginger Spice.

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "I am a definite wrestling fan but I think the following item is a really stupid idea.

https://larrybrownsports.com/wrestlin......"

No worse than when Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota, someone proposed a steel cage match between him and the governor of Wisconsin

[Lance]

C. John wrote: "Link for the Pub Quiz.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/play/quizzes......"

11 of 20 - I’ve done worse

[Lance]

I’m liking the coverage of NASCAR races on Prime - mainly because there’s no annoying chatter from Jeff Burton (NBC) or Clint Boyer (Fox). Plus, their pre-race and stage break coverage with Danielle Trotta, Carl Edwards and Corey Lajoy is excellent. I’ll only be seeing them once more. Going to the race at Pocono in two weeks in person. When my bowling season ended, I won enough prize money to pay for a seat on the bus to the race. Same company that does the baseball trips I take - they do one or two races each year, too.

[C. John]

Today (Sunday) is an intersting day in the church calender. Over here it is generally referred to as Pentecost but over in the UK it is Whitsun (or Whitsunday). It commemorates the day the Holy Spirit descended upon the gathered disciples and gave them the various spiritual gifts.

[Lance]

At least this day hasn't been marred. I always used to associate January 6 with Epiphany, but now no one wants to think of that date - at least here in the US.

[C. John]

Sly Stone, the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away. If I get a chance sometime I will see if I can dig up a couple of clips to post.