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Quote: DRichI find the six hits to be the most impressive part of the accomplishment.
119 different players have had 6 hits in a game
Rennie Stennett, in 1975 is the only MLB player to have more than 6 hits in a game - he had 7
but only 16 different players have ever scored 6 runs in a game
no MLB player has ever scored more than 6 runs in a game
and no MLB player has ever had more than 4 homers in a game
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| Single Player Event | Occurrences | Player |
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| 2 grand slams in a single inning. | 1 | Fernando Tatis, St. Louis Cardinals, 3rd inning, April 23, 1999 |
| 8 runs batted in during a single inning | 1 | Fernando Tatis, St. Louis Cardinals, 3rd inning, April 23, 1999 |
| 1 grand slam from both sides of the plate in a game | 1 | Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, July 29, 2003 |
| 3 inside-the-park home runs in a game | 1 | Tom McCreery, Louisville Colonels, July 12, 1897 |
| Hitting for the natural cycle with a grand slam | 1 | Tony Lazzeri, New York Yankees, June 3, 1932 |
| 9 hits in a game | 1 | Johnny Burnett, Cleveland Indians, July 10, 1932 |
| 7 singles in a game | 1 | Johnny Burnett, Cleveland Indians, July 10, 1932 |
| 4 triples in a game | 1 | Bill Joyce, New York Giants, May 18, 1897 |
| 4 Caught Stealing in a game | 1 | Robby Thompson, San Francisco Giants, June 27, 1986 |
| 5 intentional bases on balls in a game | 1 | Andre Dawson, Chicago Cubs, May 22, 1990 |
| 4 intentional bases on balls in a 9-inning game | 1 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, May 1, 2004 |
| Home runs from both sides of the plate during a single inning | 2 | |
| Grand slam in first major league game | 2 | |
| 7 hits in a 9-inning game | 2 | Wilbert Robinson, Rennie Stennett |
| 12 runs batted in during a game | 2 | Jim Bottomley, Mark Whiten |
| Grounding into 4 double plays in a game | 2 | Goose Goslin, Joe Torre |
| 3 runs scored in a single inning | 3 | |
| A grand slam and an inside-the-park home run (different hits) in a game | 4 | |
| 4 consecutive home runs in a 9-inning game | 5 | |
| 3 hits in a single inning | 5 | |
| 4 consecutive home runs in a game | 6 | |
| Hitting for the cycle with a grand slam | 6 | |
| 3 sacrifice flies in a game | 9 | |
| 2 grand slams in a game | 12 | |
| 4 home runs in a 9-inning game | 12 | |
| 10 or more runs batted in during a game | 12 | |
| Hitting for the natural cycle | 13 | |
| 6 singles in a 9-inning game | 14 | |
| 4 home runs in a game | 15 | |
| 6 runs scored in a game | 15 | |
| Home run on first pitch in the major leagues | 21 | |
| Inside-the-park grand slam | 223 | |
| Hitting for the cycle | 273 |
My original source for this was the Baseball Wiki. I've added player names, clubs and dates where they appear. I've also added a row not in the original article: Robby Thompson getting caught stealing 4 times in a game.
this 14 year old wide receiver is drawing rave reviews from many including Patrick Mahomes for his spectacular catches in NFL youth flag football
this catch (the first one shown) on the YT short is truly amazing
in the middle of the vid the kid brags that he's "the best in the world, I'm telling you" - which may not be all that much of a stretch
from the announcer in the link - "The Brysen Wright era is only getting started"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Bx3EmEPcY0
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this 14 year old wide receiver is drawing rave reviews from many including Patrick Mahomes for his spectacular catches in NFL youth flag football
this catch (the first one shown) on the YT short is truly amazing
in the middle of the vid the kid brags that he's "the best in the world, I'm telling you" - which may not be all that much of a stretch
from the announcer in the link - "The Brysen Wright era is only getting started"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Bx3EmEPcY0
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I can't wait to see him in that Ohio State Buckeye jersey.
there have been several incidents of sex toys being disrespectfully thrown onto the courts at Wnba games
many in the Wnba are unhappy about this and there have been 2 arrests
from the link:
"Cryptocurrency meme coin creators say they are responsible for the sex toys being thrown at multiple WNBA games, and they are planning more "pranks."
A group of crypto enthusiasts and traders launched Green Dildo Coin (DILDO), a meme coin intended to be lighthearted and perceived as a joke, in late July to protest what they describe as a "toxic" environment in the crypto world. "
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2025/08/07/wnba-sex-toy-dildos-throwing-games-explained/85556929007/
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there have been several incidents of sex toys being disrespectfully thrown onto the courts at Wnba games
many in the Wnba are unhappy about this and there have been 2 arrests
from the link:
"Cryptocurrency meme coin creators say they are responsible for the sex toys being thrown at multiple WNBA games, and they are planning more "pranks."
A group of crypto enthusiasts and traders launched Green Dildo Coin (DILDO), a meme coin intended to be lighthearted and perceived as a joke, in late July to protest what they describe as a "toxic" environment in the crypto world. "
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2025/08/07/wnba-sex-toy-dildos-throwing-games-explained/85556929007/
Any publicity is good publicity.
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Quote: lilredrooster.
there have been several incidents of sex toys being disrespectfully thrown onto the courts at Wnba games
many in the Wnba are unhappy about this and there have been 2 arrests
from the link:
"Cryptocurrency meme coin creators say they are responsible for the sex toys being thrown at multiple WNBA games, and they are planning more "pranks."
A group of crypto enthusiasts and traders launched Green Dildo Coin (DILDO), a meme coin intended to be lighthearted and perceived as a joke, in late July to protest what they describe as a "toxic" environment in the crypto world. "
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2025/08/07/wnba-sex-toy-dildos-throwing-games-explained/85556929007/
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Reportedly, for several days there have been betting lines on whether a dildo will be thrown on the court during a specific WNBA game. Also, reportedly, betting lines on the color of the next dildo thrown on a court at a WNBA game. I don't understand this last one; I thought that only the color green has been used so far.
Can anyone quote a legitimate betting line on this ?
https://polymarket.com/event/dildo-thrown-at-wnba-game-on-august-6-13?tid=1754763494446Quote: gordonm888...<SNIP>...
Reportedly, for several days there have been betting lines on whether a dildo will be thrown on the court during a specific WNBA game. Also, reportedly, betting lines on the color of the next dildo thrown on a court at a WNBA game. I don't understand this last one; I thought that only the color green has been used so far.
Can anyone quote a legitimate betting line on this ?
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Kalshi doesn't appear to have anything on it. On Polymarket, I see nothing as to color, only these Y/N props.Quote: Polymarket
Dildo thrown at WNBA game on...?
$304,931 Vol.
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Sunday, August 10
$33,017 Vol.
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Monday, August 11
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Whatsup with Sunday?
Quote: billryanThey search you for weapons and outside food, and liquor. How hard is it to prohibit sex toys? Bring one to the arena and get a lifetime ban.
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There are places that a person can hide a sex toy that would not be useful for hiding food or weapons. If nothing else, you could just tape it to the inside of your thigh.
Quote: DRichTwo weeks from today college football starts. The first game is Kansas State vs Iowa State. I am excited!
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Its too bad we don't have a WOV college football pick'em contest. You'd be the favorite to win.
Quote: gordonm888Quote: DRichTwo weeks from today college football starts. The first game is Kansas State vs Iowa State. I am excited!
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Its too bad we don't have a WOV college football pick'em contest. You'd be the favorite to win.
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I was thinking about hosting my own. I wouldn't invite anyone else just to make sure that I win. My only advantage over others is that I watch 8-12 games a week. I doubt most people watch more than 4.
Boxing commissioner says they are working to make boxing safer. Sure, Jan.
If I were a promoter, I'd promote bare fist boxing. As the skull is infinitely stronger than hand bones, it would eliminate most blows to the head.
I watched as the Mancini-Kim fight went from an incredible bout to a tragedy, and a good deal of my respect for boxing ended that day. For those not familiar with the situation, the two fighters met on national television and had an incredible fight, with Kim surprising everyone with his effort. He collapsed in the ring and later died, the referee killed himself after coming under fire for not stopping the fight sooner, and Mr. Kim's mother killed herself, unable to handle her grief. Mancini never fully recovered.
Quote: billryanI'm not sure there is a safe and humane way for two men to beat the shit out of each other.
If I were a promoter, I'd promote bare fist boxing. As the skull is infinitely stronger than hand bones, it would eliminate most blows to the head.
Ummmm… No! There is bare knuckle boxing. It’s on cable TV almost every night. I can assure you it doesn’t eliminate blows to the head, it encourages it!
Agree there s no way to eliminate the danger from boxing. There are of course ways to minimize the risks, but there is no appetite for the solutions. The easiest one is simple. You are knocked down, you have lost. So many of the serious injuries are from guys ‘being men’ and not quitting and taking a serious beating. After getting up from a knockdown or two.
Think about it…. Most (not all) knockdowns are from a concussive blow. Other sports eliminate you from the rest of that day’s competition after a concussion.
I have mixed feelings on boxing/MMA/slap fighting. My ‘let consenting adults do what they want’ tends to override my paternal instinct to protect everyone.
I am fortunate that no one I loved/cared about personally has ever chosen a combat sport.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: billryanI'm not sure there is a safe and humane way for two men to beat the shit out of each other.
If I were a promoter, I'd promote bare fist boxing. As the skull is infinitely stronger than hand bones, it would eliminate most blows to the head.
Ummmm… No! There is bare knuckle boxing. It’s on cable TV almost every night. I can assure you it doesn’t eliminate blows to the head, it encourages it!
Agree there s no way to eliminate the danger from boxing. There are of course ways to minimize the risks, but there is no appetite for the solutions. The easiest one is simple. You are knocked down, you have lost. So many of the serious injuries are from guys ‘being men’ and not quitting and taking a serious beating. After getting up from a knockdown or two.
Think about it…. Most (not all) knockdowns are from a concussive blow. Other sports eliminate you from the rest of that day’s competition after a concussion.
I have mixed feelings on boxing/MMA/slap fighting. My ‘let consenting adults do what they want’ tends to override my paternal instinct to protect everyone.
I am fortunate that no one I loved/cared about personally has ever chosen a combat sport.
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Depends on the blow. You can use a hammer fist, palm heel, or backfist to the head, not the front of the fist like in modern boxing. You will break your hand. I've seen it happen, and with guys who were not boxers and don't hit as hard.
Hitting the elbow is even worse. A non-fighter can defend himself and end a fight by learning to get his elbow up to block a punch to the face. You will look you you are smell-checking your armpit. Just like that. If he hits the elbow with a real punch that hand is done and the elbow might not even feel it.
Quick Google search show professional boxing deaths over the past 5 years as: 2025(3), 2024(4), 2023(5), 2022(6), 2021(4). A newspaper in England reported that in 1953 there were 22 deaths.
There is a vast medical literature that I found on Google Scholar that investigates the impact of weight cuts on brain issues - not the long term impact of a career of blows to the brain that many boxers experience, but the injuries that result in a death within a short time period following the fight. No way to tell if this is causing the recent deaths, but many boxers today use extreme weight cuts to fight out of lower weight classes that are way below their normal walking around weight to gain a "weight bully" advantage at the time of the bout often gaining 10-20 pounds in the 24-30 hour time period after the weigh in and before the actual bout. Boxing commissions have tried to institute maximum weight gains and also use weigh ins on the morning of the day of the bout to combat weight bulling but promoters always seem to fight against these attempts and usual win out.
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I have mixed feelings on boxing/MMA/slap fighting. My ‘let consenting adults do what they want’ tends to override my paternal instinct to protect everyone.
I agree with you on that. Does Olympic boxing still require headgear? I prefer that because it becomes more strategic and one lucky punch doesn't win it as often.
Quote: billryanThe first rule of fighting is to defend yourself at all times. Slap fighting is neither fighting or a sport
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The definition of ‘sport’ is never simple. It’s at least a competition with a winner and loser. Like boxing. Like chess. Like cornhole.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: billryanThe first rule of fighting is to defend yourself at all times. Slap fighting is neither fighting or a sport
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The definition of ‘sport’ is never simple. It’s at least a competition with a winner and loser. Like boxing. Like chess. Like cornhole.
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I hate to admit this, but I have been watching a lot of Corn Hole on TV lately.
Team owners can pay to build their own darn stadiums and arenas without any public money involved.
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Team owners can pay to build their own darn stadiums and arenas without any public money involved.
Yes they ‘can’. But why would they when they can extort $$ from the localities they are PRESENTLY in?
Try being a politician that DIDN’T make a deal to keep the Bills in Buffalo! You would be an ex politician soon!
Put it up for a vote!?! New stadium locking Bills to the area for 25 years or money for food banks? Sorry…. no food banks!
But I agree with you. The problem is localities without teams want teams. And will offer the teams ….. stadiums….
This one was amazing in that he had a double bogey. And had FOURTEEN birdies.
Quote: DRichPretty big High School football game tonight in Georgia. At 7:30 with Grayson at Collins Hill. Grayson is ranked #4 and were the Georgia state champs last year. I will be watching.
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2.5 hour weather delay so I didn't get a chance to watch this game. Grayson went on to win 51-3.
Quote: SOOPOOLIV golfer just shot a 59. They are coming more frequently as golfers get better and better and course difficulty doesn’t keep up with skill ‘inflation’. (And equipment improvements).
This one was amazing in that he had a double bogey. And had FOURTEEN birdies.
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Has there ever been a 59 on the PGA tour that included a double bogey?
Quote: DRichQuote: DRichPretty big High School football game tonight in Georgia. At 7:30 with Grayson at Collins Hill. Grayson is ranked #4 and were the Georgia state champs last year. I will be watching.
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2.5 hour weather delay so I didn't get a chance to watch this game. Grayson went on to win 51-3.
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Perhaps Collins Hill can schedule Bishop Sycamore. At least that would be competitive.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: DRichPretty big High School football game tonight in Georgia. At 7:30 with Grayson at Collins Hill. Grayson is ranked #4 and were the Georgia state champs last year. I will be watching.
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2.5 hour weather delay so I didn't get a chance to watch this game. Grayson went on to win 51-3.
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Perhaps Collins Hill can schedule Bishop Sycamore. At least that would be competitive.
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My money would be on Collins to win by forfeit.
Sepp Shirley is a senior at the school and has cerebral palsy, and can only walk with the use of braces or crutches. He's a huge supporter of the school's football team, and the coach decided to let him suit up for the last game of the season. Late in the game, with his team on their twenty-yard line, he goes into the game, and the crowd starts to cheer. It was agreed ahead of time that he'd be allowed to gain a few yards and then gently tagged to end the play. Only he didn't take the handoff cleanly and immediately fell to the ground, losing two yards. It was quickly agreed among the coaches to give him another shot at picking up a few yards .
Only the opposing players had other ideas. The play developed and this time Sepp took the handoff cleanly and gained a yard, then two. Suddenly, he was in the open as his opponents began cheering him on. The players had decided amongst themselves to run for a touchdown. The only problem was that without his braces, Sepp could only walk twenty to thirty feet, and he is trying to run 82 yards.
In HS football, unlike the NFL, making contact with the ground ends the play so he has to stay on his feet the whole way.
I tried to post the video, but it appears that, in addition to being banned from starting a new post about this, I'm also unable to embed videos.
Such is life in the Old Pueblo.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: GenoDRPh
Team owners can pay to build their own darn stadiums and arenas without any public money involved.
Yes they ‘can’. But why would they when they can extort $$ from the localities they are PRESENTLY in?
Try being a politician that DIDN’T make a deal to keep the Bills in Buffalo! You would be an ex politician soon!
Put it up for a vote!?! New stadium locking Bills to the area for 25 years or money for food banks? Sorry…. no food banks!
But I agree with you. The problem is localities without teams want teams. And will offer the teams ….. stadiums….
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Here in Boston, the major arenas are wholly owned by the sports teams. Delaware North owns the Boston Garden, and the Boston Bruins. The Fenway Group owns Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox.
When Bob Kraft was playing footsie with Providence and Hartford for a possible move of the NE Patriots, he decided to stay put in the face of neighborhood opposition in both of those cities. So he built Gillette Stadium with 100% his own money, which I hear is rare among NFL teams.
We here don't negotiate with terrorists, and bluffed him to move.
Quote: billryanA fantastic story out of a Virginia high school football game.
Sepp Shirley is a senior at the school and has cerebral palsy, and can only walk with the use of braces or crutches. He's a huge supporter of the school's football team, and the coach decided to let him suit up for the last game of the season. Late in the game, with his team on their twenty-yard line, he goes into the game, and the crowd starts to cheer. It was agreed ahead of time that he'd be allowed to gain a few yards and then gently tagged to end the play. Only he didn't take the handoff cleanly and immediately fell to the ground, losing two yards. It was quickly agreed among the coaches to give him another shot at picking up a few yards .
Only the opposing players had other ideas. The play developed and this time Sepp took the handoff cleanly and gained a yard, then two. Suddenly, he was in the open as his opponents began cheering him on. The players had decided amongst themselves to run for a touchdown. The only problem was that without his braces, Sepp could only walk twenty to thirty feet, and he is trying to run 82 yards.
In HS football, unlike the NFL, making contact with the ground ends the play so he has to stay on his feet the whole way.
I tried to post the video, but it appears that, in addition to being banned from starting a new post about this, I'm also unable to embed videos.
Such is life in the Old Pueblo.
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Jack Nicklaus made a lot of money playing golf on the PGA tour. Great career. He made ALMOST as much money as …. Scotty Scheffler’s…..
caddy made. THIS YEAR alone.
Calling the ‘season’ over after the Tour Championship, Scheffler will have made somewhere around $60 million, with it being common practice for the caddy to pocket 10%. Don’t cry for Scheffler. He likely pockets 10 figures a year in endorsements.
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Calling the ‘season’ over after the Tour Championship, Scheffler will have made somewhere around $60 million, with it being common practice for the caddy to pocket 10%. Don’t cry for Scheffler. He likely pockets 10 figures a year in endorsements.
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I think the caddies generally only get 10% on wins.
Quote: DRichQuote: SOOPOO
Calling the ‘season’ over after the Tour Championship, Scheffler will have made somewhere around $60 million, with it being common practice for the caddy to pocket 10%. Don’t cry for Scheffler. He likely pockets 10 figures a year in endorsements.
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I think the caddies generally only get 10% on wins.
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No way. Are you saying caddies don’t get paid if their golfer doesn’t win? I think they get some minimum even if their golfer makes 0$ by not making the cut. Anyway, at the top level, these golfers have their caddy ‘on staff’ so to speak, with a salary that must be in the 6 figures, and for the really top guys, 7 figures. If Rory McIlroy wants to go hit 100 8 irons on the Tuesday before his tournament, his caddy will accompany him.
Scheffler sealed the win with a RIDICULOUS chip in on the 17th hole.
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No way. Are you saying caddies don’t get paid if their golfer doesn’t win?
No, I am saying that I think they only get 10% on wins. They get smaller amounts the lower they finish. I don't remember the golfer but I think it happened in Australia. The golfers regular caddie was not available so he hired a local caddie, The golfer gave the caddie a choice of a fixed amount no matter where they finish or the "standard" deal that awards higher based on finish. The caddie chose the flat rate which for some reason I believe was $5k, the golfer went on to win and the caddie wanted more money. The golfer refused because the caddie chose the flat rate but the caddie went to the media and the golfer got shamed by everyone for only giving $5k, Eventually the golfers sponsors were threatening to pull out so the golfer paid more to make it go away.
Quote: SOOPOOAnyway, at the top level, these golfers have their caddy ‘on staff’ so to speak, with a salary that must be in the 6 figures, AND FOR THE REALLY TOP GUYS, 7 FIGURES.
I was shocked to read that a caddy could make 7 figures - that seems really crazy - I googled it and it's true - I don't really know much about golf
from google:
" Scottie Scheffler's caddie, Ted Scott, reportedly earned over $5 million in 2024 due to Scheffler's exceptional season.
In conclusion, while the average PGA Tour caddie earns in the high five to low six-figure range, those working with the most successful golfers and experiencing a winning streak can certainly reach the seven-figure mark. "
next question - do they really deserve to make that much______?_________is their input that valuable________?_________idk__________someone that knows more about golf than me would have to answer that
I've always thought of being a caddy as a kinna low level thing - but maybe it's not
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: SOOPOOAnyway, at the top level, these golfers have their caddy ‘on staff’ so to speak, with a salary that must be in the 6 figures, AND FOR THE REALLY TOP GUYS, 7 FIGURES.
I was shocked to read that a caddy could make 7 figures - that seems really crazy - I googled it and it's true - I don't really know much about golf
from google:
" Scottie Scheffler's caddie, Ted Scott, reportedly earned over $5 million in 2024 due to Scheffler's exceptional season.
In conclusion, while the average PGA Tour caddie earns in the high five to low six-figure range, those working with the most successful golfers and experiencing a winning streak can certainly reach the seven-figure mark. "
next question - do they really deserve to make that much______?_________is their input that valuable________?_________idk__________someone that knows more about golf than me would have to answer that
I've always thought of being a caddy as a kinna low level thing - but maybe it's not
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Caddies make a base salary, plus a % of their golfer's winnings for the week. The higher the finish, the higher the %. Plus, caddies can cut their own deals for sponsorship.
In the past, caddies carried the bag, pulled the flag, replaced divots and raked sandtraps and gave advice every so often. Nowadays, a good caddy gets to know his golfer and his playing style, his personality and acts as part psychologist, part coach. The caddy is usually a member of the golfer's inner circle. Does he deserve the money? Well, it's an independent contractor job, so more money the better. Plus, while the caddy for the top escehlon golfers may make a killing on an absolute scale, they are modestly compensated based on a percentage of winnings. Just like horse jockeys.
Quote: SOOPOOSOOPOO cried watching that video. (DRich will probably lament the poor tackling).
Jack Nicklaus made a lot of money playing golf on the PGA tour. Great career. He made ALMOST as much money as …. Scotty Scheffler’s…..
caddy made. THIS YEAR alone.
Calling the ‘season’ over after the Tour Championship, Scheffler will have made somewhere around $60 million, with it being common practice for the caddy to pocket 10%. Don’t cry for Scheffler. He likely pockets 10 figures a year in endorsements.
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With his course design business, home instructional videos and endorsements, I don't think with a net worth of $400 million, The Golden Bear regretted dropping out of pharmacy school.
it's time for the NBA to raise the rim to 11 feet due to the tremendous increase in the size and athleticism of the players
7 footers can dunk without jumping or barely having to jump at all - and many players can easily go 2 or more feet over the rim
the NBA started in 1946 when there were probably only a few players who could go 6 inches over the rim -
yes dunking is exciting but some players would still be able to dunk if they raised the rim to 11 feet and that would be truly exciting
watching 7 foot plus players dunk is boring to me - the NBA took a chance with the 3 pointer - it's time to take another chance
in the link - 6 "experts" give their opinion about this - only 2 of 6 agree with me - it most likely won't happen in the near future
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/05/20/should-the-basketball-rim-be-raised
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If you raise the rims across the board, you affect a million or so competitive players because 400 players have been gaming the old way.
If you only raise it in the NBA, you are asking a shooter who spent his life perfecting his shot to alter it suddenly.
I agree something should be done, but I've no answers. How would you implement the changes?
In high school, I had a shooting range of about six feet, and barely hit 50% of my free throws. Without the three-point shot, our offense was multiple passes to get someone an inside shot. Dunking was illegal, and 98% of the game was below the rim. It's a very different game today, and it will continue to evolve.
The NBA seems to be making money hand over fist, and some astute businessmen are paying premium prices to join the owners' club.
I doubt they want to fix something they don't think is broken.
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Quote: billryanI agree something should be done.
The NBA seems to be making money hand over fist, and some astute businessmen are paying premium prices to join the owners' club.
I doubt they want to fix something they don't think is broken.
Suppose you were the czar of American basketball. Do you raise the basket only for the NBA or does it apply to all basketball?
If you raise the rims across the board, you affect a million or so competitive players because 400 players have been gaming the old way.
If you only raise it in the NBA, you are asking a shooter who spent his life perfecting his shot to alter it suddenly.
I agree something should be done, but I've no answers. How would you implement the changes?
if it's started in the NBA the colleges would follow along just as they did with the 3 pointer about 6 years later - after seeing how great it was
how would I implement the changes___________?________like Nike used to say "just do it"
we're talking about truly great athletes - it may take some time but they will be able to adjust
but yes, you are correct - they are making big bucks and won't want to fix something they don't think is broken
did they think the game was broken before they added the 3 pointer_____?___ I doubt it - in that instance the ABA did it first and they could see the benefits - the ABA was not making big bucks and when they did it it was very exciting - they did it in 1967 - the NBA didn't follow until 1979 - it took them a very long time to come to the correct decision
people are usually very resistant to change - so as I said it prolly won't happen in the near future -
which to me is a shame - because it would be the right decision -
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In NY, the Knicks played to half-full crowds and the Nets played in an undersized barn-style arena while they waited for the long-delayed Meadowlands complex to open. The Knicks had to move a playoff game because the arena's owner gave the Circus an exclusive for the week. The bizarre thing was that the landlord owned the team and thought the circus would generate more money..
The owners took a shot on the three-point shot opening the game, and got lucky when Bird and Magic transitioned from the NCAA to the NBA, and brought in a generation of new fans.
she has a higher career % from the line than Steph Curry who is at 91.1% and that is the highest in NBA history
from google:
"Elena Delle Donne who retired in 2023 has the highest career free throw percentage in WNBA history, with 93.7%. She has achieved this by making 1,040 out of 1,110 free throw attempts through the 2022 season, according to Guinness World Records.
Minimum attempts considered:
This record is based on players with a minimum of 240 free throw attempts, ensuring a meaningful comparison.
Combined college and pro career:
Delle Donne's accuracy extends beyond her WNBA career, as she also shot well in college (91.3% over seven seasons, including college and pro). "
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Quote: billryanSuppose you were the czar of American basketball. Do you raise the basket only for the NBA or does it apply to all basketball?
As a viewer I would prefer to see the height be some random number between 10ft and 11.5ft changing every game. I would think that would really show the skills of the best shooters that can adapt day by day.
As the NBA commissioner I would not change it at all. I don't think raising the height would be beneficial to revenue.
In NY, the Knicks played to half-full crowds and the Nets played in an undersized barn-style arena while they waited for the long-delayed Meadowlands complex to open. The Knicks had to move a playoff game because the arena's owner gave the Circus an exclusive for the week. The bizarre thing was that the landlord owned the team and thought the circus would generate more money..
The owners took a shot on the three-point shot opening the game, and got lucky when Bird and Magic transitioned from the NCAA to the NBA, and brought in a generation of new fans.
