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Without the NBA subsidies, I don't think the WNBA could exist. While the league doesn't disclose its finances, by contract, a portion of profits goes into a pool for players. Last year was the first season that money went into the pool. Few businesses can go thirty years without a profit. I'm not sure how the IRS allows it. If a comic dealer went five years without a profit, the IRS would have called his business a hobby and treated it as such.
Quote: billryanRodman was a monster defender and an awesome rebounder
Dennis shot over 60% from the field one year which is quite rare and exceptional for someone who's not a center close to or over 7'0"
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He was an All-Time defender and rebounder but scoring wasn't his forte. Most small forwards are scorers. The Pistons had Kelly Tripuks, an All-Star small forward who could score, but they traded him away and gave his job to Rodman.
Quote: billryanRodman was a monster defender and an awesome rebounder whose problems were mostly off-court. Laimbeer was a punk who tried to intentionally hurt players on many occasions.
Rodman and Rick Mahorn played hard and physical but weren't cheap shot artists. Laimbeer used to target opponents' ankles and knees.
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Larry Bird said Bill Laimbeer was a player he disliked personally. There's a reason why Bill Laimbeer didn't get a HC job in the NBA, despite his WNBA success.
Whenever I am awed by these feats, I have to remind myself that they are playing a course likely1200 yards longer than the ones I play. With greens substantially faster. With pubs more devilishly placed on the greens.
I didn’t have Dave Kingman on my bingo card!
An interesting question. I attended a game where a 300-home-run batter, Rocky Colavito, was the winning pitcher, but I don't know if he got a strikeout.
I'm pretty sure Canseco and Anthony Rizzo are on the list.
The Colivito game was strange, in that he came in with the Yankees down either 5-0 or 6-0, but it was early in the game. Colito was a former big star on his last legs. He pitched and won the first game of a doubleheader when the Yankees came back. He hit a home run in the second game.
Quote: SOOPOOOhtani hit his 300th home run while of course leading that list in strikeouts thrown. There are 8 MLB players with 300 homers who have thrown a strikeout. Everyone will get Ruth. But who amongst you would get the 4th leading strikeout ace with at least 300 homers?
I didn’t have Dave Kingman on my bingo card!
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So who are the 8 MLB players with 300 homers and at least one strikeout pitched?
I believe Ted Williams pitched and has one strikeout. Rocky Colavito pitched twice (for two different teams) and got 2 strikeouts
I know Stan Musial pitched in one game but didn't get anyone out.
Jose Canseco, Adam Dunn and Albert Pujols each pitched one inning but no strikeouts.
George Sisler started out as a pitcher, but he had way less than 300 hrs.
Quote: AutomaticMonkeyGoing to guess Swisher before looking it up.
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No, I remember Swisher getting a strikeout with the Yankees but he falls short at 245 HR.
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72 years ago Roger Bannister was the first human to run a sub 4 minute mile. He would have lost the race to the new record holder by over TWO HUNDRED yards.
Equipment. Training. Nutrition.
Josh Kerr from Britain.
Quote: SOOPOO3:42:66. That’s 17.34 seconds less than 4 minutes. And the new record for a mile run.
72 years ago Roger Bannister was the first human to run a sub 4 minute mile. He would have lost the race to the new record holder by over TWO HUNDRED yards.
Equipment. Training. Nutrition.
Josh Kerr from Britain.
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MONEY. Congratulations to the new record holder; it's always been my favorite race.
Quote: billryanQuote: SOOPOO3:42:66. That’s 17.34 seconds less than 4 minutes. And the new record for a mile run.
72 years ago Roger Bannister was the first human to run a sub 4 minute mile. He would have lost the race to the new record holder by over TWO HUNDRED yards.
Equipment. Training. Nutrition.
Josh Kerr from Britain.
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MONEY. Congratulations to the new record holder; it's always been my favorite race.
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I still prefer the Kentucky Derby.
Quote: SOOPOOYou can’t fix stupid. Eliezer Alfonzo is a career minor league baseball player. Gets called up by the Dodgers. Smokes a two out double. Ohtani strokes a single that he tries to stretch into a double. Alfonzo saunters around 3rd base knowing there is no way he can be thrown out at home. Too bad he is unaware about the rules of baseball, or just plain lazy. Ohtani is thrown out at second base before Alfonzo touches home, so an easy run…. is not a run. The only reason not to run hard from second with two outs is laziness. I don’t expect him to be on the Dodgers too long. He is the guy who lost two close relatives in the Venezuelan earthquakes,
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Coaches teach "Run on anything with two outs" 1st day of little league.
Now we know why he is a career minor leaguer...
Quote: SOOPOOYou can’t fix stupid. Eliezer Alfonzo is a career minor league baseball player. Gets called up by the Dodgers. Smokes a two out double. Ohtani strokes a single that he tries to stretch into a double. Alfonzo saunters around 3rd base knowing there is no way he can be thrown out at home. Too bad he is unaware about the rules of baseball, or just plain lazy. Ohtani is thrown out at second base before Alfonzo touches home, so an easy run…. is not a run. The only reason not to run hard from second with two outs is laziness. I don’t expect him to be on the Dodgers too long. He is the guy who lost two close relatives in the Venezuelan earthquakes,
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Ohtani has to share the blame for that. Stretching to a double in that situation is not the right move. Right move is to go about a third of the way, and then if he sees the throw is going to home then he takes second, which he will have plenty of time to do if the runner is called safe at home.
