Super 70's Sports

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

A game show that still rocks today:

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

40 years ago, a great race and that incredibly gifted Affirmed in one of the great rivalries in all of sport. His Triple Crown winning performance:

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[plank]

My White Sox homer ballot

1B. Eddie Murray
2B. Lou Witaker
SS. Robin Yount
3B. George Brett
C. Brian Downing
OF. Dwight Evans
Chet Lemon
Richie Zisk

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ It was Reds or no one for me.

 

[plank]

^ It was Reds or no one for me.

The Reds were an All-Star team!

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I thought for sure there'd be a John Bonham mention.

 

[TNT87]

Interesting to see that they messed up the positions of Bill Madlock and Phil Garner. Mad dog was the 3B for the Pirates while Garner was the 2B.

Sigh. '79 the last time the Pirates won a World Series.

 

[plank]

Interesting to see that they messed up the positions of Bill Madlock and Phil Garner. Mad dog was the 3B for the Pirates while Garner was the 2B.

Sigh. '79 the last time the Pirates won a World Series.

 

[plank]

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[plank]

from Midnight Run

 

[plank]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[plank]

^ It was Reds or no one for me.

The Reds were an All-Star team!

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ That must be from the 1976 World Series since Driessen is in the photo. First DH to hit a HR in a WS game. Useless trivia time.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I had this....



… and these....



.....and this is one awesome photo:

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Bruce Kison, RIP.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[plank]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Kent Tekulve, shown at the link, had a lefty rival who wasn't nearly as famous.

 

[plank]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

What a pitching staff. A reality check that three of the four have passed on.

 

[plank]

His last 20 or so posts have been gold.

flying under the radar