Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Dallas Chaparrals, one of the league’s charter members. The Chaparrals existed from 1967 until 1973, and eventually were moved to San Antonio and became one of the league’s, and eventually the NBA’s, most successful franchises as the Spurs. Some notable players from the early years of the team include … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1965 Topps football card of Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto. Otto played 15 years for the Raiders and is a pro football Hall of Famer. The strange thing about this card is that Otto was issued jersey number 50 in Oakland’s inaugural American Football League season in 1960, but switched to the number “OO” that … Read More
MLB – Twins Rise To Top Of AL Central
Of all the predictions I posted for the division races in major league baseball back in July, the AL Central has turned out to be the most accurate. The Chicago White Sox, at that point, had battled back after a horrendous start to take the lead in the division. I commended the Sox for salvaging their … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise, used from the team’s inaugural season in 1970 until 1977. The team entered the American League as an expansion franchise, the Seattle Pilots, in 1969 but spent only one year in Seattle before going bankrupt and being moved to Milwaukee. The team didn’t have a winning season during the years … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1971 basketball card of Kentucky Colonels center Dan Issel, who was one of the star players of the old American Basketball Association. Issel was a star at the University of Kentucky and decided to also pursue his pro career in Kentucky with the Colonels. He was the ABA rookie of the year in 1971, won the … Read More
MLB – 3-Way Battle In AL East
In an earlier post handicapping the AL East, I named the defending champion New York Yankees as a lock to get into the post-season, and commented on whether the Tampa Bay Rays would be able to hang in with them for the long haul. I also wrote off the Boston Red Sox as having no … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of hockey’s Quebec Nordiques, who played in the World Hockey Association and were absorbed into the NHL when the 2 leagues merged. A proud franchise, the Nordiques were a competitive team, and their roster over the years included standouts like Michel Goulet, the Statsny brothers – Peter, Marion and Anton, J.C. Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Marc Tardif, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps baseball card of New York Mets first baseman Gil Hodges. Hodges was a fan favorite of the old Brooklyn Dodgers so when the Mets entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962, they added Hodges, and manager Casey Stengel, a former Yankee skipper, to try and capture the Dodgers old fans’ … Read More
MLB – How The West Will Be Won – NL West
In an earlier post handicapping the National League West division race this season, I had the surprising young San Diego Padres fighting off the competition in what at that time was a 4 team race, and winning the division. I cited the team’s strong pitching, exciting young lineup and manager Bud Black as reasons they … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The original logo of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, used from 1976, when they entered the league as an expansion team, until 1996. Expansion teams generally start out slowly and endure losing seasons for their first few years, but the Bucs set a new standard for futility as they lost the first 26 games … Read More