One of the first hockey posts that I did for this blog was a discussion of who was the greatest NHL goaltender of all time, and my choice was Terry Sawchuk, with the main reason being that not only did he dominate his era, but that era was the time when goalies played without masks. … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
On the left is the logo of the Cleveland Rams, who played in the NFL until 1946, when they were moved to Los Angeles. The logo always looked like a ram’s skull to me. The logo on the right became the Rams logo after the move to L.A. It’s pretty much the same ram skull with … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
www.CheckOutMyCards.com is one of the best online sites for sports cards, and this hockey card of Buffalo Sabres Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault is an example of the great cards that can be viewed there. The Sabres won a coin flip with the other expansion team entering the NHL in 1970, the Vancouver Canucks, and … Read More
FIFA World Cup Finale
The FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament finally winds up on Sunday with a championship game between Spain and The Netherlands. I know soccer is the most popular sport on the planet but I’ve never had the slightest interest in it. I’ll admit I’ve been impressed with the athleticism of some of the players they’ve shown … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association came into existence in 1978, when the Buffalo Braves franchise was moved there. This is their logo. The franchise lasted in San Diego until 1984, when they moved up the coast to Los Angeles. The franchise, amazingly, did not qualify for the playoffs in the NBA after leaving … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This is a 1957 Topps football card of Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr. Starr’s career began in 1956 when he joined the Green Bay Packers as an “afterthought” 17th round round draft pick, so this card is from early in Starr’s career, before Vince Lombardi arrived to coach the team. Starr flourished under … Read More
MLB – Relief Pitchers
Today’s sports card of the day is of one of the pioneers of relief pitching in baseball, Roy Face of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and it got me to thinking how much pitching has become specialized in major league baseball today. In the past starting pitchers were expected to finish what they started, and horses like … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the World Hockey Association’s Birmingham Bulls, who were owned by bombastic John Bassett. Bassett tried to lure Wayne Gretzky to the Bulls but didn’t succeed, but did sign Canadian national hero Paul Henderson, who had scored a big goal to defeat the Soviets in 1972. Of course Henderson did little to excite the fan base in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This baseball card is of former Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Elroy Face, who along with Hoyt Wilhelm was a pioneer as a reliever. The “save” statistic didn’t exist in Face’s era, as starting pitchers were expected to finish what they started, and bullpens usually consisted of over-the-hill veterans who were only brought in to mop up hopelessly … Read More
NBA Free Agency Roulette
Ever since Curt Flood, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s, refused a trade to Philadelphia and challenged baseball’s reserve clause in court, free agency has been a major part of professional sports. Free agency has turned out to be mostly a good thing for fans and players, as long as the … Read More