119th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....
This week 1977, 10-year old me got George Foster's autograph in the lobby of the Bay Harbor Inn at Reds spring training in Tampa.
Broadway in Nashville has the ability to reinforce that you are getting older. We've accepted that we are much more daytime Broadway people, than nighttime Broadway people.
I have a running debate with Kelly that Roxette's 'Listen To Your Heart' sounds like Heart. Anyone else?
The twice baked potatoes at Wyoming Meat Market are the best we've ever had.
Sunday, I will host our league's 38th consecutive fantasy baseball draft.
I got gas at the Sparta, KY exit on Sunday. Still hard to believe how much time, effort, money and change came to build Kentucky Speedway. Coming up on five years since the last race, it sits empty/used for storage. That's an ESPN 30 for 30 in waiting.
It's Spring Break season. I have five words: Panama City. La Vela. Spinnaker.
I'd operate by the WWJW philosophy: What Would Joe Want? This can't be what Burrow wants.
How many people really know how the NFL salary cap works?
We are checking out the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night. Can't wait.
Why is effort a talking point for Wes Miller and UC basketball? For three plus decades, effort was a given, in the DNA of UC basketball.
Imagine if South Carolina State/MEAC Coach of the Year/Final Four Bearcat Erik Martin was to return as UC coach. And Bob Huggins became GM, in charge of NIL and fundraising. And they enlisted the help of the likes of Kenyon Martin, Nick Van Exel.
The first Bill James Abstract was published this week in 1982. Oh, how I loved that annual publication. It released the inner sabermetrician in me:)
I'd like to see the Reds reward their minor league voices when Tommy Thrall is on break from Goodyear. Let Tom Nichols (Dayton), Larry Ward (Chattanooga) and Nick Curran (Louisville) call a couple of games each.
I used to believe awarding automatic NCAA bids to conference tourney winners over the best regular season team was dumb. I no longer really care.
Are you watching NBC's The America's? Incredible. I have no idea how they shot it and edited it.
This week, I had a UC fan tell me that they think I 'hate' UC and 'love' XU....and I had an XU fan tell me that I 'hate' XU and 'love' UC.....Sounds about right.
I came across Cannonball Run while flipping channels this week. What a cast. I kept saying, "hey, that's _______!"
Blast from the past song heard this week: Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! (1980)
When you keep a coach around based on his buyout, the fallout becomes withdrawal of fan support and financial (NIL) commitment, and a loss of big money.
You know who was really good and feared and not often talked about? Jim Rice. Four 200 hit seasons, .298 lifetime, 373 doubles, 383 homers, 1,200+ runs and 1,400+ RBI. Led MLB in total bases 1977-78-79. MVP.
My list of Top 5 all-time favorite songs would be a battle. But 'In The Air Tonight' is on it.
I've decided ESPN's CBB Gameday panel to be mostly insufferable.
I miss the CBB season Sunday WCPO Sports of All Sorts with John Popovich, Terry Nelson, Ralph Lee and Scott Draud.
Should we watch: The White Lotus and Severance?
Every now and then I think Wheel In The Sky is by Kansas, instead of Journey. It's a music mental block for me.
My dear friend Norm Van Lier used to tell me "People are going to hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see, and there's not a damn thing you can do about it."
Don't worry about things you don't care about.