Randon thoughts and News

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Did you know that Albert Pujols had 20 game-winning homers this year(amzing) Willie Mays had 19 in 1962! Rowdy Roddy Piper has cancer..some kind of lymphoma. Vince Young is looking like he appreciates Norm Chows' tutledge! Whoever gets the Cardinals job will have much potenial to mold a team. All you shoppers should get er done early...save yourself some grief! Cheers!

Sad news about Piper, he NOT Hogan was the one to change the face of Pro Wrestling in the 80's. His "Piper's Pit" segment gave that "cutting edge" to the sport and brought it into the "sports entertainment" era. His new DVD is a must to those who like Pro Wrestling. The year's 1984 to the late 90's is when wrestling was at it's best.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Sad news about Piper, he NOT Hogan was the one to change the face of Pro Wrestling in the 80's. His "Piper's Pit" segment gave that "cutting edge" to the sport and brought it into the "sports entertainment" era. His new DVD is a must to those who like Pro Wrestling. The year's 1984 to the late 90's is when wrestling was at it's best.

HHH: agreed!

[timmgirvan]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12143888/---Interesting article about McGuire and HOF ballot by Ted Robinson. I understand his position...and it's food for thought! Got Any?

[timmgirvan]

Did anybody see that one handed catch by the WF receiver on Sat. It reminded me of Mays catch in the Polo Grounds! Was a heckuva game...Rutgers/WVU! Betting on Sunday NFL is tricky....when are they gonna disband the Raiders for the sake of their fans. What are the Packers gonna do...the stockholders can't be happy about getting thumped by the Jets!

[timmgirvan]

Nice job by the Dodgers...letting Maddux go to the Pads! Now that the seats are filling up again,McDork is gonna play cheeseball again! In fact...the prevailing thought is that McDork wanted to make money on program sales last year...so they removed the names on the jerseys.....What a scmuck!

[Kasept]

Sad news about Piper... Re: the Wrestling mentions above, didn't Cyndi Lauper and Capt. Lou have as much to do with the explosion of the spectacle as ANY of the wrestlers themselves? Lauper's video featuring Albano, and Piper too I think, helped introduce a whole new generation to the madcap escapades of the Wrasslin' Leagues...

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sad news about Piper... Re: the Wrestling mentions above, didn't Cyndi Lauper and Capt. Lou have as much to do with the explosion of the spectacle as ANY of the wrestlers themselves? Lauper's video featuring Albano, and Piper too I think, helped introduce a whole new generation to the madcap escapades of the Wrasslin' Leagues...

Yes Steve, it was the whole group back in '84. I've been a pro wrestling fan since my grandfather got me hooked on it in the late 70's. The WWE (then known as the WWWF and later just the WWF) was the "good" (Bob Backlund) versus the "evil" (Ivan Koloff etc.) before Vince Jr. took over after his father's death in 1983. Backlund was out, in came Hogan off his Rocky III theme. Piper was one of the first "heels" who wasn't big and tough, but his arrogence and showmanship on the mic is what made him good. After the Hogan vs. Piper matches, wrestling took off. Both you and others like Blackthroatedwind know a lot about thoroughbred history and can recall things at an instant, I'm a bit of an expert on Pro Wrestling, especially the last 30 years. Today's product though, isn't as good since the WCW and the other direct promotions that challenged the WWE are gone. Still, I watch it every Monday night and occasionally still go to the matches when there in Albany.