Picking best Hall of Fame position player/pitcher pair for each NL team
Los Angeles Dodgers
Position Player: Jackie Robinson (1947–56)
Pitcher: Sandy Koufax (1955–66)
Robinson boldly crashed through the game's longstanding color barrier
in 1947 and sparked the Dodgers to six pennants in 10 seasons,
including their only championship in Brooklyn in '55. In that 10-season
span, only Stan Musial and Ted Williams outdid
his 61.5 WAR, and nobody outdid his courage. Koufax, meanwhile, took a
while to harness his control, but from 1962 to '66, he put together one
of the most dominant runs in pitching history. He lead the NL in ERA
five straight times, threw four no-hitters, won three Cy Young awards,
helped the Dodgers to three championships and set a single-season
strikeout record (382 in 1965) before walking away at age 30 due to
arthritis in his left elbow.
Complete list (SI.com)
Monday, July 25, 2016
Some Simple Course Etiquette To Follow
10 Unwritten Rules of Golf Etiquette
6. No talking during a no-hitter
If you’re a baseball fan, you know that you should never talk to a pitcher who’s throwing a perfect game or no-hitter, as to not disrupt him while he’s “in the zone.”
The same goes for golfers, but it’s even worse. For golfers, zones are particularly fragile, and any mention of performance, swing thoughts or score can be destructive.
So if a golfer just hit the first six fairways of the day, don’t ask something like, “How are you hitting all of these fairways today?” Chances are, they’ll snipe the next tee shot way left. And if they’re clearly playing better than their handicap suggests, they’re either sandbagging, or know exactly how well they’re playing that day. Don’t disturb them by saying, “Hey, you’re playing pretty well today, eh? Is this the best you’ve ever shot?” If it turns out they screw up their potential best round ever, you can bet they’ll be blaming you and your question when the round is over.
Also, don’t ever say this: “Hey, do you know you only need a bogey to break 80. Have you ever broken 80 before?” No they haven’t broken 80 before, and they won’t today because now it’s in their head.
8. Show some love
On the flip side, if your playing partner is faced with a difficult shot — maybe they need to hit a towering shot over a tree to a green guarded by water — and they pull it off, make sure to say something more than “nice shot.” Especially if you’re the one who said “nice shot” when that same player hit a semi-chunk from 100 yards on the hole before.
Since the mind of a golfer is fragile, it doesn’t hurt to stroke their ego a bit when they hit an amazing shot. The golf clap was invented for this reason.
Complete list (GolfWRX.com)
6. No talking during a no-hitter
If you’re a baseball fan, you know that you should never talk to a pitcher who’s throwing a perfect game or no-hitter, as to not disrupt him while he’s “in the zone.”
The same goes for golfers, but it’s even worse. For golfers, zones are particularly fragile, and any mention of performance, swing thoughts or score can be destructive.
So if a golfer just hit the first six fairways of the day, don’t ask something like, “How are you hitting all of these fairways today?” Chances are, they’ll snipe the next tee shot way left. And if they’re clearly playing better than their handicap suggests, they’re either sandbagging, or know exactly how well they’re playing that day. Don’t disturb them by saying, “Hey, you’re playing pretty well today, eh? Is this the best you’ve ever shot?” If it turns out they screw up their potential best round ever, you can bet they’ll be blaming you and your question when the round is over.
Also, don’t ever say this: “Hey, do you know you only need a bogey to break 80. Have you ever broken 80 before?” No they haven’t broken 80 before, and they won’t today because now it’s in their head.
8. Show some love
On the flip side, if your playing partner is faced with a difficult shot — maybe they need to hit a towering shot over a tree to a green guarded by water — and they pull it off, make sure to say something more than “nice shot.” Especially if you’re the one who said “nice shot” when that same player hit a semi-chunk from 100 yards on the hole before.
Since the mind of a golfer is fragile, it doesn’t hurt to stroke their ego a bit when they hit an amazing shot. The golf clap was invented for this reason.
Complete list (GolfWRX.com)
The Used P - Car Market Remains Suprisingly Strong
Used Porsche 911 Rs are selling for nearly $1.3 million
Don't act surprised.
Some cars are just born to be collector's items. Prices of Porsches of all years and styles have started to rise in recent years, particularly air-cooled 911s, but the 911 R seems to take the cake. Used ones are trading hands for almost $1.3 million on the used car market.
For a car that sold new for $185,950, that's quite a steep markup. In fact, at seven times the original MSRP, high-end car finance company Magnitude Finance told Motoring Research that it may be an appreciation record.
Porsche only built 991 911 Rs. The number is a reference to the current 991 chassis code for this generation of the 911. When it was announced, it was heralded as the purists 911: a lightweight special equipped with a manual transmission and backed by the 4.0 liter flat-six from the GT3 RS.
It's hard to say if this is a trend or simply an anomaly. The car hasn't been on sale for long, so few have publicly changed hands. Hopefully the next 911 GT3 will satiate those who desire a driver focused 911 experience at a slightly more reasonable price point.
(AutoBlog.com)
Don't act surprised.
Some cars are just born to be collector's items. Prices of Porsches of all years and styles have started to rise in recent years, particularly air-cooled 911s, but the 911 R seems to take the cake. Used ones are trading hands for almost $1.3 million on the used car market.
For a car that sold new for $185,950, that's quite a steep markup. In fact, at seven times the original MSRP, high-end car finance company Magnitude Finance told Motoring Research that it may be an appreciation record.
Porsche only built 991 911 Rs. The number is a reference to the current 991 chassis code for this generation of the 911. When it was announced, it was heralded as the purists 911: a lightweight special equipped with a manual transmission and backed by the 4.0 liter flat-six from the GT3 RS.
It's hard to say if this is a trend or simply an anomaly. The car hasn't been on sale for long, so few have publicly changed hands. Hopefully the next 911 GT3 will satiate those who desire a driver focused 911 experience at a slightly more reasonable price point.
(AutoBlog.com)
This Explains So Much
Scientists have a fascinating theory to explain why smart people should spend less time with friends
One of the study authors previously proposed that intelligence is the ability to adapt to novel environments — i.e., environments that would have freaked out our ancestors. So highly intelligent people aren't as bothered by living in über-crowded communities or by spending time alone.
(BusinessInsider.com)
One of the study authors previously proposed that intelligence is the ability to adapt to novel environments — i.e., environments that would have freaked out our ancestors. So highly intelligent people aren't as bothered by living in über-crowded communities or by spending time alone.
(BusinessInsider.com)
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