#1987 MLB Season

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NBC Sports: MLB 1987-All Star Game-National League @ American League: Full Game

.Source:The New Democrat  What I remember about this game is not much. I remember the Oakland Coliseum when it was beautiful and essentially a classic ballpark, with the Raiders moving to Los Angeles. I remember the rebirth of the Oakland Athletics to a certain extent, with them hiring manager Tony La Russa and Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire and Carny Lansford already being on the club before Canseco…

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Joe West

Physique: Husky Build Height: 6′1″

Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games. He served as crew chief for the 2005 World Series and officiated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. On May 25, 2021, West broke Bill Klem's all-time record by umpiring his 5,376th game.

He’s the most polarizing man on the Hall of Fame ballot. Fans have been screaming at him for 44 years, managers and players cursing him, and he has a personality bigger than virtually every player who steps onto the field. All I have to say about this this guy is… DAT ASS.

Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he grew up in Greenville and played football at East Carolina University (ECU) and Elon College. West entered the National League (NL) as an umpire in 1976; he joined the NL staff full-time in 1978.

West has been married twice. After the death of his first wife, West remarried.

Career Highlights and Awards Special Assignments All-Star Game (1987, 2005, 2017) Wild Card Game (2013, 2014, 2020, 2021) Division Series (1995, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016) League Championship Series (1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2018) World Series (1992, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2016) World Baseball Classic (2009) MLB record 43 seasons umpired MLB record 5,460 games umpired

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Mark Osborne and Angeline Jane Bernabe at ABC News:

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s hit king who then became a pariah for gambling on the game, has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday. Rose was found at his home by a family member, according to the medical examiner. There were no signs of foul play. The coroner will investigate to determine cause and manner of death. The medical examiner told ABC News that Rose was not under the care of a doctor when he died, and the scene is being examined. The coroner will investigate to determine the cause and manner of death. ABC News has reached out to Rose's rep.

Rose brought a workmanlike attitude to America's pastime and won innumerable fans for his hustle on the field. By the end of his 24-year career, 19 of which were with the Cincinnati Reds, he held the record for most career hits, as well as games played, plate appearances and at-bats. He was also a 17-time All-Star, the 1973 NL MVP and 1963 Rookie of the Year. He also won three World Series -- two with Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" clubs in 1975 and 1976, and a third with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. But Rose will always be remembered as much for being banned for life from MLB in 1989 over gambling on games while he was managing the Reds. With Rose under suspicion, new MLB Commissioner Bart Giamatti commissioned an investigation led by John Dowd, a lawyer with the Department of Justice, in April 1989. By June, the damning report was released, documenting at least 52 bets on Reds games in 1987, his first season as solely a manager after serving as player/manager for three seasons. The bets totaled thousands of dollars per day, according to the Dowd Report.

MLB legend and all-times hits leader Pete Rose died at 83. Rose was banned from the league over gambling on games while as Reds manager.

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Barry Lamar Bonds (July 24, 1964) is a former baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He received a record seven NL MVP awards, eight Gold Glove awards, a record 12 Silver Slugger awards, and 14 All-Star selections. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

He was born in Riverside, California to Patricia (née Howard) and former major leaguer Bobby Bonds and grew up in San Carlos and attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. He played on the junior varsity team during his freshman year and on the varsity team for the remainder of his high school career. He garnered a .467 batting average his senior year and was named prep All-American.

He was an exceptional hitter: he led MLB in on-base plus slugging six times and placed within the top five hitters in 12 of his 17 qualifying seasons. He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs (762), most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001), and most career walks.

He was a superb all-around baseball player. He won eight Gold Glove awards for his defensive play in the outfield. He stole 514 bases with his baserunning speed, becoming the first and only MLB player to date with at least 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases. He is ranked second in career Wins Above Replacement among all major league position players by both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference.com, behind only Babe Ruth.

He married Susann (“Sun”) Margreth Branco (1987-94). They had two children. He married Liz Watson (1998-2011). They had one child. He has a younger brother, Bobby Jr., who was a professional baseball player. His aunt, Rosie Bonds, is a former American record holder in the 80-meter hurdles and competed in the 1964 Olympics. He is a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Friday, March 01, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE COMPLETELY MADE-UP ADVENTURES OF DICK TURPIN (Apple TV+) MURDER IS EASY (BritBox) THE BRAID (Paramount+ Canada) IN BLOOM (Paramount + Canada) FBI TRUE (Paramount + Canada) SIDE HUSTLERS (The Roku Channel) BMF (Starz Canada) 9:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA AMERICAN GANGSTER ANOTHER FATHER’S DAY BACK TO THE FUTURE BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 BACK TO THE FUTURE 3 BENNY & JOON BLOW OUT CABIN IN THE WOODS DEATH WISH 2 DEATH WISH 3 DEATH WISH 4 DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH E.T., THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL GOD IS A BULLET THE HORSE SOLDIERS HOT PURSUIT JAQUE MATE KALIFORNIA KING SOLOMON’S MINES MAD MAX OBLIVION PATHS OF GLORY RAINMAKER THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD ROAD HOUSE ROBOCOP (1987) ROBOCOP (2014) ROBOCOP 2 ROBOCOP 3 RUSH HOUR A SHOT IN THE DARK SOME LIKE IT HOT THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN VALKYRIE WALKING TALL: THE PAYBACK

CBC GEM THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON (Season 3) CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL CHATEAU DIY (Season 6B) CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON THE NEXT STEP (Season 6) RUSTY RIVETS (Season 3) TRIGGER POINT (Season 2)

CRAVE TV ARGO BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS (Season 1B, Canadian title) BMF CABARET CATWOMAN KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC LA LA LAND MAN OF STEEL NEVER GOIN’ BACK ONE DAY AS A LION PACIFIC RIM THE SOCIAL NETWORK TMNT

DISNEY + STAR WONDERFUL WORLD (Premiere)

NETFLIX CANADA ANÍKÚLÁPÖ: RISE OF THE SPECTRE (NG) THE ART OF WAR BLOOD & WATER (Season 4) (ZA) BRIDESMAIDS THE CIDER HOUSE RULES DUNE (1984) FURIES (FR) GEOSTORM GROWN UPS IT (2017) MAAMI LEGAL HAI (IN) MY NAME IS LOH KIWAN (KR) NOTTING HILL PREMONITION THE RUINS S.W.A.T SOMEBODY FEED PHIL (Season 7) SPACEMAN STRANGE BUT TRUE SYDNEY WHITE THEY/THEM THE UGLY TRUTH UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS YOU ARE NOT ALONE: FIGHTING THE WOLF PACK (ES)

MLB SPRING TRAINING (SN) 6:30pm: Jays vs. Yankees

NHL HOCKEY (SNEast/SNOntario) 7:00pm: Sabres vs. Blue Jackets (TSN5) 7:00pm: Coyotes vs. Sens (SN) 10:00pm: Devils vs. Ducks

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:30pm: Warriors vs. Raptors (SN Now) 7:30pm: Mavericks vs. Celtics (TSN2) 10:00pm: Bucks vs. Bulls (SN1) 10:30pm: Capitals vs. Clippers

CURLING (TSN/TSN3) 7:00pm: Montana's Brier: Pool Play

NLL LACROSSE (TSN4) 7:00pm: Swarm vs. Thunderbirds (TSN/TSN4) 10:00pm: Bandits vs. Warriors

MILLION DOLLAR ISLAND (Discovery Canada) 8:00pm

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF CHESHIRE (Slice) 8:00pm: You’ve Been Served

BOLLYWED (documentary) 8:00pm: With the Grand Opening of the second location only a week away, mom and dad to come to the rescue one last time.

ABOUT THAT (CBC) 8:30pm

NEVER GOIN’ BACK (Crave) 9:00pm: Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.

THE SUMMIT AUSTRALIA (Discovery Canada) 9:30pm: The group is torn between loyalty and strategy as another hiker is voted off the mountain; a massive rocky chasm stands between the final four and the summit.

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Happy World Series Friday!!! Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid number 571 for Thursday October 24, 2024.

If I'm not mistaken, aside from Charlie Hayes, this grid has a number of players that I haven't used in a grid. BTW, I wish there was a way to keep track of that. But I digress.

Dave Stewart was one of the most intimidating pitchers daring the late 1980s and early 1990s. Stewart out together four straight 20+ win seasons from 1987 - 1990 for the Oakland A's. In 1988, Stewart led the AL with 37 starts of which he completed 14. He would repeat as league leader in starts and complete games in 1990 with 36 starts and 11 CG with 4 shutouts. During that stretch, he averaged 265 innings oitcher per season with a league best 275.2 in 1988 and 267 in 1990. Stewart put up numbers that a vast majority of starters today can't even imagine reaching.

How is Jeff Kent not in the Hall of Fame. The guy has 2461 hits and 377 homers as a second baseman. That's good for 13th all time in hits amd number one in homers for a second baseman. He was a four time All-Star, four time Silver Slugger and top three in MVP voting winning the 2000 NL MVP while playing on the same team as Barry Bonds. If he was an outfielder then I can see it. But as a second baseman? He deserves another look by a Veterans committee for the Hall.

Well that's all for now folks. Who ya got in game 1!!! Yanquis or Doyers. Let me know. On to grid number 572.

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Oh, when you're investing in a picture you have to understand how much you can use them before they break down?And if you understand that you do a lot of preventive maintenance and sometimes they have to take time off you use them out of the bullpen... Truly.Sometimes you need to move the starters to the bullpen and allow them to rest for a while, and then you can move them back into the starting role so these two brothers could have really pitched into their fifties!!!! One of them was almost fifty before he retired! And they could have moved them out of a starting pitcher, and just to the bullpen, and he could have pitched through his fifties!!!! Yes, if they moved fill to the bullpen and he just did short relief, he could have pitched through his fifties!!!!

Phil Niekro was 48 years old when he retired from baseball after the 1987 season. His brother Joe Niekro was a professional baseball pitcher who played from 1967 to 1988.

Phil Niekro

Joe Niekro

Age at retirement

48

Played from 1967 to 1988

Phil Niekro was the oldest player in major league history to play regularly until Julio Franco played at age 49 in 2007. Niekro's 5,404+1⁄3 innings pitched is the most by any pitcher in the post-1920 live-ball era.

Wikipedia

Phil Niekro - Wikipedia

Second stint with the Atlanta Braves (1987) On September 23, 1987, Niekro signed again with his old team, the Atlanta Braves. On September 27, he made his final...

Dennis Eckersley was moved from starting pitcher to the bullpen after being traded to the Oakland Athletics in 1987:

Starting pitcher

Eckersley was a successful starting pitcher in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won 150 games and pitched the 200th no-hitter in baseball history.

Bullpen

After being traded to the Athletics, manager Tony La Russa put Eckersley in the bullpen. Eckersley's first season as a reliever was successful, with a 3.03 ERA and 16 saves. He became the closer after the then-closer, Jay Howell, was injured.

Hall of Fame

Eckersley's move to the bullpen revitalized his career and made him one of the best relief pitchers of all time. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Cooperstown Cred

The Unique Hall of Fame Career of Dennis Eckersley

Oct 3, 2018 — In Oakland, Manager Tony La Russa decided to put Dennis Eckersley into the bullpen, a move that would ultimately revitalize the right-hander's career...

Another player who played twenty four years in major league baseball because they moved them from starting pitcher to the bullpen.

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'You never realize how blessed you are.' NESN's Dennis ...

Oct 6, 2022 — Eckersley announced in August that this, his 20th season as part of NESN's broadcast team after a Hall of Fame 24-year playing

They move kerry woods to the bullpen to extend his career.But the thing is, they overutalize him and her his arm, he could have been a starting pitcher, much longer. Again, the throwing hard fastballs makes you a little bit more vulnerable...

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Kerry Wood, Astros recall 20-strikeout game

May 6, 2024 — Wood: I'd gone 50 pitches in the bullpen and didn't throw one strike, and the first pitch of the game, I hit the umpire in the mask, and I'm

Kerry wood's nickname kid k and it wasn't for his first name.Kerry, it was because he struck out so many and a strikeout in baseball is the symbol k!!! I watched this game when he struck out twenty batters!!!!

How old was Kerry Wood when he struck out 20?

20-year-old

Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie, when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some have argued may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history.

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Kerry Wood - Wikipedia

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"When you lose the last game of the season, it's going to be a long winter." ~ Charlie Brown

(Classic #Peanuts - 1987)

#MLB #Baseball #Postseason   

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The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities moniker for the two adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The franchise was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 as the Washington Senators. The team moved to Minnesota and was renamed the Minnesota Twins for the start of the 1961 season. The Twins played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. The team has played at Target Field since 2010. The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins. From 1901 to 2023, the Senators/Twins franchise's overall regular-season win–loss–tie record is 9,177–9,875–109 (.482); as the Twins (through 2023), it is 4,954–5,011–8 (.497).

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Yeah, we're cooked.

Lead is fully gone now, and with 9 games left we have to outpace the Tigers, who are on fire and get basically three free wins to end the season. Over the last 4.5 weeks, we have exactly matched our pace from the infamous September 2022 collapse (11-22 to end the season in '22, 10-20 so far now). The remarkable and gutwrenching part about this is it comes literally immediately after the high-water mark of the season, 17 games over .500 after game 3 against the Rangers.

Turns out losing 2/5 of the starting rotation for the season and 2/3 of the star position player core for long stretches, then relying on a rotation, lineup, and bullpen largely inexperienced with this type of constant high leverage games and all running on fumes, that wasn't a great recipe for success. At the same time, the variety of ways the Twins have found to lose over this stretch almost defies explanation. Everything needs to go right in order to win, and that never happens. They're just playing that bad.

As recently as 9/2, after we won the first game of the Rays series, Fangraphs had us at a season-high 95.8% chance to make the playoffs. On 9/12, a week ago, after taking the Angels series, it was 90.8%. It's now 62.6%, the lowest it's been in over three months, and even that feels high with how this team (and Detroit) has been playing. We're managing the statistical equivalent of rolling a natural 1.

I fucking hate the Guardians. We play them twice as often as the Yankees, they are our direct playoff competition, we always lose in the same fucking way, and they definitely hate us back.

The pitching was fine in this series. Great even, 13 runs over 4 games is respectable and solidly above average. Starters and middle relief did their job. The only blips were Jax game 1 (there's been a lot of discussion over the psychological effect of getting out of the 7th and having to go back out for the 8th) and Henriquez game 3 (thrown in way over his head because all our leverage guys were down).

The problem, as it's often been, was the offense. Just unable to add on, answer back, push runners across, extend rallies, or literally anything to give our pitching staff breathing room. It's a problem over this stretch, and it's a problem every time we play this team. Each game had one or two guys who could get something going (Buxton, Wallner, Castro, Correa, Margot), but the rest of the lineup fell flat. It's reminiscent of last year's May-June malaise, where bullpen losses showed up on the scorecards but the real problem was endless missed opportunities on offense.

Eesh. I don't know. I like how the team's shaping up for next year, and there's still plenty of mathematical paths for them to make it this year, but it's looking bad and has for a bit now.

I think I'll be an NL supporter for the playoffs this year.

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Bo Jackson: The Ultimate Two-Sport Legend

Bo Jackson is one of the most remarkable athletes in sports history. Known for his extraordinary abilities in both professional baseball and football, Jackson is the only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports leagues. His combination of power, speed, and agility made him a legend and an icon of the 1980s and early 1990s, leaving an indelible mark on both the NFL and MLB.

Early Life and College Stardom

Born on November 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama, Jackson grew up in a large family and displayed his athletic talents from an early age. He excelled in multiple sports, including baseball, football, and track. After high school, he attended Auburn University, where he became a dominant force in college football. In 1985, Jackson won the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in college football, solidifying his status as one of the nation’s top athletes.

At Auburn, Jackson also played baseball and ran track, showcasing his ability to dominate in multiple sports. His combination of speed and strength on the football field earned him a spot as one of the greatest college football players of all time.

The Dual-Sport Pro Career

Jackson’s dual-sport professional career began with a twist. He was initially drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft. However, due to issues related to his college eligibility and mistrust of the Buccaneers’ ownership, Jackson chose not to sign with them. Instead, he decided to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jackson made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 1986. His raw power and speed on the field were immediately evident, and he quickly became one of the most exciting players in the game. In 1989, he was named an All-Star and even earned All-Star Game MVP honors after hitting a towering home run and showcasing his exceptional athleticism.

In the meantime, Jackson found his way to the NFL. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 7th round of the 1987 draft, he negotiated a unique contract that allowed him to play football after the conclusion of the MLB season. This rare arrangement led to one of the most captivating two-sport careers in history. Jackson’s football prowess was on full display as he regularly broke off long touchdown runs, including his famous 91-yard touchdown run on Monday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks, a moment that cemented his legacy in the NFL.

The “Bo Knows” Era

In the late 1980s, Jackson’s fame transcended sports. He became the face of Nike’s “Bo Knows” advertising campaign, which celebrated his ability to excel in both baseball and football. The campaign featured commercials where Jackson tried his hand at other sports like basketball, tennis, and hockey, humorously suggesting that there was nothing Bo couldn’t do. This marketing campaign was wildly successful and helped make Jackson a pop culture icon.

Career-Ending Injury

Unfortunately, Jackson’s remarkable career was cut short by a devastating injury. In a 1991 NFL playoff game, he suffered a dislocated hip while being tackled during a run. The injury was severe, and complications from the dislocation led to avascular necrosis, a condition that deteriorated the bone and cartilage in his hip. This injury forced Jackson to retire from football, but he made a valiant return to baseball in 1993 with the Chicago White Sox, playing for two more seasons before retiring from professional sports in 1994.

Legacy and Impact

Even though his professional career was shortened, Jackson’s impact on sports and popular culture is undeniable. His ability to play both baseball and football at such a high level was unprecedented, and his feats on the field continue to be the stuff of legend. His highlights are still frequently replayed, and he remains a symbol of athletic greatness.

Bo Jackson’s story is one of natural talent, perseverance, and a relentless drive to succeed. He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, not just for his performances in football and baseball, but also for his legacy of pushing the limits of what an athlete can achieve.

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Routine Moments - Mick Luckhurst Runs Out Of Luck

In which we feature a player just going about their business, because we often concentrate on the spectacular and forget the little details. This week we take you back to the end of December 1987 to tell you the story of Mick Luckhurst, one of the few British-born players who made it in the NFL ...

Atlanta in the late 80’s was not a great place for sports.

Sure, the Hawks, the local basketball franchise, was reaching the play-offs pretty much every year thanks to Dominique Wilkins. But over at Fulton County Stadium, the Atlanta Braves of the MLB finished the ‘85 season with 66-96 record, precipitating a six-season slump that would cost four managers their jobs.

And for the Atlanta Falcons, the team they shared the increasingly empty stadium with, things were certainly not a lot better. Since their NFC West Division championship in 1980, and barring a blip in 1981, the team would finish at or near the bottom of the division until 1991 when head coach Jerry Glanville finally managed the team to a winning record for the first time in eight years.

But in December of 1987 all that lay far into the future.

For the ’87 Falcons, the end of the season could not come soon enough. It had been an unmitigated disaster. Only three games won (including, rather bizarrely, a win in week 2 over eventual Superbowl XXII winners, the Washington Redskins), the team recording the lowest Team Offense, the lowest Rushing Offense and the lowest Scoring Offense. The 0-38 defeat to the New Orleans Saints in front of their own fans at the start of November was almost repeated in December when the Los Angeles Rams scored 33 without reply.

So by the time the final game of the season came around, two days after Christmas, even the most die-hard fans might have had hopes for something to lift the Christmas cheer. The reason for the optimism? The Detroit Lions, their opponents, a team with a record only marginally worse than their own.

When placekicker Mick Luckhurst put on his uniform on that cold day in Atlanta, the weariness was probably much in evidence. He’d had a good season, despite playing for a team that finished bottom of the table for Kicking and Punting. He’d made 70% of his field goal attempts and had converted all 17 extra points. Nothing spectacular, nothing terrible – just distinctly average.

But the Falcons had recently acquired Greg Davis from the Bucanneers and at 29, Luckhurst might have felt his time was running out. A final chance to prove himself, to prove his worth to the team on this, the final game of a long, long season.

The game didn’t get off to a good start. Detroit’s Gary Ellerson rushed in from 8 yard to put the Lions in front early in the first quarter. But in the second quarter, the Falcons clawed back. Mick Luckhurst scored a 50-yard field goal, then converted the extra point after wide receiver Floyd Dixon caught Chris Miller’s 51-yard pass to tie the game 10-10. For the spectators there assembled the feeling of anticipating and excitement, the prospect of finishing the season with a victory must have been felt on the field.

So we can only hope that when Luckhurst came out towards the end of the second quarter to attempt a field goal, the excitement didn’t get to him.

After all, this was standard stuff.

It was only 28-yards, bread and butter for a kicker with 8-years' experience at the highest level. He must have told himself the routine a thousand times. Line up, walk backward away from the ball, get the stance right and then wait for the ball to arrive. Take your approach steps, plant the foot so that it points towards the target, keep the hips and shoulders in line then kick the ball with the top of your foot and follow the kick through your target.

All these things Luckhurst did the way he always did. And when he watched the ball sail through the upright, he probably looked towards the scoreboard and smiled as he saw his team take the lead for the first time in the game, and take the lead for the first time since they beat the Cowboys at the start of the month. He made his way back to the bench, perhaps glancing over at Greg Davis and thinking to himself “see, I’ve still got it”.

But unfortunately for him the Lions went on to score one more touchdown in the 3rd quarter, adding another in the fourth. Luckhurst’s opposite number on the Detroit bench, Eddie Murray would convert both extra points and added two more field goals to make the final score 30-13 and complete the misery for the Falcons.

Luckhurst was cut at the end of the season and returned to his native England to front an NFL highlights show on Channel 4 where he probably saw Greg Davis kicking like he once did.

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Sports Channel New York: MLB 1987- 5-16- New York Yankees @ Seattle Mariners: Full Game

Source:Sports Channel New York– covering the Yankees and Mariners from 1987. “It’s a SportsChannel feed with Spencer Ross and Ken Harrelson, May 16, 1987, between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.” From This is Where You Find Baseball An interesting matchup with the Yankees of the late 1980s, who were still contenders, but like the Yankees of the mid-1980s, they just contended and…

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MLB AT A GLANCE

Bean loses cancer battle

Second openly gay ex-MLB player dies at 60 from leukemia

NEW YORK — Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.

MLB released a statement confirming his death.

Bean died at home on Tuesday after a yearlong fight with acute myeloid leukemia.

The California native played in six big league seasons from 1987 to 1995, making his debut with the Detroit Tigers in a four-hit performance that tied a record for a player in his first game.

He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He was a two-time All-American outfielder at Loyola Marymount, leading the team to the NCAA Men’s College World Series in 1986.

Bean wrote a book titled “Going the Other Way” and was also a keynote speaker at many events.

He publicly came out as gay in 1999, the second former major leaguer to do so after Glenn Burke.

Bean joined the commissioner’s office in 2014, when he was hired by former Commissioner Bud Selig to be MLB’s first Ambassador for Inclusion.

He spent more than 10 years working for MLB, eventually being promoted to senior vice president.

Bean worked with MLB clubs to “advance equality for all players, coaches, managers, umpires, employees, and stakeholders throughout baseball to ensure an equitable, inclusive, and supportive workplace for everyone.”

“Our hearts are broken today as we mourn our dear friend and colleague, Billy Bean, one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ever known,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Billy was a friend to countless people across our game, and he made a difference through his constant dedication to others.”

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium            

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Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium, Lakefront Stadium or Cleveland Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was one of the early multi-purpose stadiums, built to accommodate both baseball and football. The impetus for Cleveland Stadium came from city manager William R. Hopkins, Cleveland Indians' president Ernest Barnard, real estate magnate and future Indians' president Alva Bradley, and the Van Sweringen brothers, who thought that the attraction of a stadium would benefit area commerce in general and their own commercial interests in downtown Cleveland in particular.  In November 1928, Cleveland voters passed by 112,448 to 76,975, a 59% passage rate, with 55% needed to pass, a US$2.5 million levy for a fireproof stadium on the Lakefront.  Actual construction costs overran that amount by $500,00

     Built in 1931 during the administrations of city managers William R. Hopkins and Daniel E. Morgan, it Cleveland Stadium was designed by the architectural firms of Walker and Weeks and by Osborn Engineering Company. It featured an early use of structural aluminum. The stadium was dedicated on July 1, 1931. On July 3, 1931, it hosted a boxing match for the National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Championship between Max Schmeling and Young Stribling, with 37,000 fans in attendance.  The stadium was built for football as well as for the Cleveland Indians, who played their first game there on July 31, 1932.  The stadium opened in 1931 and is best known as the long-time home of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1932 to 1993 (including 1932–1946 when games were split between League Park and Cleveland Stadium), and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), from 1946 to 1995, in addition to hosting other teams, other sports, and concerts. The stadium was a four-time host of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, one of the host venues of the 1948 and 1954 World Series, and the site of the original Dawg Pound, Red Right 88, and The Drive.

     Through most of its tenure as a baseball facility, the stadium was the largest in Major League Baseball by seating capacity, seating over 78,000 initially and over 74,000 in its final years. For football, the stadium seated approximately 80,000 people, ranking as one of the larger seating capacities in the NFL.  Former Browns owner Art Modell took over control of the stadium from the city in the 1970s and while his organization made improvements to the facility, it continued to decline. The stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1987.  The Indians played their final game at the stadium in October 1993 and moved to Jacobs Field the following season. Although plans were announced to renovate the stadium for use by the Browns, in 1995 Modell announced his intentions to move the team to Baltimore citing the state of Cleveland Stadium as a major factor. The Browns played their final game at the stadium in December 1995, after which they were renamed the Baltimore Ravens.

     As part of an agreement between Modell, the city of Cleveland, and the NFL, the Browns were officially deactivated for three seasons and the city was required to construct a new stadium on the Cleveland Stadium site. Cleveland Stadium was demolished beginning from November 1996 to completion in early March 1997 to make way for Cleveland Browns Stadium, which opened in 1999. Much of the debris, 15,000 short tons, from the demolition was placed in Lake Erie to create three artificial reefs for fishermen and divers, offshore of Cleveland and neighboring Lakewood. Construction on the new stadium began later in 1997 and it opened in August 1999 as Cleveland Browns Stadium.  Modell had agreed to leave the Browns' name, colors, and history in Cleveland, and the NFL agreed to have a resurrected Browns team by 1999, either by relocation or expansion.

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Curtis Glenn Ford (October 11, 1960) is a former baseball outfielder, who played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

He attended Murrah High School and Jackson State University and played college baseball for the Jackson State Tigers. The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ford in the fourth round of the 1981 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Cardinals on June 22, 1985. He batted .308 in the 1987 World Series for the Cardinals versus the Minnesota Twins. After the 1988 season, the Cardinals traded him and Steve Lake to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson. In his MLB career, he had seven home runs, 89 runs batted in, and a batting average of .245.

On May 12, 2010, he was announced as the new manager of the Springfield Sliders, a wood-bat collegiate baseball team in the Prospect League. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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