Nostalgia sports finds

Cobra Mgr · 07-06-2025, 05:15 PM

I've been thinking of doing this for awhile. When I saw this I had to pull the trigger.

NFL Today 11/19/78

CONN CHRIS · 07-07-2025, 07:05 AM

I remember watching that Joe Pisarcik hand off into Czonka's hip! Dad was a Giants fan.

Cobra Mgr · 07-07-2025, 11:10 AM

I remembered the play. I remembered Jonestown. I didn't remember them happening the same day.

Amazin69 · 07-07-2025, 12:33 PM

CBS probably didn't want to take an extended break after all the early games in Week 1 had been preempted for Pope John Paul I's funeral. Can't piss off the NFL audience every week. They probably told Ed Bradley "you get five minutes at halftime; nobody knew who Congressman Ryan was, anyhow".

Jim Jones got his immortality, though. This is where the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid" comes from.

Cobra Mgr · 07-07-2025, 11:02 PM

Calvin Murphy showing ballhandling skill w/Red Auerbach.

Cobra Mgr · 07-08-2025, 09:58 PM

Trip down memory lane.....1984 San Diego Padres

CONN CHRIS · 07-09-2025, 07:03 AM

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Trip down memory lane.....1984 San Diego Padres

Jeff Pearlman is new to Youtube, Every single video that he has put out this year have been fantastic - some of the best sports content on the internet.

Cobra Mgr · 07-09-2025, 09:08 AM

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Jeff Pearlman is new to Youtube, Every single video that he has put out this year have been fantastic - some of the best sports content on the internet.

I've enjoyed the couple I've seen so far. I never knew about the inner turmoil among the Padres that year except for the Eric Show stuff. But that brawl in Hotlanta was etched in my mind. I remember the media blaming solely Pascal Perez for it. And I thought Perez may have initiated things but the Pads took it way too far.

CONN CHRIS · 07-09-2025, 10:26 AM

His videos on Bonds and the USFL are fantastic. The Rocker one was something else too. I have a crush on Jeff Pearlman since he started putting these out.

ForeverRoyalKC · 07-09-2025, 01:15 PM

Awesome stuff!! Throw in Cosell's MNF Halftime Highlights too! Great memories.

Cobra Mgr · 07-09-2025, 10:26 PM

The 1931 Philadelphia A's in color. Surreal seeing names I've seen in the almanac all my life like Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons & Connie Mack become "alive".

Cobra Mgr · 07-09-2025, 10:39 PM

Satchel Paige w/a tale told by Vin Scully

Ragnar · 07-10-2025, 09:57 AM

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The 1931 Philadelphia A's in color. Surreal seeing names I've seen in the almanac all my life like Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons & Connie Mack become "alive".

Everyone from the 50s on back sound similar. If I didn't see the video and just heard the audio, I would know it was 50s or prior to the 50s just going by the sound and cadence. Why is that?

Cobra Mgr · 07-10-2025, 10:14 AM

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Everyone from the 50s on back sound similar. If I didn't see the video and just heard the audio, I would know it was 50s or prior to the 50s just going by the sound and cadence. Why is that?

Conformity. When you are only around people w/a similar background as yourself, you naturally pick up similar habits & behaviors. Being exposed to a more diverse population, like integration, fosters a variety & mixing of behavior.

Ragnar · 07-12-2025, 12:05 PM

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Conformity. When you are only around people w/a similar background as yourself, you naturally pick up similar habits & behaviors. Being exposed to a more diverse population, like integration, fosters a variety & mixing of behavior.

I think you're spot on here. I feel stupid for not thinking of that.

Amazin69 · 07-13-2025, 11:38 AM

July 24, 1925. Dolf Luque and the Reds go to Wrigley; Luque pitches and hits and drives in a run.

The interesting part is that we see that Wrigley not only didn't have ivy yet…it didn't have a wall. The outfield bleachers came down to ground level. I wonder how this affected HR totals?

Cobra Mgr · 07-13-2025, 11:53 AM

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July 24, 1925. Dolf Luque and the Reds go to Wrigley; Luque pitches and hits and drives in a run.

The interesting part is that we see that Wrigley not only didn't have ivy yet…it didn't have a wall. The outfield bleachers came down to ground level. I wonder how this affected HR totals?

No one is sitting in those seats either. Would love to know story on that.

Cobra Mgr · 07-13-2025, 03:00 PM

Mets @ Braves July 4, 1985. The game that wouldn't end.

Cobra Mgr · 07-13-2025, 03:37 PM

Déjà Bru · 07-13-2025, 03:40 PM

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No one is sitting in those seats either. Would love to know story on that.

I think it was a matter of sightlines. It looks like those bleachers (at Redland/Crosley Field?*) came all the way down to the ground.

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Imagine almost sitting on the ground beyond right field. How much could you see of the pitching, catching, and batting from that angle? This is why modern grandstands have a minimum height of several feet in the front.

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So probably everybody just moved up a few rows in order to see better.

*I missed the part in A69's post about this being Wrigley Field. Different bleachers, same idea.

07-06-2025, 05:15 PM	#1
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	Nostalgia sports finds I've been thinking of doing this for awhile. When I saw this I had to pull the trigger. NFL Today 11/19/78 __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-07-2025, 07:05 AM	#2
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,019	I remember watching that Joe Pisarcik hand off into Czonka's hip! Dad was a Giants fan. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

07-07-2025, 11:10 AM	#3
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	I remembered the play. I remembered Jonestown. I didn't remember them happening the same day. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-07-2025, 11:02 PM	#5
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	Calvin Murphy showing ballhandling skill w/Red Auerbach. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-08-2025, 09:58 PM	#6
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	Trip down memory lane.....1984 San Diego Padres __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-07-2025, 12:33 PM	#4
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	CBS probably didn't want to take an extended break after all the early games in Week 1 had been preempted for Pope John Paul I's funeral. Can't piss off the NFL audience every week. They probably told Ed Bradley "you get five minutes at halftime; nobody knew who Congressman Ryan was, anyhow". Jim Jones got his immortality, though. This is where the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid" comes from.

07-09-2025, 10:26 AM	#9
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,019	His videos on Bonds and the USFL are fantastic. The Rocker one was something else too. I have a crush on Jeff Pearlman since he started putting these out. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

07-09-2025, 01:15 PM	#10
ForeverRoyalKC All Star Starter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hop, skip and a jump from Pomme De Terre Lake, MO. Posts: 1,211	Awesome stuff!! Throw in Cosell's MNF Halftime Highlights too! Great memories.

07-09-2025, 10:26 PM	#11
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	The 1931 Philadelphia A's in color. Surreal seeing names I've seen in the almanac all my life like Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons & Connie Mack become "alive". __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-09-2025, 10:39 PM	#12
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	Satchel Paige w/a tale told by Vin Scully __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-13-2025, 11:38 AM	#16
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	July 24, 1925. Dolf Luque and the Reds go to Wrigley; Luque pitches and hits and drives in a run. The interesting part is that we see that Wrigley not only didn't have ivy yet…it didn't have a wall. The outfield bleachers came down to ground level. I wonder how this affected HR totals?

07-13-2025, 03:00 PM	#18
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	Mets @ Braves July 4, 1985. The game that wouldn't end. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

07-13-2025, 03:37 PM	#19
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,807	__________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin