Thursday, September 29, 2011

Shoeless Joe Jackson: Timeline

Born: July 16, 1887

1900: Began playing baseball

1905: Began playing semi-pro ball

1905-1907 : Sometime during this period, he earned his nickname because he took his shoes off before an at bat. His cleats gave him blisters.

Debut: August 25, 1908 (Philadelphia A’s)

1910: Traded to Cleveland

1911: Hit .408 (second in the league to Ty Cobb’s .420)

1915: Traded to White Sox

1917: White Sox win World Series (Jackson hit .304 in the series)

1918: Served in World War I

1919: White Sox win pennant, but throw World Series (Jackson hit .375 with a home run and 6 RBI). Jackson admitted to taking $20,000.

1920: Jackson’s final season

1921: The “Black” Sox are acquitted by a jury. Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis bans Jackson and seven other Sox for conspiring to throw the World Series. They never played in the majors again. Jackson continued to play semi-pro ball.

1922: Jackson opened a dry cleaners

1933: Jackson opened a restaurant and then a general store. Ty Cobb wandered in one day and asked Jackson if he knew him. Jackson responded that he did not think Cobb wanted to know him.

Death: December 5, 1951

1963: Eliot Asinof’s Eight Men Out released.

1988: The movie Eight Men Out is released.

1989: Field of Dreams is released with Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe.

1999: The House of Representatives voted to honor his baseball achievements and support his candidacy for the Hall of Fame.

2009: New evidence calls into question Eight Men Out and Jackson’s guilt.


Accomplishments:

.356 Career Hitter

1917 World Champion

168 Career Triples

100+ Runs: 4x

200+ hits: 4x

Led league in hits: 2x

40+ doubles: 3x

Led league in doubles (39) in 1913

20+ triples: 3x

Led league in triples: 3x

121 RBI in 1920

30+ steals: 2x (41 in 1911)

Hit .300 or better: 11x

Hit .350 or better: 5x

Hit .408 in 1911

.400+ OBP: 5x

Led league in OBP (.468) in 1911

.500+ Slugging: 5x

Led league in slugging (.551) in 1913

1.000+ OPS: 4x

Led league in OPS (1.011) in 1913

300+ Total Bases:2x

Led league in TB: 2x

Postseason: .345, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .823 OPS

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sci Fi History: A Trip to the Moon (1902)


A Trip to the Moon is the first important sci-fi film. The silent is based on Jules Verne’s From Earth to the Moon and runs 14 minutes. It employs state of the art (for 1902) special effects and is one of the most technically innovative films ever made. Despite the antiquated film making techniques, the film stands up over a century later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYRemE9Oeso&ob=av1n

Monday, September 26, 2011

Top 10 Left Handed Pitchers of all time

Lefty Grove is #1. Here is the full list...not in any order...

Steve Carlton

Randy Johnson

Warren Spahn

Whitey Ford

Lefty Grove

Tom Glavine

Sandy Koufax

Hal Newhouser

Carl Hubbell

Eddie Plank

Saturday, September 24, 2011

History Shorts: Teutoburg Forest (9 A.D.)

The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, also known as the Varian disaster, took place when a group of unified Germanic tribes ambushed and massacred three Roman legions. Former Roman ally Arminius set up the ambush and stabbed his former friends in the back. Up to 20,000 Romans, under the command of Varius, died. Afterward, the Germans removed Roman forces, forts, and cities east of the Rhine River. The defeat symbolically ended Roman expansion. After the defeat, Augustus wandered his palace wailing, “Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!” Campaigns against the Germans began anew upon Augustus’ death. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwPvAWMGYsk

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Top 10 I Love Lucy Episodes

The following is my list of the best I Love Lucy episodes. They are not in any order.

Job Switching (1952): Lucy and Ethel work on a conveyer belt at a chocolate factory. All they have to do is wrap candy in paper and place it on the belt. The conveyer is sped up and the pair can’t keep up. This episode remains relevant today. Who hasn’t been on a job that has been too difficult to keep up?

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=job+switching+i+love+lucy

Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952):
Lucy gets drunk. ‘nuf said.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=lucy+does+a+commercial+i+love+lucy

Lucy Meets Harpo Marx (1955):
Lucy dresses up as Harpo and then meets the real thing. The two do the classic mirror skit brilliantly.

Lucy Goes to the Hospital (1953): The gang plan to take Lucy to the hospital for the baby’s birth. Everything goes well until the real moment arrives and then it’s absolute panic. One of the funniest episodes I have ever seen. While waiting for the baby, Ricky gets ready for his nightclub gig by dressing up in a voodoo outfit. When the baby arrives, Ricky races to see the baby dressed like a voodoo doctor.

Lucy and Superman (1957):
Lucy dresses up as Superman and ends up on a ledge. In the end George Reeves (TV’s Superman) comes to save her.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=lucy+and+superman

Lucy is Enceinte (1952):
Lucy tells Ricky she’s pregnant. The show had to be careful in how to handle this because it was a taboo subject in the 1950s. In fact, the word “Enciente” is French for pregnant. She makes several attempts to notify Ricky, but he’s always too busy. In the end, she tells him at the club and he’s thrilled.

LA at Last (1955):
The gang go to LA and Lucy decides to visit the Brown Derby. She meets William Holden at the restaurant and accidently pies him in the face.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=la%20at%20last%20i%20love%20lucy&tnr=21&vid=1068114510268&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fvideos%2Fthumbnail.aspx%3Fq%3D1068114510268%26id%3D7a2376f7cdca814f5777568e12b2217e%26bid%3DNcaLXJCSAyxI7g%26bn%3DThumb%26url%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fvids.myspace.com%252findex.cfm%253ffuseaction%253dvids.individual%2526videoid%253d26407726&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvids.myspace.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dvids.individual%26amp%3Bvideoid%3D26407726&sigr=12hp5in6a&newfp=1&tit=i+love+lucy+LA+at+last+part-2

The Freezer (1952):
Lucy turns into a human popsicle.

Lucy’s Italian Movie (1956):
Another road trip! This time to Rome where Lucy gets to smash grapes.

Lucy Does the Tango (1957):
Lucy hides some eggs on her person only to get roped into tangoing with Ricky.



http://www.examiner.com/american-history-in-national/desi-arnaz-forgotten-pioneer

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Amazing Spiderman #6-10

Continuing the look into Spiderman's past...

Amazing Spiderman #6: Peter and Jameson go on a roadtrip to Florida to find the Lizard. Spiderman defeats the Lizard before it/he can create a reptile army.

#7: The Vulture escapes prison and wrecks some havoc inside the Daily Bugle. Spidey webs Jameson's mouth shut and Peter and Betty Brandt get cozy.

#8: Two stories in Issue #8. In the first part, Spidey battles 1960s Articial Intelligence while Pete KO's Flash Thompson in a fight. Thompson had been picking on Pete to no end and paid for it. Interestingly, the school faculty set up the fight in the gym. Nowdays, they'd go to prison for doing such a thing.

In the second story, Spidey crashes the Human Torch's party. It's Marvel's answer to Elvis' Clambake!

#9: Electro debuts, Aunt May has an operation, and Betty Brandt holds a secret!

#10: The Enforcers appear on the scene looking to squash Spiderman and assume control of all of New York's rackets. Meanwhile, Peter is weakened after volunteering some blood to help Aunt May. She recovers and goes on vacation while a weakened Spiderman beats the enforcers. At the end, we find out the J. Jonah Jameson despises Spiderman out of jealousy and envy. 

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Old Hoss Radbourn: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Real Name: George Radbourn

Born: December 11, 1854

1878: Joined a barnstorming team

1879: Signed pro contract

Debut: May 5, 1881 (Providence Grays)

1883: Won 48 games

1884: Won Triple Crown (59 wins, 1.38 ERA, 441 strikeouts)

1884: He is credited with 59-62 wins depending on the source

1884: Providence won the “World Series” of the time

1886: Traded to Boston Beaneaters

1890: Jumped to the Boston Reds

1891: Ended up with the Cincinnati Reds

1891: Won 300th game

1891: Retired

1890s: Opened a pool hall and suffered a serious hunting accident.

Died: February 5, 1897 from Syphillis

1939: Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on second ballot

2010: Edward Achorn’s book Fifty-nine in ‘84 released about Old Hoss

Accomplishments:
309-194 record

59 wins in 1884

1884 Triple Crown

1884 World Champion

.614 win percentage

488 complete games

1.149 career WHIP

1830 strikeouts

2.68 ERA

Led league in wins: 2x

20+ wins: 9x

30+ wins: 3x

40+wins: 2x

50+ wins: 1884 (59)

Led league in win percentage: 2x

Led league in ERA: 1884 (1.38)

Led league in games: 2x

Led league in complete games and starts: 1884 (73)

Led league in shutouts: 1882 (6)

11 shutouts in 1884

Led league in saves: 1884 (2)

Led league in innings: 1884 (678 2/3)

200+ innings: 11x

300+ innings: 8x

400+ innings: 6x

500+ innings: 3x

600+ innings: 2x

Led league in strikeouts: 2x

200+ strikeouts: 4x

300+ strikeouts: 2x

400+ strikeouts: 1884 (441)

Led league in walks: 1887 (133)

Led league in WHIP: 1883 (0.979)

WHIP of 1.00 or less: 3x

Postseason record: 3-0, 0.00 ERA in 22 innings (3 games)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Amazing Spiderman #1-5

I was reading these old Spidey comics from 1963. I thought it might be fun to post the plots for people that have not actually read them....

Amazing Fantasy #15: Spiderman's first appearance and origin. Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and acquires spider powers. His family needs money and he tries to earn some as a wrestler and is too self absorbed to stop a robbery. The criminal breaks into his house and shoots his Uncle Ben. At the end, he realizes that "with great power comes great responsibility."

Amazing Spiderman #1: J.Jonah Jameson's first appearance. JJJ begins his war on Spiderman, which cripples Peter's attempts to make money in show biz. Then, he tries to join the Fantastic Four, who explain to him that they are a non-profit and can't pay him. Later, Peter saves Jameson's son, John, from crashing his space capsule. This does not endear him to JJJ.  In a second story, the Chameleon makes his first appearance.

#2: The Vulture is introduced in a solid story. In a second story, the Tinkerer is introduced. Peter defeats the Tinkerer and an alien invasion.

#3: Doc Oc is introduced. Peter spends the early part of the story thinking he's the shit. Then, he's humiliated by Doc Oc (who also considers himself the bee's knees). Peter loses his confidence, but later realizes he has to be a hero and defeats Doc Oc.

#4: The Sandman is introduced. By this point, the stories and scripts are dramatically improving. From the beginning, Spiderman has more problems than any other hero ever, making him the most human. In one of my favorite comic book moments of all time, Pete defeats Sandman with a vacuum cleaner.

#5: Dr. Doom tries to enlist Spiderman as his ally, but is rebuffed. Doom decides to destroy Spiderman and captures Flash Thompson, who was in a Spidey costume. Flash wanted to embarrass Peter, but ended up Doom's prisoner. Spiderman and Doom battle it out in a major mismatch. Pete is saved when the Fantastic Four arrive at the last minute.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

George Sisler: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: March 24, 1893

1915: Graduated from the University of Michigan

Debut: June 28, 1915 (St. Louis Browns)

1920: Played every inning of the season

1920: Set MLB record of 257 hits (Broken by Ichiro)

1920: Batting Champ (.407)

1922: 41-game hitting streak

1922: AL MVP

1922: Batting Champ (.420)

1923: Sinusitis caused double vision and missed entire season

1924: Returned to baseball, but he was not the same

1924-26: Managed the Browns (218-241 record)

1928: Sold to the Senators

1929: Sold to the Boston Braves

1930: Retired. He became a scout to several teams.

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame on fourth ballot

Died: March 26, 1973

2009: Ichiro visited Sisler’s gravesite

Accomplishments:
1922 AL MVP

41-Game Hit Streak (1922)

Record 257 hits (1922)

.340 average

2812 hits

375 steals

Led league in games played: 1920 (154)

Led league in runs: 1922 (134)

100+ runs: 4x

Led league in hits: 2x

200+ hits: 6x

30+ doubles: 7x

40+ doubles: 3x

Led league in triples: 2x

10+ triples: 8x

100+ RBI: 4x

Led league in steals: 4x

30+ steals: 6x

40+ steals: 3x

51 steals (1922)

Hit .300+: 14x

Hit .400+: 2x

.400+ OBP: 4x

.500+ Slugging: 4x

.632 slugging (1920)

.900+ OPS: 4x

1.000+ OPS: 2x

Led league in total bases: 1920 (399)

300+ total bases: 4x

As a pitcher:
5-6, 2.35 ERA

As a manager:
218-241 (.475)

Monday, September 12, 2011

Al Spalding: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: September 2, 1850

1865: Played with the Rockford Pioneers (youth team)

1866-67: Played for the Forest Citys

1868: Joined the Chicago Excelsiors

Big league debut: May 5, 1871 (Boston Red Stockings)

1871-76: Led the league in wins each year

1872: Won 38 games

1873: Won 41 games

1874: Won 52 games

1875: Won 54 games

1876: Helped organize the National League

1876: Jumped to the Chicago Cubs

1876: Won 47 games

1876: Cubs won the pennant

1877: Began a sporting goods store in Chicago

1877: Began a baseball magazine (Baseball Guide)

1878: Retired from baseball; owned the Cubs

1888-89: Took players on a world tour

1890: Player’s League formed; Spalding worked to destroy it. He succeeded.

1900: Appointed commissioner of the Summer Olympic Games by President McKinley.

1905: Spalding involved in the commission to determine who created baseball

1907: Commission declared Abner Doubleday the founder of baseball

1908: Wrote the first history of baseball

Died: September 9, 1915

1939: Elected to the Hall of Fame by Old Timer’s Committee

Accomplishments:
252-65 record

.795 win percentage (1st all time)

2.13 ERA

279 complete games

1.193 WHIP

Led league in wins: 6x

30+ wins: 5x

40+ wins: 4x

50+ wins: 2x

Led league in win percentage: 4x

54-5 record in 1875

Led league in games: 3x

Led league in game starts: 2x

Led league in games finished: 2x

Led league in complete games (1874): 65

Led league in innings pitched: 2x

200+ innings: 6x

400+ innings: 5x

500+ innings: 3x

617 1/3 innings in 1874

As a hitter:
.313 average (1959 at bats)

Friday, September 9, 2011

Wee Willie Keeler: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: March 3, 1872

Debut: September 30, 1892 (New York Giants)

1893: Sold to the Brooklyn Grooms

1894: Traded to the Baltimore Orioles

1894-98: May have invented the hit-and-run (speculation)

1894-1896: Baltimore were NL Champs

1897: 44-Game hitting streak (broken by Joe Dimaggio and tied by Pete Rose)

1897: Hit .424 and won batting title

1898: Hit a record 206 singles (broken by Ichiro)

1898: Won batting title (.385)

1899: Shipped to the Brooklyn Superbas

1899-1900: Brooklyn was NL Champions

1903: Left NL for the New York Yankees (Highlanders at the time)

1905: Set Yankee record for sacrifices in a season with 42

1910: Signed with the NY Giants as a free agent

1910: Played final game on September 5

Died: January 1, 1923

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame on 4th ballot

1999: Finalist for the All Century Team

Accomplishments:
Played on five NL Championship teams

.341 career hitter

2x Batting Champion (1897, 1898)

44-Game hitting streak (1897)

2932 hits

206 singles (1898)- ML Record since broken

Led league in singles: 7x

1719 runs

Led league in runs in 1899 (140)

100+ runs: 8x

Led league in hits: 3x

200+ hits: 8x

10+ triples: 7x

22 triples (1894)

30+ steals: 6x

40+ steals: 5x

60+ steals: 2x

495 career steals

Hit .300+: 13x

Hit .350+: 7x

Hit .424 in 1897

.400+ OBP: 7x

.500+ slugging: 2x

.900+ OPS: 4x

Led league in OPS in 1897 (1.003)

3562 total bases

300+ total bases: 2x

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Lou Gehrig: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Lou Gehrig

Born: June 19, 1903

1920: Received national attention for his playing ability with a grand slam that left Wrigley Field.

1921-23: Columbia University

Major League Debut: June 15, 1923 (New York Yankees)

1923: Yankees win World Series

June 1, 1925: Gehrig begins consecutive game streak

1926: Yankees win World Series (Gehrig hit .348)

1927: Gehrig has greatest season ever for a first baseman (.373, 47, 175, 52 doubles, 1.240 OPS, and 447 total bases)

1927: Gehrig wins MVP

1927: Yankees win 110 games and the World Series (Lou hit .308)

1928: Yanks repeat

1928: In the World Series: Gehrig hits .545 with 4 homers and 9 RBI in a sweep

1931: Sets AL RBI mark with 184

1932: Hit 4 homers in a game and just missed a fifth on a great play by Al Simmons

1932: Yanks win World Series

1932: In the World Series, Gehrig hits .529 with 3 homers and 8 RBI in a sweep

1934: Gehrig wins Triple Crown (.363, 49, 165)

1935: Named Captain

1936: Gehrig wins MVP/Yanks win the World Series

1937-39: Yanks win the World Series

1938: Gehrig began experiencing physical changes which worsened in the 1939 season.

1938: Starred in the movie, Rawhide

April 30, 1939: Gehrig ends consecutive game streak at 2130

May 2, 1939: Gehrig benches himself.

1939: Diagnosed with ALS

July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium. He delivers baseball’s “Gettysburg Address” and is the first player to have his uniform number retired.

1939: Elected to the Hall of Fame on a special ballot

1940: Began working as New York City Parole Commissioner

1941: Resigns from his job due to his health

Death: June 2, 1941

1942: Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper is released

1955: Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Introduced

1989: USPS honored Gehrig with a postage stamp

1999: Voted to All Century Team

Accomplishments:
2130 Consecutive Games

23 Grand Slams (Major League Record)

1934 Triple Crown

1934 Batting Champion

.340 average

493 Home Runs

1995 RBI

2x MVP

7x All Star

7x World Champion

Four Homer Game

NY Yankee Captain

2164 games

Led league in games played: 7x

Led League in Runs: 4x

1888 Runs

100+ runs: 13x

2721 Hits

200+ hits: 8x

534 doubles

Led league in doubles: 2x

Led league in triples in 1926 (20)

30+ homers: 10x

40+ homers: 5x

Led League in Homers: 3x

100+ RBI: 13x

Led league in RBI: 5x

Most RBI in AL History: 184 (1931)

1508 walks

Led league in walks: 3x

100+ walks: 11x

Hit .300: 12x

.447 OBP

.400+ OBP: 13x

.632 slugging

Led league in slugging: 2x

.500+ slugging: 14x

.600+ slugging: 9x

.700+ slugging: 3x

1.080 OPS

.900+ OPS: 13x

1.000+ OPS: 11x

Led league in Total Bases: 4x

400+ total bases: 5x

World Series: .361, 10 homers, 35 RBI, 1.208 OPS

First Athlete to appear on Wheaties box

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Candy Cummings: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: October 18, 1848

Professional Debut: August 14, 1866 (Brooklyn Excelsiors)

1866-1871: Brooklyn Excelsiors

1867: Invented the curve ball

Major League Debut: April 22, 1872 (New York Mutuals)

1872: Won 33 games

1873: Played for the Baltimore Canaries

1874: Played for the Philadelphia Whites

1875-76: Played for the Hartford Dark Blues

1875: Won 35 games

1876: Became the first man to pitch two complete games in one day

1877: Played for the Cincinnati Reds

1877: Retired as a player and became the President of the International Association for Professional Base Ball Players

Died: May 16, 1924

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame on second ballot

Accomplishments:
Invented the curve ball

145-94 career record

2.42 career ERA

Won 30+ games: 2x

Won 20+ games: 4x

Sub-2.00 ERA: 3x

Led league in games in 1872 (55)

Led league in complete games in 1872 (53)

Led league in shutouts: 2x

Led league in innings pitched in 1872 (497)

Led league in strikeouts in 1875 (82)

Monday, September 5, 2011

Buck Ewing: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: October 17, 1859

Debut: September 9, 1880 (Troy Trojans)

1883: Joins New York Giants

1883: First player with 10 home runs in a season

1890: Joined Player’s League as a Player/Manager for New York (74-57 record)

1891: Returns to Giants

1893: Joins Cleveland Spiders

1895: Joins Cincinnati Reds as Player/Manager

1895-1899: Manager Reds (394-297 record)

1897: Retires as a player

1900: Manages New York Giants (83-67 record)

Died: October 20, 1906

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
.303 Career Hitter

178 Career Triples

Led league in Home runs in 1883 (10)

First Player with 10 homers in a season

Led league in triples in 1884 (20)

Elected to Hall of Fame on third ballot

Changed the art of catching. He was the first to crouch and moved closer to the hitter.

10+ triples: 11x

100 RBI Season (1893)

100 Runs scored (1893)

50 stolen bases (1888)

40+ steals: 4x

30+ steals: 7x

Hit .300+: 11x

.400+ OBP: 2x

.500+ Slugging: 1890 (.545)

.900+ OPS: 1890 (.951)

As a Manager:
489-395 Record and no pennants (.553 win percentage)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Quotes of the Month: August 2011

Quote of the Month:
"This economic mandate represents a wholly novel and potentially unbounded assertion of congressional authority: the ability to compel Americans to purchase an expensive health insurance product they have elected not to buy, and to make them re-purchase that insurance product every month for their entire lives."

-11th Circuit Court on Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
Dumb Quote of the Month:
"Now I don't even want to have to be associated with [Obama], it's like touching a tar baby and you're stuck, you're part of the problem now. You can't get away."

-Congressman Doug Lamborn on Barack Obama

Meltdown of the Month:
“It's no longer acceptable in mixed company -- meaning bipartisan company -- to use the goddamn word 'climate.' And some of the exact same people — I can go down a list of their names — are involved in this. And so what do they do? They pay pseudo-scientists to pretend to be scientists to put out the message: ‘This climate thing, it’s nonsense. Man-made CO2 doesn’t trap heat. It may be volcanoes.’ Bullshit! ‘It may be sun spots.’ Bullshit! ‘It’s not getting warmer.’ Bullshit!

-Al Gore
Slam of the Month:

“Socrates taught that wisdom begins in the recognition of how little we know. Mr. Obama is perpetually intent on telling us how much he knows. Aristotle wrote that the type of intelligence most needed in politics is prudence, which in turn requires experience. Mr. Obama came to office with no experience. Plutarch warned that flattery "makes itself an obstacle and pestilence to great houses and great affairs." Today's White House, more so than any in memory, is stuffed with flatterers.”

“Stupid is as stupid does, said the great philosopher Forrest Gump. The presidency of Barack Obama is a case study in stupid does.”

-Bret Stephens WSJ
And the rest….
"They have acted like terrorists."

-Joe Biden on the Tea Party

 
"Heck, Sean, if we were real domestic terrorists, shoot, President Obama would be wanting to pal around with us, wouldn’t he? I mean he didn’t have a problem paling around with Bill Ayers back in the day when he kicked off his political career in Bill Ayers' apartment.”

-Sarah Palin
“Is it idiocy or optimism that enables smokers to play the lottery without ever acknowledging the irony?”

-Simon Pegg

"Well, I guess he not only likes Canadian health care, but he likes Canadian RV's." --

-Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock

"We kept trying to milk outs and almost ran out of milk."

-Jim Leyland
"POTUS has played more golf this month than I have: I have created more jobs this month than he has.”

-Professional Golfer Paul Azinger
“It's deeply bizarre and deeply creepy.”

-State Department Victoria Nuland on Moammar Gadhafi’s obsession with Condi Rice
“Get the Hell off the beach.”

-Chris Christie to idiots refusing to evacuate for Hurricane Irene
“When I’ll consider myself a dirty player is when my mom tells me.”

-Ndamukong Suh