Casey Stengel: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1966

Born: July 30, 1890

1911: Drafted by Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)

Debut: September 17, 1912 (Dodgers)

1914: Coached Old Miss Baseball

1916: Dodgers lose World Series

1918: Traded to Pirates

1919: Traded to Phillies

1921: Traded to Giants

1922: Giants win World Series

1923: Hit first WS home run at Yankee Stadium

1923: Giants lose World Series

1923: Traded to Braves

1925: Retired

1934-6: Managed the Dodgers (208-251 record)

1938-43: Managed the Braves (373-491 record)

1944-48: Managed in minors

1949-60: Managed the New York Yankees (1149-696 record)

1949-53: Yankees won World Series

1955-59: Yanks won pennant (won Series in 1956, 1958)

1960: Yanks lost World Series/Stengel fired

1962-5: Managed the New York Mets (175-404)

1962: Mets lose 120 games

1966: Elected to Hall of Fame

1975: Died

2009: Named most colorful personality in big league history

Accomplishments:

As Manager:

1905-1842 (.508)

7x World Champion

10 Pennants

Five straight WS titles (1949-53)

Pioneered the platoon

Won 90+ games: 11x

Won 103 Games (1954)

Only person to wear the uniform of four New York teams (Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, Mets)

As a player:

1922 World Champion

.284

60 HR

535 RBI

1219 hits

.766 OPS

Led league in OBP (.404): 1914

10+ triples: 5x

Hit .316 (1914)

Postseason: .393, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1.076 OPS (3 World Series)

Sci Fi History: King Kong (1933)

King Kong first appeared in the 1933 film of the same name. The film pioneered stop motion photography, animatronics, and other special effects. King Kong is iconic for more than special effects. Skull Island, giant animals, the climb to the top of the Empire State Building, and the shockingly cruel death connected with audiences. The film led to sequels and remakes in 1976 and 2005. During World War I, the U.S. used Kong’s image to represent the Germans. Perhaps the most interesting take came from the Japanese whom matched Kong with Godzilla in a mega fauna death match. In the Japanese release, Godzilla wins. In America, Kong is the victor.

The finale:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMo5-2Y5oc