Brian Downing: timeline

Born: October 9, 1950
1969: Signed by Chicago White Sox
Debut: May 31, 1973 (White Sox)
1973: Shredded his knee. 60 Day DL
1977: Traded to California Angels
1979: All Star
1979: Angels win AL West
1980: Broke his ankle. Moved to OF
1982: Set record for most chances (330) without an error
1982: Angels win AL West
1983: 244 Errorless game (record) streak snapped
1985: Appeared in The Jeffersons
1986: Angels win AL West
1991: Signed by Texas Rangers
1992: Retired
1998: Dropped off Hall of Fame ballot (0.4% of vote)
2009: Elected to Angels Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
1979 All Star
April 1987 Player of the Month
August 12, 1990 Player of the Week
.267
275 HR
1073 RBI
1188 Runs
2099 Hits
1197 Walks-1127 Strikeouts
.370 OBP
.796 OPS
3340 TB
Led league in walks (106): 1987
100+ Runs: 2x
37 Doubles (1982)
20+ HR: 6x
.326 (1979)
.400 OBP: 3x
Postseason: .197, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .554 OPS (3 Series)

The Greatest TV Episodes of All Time #71-80

71. Mythbusters: Escape from Alcatraz (2003): The Mythbusters break out of Alcatraz proving that it was possible for Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers to escape. However, with the currents in San Francisco Bay, it is unlikely they survived.


http://www.metacafe.com/watch/196488/alcatraz_escape/

72. Bewitched: Little Pitchers Have Big Ears (1964): Samantha helps an insecure little boy make the neighborhood baseball team.

73. The Tonight Show: Carson’s Final Show (1992): Carson was the king of late night for 30 years. In 1992, he retired. His last show was an event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z84F6t-26Y

74. Beavis and Butthead: No Laughing (1993): Principle McVicker decides to bust Beavis and Butthead. So, they are not allowed to laugh in school. Naturally, the faculty decide to hold Sex Education classes that day.

75. Boston Legal: Last Call (2008): Denny and Alan get married so Alan can inherit when Denny dies. Gay and Lesbian groups protest and file an injunction to stop the wedding. They lose and the two marry with Justice Scalia present.

76. The A-Team: The Big Squeeze (1985): The A-Team open their own Irish Pub, the Naked Lady, to take out a mobster demanding protection money from area businesses. Hannibal playing the pub owner, Sean O’Shay is killed, but comes back to life at the funeral home.

77. The Simpsons: The Springfield Files (1997): The Simpsons spoof the nineties sci-fi and paranormal craze. Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, David Duchovny, and Gillian Anderson guest star.

78. Married with Children: No Ma’am (1993): When the women get a bowling night and the strip club becomes a woman’s coffee house, someone must take a stand. Al forms the National Organization of Men Against Amazon Masterhood and takes on “the masculine feminist” Jerry Springer.

79. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I, Done (1996): Uncle Phil puts the house up for sale and the Jeffersons and Arnold and Mr. Drummond come to look it over. George Jefferson ends up purchasing it.

80. South Park: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (1997): The very first episode of South Park featured Cartman’s abduction by aliens. This episode drove people nuts for its crude imagery. Canada was particularly offended and cut out the “offensive” material. In the end, the aliens determine cows are the most intelligent species on Earth.