Quotes of the Month: December 2014

Quote of the Month: "If I'm dead do I still have to pay taxes?


-Axl Rose on rumors of his death

Stupid Quote of the Month: "What do we want? Dead Cops! When do we want it? Now!"


-Protesters led by Al Sharpton

　

And the rest...
"This is an American problem. When anybody in this country is not being treated equally under the law, that's a problem. And it's my job as president to help solve it."


-Barack Obama
"The more the president talks about his ideas, the more unpopular he becomes. Why would I want to deprive him of that opportunity?"


-John Boehner
"Democrats in the Senate are behaving like tenants who got evicted and decide to trash the house on their way out the door."


-KT McFarland
‘Your country will turn on you. The liberal media will turn on you. The people will grow tired of this. They will turn on you – and when they do, you are going to be abandoned.’"


-Khalid Sheik Mohammad to his captors
"Today is the worst day of My life. RIP Dad"


- Jaden Ramos
"We had 50 years of white Bonds because Bond is white. Bond was never black. Ian

Fleming never created a black Brit to play James Bond. The character was always

white. He was always Scottish. He always drank vodka shaken not stirred and all

that."


-Rush Limbaugh

Johnny Mize: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1981

Born: January 7, 1913

1930: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals

1934: Traded to Cincinnati Reds, but returned to Cards following a groin injury

1939: Batting Champion (.349)

1940: .314, 43 HR, 137 RBI, 1.039 OPS, 368 TB

1941: Traded to the New York Giants

1941: Sued Gum Products inc over the use of his image on a baseball card.

1943-5: WWII service

1947: .302, 51 HR, 138 RBI, .998 OPS, 360 TB

1949: Purchased by New York Yankees

1949-53: Yankees win World Series

1950: Became second player with 25 HR in both leagues

1952: 3 HR in World Series

1953: Retired

1961: Kansas City A's coach

1981: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)

Died: June 2, 1993

2014: Elected to Cardinals Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
5x World Series

10x All Star

1939 Batting Champ (.349)

1952 Babe Ruth Award

Six 3 HR games (MLB record)

.312

359 HR

1,337 RBI

1,118 Runs

2,011 Hits

856 Walks-524 Strikeouts

.397 OBP

.562 Slugging

.959 OPS

3,621 TB

100+ Runs: 5x

204 Hits (1937)

30+ doubles: 6x

40+ doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 3x

20+ HR: 9x

30+ HR: 3x

40+ HR: 3x

51 HR (1947)

100+ RBI: 8x

.300+ Average: 9x

.364 (1937)

.400 OBP: 7x

.500 Slugging: 10x

.600 Slugging: 4x

1.000 OPS: 5x

300+ TB: 6x

Led league in runs (137): 1947

Led league in doubles (39): 1941

Led league in triples (16): 1938

Led league in HR: 4x

Led league in RBI: 3x

Led league in slugging: 4x

Led league in OPS: 3x

Led league in TB: 3x

Postseason: .286, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .909 OPS (5 World Series)

Bob Gibson: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1981

Born: November 9, 1935

1957: Signed with St. Louis Cardinals

Debut: April 15, 1959 (Cardinals)

1960-61: Played winter ball in Venezuela

1964: Cardinals come back from 11 games down on August 23 to win pennant

1964: Won Game 7 World Series

1964: Cardinals win World Series

1967: Won Game 7 World Series

1967: Cardinals win World Series

1968: 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 304.2 IP, 13 SHO, 28 CG, 268 Ks, 0.853 WHIP

1968: NL MVP

1968: NL Cy Young

1968: Lost five 1-0 games

1968: Struck out 17 Tigers in Game 1 World Series

1969: Struck out three batters on 9 pitches

1969: 20-13, 2.18, 314 IP, 28 CG, 4 SHO, 1.102 WHIP

1970: NL Cy Young

1970: 23-7, 3.12, 23 CG, 3 SHO, 294 IP, 1.190 WHIP

1971: Won 200th game vs Giants

1971: No-Hit Pirates

1974: 1st NL pitcher with 3,000 Ks

1975: Cardinals retired his #45

1975: Retired

1976: Broadcaster

1981: New York Mets coach

1981: Elected to Hall of Fame (84% of the vote)

1982-4: Atlanta Braves coach

1985-90: Broadcaster

1995: St. Louis Cardinals coach

1999: All Century Team

2014: Cardinals Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

9x All Star

2x Cy Young

1968 NL MVP

2x World Series MVP

9x Gold Glove

No-Hitter (1971)

1964 Babe Ruth Award

2x TSN Pitcher of the Year

1968 Pitcher Title

4x Player of the Month

1.12 ERA in 1968 (record)

17 Ks in World Series game (record)

251-174

2.91

528 games-482 GS

255 CG

56 SHO

3884.1 IP

3,117 Ks

1.188 WHIP

20+ wins: 5x

Sub 3 ERA: 7x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 4x

10+ CG: 13x

15+ CG: 9x

20+ CG: 7x

13 SHO (1968)

300+ IP: 2x

250+ IP: 8x

200+ IP: 12x

200+ Ks: 9x

0.853 WHIP (Led league): 1968

Led league in wins (23): 1969

Led league in ERA (1.12): 1968

Led league in CG (28): 1969

Led league in SHO: 3x

Led league in Ks (268): 1968

Postseason: 7-2, 1.89, 9 games, 8 CG, 2 SHO, 81 IP, 0.889 WHIP

Rube Foster: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1981

Born: September 17, 1879

1897-1901: Independent Leagues

1902: Chicago Union Giants

1903: Cuban X Giants

1904-06: Philadelphia Giants

1905: 25-3 confirmed record. Foster claims he was 51-4.

1907-10: Leyland Giants (Player-Manager)

1909: Suffered broken leg

1911-17: Chicago American Giants (Player-Manager)

1917: Retired as a player

1911-26: Managed Chicago American Giants

1920: Founded National Negro League

1926: Confined to a mental institution

Died: December 9, 1930

1931: NNL collapsed

1981: Elected to Hall of Fame (Negro League Cmte)

2010: USPS issued a Rube Foster stamp

Accomplishments:

Founded NNL

Hall of Fame caliber pitcher

History Shorts: The Black Death (1347)

The plague reached Europe in 1347 via eastern trade routes. The epidemic wrecked havoc in Asia before striking Europe. The disease earned the nickname "the black death" because of the black buboles that formed on victims. The pandemic reached apocalyptic proportions as it wiped out 1/3 to 1/2 of Europe and perhaps the Old World. In its wake, old feudal relations began to erode. The Black Death marked the beginning of the end of the Middle Ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGNVuS6WZUY

Sci Fi History: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters postulates that mankind is ready to enter into the intergalactic community. They can even communicate with aliens via music. The film shows a moment where mankind evolves to its next stage as typified by Roy Neary's entry into the ship at the end. The film, along with Star Wars, helped reinvigorate Sci-Fi films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Kgzn3tDQU

Douche Bag of the Year: 2014

And the nominees...

Barack Obama: Executive overreach, helped create ISIS, economy continues to stumble along...

Roger Godell: Did he lie in the Ray Rice incident?

NFL Players: Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Hernandez, plus the usual drug arrests.

Gwyneth Paltrow: Conscious uncoupling, advocating dictatorship in America.

Jesse Ventura: Sued the widow of a Navy Seal.

Harry Reid: The real culprit behind Washington gridlock. He should resign after the election results.

Gabby Giffords: Surrendered the moral high ground by getting in the gutter in the election.

Kim Kardashian: 'Nuf said.

Billy Beane: Another A's fail.

Wendy Davis: Worst campaign ever. Oh and she was a gold digger.

Ebola Medical professionals: Stay in quarantine. Morons.

Bill Cosby: Woman after woman keeps coming forward.

Rolling Stone Magazine: How's about doing your homework?

And the Douche Bag of 2014 is....Bill Cosby

Past Winners: Barack Obama (2013), Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Penn State (2012), Casey Anthony (2011), LeBron James (2010), and Reality TV Stars (2009)