Look at the video. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa seem to be so happy. Do they not know - or not care that their accomplishments are tainted because they took performance enhancing drugs? Mark McGwire broke the single season home run record that Roger Maris had previously set. Maris's 61st home run came on October 1, 1961 during the 162nd and last day of the season. McGwire … [Read more...] about Mark McGwire Breaks Maris Record – September 8, 1998
Sports Records and Milestones
Peyton Manning Debut – September 6, 1998
16 years and 64,964 passing yards ago, Peyton Manning was making his NFL debut, on September 6, 1998. (If you’re reading this after the start of the 2014 NFL season, add more yards, and whenever you read this you can also add at least 6,589 yards for post season play.) Manning played in his first game a little less than three years before 9/11. It was also before you … [Read more...] about Peyton Manning Debut – September 6, 1998
Mickey Mantle Hits 50th HR. Maris already has 53 – September 3, 1961
Mickey Mantle his 49th and 50th home runs of the season on September 3, 1961. He joined Roger Maris in “the 50 home run club”. Maris at that point already had 53 homers. Both Mantle and Maris were now ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 60 home run (in 154 games, per Commissioner Ford Frick’s edict) pace. Bob Holbrook, in the Boston Globe wrote. Luis Arroyo said it nicely “You … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle Hits 50th HR. Maris already has 53 – September 3, 1961
A’s, Sox 24 Innings. Both Pitchers Go the Distance September 1, 1906
Are Today's Players Soft? … [Read more...] about A’s, Sox 24 Innings. Both Pitchers Go the Distance September 1, 1906
Bubba Wells Fouls Out in 3 Minutes. December 29, 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjTGfa6FY6A Maverick's coach Don Nelson came up with a brilliant strategy for beating the Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls. Instead of focusing on the great Jordan, he trained his sights on another player Bulls named Dennis Rodman. Rodman was a great rebounder and defender, but he was not what you would call, a pure shooter. Dennis was a career … [Read more...] about Bubba Wells Fouls Out in 3 Minutes. December 29, 1997