Comments on: Friday Flashbacks: Amare Suspended For Leaving Bench, The Natural is a Hit

By: FredSanford

FredSanford — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:15:01 +0000

Know the guy who was Glenn Close’s kid at the end. Bob Rich III like Rich Stadium.

By: heldover

heldover — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:43:44 +0000

Roy Hobbs (1984).

Greatest. Sports. Movie. Ever.

/Has read the book
//Still loves what the movie did
///Flexes brim on New York Knights cap

By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence

Jay V Of Considerable Influence — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:24:57 +0000

That War Admiral link is great. 1930s newspapers are awesome.

By: wilhelmreems

wilhelmreems — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:24:20 +0000

Roy Hobbs (1984).

priceless quote from that article:

redford thinks it's hard to make generalizations about acting, but he considers it a very personal matter. "In general you'll find more people acing to the maximum..."

By: Tim Ryan (TheSportsHernia)

Tim Ryan (TheSportsHernia) — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:24:12 +0000

In a controversial decision that enforced the letter of the rule, Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw are suspended for Game 5 of the series with the Spurs after leaving the bench area following a Robert Horry cheap shot on Nash (2007)

As they used to say in Men on Film, “haaaated it”

By: Geeezeus

Geeezeus — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:06:19 +0000

Funny to see a link to a column on Harry Sinden and one to Don Cherry in the same Flashbacks post. Sinden fired Cherry.

By: Triston27

Triston27 — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:03:09 +0000

Sad: Little leaguer dies when hit by a pitch, no mention of his replacement (1961)

Must not have been a 5-star kid competing for the position.

By: SouvenirCity

SouvenirCity — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:01:01 +0000

Don Cherry is fuming after game one in Montreal (1978)

YKNOW IF THOSE CANADIENS DIDN’T GET ALL THE CALLS I WOULDN’T HAVE TA GET ALL HUFFY ABOUT TWO POWER PLAY GOALS SCORED IN FIVE MINUTES. WE RESPECT KENNY DRYDEN BUT HE AIN’T SHUTTIN MY BOYS DOWN. THEY JUS DON’T ALLOW GOOD OLE TIME HOCKEY ANYMORE WHEN GRAPES IS ON THE BENCH

By: Breesus

Breesus — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:59:03 +0000

Lyle Alzado dies of brain cancer (1992)

I still remember when he went on Roy Firestone’s show to talk about it. Sad, sad, sad.

By: FredSanford

FredSanford — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:48:15 +0000

Susan Sarandon is a dog. A golf ball eyed dog. Who could think she is hot?