Friday Flashbacks: Joltin’ Joe Sets the Record, Andres Escobar Murdered, and Beckham Disgraces England
Happy Fourth of July extended weekend! Here are your Friday Flashbacks for the week of July 1 to July 7 past:
Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler’s hitting streak record with a home run for his 45th straight game with a hit (1941) . . . The young Deutschland duo of Steffi Graf and Boris Becker reach the Wimbledon finals (1988) . . . Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert for her first Wimbledon title (1978) . . . Rock Hudson defends movie stars (1962) . . . Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in one game (1966) . . . Roger Federer destroys Andy Roddick to reach his first Grand Slam final (2003) . . . U.S. Women prepare for Brazil in World Cup Semis in Palo Alto, five years after Men’s team lost at same site on 4th of July (1999) . . . Billy Martin protests game because Hal McRae got too many warmup throws after replacing an injured Amos Otis (1976) . . .
Andres Escobar shot and killed in Medellin (1994) . . . Andy Hawkins throws complete game no-hitter but loses (1990) . . . Dear Abby: My husband thinks I’m a sports jinx (1979) . . . St. Louis fans are the worst–Cards fan comes out of stands and attacks umpire (1959) . . . A story about a hockey referee who sustained eye injury after being attacked by fan (1982) . . . Arthur Ashe barred from South African Championships (1969) . . . Ely Callaway, inventor of the Big Bertha, passes away (2001) . . . Bud Collins at Wimbledon (1985) . . . A story about a 3’11″ executive for the Atlanta Braves (1973) . . .
David Beckham sent off, England loses to Argentina, again (1998) . . . College football playoffs not going to happen (1993) . . . A writer with a modest proposal about resolving the baseball strike (1981) . . . The Marilyn Sheppard murder/ Dr. Sam Sheppard (1954) . . . Bank robber wears beach ball on his head (guess which state) (1997) . . . Muhammad Ali speaks with Howard Cosell after Supreme Court overturns his conviction (1971) . . . Rick Reilly and Sammy Sosa (2002) . . . Kobayashi vs. Chestnut (2007) . . . Professional football players start a strike (1974) . . . Dale Murphy not a fan of women reporters in the locker room (1984) . . . NBA Locks Out players (1995).
[photo via Getty]
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July 1st, 2011 at 3:04 PM
A story about a 3’11″ executive for the Atlanta Braves
CJ’s father?
July 1st, 2011 at 3:05 PM
CJ’s father?
Husband. We were looking for husband there.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Husband. We were looking for husband there.
I was going to go with that, but the article was from 1973. I suppose she could like short AND old men, but I figured father was probably best.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Can’t lie, this series of posts is my favorite by far.
Cloninger is a great trivia answer. I think he’s still the only one to have done that, although I could be wrong, and am too lazy to Google.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:08 PM
The more things change…
July 1st, 2011 at 3:09 PM
She likes them small and shriveled? You’re my boy, Blue!
July 1st, 2011 at 3:10 PM
The more they stay the same..
July 1st, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Billy Martin protests game because Hal McRae got too many warmup throws
I’m sad I missed the Billy Martin era(s)
July 1st, 2011 at 3:13 PM
The Two Escobars remains my favorite 30 for 30.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:13 PM
If this is a callback…well played. I’ve always found Cardinals fans pretty mellow.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:14 PM
From 1999:
“The PC offers are not without risks. Signing up for a 3 year contract is a lifetime in Internet time. New methods of accessing the internet far faster than traditional telephone modems, such as through cable TV lines, are becoming available to more Americans. And customers who break their service contracts with Internet providers face penalties.”
AOL really had you by the balls.
/receives AOL CD in the mail with 1500 free hours
July 1st, 2011 at 3:16 PM
If this is a callback…well played. I’ve always found Cardinals fans pretty mellow.
I hate the team and manager much, much, more than I hate their fans. Unlike the Vikings, whose fans I hate with as much passion as the sorry lot they trot out there every year.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:19 PM
Dale Murphy not a fan of women reporters in the locker room (1984)
Albert Belle finds Dale Murphy’s simple refusal to interview with female reports quaint and far too passive.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:20 PM
/receives AOL CD in the mail with 1500 free hours
I swear I used to get those 3 times a week.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Re: The Marilyn Sheppard murder/ Dr. Sam Sheppard
“Mrs. Sammuel Sheppard, a pretty 31 year-old blonde…”
Always funny to read descriptions of persons in old newspapers. Both the inclusion of the husband’s first name and “pretty.” As if it wouldn’t have mattered if the victim had been “ugly.”
July 1st, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Father in law would have made more sense.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:23 PM
Via Stewie Mandel: “Two of the three major pro leagues are now in lockouts, but to be clear, it’s the NCAA and BCS that are “broken.”"
I especially liked the incidental burn of hockey by only considering there to be 3 major pro leagues.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Always funny to read descriptions of persons in old newspapers. Both the inclusion of the husband’s first name and “pretty.” As if it wouldn’t have mattered if the victim had been “ugly.”
I included it b/c a) Dr. Sheppard was wrongfully convicted and served 10 years in jail, and b) though it has been denied, the story has some similarities to the later fictional “the Fugitive” series and subsequent movie with Harrison Ford.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:26 PM
Billy Martin. Legend.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:26 PM
Via Stewie Mandel: “Two of the three major pro leagues are now in lockouts, but to be clear, it’s the NCAA and BCS that are “broken.””
Yeah, why would the NCAA and BCS ever lock out, they dont pay 50% of revenues to their labor source.
/that comment shouldn’t insinuate I am on paying the players, only that it is a dumb statement that opens all sorts of other doors.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Is Stewie advocating all sports leagues being run like cartels? Is he anti-collective bargaining? What a retarded and short-sight statement.
I am not in the CFB playoff camp (or pay the players of whatever), but come on, NCAA and BCS are what the NFL/NBA owners wish they could be: corrupt, rich and beholden to nobody.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:31 PM
though it has been denied
It’s been denied? I thought the movie was always “based on a true story.” I remember hearing about the Ohio murders when the movie came out.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:32 PM
These Flashback posts are always interesting. Good work Lisk.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:33 PM
the story has some similarities to the later fictional “the Fugitive” series and subsequent movie with Harrison Ford and the guy who played the janitor in Scrubs.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:34 PM
It’s been denied? I thought the movie was always “based on a true story.” I remember hearing about the Ohio murders when the movie came out.
Well, I thought I read that they said it wasn’t based entirely on that, which is true. He didn’t break out, they didn’t have a one armed man, etc. But rich doctor, wife murdered, claimed he was attacked by intruder, police dont believe him etc is all the same.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:34 PM
the story has some similarities to the later fictional “the Fugitive” series and subsequent movie with Harrison Ford and the guy who played the janitor in Scrubs
Love the Scrubs episode where they poke fun at that. “Yeah, and I was in a movie starring Harrison Ford.” ha.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:35 PM
I’m not sure about the NBA, but you could make the case that NFL owners are a fairly corrupt lot. The TV deal that was to pay them regardless of games being played is not quite a beacon of ethical behavior.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:37 PM
I know, its much higher. Stop reading so much duffy.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:38 PM
He didn’t break out, they didn’t have a one armed man, etc. But rich doctor, wife murdered, claimed he was attacked by intruder, police dont believe him etc is all the same.
Yeah, I’m reading now where it says the makers of the film are denying it was based off of that.
He claimed that the intruder was bushy haired…and they wrestled down the flight of stairs…exactly what happened in The Fugitive. I don’t know how the makers of the film can deny it. Too many coincidences.
/Fugitive’s one of my favorite movies
//”I didn’t kill my wife.”
///”I don’t care!” Tommy Lee Jones, FTW!
July 1st, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Kobayashi vs. Chestnut
Pete Postlethwaite >>> any Kobayashi
July 1st, 2011 at 3:38 PM
I know, its much higher. Stop reading so much duffy.
wait, are you serious?
July 1st, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Wait…What?? We were looking for Wait…What?? there.
/pours some out for Sports Show with Norm MacDonald
July 1st, 2011 at 3:44 PM
/Fugitive’s one of my favorite movies
//”I didn’t kill my wife.”
///”I don’t care!” Tommy Lee Jones, FTW!
We’re eatin’ oranges and makin’ ID’s
July 1st, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Just wanted to drop in and remind everyone that Michael Vick held dogs heads under water until they stopped breathing.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Just wanted to drop in and remind everyone that Michael Vick held dogs heads under water until they stopped breathing.
/Goes out and buys some Nike running shoes
July 1st, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I don’t like it, and I won’t root for him, but he’s paid his debt. This is the world we live in.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Thanks for the pick-me-up, Ballz.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Now there’s a guy to root for, I mean, it’s not like he cheated on his wife or anything.
/TBL
July 1st, 2011 at 3:53 PM
series of pluses
July 1st, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Just wanted to drop in and remind everyone that Michael Vick held dogs heads under water until they stopped breathing.
But Tony Dungy says he’s cool now.
/wanking motion
July 1st, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Now there’s a guy to root for, I mean, it’s not like he cheated on his wife or anything.
/TBL
Also, he reads the bible. So he has to be a good guy.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Wouldn’t it be awesome if a player or players bring this up constantly during interviews and press conferences?
July 1st, 2011 at 3:57 PM
+1
July 1st, 2011 at 3:57 PM
Love how they refer to the Cardinals fan as “husky” then mention he’s 200 lbs.
1) Would a current newspaper article be permitted to use the word husky?
2) How sad is it that many Americans read this and think ‘I would kill to be 200 lbs!’
July 1st, 2011 at 3:58 PM
No one read the Dear Abby link? the 63 year old woman complaining about her new 58 year old husband that wanted sex all the time was even better than the woman complaining that her husband wouldn’t let her be around because she jinxed his sports teams.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:59 PM
He paid his debt for running a gambling ring across state lines.
If he wants to do the standard 5 years/dog killed (8 dogs)…I’ll consider his debt paid in 40 years.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:59 PM
2) How sad is it that many Americans read this and think ‘I would kill to be 200 lbs!’
I would kill puppies to be only 200 pounds, but not humans.
/bringing it full circle back to Ballz
July 1st, 2011 at 4:01 PM
But Tony Dungy says he’s cool now.
/wanking motion
He’s only cool if he didn’t do anything homosexual in prison.
/Tony hates the gays.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:02 PM
I think it would be easier for me to kill a person than to kill a dog. I usually don’t give a shit when people die in movies, but I hate it when animals die in movies.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:02 PM
+1 burlap sack and piece of rope.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:02 PM
2) How sad is it that many Americans read this and think ‘I would kill to be 200 lbs!’
I started to laugh, then I remembered that I’ve been hovering around 220 for the better part of 5 years.
/I carry it well though.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:04 PM
+1 burlap sack and piece of rope.
For some reason this reminded me of the Ultimate Belt episode of The Simpsons.
/”He’s ragging on your cord man!”
July 1st, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Yeah, I haven’t been under 200 since college (shit, 8 years now), and that was only because my weight class was 197.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:05 PM
I thought it was an all encompassing plea deal of sorts?
July 1st, 2011 at 4:05 PM
3 straight comments with a slash phrase? ‘Why not?!’ I say.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Haha. “I find the prize choice highly illogical, as the average trekker fan has no use for a medium sized belt.”
July 1st, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Haha. “I find the prize choice highly illogical, as the average trekker fan has no use for a medium sized belt.”
The sales guy asking for “Quote, unquote receipt” used to kill me every time.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:10 PM
(Federal) Felony conspiracy in interstate commerce/aid of unlawful animal fighting venture (Title 18, USC, Section 371); (Virginia) Felony dogfighting, 3 years in prison and $2500 fine
/jmorris’d
The DA bungled the rest (just let the feds handle their part), and didn’t bring up the charges for the carcasses found on his property.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Whole lotta this.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Babar: I did not know that. Thanks for dropping that knowledge. I guess that makes it even shittier he so readily given a 2nd chance.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Andres Escobar shot and killed in Medellin (1994)
The Two Escobars remains my favorite 30 for 30.
Whole lotta this.
Pony Excess.
/Major homer’d.