Pro Bowl but not All Pro

Herschel made the Pro Bowl in 1987 and 88. He was not voted All Pro either year. In 87 Walker gained more yards rushing and receiving than Al Pro backs Eric Dickerson and Charles White, and fumbled less. In 88 Walker finished in almost a dead heat with Dickerson and Roger Craig. In 87 Walker’s superior receiving season was not rewarded, but the next year Craig’s fewer rushing yards but slightly better receiving season edged Walker.

In 1990 Herschel led the NFL with 2051 all-purpose yards, thanks to his 966 yards returning kicks. That year Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders took the All Pro honors, but with fewer overall yards. Such allocades are what help a player get voted into the dubiously named Pro Football Hall of Fame.

rush.TD.F.rec.yd.TD.totyd.APY.YR

0891 07 4 60 715 1 1606 1606 87 Herschel

1374 11 8 23 121 0 1495 1568 87 Charles White

1288 06 7 18 171 0 1459 1459 87 Dickerson

1659 14 5 36 377 1 2036 88 Dickerson

1502 09 8 76 534 1 2036 88 Roger

1514 05 6 53 505 2 2019 88 Herschel

 

0770 05 4 35 315 4 1085 2051 90 Herschel

1297 11 6 49 532 2 1829 1829 90 Thomas

1304 13 4 36 480 3 1784 1784 90 Sanders

Baseball. Sometimes a team will play perfectly and win. Sometimes they’ll play great and still lose. Sometimes they’ll play poorly and lose. Sometimes they’ll play poorly and win. Every game is different. Hard to get 25 players to all play perfectly. Every team will lose at least 60 games. The Braves lost three straight, then won three straight. They were 3-1 in the four games before that. Still only 1-1/2 back, tied with Philly for the best record over the past ten games in their division.

The AAA Stripers have started their 2021 season after not playing last year. Camargo win a home run. Newcomb got the save. Leadoff hitter Drew Waters is hot, stealing bases and scoring runs. Tyler Flowers had been working in the Braves analytics department, but the Braves re-signed him to catch. He’ll have to get a new number, since Pache took his #25.

Did you see the recent Hawks game when Trae Young passed ahead to a teammate who stumbled, fell, and then got hit in the head with the ball?

Cool story about the time Vince Lombardi traded all-pro center Jim Ringo, instead of negotiating with his agent. Different times back then.

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Old Cominsky Park. They don't make'em like that anymore.

PAUL MOLITOR [SABR Bio] was the MVP of the 1993 World Series where Joe Carter hit the home run of a lifetime. Molitor was the 6^th G’s winning run. He was on first when Carter homered. He set the record by getting five hits in a single World Series game, in 1982 WS, G 1, with MIL. Since tied by Albert Pujols. After playing for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, he was assigned to the A level Burlington Bees of the Midwest League. His final two minor-league games of his professional career were for the AAA Salt Lake City Buzz (Formerly the Bees) in the Pacific Coast League. Molitor played two rehab games for the Buzz on July 13 & 14, 1998, getting 5 hits in 10 ABs before returning to The Bigs.

Rough Thursday. Worked from before 8 am past 5:30. Didn’t feel like stopping anywhere on the way home. Ceil had a rough day as well. She decided to cook pancakes and scrambled eggs for supper. Watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. We both went to bed around 9:30.

Oswald Chambers "Every element of self-reliance must be slain by the power of God. Complete weakness and dependence will always be the occasion for the Spirit of God to manifest his power."

Article telling old people not to use certain phrases that may hurt young people’s feelings. Says that since 1 of 5 people over 40 experience age-related discrimination, these older victims should change their behaviors. Why shouldn’t the younger people doing the discriminating make the change?

1. They’re a recent college graduate”. A dig at someone for their young age, or does this not discriminate against older people applying for a job?

2. They’re a young company.

3. Let’s work on some digital upskilling. Actually statistics show older populations are already using as much technology as 18-34 year olds.

4. They’re old school.

5. If you have trouble learning the technology. Assumes older people will automatically have trouble learning new things.

6. He’s a seasoned executive.

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Phrases that make you seem insecure. Sometimes some of these might help make your comment more polite.

1. I don’t mean to brag, but…

2. Sorry to bother you…

3. Could you maybe…

4. Would it be possible…

5. I’m no expert but…

6. Are they better-looking than me?

7. Am I making sense?

8. I hope that’s okay.

9. Just my opinion, but...

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