Speaking at a Catholic College commencement, former GT kicker Harrison Butker (who is Catholic) encouraged the Catholic graduates to follow Catholic family values - drawing widespread backlash from the media and even the NFL, who usually is slow to denounce players arrested for spousal abuse and weapons violations. Quite the contrast to teammate Travis Kelce’s beer-chugging behavior when accepting a belated diploma (and girlfriend Taylor Swift’s anti-Christian lyrics on her new album).
Several of Butker’s statements were taken out of context, many of which were his own personal experiences. The Sam Ponder headline was misleading: she actually agreed with most of Butker's comments, only knit-picking one thing in the entire speech. In fact, Ponder called those disagreeing with Butker as 'un-American".
Also a groundswell of support for the current Chiefs kicker, from Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, the wife of the Chiefs owner, teammates, and players from around the league. Butker’s Chiefs jersey is currently the top selling NFL jersey. More thoughts about Butker's speech later this week.
In other NFL news, the New York football Giants unveiled throwback 100th anniversary uniforms to be worn this season.
In conjunction with the anniversary, the Yankees are giving away Eli Manning bobbleheads. Speaking of Eli, he was the last QB taken in the first round to win a Super Bowl for the team that drafted him. Since Eli there have been 17 first round QB's who haven't been able to do the same. Only five are still with their original team.
For me 47 years ago, I was graduating from high school. The ceremony was held in the Macon Coliseum. White caps and gowns. I would have rather worn black. Graduating class of around 500 as I recall. Among the boys, I finished 33rd in my class. Was working at Baskin Robbins. I would spend the summer as assistant manager, depositing the cash at the bank down the street, filling out reports, scheduling employees, ordering supplies and ice cream. I was dating a redhead named Cathy. At the time I had not applied to any colleges. I figured I might go to Macon Junior College. It wasn’t until June that my dad talked me in to going to Georgia Tech. He didn’t want me hanging around Macon. Changed my life.
DENISON: Jerry Seinfeld was in the news after a group of students walked out of their commencement ceremonies at Duke in protest to the comedian’s support of Israel in its war against Hamas. There was a lot in Seinfeld’s address they needed to hear. He encouraged graduates to “Find something where you love the good parts, and don’t mind the bad parts. The torture you’re comfortable with. This is the golden path to victory in life. Work, exercise, relationships, they all have a solid component of pure torture, and they are all 1000% worth it.”
R.I.P. actor Dabney Coleman, part of the Fox Books empire in the movie classic You've Got Mail. Also in many other great films, like Tootsie.
JERRY REUSS [SABR Bio] was the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games without ever winning 20 games in a season. From 1969 to 1990, Reuss amassed 220 wins. His highest total for a single season was 18, in 1975, 1980, and 1982. He led the majors in shutouts in 1980, and received the only Cy Young Award votes of his 22 year career, finishing 2nd to Steve Carlton in the CYA voting. Reuss was the only pitcher to play for all four 2005 LCS teams before 2005: for STL in 1969-71; HOU in 1972-73; CAL in 1987; & CHW in 1988-89.
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