It's the last structured post. I got a few more numbers I'm going to do in one more post but they won't be in order. Another week of sports has happened, I've watched lots of hockey this week, it's been my hey nothings on, let's watch hockey. Been a while since I gave hockey this much time and man is it a fun game to watch. It's a team game but individuals can make so many great plays and the goalies, man are the goalies good. It's fun to watch. On to the numbers.
91 Dennis Rodman: The last 3 Bulls championships don't happen without Rodman. He was the ultimate super star who didn't have to be a super star. He did the the dirty work, he played the mind games, he worked his ass off and made the difference without dropping 20 points a game. His star shined even brighter off the court, with his super model girlfriends, colored hair, marrying himself, and unusual antics. There will never be another Dennis Rodman.
92 Reggie White: I will forever say Reggie White was the tide that turned the Green Bay Packers. They were nothing from the 60's to the early 90's. Even with Brett Favre taking over they weren't a serious threat, then Reggie showed up and suddenly the defense had a pulse. Aside from his own stellar play Reggie got other guys who wanted to play with him to join him in Green Bay, Santana Dotson came from Tampa and Sean Jones from Houston. Reggie was so special to watch, he was a huge man but wasn't cut. He played with power and speed. His "Hump" pass rush move was just amazing, and he didn't come from the blind side, instead he just beat every Right Tackle in NFL for over a decade.
93 1993 Daytona 500: Dale Jarrett won the 1993 Daytona 500, and that when is special for many reasons. First of all Jarrett's dad Ned was calling the race on CBS, and Ken Squier the greatest announcer in racing history new how the big moment was and let Ned call his son in, instead of doing it himself. 2nd it was the first win for Joe Gibbs Racing, a hell of a start for a team with only 1 season under their belt. Obviously now JGR is power team in NASCAR, but then they were just thought of as the football coaches team. Lastly it was another 500 that Dale Earnhardt finished 2nd, he got so close so many times before finally getting one in 1998.
94 AJ Epenesa: Iowa doesn't get 5 star athletes out of high school. AJE was a 5 star, AJE came to Iowa, AJE didn't start till his Junior Year.. He was special to watch and I'm excited to see what he can do in the NFL this year. AJ may have been a 5 star but he worked like a 2 star and played like he had something to prove every week. I never blamed the coaches for not letting him start but he did play a lot and he'll be better off for not playing so much early.
95 1995 Atlanta Braves: I"m not doing this to give credit to the Braves. Instead this is about how the greatest pitching staff of the modern era only has 1 ring. Three Hall of Fame pitchers on one staff and 1 ring, just terrible. I know World Series rings are hard to win but if you go into a series with 3 hall of famers they should be worth at least 4 wins in a 7 game series. So congratulations Braves you got your 1 ring and 4 guys in the hall of fame, while the Giants who won 3 in 5 years will maybe get 2 in the Hall when it's all said and done, and that annoys the hell out of me. Be better Atlanta.
96 Charlie Conway: I"m going to be honest, I have lots of problems with the Mighty Ducks. #1 Gordon Bombay is shitty coach and a bad person. #2 Charlie was ok, but Adam Banks was the best hockey player in his age group and should've gotten more camera time. Conway was alright and what he lacked in talent he made up for in leadership, which as a kid he needed because his coach sucked. As I've grown older I've grown nostalgic for many movies from my youth, but The Mighty Ducks I've only grown more mad at.
97 Cornelius Bennett: I have no idea good of a player Cornelius Bennett was in real life, but in Super Tecmo Bowl he played outside linebacker and I could rush the passer like none other with him. I was every great pass rusher rolled into one with Bennett, I was better than LT. There was a good 5 year run where I played 3 games a day of Tecmo and Bennett was my best player on defense in the entire game. I want to play now.
98 Brian Orakpo: I was a big fan of Orakpo when he played in DC. He had a knack for getting to the QB, I often called him OSackpo since he got to the QB so often. He eventually moved on to Tennessee and I think he just retired. I liked him with Washington.
99 Rick Vaughn: Wild Thing was so good in the first Major League. His story arch made sense and his confrontation with Clew Haywood is so memorable, from him coming in and Dorn talking to him, to Lou saying forget the curve ball Ricky give him the heater. Major League is such a damn good movie and Wild Thing was a huge part of it.
100 Joe Posnanski Baseball 100: Lists of 100 are awesome, 100 greatest anything will create debate. Joe wrote about the 100 best baseball players ever and listed them off every day for 100 days, it was the best 100 days ever until Covid hit. I enjoyed it so much I did my own version on the blog. It's an incredible read and if it's ever a book I would suggest you read it.
Another one in the books, this has been great fun, and I probably gave it a little too much thought but it worked out for the good. Hope you enjoyed the lists and come back next week for a grab bag of numbers.
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