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Now that the baseball season is over just in the nick of winter, let’s harken back to the Fall Classic with David Letterman’s Top 10 list of “Least Popular Snacks Sold at the World Series:”
10. Darryl Strawberry’s Crack Jacks
9. Dugout Oysters
8. Brent Musburgers
7. Carmel-Coated Bullpen Sweepin’s
6. Big League Spew
5. Ted Turner Mustache Crisps
4. Foul McNuggets
3. Steinbrenners-In-A-Basket
2. Sandy Alomar Malomars
1. Athletic Cup-Cakes
Shed no tears for Joey Corr
Even before Joey Cora broke down crying when the Seattle Mariners’ playoff run came to an end, Joey Corr was famous by association.
“The past couple of months, that’s been the joke,” said the junior cross country runner from Eastlake High School in Bellevue. “I notice it going into stores and stuff. Getting my homecoming tux, they’re looking at the receipt and saying Joey Cora even though it said Joey Corr.
“As soon as the Mariners started winning and people started watching, I started getting it.” Corr said he hasn’t tried to pass himself off as Cora, but why would he? He’s having every bit as good a year as his near-namesake - winning the KingCo cross country championship last week.
What’s in a number?
Perhaps you’ve forgotten how the University of Missouri’s last basketball season ended. Well, the Tigers haven’t. The memory of UCLA’s Tyus Edney dribbling the length of the court for a layup at the buzzer to beat Mizzou in the second round of the NCAA Tournament is all too vivid.
So when the Tigers took the floor for their first practice of the 1995-96 season, the players wore shirts with “4.8” emblazoned on the backs. That’s for 4.8 seconds, the time remaining before Edney got the ball.
Really? We thought it was the sum of the starting five’s GPAs.
The Christian thing to do
On the sportsmanship front, Cardinal Gibbons High School of Raleigh, N.C., defeated Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf 100-42 last week - tying a state record for combined scoring in a football game.
The scoreboard handled the barrage but, the clock malfunctioned in the second half.
“What they decided to do is their business,” ENCSD coach Leonard Baker said. “But our kids didn’t quit.”
The Crusaders, who threw constantly after bolting to a 30-0 lead, had a shot at eclipsing 100 points on a two-point conversion attempt with 1:11 remaining. But quarterback Tarenz Jaime took a knee.
“We had the record,” Crusaders coach Dick Bell said. “We didn’t need any more.”
The 13th and 14th touchdowns, however, were crucial.
The last word …
“Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something.”
- Dennis Rodman, on why team chemistry is overrated
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