NFL Quiz: 1) Who holds the record for most rushing yards,
game, with 295? 2) Who had the most games with 200 yards
rushing, career? 3) Who is the only player in NFL history to run
99 yards from scrimmage? 4) What one quarterback holds the
record for most completions, season; most completions, game;
and most consecutive completions, game? [All set the same year]
5) Who passed for 400 yards more times than anyone else,
career? 6) Over the course of NFL history, ten QBs have thrown
a 99-yard TD pass. What QB with the initials K.S. accomplished
this? [Post-1960] Answers below.
Thru Thursday’s play…
AL East Race
Yankees…..94-65
Boston…….93-66
AL Wildcard Race
Yankees…..94-65
Boston……..93-66
Cleveland…93-66
Aaron……755
Ruth………714
Bonds…….708……………..Aaghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Good Guy Award
Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis did a classy thing the other
day. Last week, Weis became aware of a 10-year-old boy,
Montana Mazurkiewicz, who was recently diagnosed with an
inoperable brain tumor, and met with him at his home near South
Bend. From an AP story (via ESPN.com and Jeff B.):
“He told Montana about some pranks he played on Joe Montana
– whom Montana was named after – while they were roommates
at Notre Dame.”
Weis said, “He told me about his love for Notre Dame football
and how he just wanted to make it through the game this week.
He just wanted to be able to live through (it) because he knew he
wasn’t going to live very much longer.”
At one point in the visit, “His mother told Montana, who had just
become paralyzed from the waist down a day earlier because of
the tumor, to toss her a football Weis had given him. Montana
tried to throw…but could barely lift it. So Weis climbed into the
reclining chair with him and helped him complete the pass to his
mother.”
Weis asked Montana if there was something he could do for him
and the boy asked to call the first play against Washington, “pass
right.”
Montana died on Friday and never got to see if his play was run,
though Weis called the mother to assure her he would still call it.
But when the Irish recovered a fumble on their own 1-yard-line,
Weis was in a quandary. QB Brady Quinn asked “What are we
going to do?” Weis replied, “We have no choice. We’re
throwing it to the right.”
Of course that risked a safety, but tight end Anthony Fasano
caught the pass for a 13-yard gain. The Irish went on to win 36-
17 and Weis brought a game ball signed by the team to the
mother the next day.
So if your favorite team is having a rough go of it this year, at
least root for Charlie Weis. A winner at New England, perhaps a
big winner at Notre Dame down the road, but most importantly a
big-time winner in the game of life. And now a candidate for our
“Person of the Year” award.
Top 100 Songs, 1980 to today
OK, music fans. I realize not all of my audience is as enamored
with 60s music as yours truly, seeing as how many of you
weren’t even born then (let alone those of my parents’ age who
still don’t give a damn about the Beatles and the Dave Clark
Five).
So, thanks to Blender Magazine, these are the top 100 songs
since 1980.
[Note: All spelling is correct.]
1. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson….#1?!…[LT disagrees with me]
2. B.O.B. – Outkast
3. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’Roses
4. One – U2
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
6. Like A Prayer – Madonna
7. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
8. Sucker MCs – Run-D.M.C.
9. Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
10. In Da Club – 50 Cent
11. My Name Is – Eminem
12. The Message – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
13. Fight For Your Right – Beastie Boys
14. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC / DC
15. Hey Ya – Outkast
16. I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
17. Super Freak – Rick James
18. I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross…..ya gotta be kiddin’ me
19. Just Like Heaven – The Cure
20. The Show – Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew
21. Fight The Power – Public Enemy
22. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
23. It’s Like That – Run-D.M.C.
24. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man – Prince
25. Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang – Dr. Dre
26. Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G.
27. Just A Friend – Biz Markie
28. Cars – Gary Numan
29. Get Ur Freak On – Missy Elliott
30. 99 Problems – Jay-Z
31. I’ll Be There For You – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
32. Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
33. No Diggity – Blackstreet
34. Mybabydaddy – B-Rock and The Bizz
35. Crosseyed And Painless – Talking Heads
36. It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
37. Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child
38. I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett
39. Mind Playing Tricks On Me – Geto Boys
40. Push It – Salt ‘N Pepa
41. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins…..not bad
42. Got Your Money – Ol’ Dirty Bastard
43. Hurt – Johnny Cash
44. White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash and
Melle Mel
45. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
46. F— That Police – N.W.A. …………oh brother
47. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
48. Monkey Gone To Heaven – Pixies
49. Lose Yourself – Eminem
50. Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
51. All Apologies – Nirvana
52. Wonderwall – Oasis
53. Beat It – Michael Jackson
54. Middle Of The Road – The Pretenders
55. The Scientist – Coldplay
56. Poison – Bell Biv Devoe
57. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
58. Karma Police – Radiohead
59. How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
60. Missing You – John Waite
61. Ignition (Remix) – R. Kelly
62. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
63. Beautiful Day – U2
64. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
65. Enter Sandman – Metallica
66. Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill
67. The Boys Of Summer – Don Henley
68. That’s The Joint – Funky 4 + 1
69. You’re Still The One – Shania Twain…nice of ‘em to put a
country tune in here
70. Summer Of ’69 – Bryan Adams
71. Fiona Apple – Criminal
72. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
73. House Of Jealous Lovers – The Rapture
74. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand…hey, one I know and like!
75. Head Like A Hole – Nine Inch Nails
76. You Dropped A Bomb On Me – The Gap Band…like this too
77. Girls, Girls, Girls – Motley Crue
78. A Stroke Of Genius – Freelance Hellraiser
79. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
80. Hot In Herre – Nelly
81. Galang – M.I.A.
82. Yeah! – Usher
83. To Hell With Poverty – Gang of Four
84. Borderline – Madonna
85. Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg
86. Work It – Missy Elliott
87. Into The Groove – Madonna
88. Pull Up To The Bumper – Grace Jones
89. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
90. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
91. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer – Queens of the Stone Age
92. Heartbeat – Taana Gardner
93. Cut Your Hair – Pavement
94. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss – P.M. Dawn
95. Unsatisfied – The Replacements
96. True Faith – New Order
97. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
98. When You Were Mine – Prince
99. Come As You Are – Nirvana
100. Bring The Noise – Public Enemy
Now the list was actually of the top 500…so here are some that
didn’t make the first cut that I’ve also at least heard of.
106. Little Red Corvette – Prince
122. All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
166. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones……don’t like it, but #166?!
167. Breathe – Faith Hill
169. When Doves Cry – Prince
181. Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Gos
183. Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith
187. Killin’ Time – Clint Black
207. Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
214. I Will Follow – U2
248. Careless Whisper – George Michael…….song blows
252. Born In The USA – Bruce Springsteen
262. Islands In The Stream – Kenny Rogers featuring Dolly
Parton……give me a break
268. With Or Without You – U2……should be like #40
269. Take Your Time (Do It Right) – The S.O.S. Band…oooh
baby
272. Rock The Casbah – The Clash……c’mon, top 40!
315. Every Breath You Take – Police….sucks…they did much
better stuff
375. Purple Rain – Prince
378. Devil’s Right Hand – Steve Earle
443. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2….should
be top 10, for cryin’ out loud!!!!!!!!
Bottom line, once I graduated from college in 1980, it’s been
mostly oldies and some country for me. Then I watch the
Grammys every year to see what I’ve missed. But I’m trying. In
fact I’m going to get Franz Ferdinand’s new album right now.
Stuff
–Architeuthis!!!!!!!
Finally, someone has photographed a live giant squid (a k a
architeuthis) in waters about 600 miles south of Tokyo. Two
Japanese scientists are claiming this distinction, as reported in a
leading British biological journal (Proceedings of the Royal
Society B…B standing for biological sciences and not beer).
Author Richard Ellis, who I’ve personally quoted extensively,
commented “This has been a mystery for a thousand years.
Nobody knew what they looked like in the wild. We only saw
them dead. These images will open the door to more detailed
study of their life.”
Squid hunters are ecstatic…if not more than a bit jealous. Hell,
I’m jealous. I’ve been searching for the giant squid from the
safety of the beach my whole life!
By the way, the specimen caught on film was captured by a
robotic camera and some bait at a depth of 3,000 feat. The
struggle for the bait (smaller squid….too bad it wasn’t Barry
Bonds) lasted four hours and the squid left an 18-foot tentacle on
the hook. [Look for this in your next can of Starkist tuna.]
The researchers found it by following packs of sperm whales that
feed on architeuthis. So I’m thinking, now that special effects
are more realistic, someone should produce “Sperm!” the story
of a Japanese expeditionary force that is searching for a giant
squid but is instead devoured by a sperm whale…with Angelina
Jolie as the lead scientist…in a tank top, of course.
[Source: William J. Broad / New York Times]
–Croc!!!!!
37-year-old Russell Harris went snorkeling off a remote island in
northern Australia the other day. Unfortunately for Mr. Harris, a
12-foot crocodile was in the same waters and….WOMP!
The spot is populated by Aborigines, but is also home to a
manganese mine operated by BHP Billiton, where Harris had
been working. Sergeant Pfitzner told the Australian Broadcasting
Corp. that it’s a popular recreation spot as well, but “I think we
probably need to send a warning out to people that these animals
do inhabit these areas.”
Yup, that might help. Last month a 60-year-old man fishing
from a canoe in northeastern Australia was dragged underwater
and killed by a croc in the same region. Our sympathies to the
Harris family, incidentally. [South China Morning Post]
–In a Times of London piece on the above killing, they also had
a little glossary of Australia’s deadliest animals. [But not the
Taipan snake, surprisingly.]
Box jellyfish – “Sting can kill within five minutes. At least 63
deaths recorded.”
Irukandji jellyfish – “Sting can cause death within days.”
Blue ring octopus – “Contact can cause respiratory failure,
paralysis and death. Carries enough poison to kill 26 adults
within minutes; no known antidote.”
[Holy Toledo! Never heard of this bloke. Why didn’t anyone
tell me?! I mean I’m not going cave diving anytime soon, know
what I’m sayin’?!]
Great white shark – You know his deal. “191 fatal attacks in the
past 200 years.” [Try 6.2 million….that’s my back of the beer
coaster guess.]
Sydney funnel web spider – “Can cause death in 15 minutes.”
[Yikes…just another reason to check under the bed and behind
the dresser before one goes to sleep in Australia. Also check the
shoes in the morning…plus the shaving kit…plus your
briefcase…plus the suitcase in general…plus your jacket and
pants pockets…plus between the shower curtains…plus inside
the shoe-mitt…plus under any shag rugs…plus between the
blinds…plus under the clock radio…………..there, that ought to
cover it.]
[Safety tips for the funnel web spider….another free feature of
“Bar Chat”]
Australian brown snake – “Bites cause death quickly if
untreated.”
Red back spider – “Only the female is considered dangerous.
More than 250 people bitten each year.” [Goodness gracious!
See precautions for Sydney funnel web spider above.]
Stonefish – “The most venomous fish known, can kill in two
hours.”
–Now I’m not a betting man on college football, but the last line
I saw on the Wake Forest – Clemson game this Saturday was
Clemson by 6 ½. I gotta tell ya, sports fans, this is the “Bar
Chat Lock of the Week.” Take Clemson, giving the points.
Final score….Clemson 34…Wake 10
[Note: “Bar Chat Lock of the Week” is for professionals only.
Children under 12 should not be betting their lunch money on
college football. The owners of StocksandNews.com, Bar Chat,
and all associated affiliates, take zero responsibility for the picks
of the editor. Void where prohibited by law. Any rebroadcast or
republication, without the official express permission of the
NCAA, the CIA, or the UAW is also prohibited.]
–I’m sorry…I was never a big fan of Don Adams, who died the
other day at the age of 82. Just didn’t feel “Get Smart” was very
funny, quite frankly. But for the record, the series aired from
1965-70 and won Adams three Emmys for “Best comedy actor.”
But who was the actor who portrayed “Chief”? …………..
……………Edward Platt………..And, yes, Barbara Feldon was
one hot babe.
Best Comedy Emmy
1960-61…The Jack Benny Show
1961-62…The Bob Newhart Show
1962-63…The Dick Van Dyke Show
1963-64…The Dick Van Dyke Show
1964-65….no show awards given out this year
1965-66…The Dick Van Dyke Show
1966-67…The Monkees
1967-68…Get Smart
1968-69…Get Smart
1969-70…My World & Welcome to It
1970-71…All in the Family
1971-72…All in the Family
1972-73…All in the Family
1973-74…M*A*S*H
1974-75…The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1975-76…The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1976-77…All in the Family
1977-78…Taxi
1978-79…Taxi
1979-80…Taxi
1980-81…Barney Miller
1982-83…Cheers
1983-84…Cheers
1984-85…The Cosby Show
1985-86…The Golden Girls
1986-87…The Golden Girls
1987-88…The Wonder Years….Winnie Cooper….ahhhhhhhhh
1988-89…Cheers
1989-90…Murphy Brown…….booooo booooooooo
1990-91…Cheers
1991-92…Murphy Brown…….booooo booooooooo
1992-93…Seinfeld……….yeah!
1993-94…Frasier
1994-95…Frasier
1995-96…Frasier
1996-97…Frasier
1997-98…Ally McBeal
[Don Adams won his three Emmys for the 1966-69 seasons.]
* Do you want to feel old? Shelley Long won her Best Comedy
Actress Emmy for the 1982-83 season. Seems like yesterday,
doesn’t it?
And the editor ranks his all-time comedy favorites.
1. Seinfeld
2. Cheers
3. All in the Family
4. M*A*S*H
5. Newhart (the 70s version)
6. Taxi
7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8. Leave it to Beaver
9. Deputy Dawg
10. Sanford & Son
–The Major League Baseball players union has proposed that a
player receive a 20-game suspension, up from the current 10, for
a positive test for steroids. Commissioner Bud Selig wants it
upped to 50 with a ban for life after a third positive test. For
once, I’m encouraged. As much as I’d like to see 50, 20 is not
insignificant and the union has agreed to tests for amphetamines
for the first time as well. But the real issue going forward is that
the science will continue to stay one step ahead of the testing.
But at least we should continue to see a reduction in usage.
–You gotta love this piece by Dan Graziano of the Star-Ledger
concerning Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie shortstop B.J. Upton.
Yankee great Derek Jeter “made an attempt to have an
encouraging talk with (Upton) and came away dismayed by
Upton’s poor attitude toward the game. Jeter may have been on
to something. The defensively challenged Upton has said
publicly that he will not consider changing positions, as the team
has suggested he do. ‘I don’t have any intentions of moving to
third, outfield, left, wherever it may be,’ Upton told reporters last
week…This from a guy who’s just 21-years-old, made 53 errors
this season (in the minors) and feels good enough about himself
to blow off Derek Jeter. Good luck, kid.”
I’d add, you’d think Upton would be smart enough to recognize
that if he hung around in Jeter’s orbit, he’d have a chance of
picking up Derek’s discards on the female front.
–Speaking of jerks, the other day I’m watching a Yankee game
(very rare, considering I hate this team) and one of the
broadcasters mentioned that Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons admitted
his teammates were “counting the hours” until the season is over.
Another reason never to bet on late-season baseball.
Before Tuesday’s Baltimore defeat of the Yanks, the Orioles had
lost ten straight to New York and Boston, while, as the Times’
William Rhoden notes, teams like the Mets and even the lowly
Royals have wreaked havoc on the playoff chances of other
contenders in both the A.L. and N.L.
Rhoden correctly points out the integrity of the entire Baltimore
organization is at stake. After all, the Orioles have now had 8
consecutive losing seasons, and this year have had to deal with
the disgrace of Rafael Palmeiro. Owner Peter Angelos has
ruined a once proud franchise. Concludes Rhoden:
“While Commissioner Bud Selig is investigating steroids…he
should also investigate the Baltimore Orioles – for consumer
fraud.”
–Speaking of fraud, how about Florida Marlins pitcher A.J.
Burnett, he of the awesome talent and little to show for it. This
Bar Chat “Idiot of the Year” candidate was told by management
to go home early, for the remainder of the season, after he
blamed the coaching staff for the team’s late-season struggles.
Burnett is a free agent to be, as in you can not be more of an idiot
than to do something like this before you set out to negotiate
with everyone else.
–Thru Tuesday’s play, Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins had
extended his hitting streak to 32 games, thus breaking the team
record set in 1899…yup, 1899…by Ed Delahanty.
–One of the least known budding superstars is Texas Rangers
shortstop Michael Young, who now has three consecutive 200-
hit seasons and this year’s batting title.
–What did I just say last chat? That Michelle Wie would focus
on the men’s, not women’s tour? Now it’s being reported that
organizers for the Japanese men’s tour say Wie will be
competing on their circuit come November. Which I assume
means beaucoup appearance fees…illegal on both the PGA and
LPGA tours.
–Did you see that story in the Los Angeles Times, written by
Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, on how the J. Paul Getty
Museum has been knowingly purchasing items from ruins in
Italy that were looted?
“Italian authorities have identified dozens of objects in the Getty
collection as looted, including ancient urns, vases and a 5-foot
marble statue of Apollo.”
Getty lawyers combed through the files and questioned staff back
in 2001, which is now just coming to light amidst a trial of a key
figure, and “Those documents show that Getty officials had
information as early as 1985 that three of their principal suppliers
were selling objects that probably had been looted and that the
museum continued to buy from them anyway.”
What a bunch of dirtballs! Getty lawyers say 82 artworks are at
issue, including 54 of the 104 ancient artworks the museum
identifies as “masterpieces.”
The Getty Villa in Malibu is set to reopen after undergoing a six-
year, $275-million renovation. It might be a little sparse when
the legal case plays out, if you catch my drift. Then again, you
seen one urn, you seen ‘em all.
–Thanks to Jeff B. for the following tale, via Reuters and
CNN.com.
“A mouse upset the best-laid plans of an airline and nearly 250
passengers in the Philippines, grounding a plane for 13 hours
while engineers tried to smoke out the rodent.”
The Qatar Airways plane was preparing for take-off from Manila
airport earlier this week when a crew member spotted the mouse
scampering across an aisle in the economy class section…
“The captain ordered the passengers to disembark while
maintenance staff fumigated the aircraft and laid traps, but the
mouse was nowhere to be found.
“The Doha-bound aircraft eventually took off 13 hours late,
presumably with the mouse still on board, dead or alive.”
Remind me not to fly Qatar Airways.
–Unbelievable that the Jets lost two quarterbacks, probably for
the season, in one game. But that’s the kind of thing that
happens to us Jets fans. It’s brutal following this franchise. And
it has clearly had an adverse impact on my life and those around
me.
–I loved the reference to Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri by USA
Today writer Ian O’Connor. From here on, clutch plays in all
sports should be known as “Vinatieris.”
“Mariano Rivera was the Adam Vinatieri of closers. Joe
Montana and Tom Brady were the Adam Vinatieri of
quarterbacks. These will be the legacies awaiting the Mr.
Clutches of every size, shape and sport as long as Vinatieri keeps
treating the most pressure-packed job in the NFL as his vehicle
of retribution, his revenge of the nerds.”
–I’m sorry I missed the performance of Eagles kicker David
Akers the other day. For those of you who missed it, Akers
kicked despite a painful hamstring injury and came through. Of
course they chopped off his leg that evening, but he has a place
in the Bar Chat Hall of Fame.
–We note the passing of golfer George Archer, who won 12
PGA Tour titles, including the ’69 Masters, as well as 19
Champions Tour events. He was just 65.
–Back on June 3, Infinity Broadcasting Corp. stupidly decided to
pull the plug on New York’s great oldies station, WCBS-FM, in
favor of the “Jack” format. Now that some time has passed, CBS
fans such as yours truly are happy to report that the Jack’s
audience has plummeted and the station has fallen to 22nd place
in the New York market from 8th place when the change was
made. Legendary DJ Cousin Brucie says “This is not even the
bottom yet.” Brucie has gone on to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Infinity’s management blew this big time. But I doubt we’ll get
our station back.
Top 3 songs for the week of 9/30/67: “The Letter” (The Box
Tops) #2 “Ode To Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry) #3 “Never My
Love” (The Association)
NFL Quiz Answers: 1) Most rushing yards, game: Jamal Lewis,
295. 2) Most games 200 yards rushing, career: O.J. Simpson, 6.
[Earl Campbell had 4 in 1980…the year he ran for 1,934 yards
and a 5.2 avg.] 3) Longest run from scrimmage, 99 yards: Tony
Dorsett, Dallas, 1983. 4) Rich Gannon holds the following
records, all from 2002 when he was a Raider. Most completions,
season, 418; most completions, game, 43; most consecutive
completions, game, 21. [The latter two are different
games…and, yes, Drew Bledsoe actually had 45 completions in a
game, but that was in overtime.] 5) Most games throwing for
400 yards, career: Dan Marino, 13. [Only three QBs have had
400 yards in back-to-back games…Marino, Dan Fouts, and Phil
Simms] 6) Back on 10/16/66, Detroit’s Karl Sweetan threw a
99-yard TD pass, one of just ten in NFL history. Sweetan
sucked, throwing just 17 TDs and 34 INTs in his career, 1966-
70, with Detroit, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. [My apologies
to Mr. Sweetan’s family for the rather indelicate description of
his career. And I have to admit I forgot he played his college
ball at Wake Forest, as well as Texas A&M and some junior
college.]
Next Bar Chat, Tuesday.
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