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False Icons In Sport
Sport has always served as a narrative into which one projects their individual hopes and fantasies - and often their prejudices and world view. However, for those who comment on athletics for a living the narrative around certain figures rarely evolves. Specifically with those figures...
Grading Mark Richt's First Ten Years With the Georgia Bulldogs (Part II)
We are halfway through our year-end review of Mark Richt’s performance as the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs after a decade on the job. In the first installment, we compared Coach Richt’s records against specific opponents to those of his predecessors in the first ten years of each of their...
Boston's Top 10 All-Star Game Moments #2: Ted Williams Walk-Off
The Red Sox have had their share of superstars over the years, but it's possible that none of them compare to Ted Williams. The Splendid Splinter finished his career with 125 WAR over 19 seasons, despite missing time to join the war efforts in World War II and the war in Korea. In a career full of...
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Boston College Football Drinking Game
You're going to be watching the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl today, and will probably be a few drinks in already after taking today's NFL playoff action. You will probably also be worried about how the start of the work week is just a few short hours away, and will take it easy tonight with the...
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Boston College vs. Nevada, Top 10 Reasons To Watch
Part of Hunger's Last Stand Week ... Need a reason to watch a college football game called the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on a Sunday night in mid-January? How about 10. 10. This is your second-to-last chance to watch college football for nine months. Let that news sink in a bit ... 9. The ACC is...
Today in Sports History: July 8th
(Williams and DiMaggio, side-by-side. File photo courtesy of AP) 7/08/1941 - Williams' homer wins All-Star Game The 1941 All-Star Game was notable for bringing the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio and the Red Sox' Ted Williams together on the same team. The two Hall of Fame outfielders were rather friendly...
Today in Sports History: July 5th
7/05/2002 - Ted Williams dies at 83After several years of failing health, Ted Williams dies from cardiac arrest at the age of 83. Williams was one of the most respected ballplayers of all time and was frequently called "the greatest hitter that ever lived." In 1941, he finished the year with a .406...
An Intimate Look At Ted Williams Through 'The Lost Interview'
Lost Interview, along with DK Productions, Inc., was courteous enough to overnight us an exclusive copy of The Lost Interview of The Great Ted Williams -- never before seen footage of a 1997 interview featuring Ted Williams (conducted by Bob Lobel). We here at Over The Monster want to use this...
Today in Sports History: June 9th
(The lone red seat at Fenway Park. Photo courtesy of md91180's photostream) 6/09/1946 - Williams hits red seat homerRed Sox outfielder Ted Williams hits the longest home run ever struck inside Fenway Park. Facing off against Fred Hutchinson of the Detroit Tigers, Williams crushed the ball deep...
Today in Sports History: September 28th
9/28/1941 - Williams hits .406Entering the final day of the regular season, Ted William's batting average stood at .3995. Statistically, Williams was assured that his batting average would be rounded up to .400, which would make him the first man to bat that high since Bill Terry of the New York...
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