02/05/25
February 01, 2025
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Jack saved his best for when it counted.
I guess Rick Ankiel did too. Some of his throws from the deep outfield are insane.
I've coached kids in soccer who decided they were goalkeepers around age 9. Off they went to position training, keeper camps, etc. In the end, some were good, some were OK, and some were floppy fish. Families are gonna do what they do. It wasn't my money.
posted by beaverboard at 03:53 PM on February 01, 2025
That game 7 between Atlanta and Minnesota in 1991 is probably the greatest game I've ever seen. I was rooting for the Twins just because of Jack Morris and he pitched all 10 dang innings. Incredible.
The Jack Morris look dominated among white suburban dudes around Detroit in the '80s and early '90s.
posted by NoMich at 05:56 PM on February 01, 2025
The Jack Morris look dominated
And why not? He looked like an all business badass who had put in the work.
They could have closed the Vegas books on the 1984 MLB season after Jack's no hitter in April.
That was as definitive a table setter for what was to come as anything I've seen.
posted by beaverboard at 07:51 PM on February 01, 2025
TIL that Jack Morris didn't start pitching for real until he got to college. He didn't pitch much at all before then and when he got to college, his coach informed him that he will not be a third baseman, but a full time pitcher. Wild given how kids specialize in single sport these days and their role is determined back in middle school.