Comments on: Carry the 1… http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/ The Obsessive Study Of Athletics Aesthetics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:25:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Zack Bennett http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221142 Zack Bennett Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:06:15 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221142 Yeah, the film is flopped in that Bateman scene. The steering wheel is on the passenger side of the car in the background. Yeah, the film is flopped in that Bateman scene. The steering wheel is on the passenger side of the car in the background.

]]> By: John Zajac http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221138 John Zajac Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:00:15 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221138 [quote comment="220556"]the knoxville tennessee AA ball park was named after billy meyer, and it opened in 1955, one year after meyer's number was retired perhaps his number was retired in exchange for the pirates' failure to return his stapler[/quote] Did he at least get a piece of cake? At the last ceremony he did not receive a piece of cake. LI Phil said:

the knoxville tennessee AA ball park was named after billy meyer, and it opened in 1955, one year after meyer’s number was retired

perhaps his number was retired in exchange for the pirates’ failure to return his stapler

Did he at least get a piece of cake? At the last ceremony he did not receive a piece of cake.

]]> By: Adios el-Kabong http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221136 Adios el-Kabong Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:59:30 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221136 On the great Yvon Labre - agree with Joe (51). But perhaps the guy who suggested Barry Ashbee is right. On Washington hockey, a good friend and well known Washington sports guy says "the good news about the Caps is that they have 17000 rabid fans. The bad news is that they have 17000 rabid fans." Washington hockey flourishing. You can't be serious, not when Leonsis has to ban ticket purchases from Pittsburgh fans in the playoffs. LOL On the great Yvon Labre – agree with Joe (51). But perhaps the guy who suggested Barry Ashbee is right.

On Washington hockey, a good friend and well known Washington sports guy says “the good news about the Caps is that they have 17000 rabid fans. The bad news is that they have 17000 rabid fans.” Washington hockey flourishing. You can’t be serious, not when Leonsis has to ban ticket purchases from Pittsburgh fans in the playoffs. LOL

]]> By: JW http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221131 JW Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:44:05 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221131 Forget the link, Sorry http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2008/0128b.asp Forget the link, Sorry

http://www.cityofkno...

]]> By: JW http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221130 JW Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:43:04 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221130 I live in Knoxville and recall many summer nights at Bill Meyer Stadium watching the likes of Cecil Fielder, Jesse Barfield, Carlos Delgado. I even saw Jose Conseco's twin brother play there when he was with Huntsville. Below is a link about the old stadium and the rededication of the field that Bill Meyer stadium used to sit around. <a href="http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2008/0128b.asp" rel="nofollow"> I live in Knoxville and recall many summer nights at Bill Meyer Stadium watching the likes of Cecil Fielder, Jesse Barfield, Carlos Delgado. I even saw Jose Conseco’s twin brother play there when he was with Huntsville. Below is a link about the old stadium and the rededication of the field that Bill Meyer stadium used to sit around.

]]> By: MPowers1634 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221125 MPowers1634 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:23:27 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221125 [quote comment="220982"]So the other day it was mentioned that the U. of Minnesota football team was getting Virginia Tech-inspired uniforms next season. I don't know if they've been released yet, nor have I seen news about it. So I worked up an idea of how I think they're going to look, compared to the current versions. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/jpslapshot22/min_proposed.gif[/quote] Great work , Jim! Original Jim said:

So the other day it was mentioned that the U. of Minnesota football team was getting Virginia Tech-inspired uniforms next season. I don’t know if they’ve been released yet, nor have I seen news about it.

So I worked up an idea of how I think they’re going to look, compared to the current versions.

http://img.photobuck...

Great work , Jim!

]]> By: KT http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221052 KT Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:35:40 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221052 I did find some great stuff from when he resigned at the end of the 1952 season, players saying he was (Bania) the best! The best, Jerry!(/Bania). He might have been very well-liked. I did find some great stuff from when he resigned at the end of the 1952 season, players saying he was (Bania) the best! The best, Jerry!(/Bania). He might have been very well-liked.

]]> By: LI Phil http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221051 LI Phil Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:31:37 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221051 <a href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=meyerbi01" rel="nofollow">no mention of it</a> on baseball almanac either no mention of it on baseball almanac either

]]> By: KT http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221049 KT Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:27:48 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221049 <a href="http://www.kenn.com/meyer_obit.pdf" rel="nofollow">Billy Meyer's obituary</a> in The Sporting News does not mention the Pirates retiring his number. It's entirely possible that the theory above is true, and that they never <i>did</i> retire the number, but it somehow was accepted that it had been and it's too late now. A buddy of mine was a longtime Pittsburgh radio guy and he would know, but he died several years back. Billy Meyer’s obituary in The Sporting News does not mention the Pirates retiring his number.

It’s entirely possible that the theory above is true, and that they never did retire the number, but it somehow was accepted that it had been and it’s too late now.

A buddy of mine was a longtime Pittsburgh radio guy and he would know, but he died several years back.

]]> By: KT http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221044 KT Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:06:25 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2008/02/07/carry-the-1/#comment-221044 In fact, it looks like Billy Meyer might have been only <a href="http://kenn.com/blog/?p=246" rel="nofollow">the sixth guy in Major League history</a> to have his number retired (and first by a team outside New York). I'm searching old Sporting Newses now. Surely if they actually retired his number in 1954, the Sporting News would have mentioned it. In fact, it looks like Billy Meyer might have been only the sixth guy in Major League history to have his number retired (and first by a team outside New York).

I’m searching old Sporting Newses now. Surely if they actually retired his number in 1954, the Sporting News would have mentioned it.

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