For twenty years the Don Drysdale record of 58 consecutive shutout innings remained untouched. It was something to marvel at even once broken. Drysdale stands apart from many for various reasons; he was an all around great baseball player, and his early death in the 90s was a shock and a loss to all baseball lovers. Even if not a Dogers fan, it’s hard not to have a soft spot for Mr. Drysdale.
In ‘65 he was the Dogers’ only hitter with a record of .300 and even tied his own record in his league in home runs. That’s pretty nifty, especially considering that he was indeed a pitcher. In that year he led his team to be world champions for the third time. Drysdale unfortunately had to quit his beloved sport early due to an injury. If he were able to continue on who knows if he would have made or broken a handful or two more records.
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Usain Bolt has broken the 100 meter tarck record with a time of 9.72s.
Due to his lanky frame and height of 6 foot 4, Usain Bolt was more of a two hundred meter specialist. He was using to 100 meter race as a tune up and hadn’t yet decided to run the 100 meter race at the upcoming Beijing Olymoics. I’m pretty certain that a decision was reached tonight after his blazing performance in the 100 meter.
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According to the Toronto Star Barry Melrose will resurrect his NHL coaching career in sunny Florida, that meca of ice, winter sports and Canadian beer;you could walk around the city of Tampa Bay for a week and never see an NHL Jersey. Of course there is a little matter of firing the Stanley cup winning coach that still occupies that office, namely John Tortorella. Most hockey insiders thought that Tortorella would be on his way out this summer but few would have guessed at Melrose getting the job. Then again Melrose along with Wayne Gretzky did a lot to rekindle interest in hockey in the Los Angeles area and Tampy Bay needs more kindling than almost any other city, except perhaps Phoenix and New Jersey.
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