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dsmbluesfan

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Has anyone else noticed the similarity of the record number 714 ?

Babe Ruth hit his final home run ... 714 ... in 1935
That record stood for 40 years before Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.
Barry Bonds also broke the record but that record is very controversial...i.e. Steroids.

Anyway ... I submit that Jason Shaw ... Old "Eagle Eye" who ran 714 balls in 14.1 straight pool.

Is now the Babe Ruth of billiards.
 
Well any time you set record, your are number 1. People will try & break your record. As they want title.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Well any time you set record, your are number 1. People will try & break your record. As they want title.
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I am not so sure about this.

Certainly it would be true for my brother, but it is not for me, and I thing it would not be for a lot of people.

For someone like my brother there is no limit to how much money he thinks would be "valuable" to him. For me, however, I knew when to stop--and that point was when I had all the money I needed to live out the rest of my days comfortably. I collected this much, and retired. He collected something close to 3× that much and is still going. We are both way over 65 YO, BTW.

I don't thine a person like Issacs Newton gave a carp that we regard him as the father of physics, calculus, and all the other massive contributions to mankind--like me. On the other hand Thomas Alva Edison wanted to be at the top. revered for being at the top. and staying at the top--like my brother.

Sure people will try to break the records, that is pretty much what they are there for.
Does the #1 holder of any given record care:: maybe 70% do, the rest just wanted the experience of the journey.
 
MitchAlsup said:
I am not so sure about this.

Certainly it would be true for my brother, but it is not for me, and I thing it would not be for a lot of people.

For someone like my brother there is no limit to how much money he thinks would be "valuable" to him. For me, however, I knew when to stop--and that point was when I had all the money I needed to live out the rest of my days comfortably. I collected this much, and retired. He collected something close to 3× that much and is still going. We are both way over 65 YO, BTW.

I don't thine a person like Issacs Newton gave a carp that we regard him as the father of physics, calculus, and all the other massive contributions to mankind--like me. On the other hand Thomas Alva Edison wanted to be at the top. revered for being at the top. and staying at the top--like my brother.

Sure people will try to break the records, that is pretty much what they are there for.
Does the #1 holder of any given record care:: maybe 70% do, the rest just wanted the experience of the journey.
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Sounds like your brother is Edison and you are Westinghouse ;)

Long watch, but worth it...

 
Yep , but both Arron and Bonds played more games per year than Ruth did to break the record of 714. Almost 10% more games to get to the number.
 
dsmbluesfan said:
That record stood for 40 years before Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.
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I was there when Aaron broke the record!! April 8th. Pretty much right behind the left field foul pole, 17 rows up. Still have the certificate, and ticket stubs.

I was also there when he hit number 500. And, I was there when Willie McCovey hit number 500.

Yep, I went to a few Braves games, back then. :D
 
dquarasr said:
Yes. In the earlier threads regarding 714 I suggested the next targets are 755 then 762.
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I am sure someone wants to break 714 Record, honestly as you approach any records.

Mental pressure must be like having Elephant standing on shoulders.
 
Banger said:
I was there when Aaron broke the record!! April 8th. Pretty much right behind the left field foul pole, 17 rows up. Still have the certificate, and ticket stubs.

I was also there when he hit number 500. And, I was there when Willie McCovey hit number 500.

Yep, I went to a few Braves games, back then. :D
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As a life long Braves fan I have to admit I’m jealous.
 
alphadog said:
So I was going to put this out there but you opened up this conversation....

714÷14=51 most people in the u.s. are familiar with Area 51. There seems to be plausibility that Jason Shaw is a alien.
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He is from Scotland. Legal alien.
 
Chili Palmer said:
As a life long Braves fan I have to admit I’m jealous.
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When I was in college (late 1970's), a buddy of mine was the sports editor for the college paper, and also handled all of the sports on the college radio station. He wrote the Braves, Falcons, Flames, and Hawks, and asked for press passes. The Braves and Flames sent them to him. We would drive to the stadium, park in the press parking area (free, of course), and then go up and sit in the press box (also free) with all of the other sports writers. The Hawks cheerleaders worked in the press box as bar tenders. (y) We wanted to look professional, so we didn't drink, but during the 7th inning stretch, they would serve everyone ice cream Sundays.

It was a fun summer, for sure. I was reasonably knowledgeable about the Braves, and baseball , but my buddy was like a sports encyclopedia. He could talk intelligently about any sport, and the athletes during that era. I think that gave us a little credibility so we didn't just look like a couple of dumb college kids.
 
Banger said:
When I was in college (late 1970's), a buddy of mine was the sports editor for the college paper, and also handled all of the sports on the college radio station. He wrote the Braves, Falcons, Flames, and Hawks, and asked for press passes. The Braves and Flames sent them to him. We would drive to the stadium, park in the press parking area (free, of course), and then go up and sit in the press box (also free) with all of the other sports writers. The Hawks cheerleaders worked in the press box as bar tenders. (y) We wanted to look professional, so we didn't drink, but during the 7th inning stretch, they would serve everyone ice cream Sundays.

It was a fun summer, for sure. I was reasonably knowledgeable about the Braves, and baseball , but my buddy was like a sports encyclopedia. He could talk intelligently about any sport, and the athletes during that era. I think that gave us a little credibility so we didn't just look like a couple of dumb college kids.
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Nice, growing up in Omaha we didn't have any local pro teams so when cable came to town it was TBS and WGN, I'm a Braves fan and my brother is a Cubs fan.

I've been lucky enough to see a few of their games, twice at Wrigley, once at the old Yankee stadium.

Back in the late 90's early 20's I delivered food (think Foodservices of America but local company in Omaha) and we had the contract for Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. I had seniority so I always picked the loads going to Rosenblatt during the College World Series because after the delivery I could go hang out in the press box. I never got to meet any players but I saw a lot of future MLB players working their way up the ladder. Good times.
 
Chili Palmer said:
As a life long Braves fan I have to admit I’m jealous.
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Don't be too jealous. I suffered through many seasons in the '80s when they were permanent fixtures in the basement.
Banger said:
When I was in college (late 1970's), a buddy of mine was the sports editor for the college paper, and also handled all of the sports on the college radio station. He wrote the Braves, Falcons, Flames, and Hawks, and asked for press passes. The Braves and Flames sent them to him. We would drive to the stadium, park in the press parking area (free, of course), and then go up and sit in the press box (also free) with all of the other sports writers. The Hawks cheerleaders worked in the press box as bar tenders. (y) We wanted to look professional, so we didn't drink, but during the 7th inning stretch, they would serve everyone ice cream Sundays.

It was a fun summer, for sure. I was reasonably knowledgeable about the Braves, and baseball , but my buddy was like a sports encyclopedia. He could talk intelligently about any sport, and the athletes during that era. I think that gave us a little credibility so we didn't just look like a couple of dumb college kids.
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Along those lines, Dale Murphy was my hero as a kid. Many summer days at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium watching Murph, Bob Horner, Phil Neikro, Pasqual Perez, Rafael Ramirez, Bruce Benedict, etc. Ah, the memories...
 
Think Old Records fall, as technology changes equiptmrnt.

One only look at Winter Olympics, and how record change, or Snowboards go thing, that were not possible years ago.

Even Cross Country Ski’s improved, and records fall.

Even Pool chalk is improving.



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jokrswylde said:
I suffered through many seasons in the '80s when they were permanent fixtures in the basement.
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The 70's were no picnic, either. :cry: I was off in the Navy, in the 1980's.

OK, one final Braves story, and then I’ll stop.

In 1969, the company my father worked for had 6 season tickets for the Braves. They were primo seats on the front row, just to the right of the Braves dugout, on the first baseline. The tickets were for entertaining clients, of course, but 90% of the time the company wasn’t using them. So, they would put the unused tickets on the office bulletin board, and any employe could grab a couple. My father didn’t want to be a ticket hog, so he would wait until 5:00 in the afternoon when the office was pretty empty, and if the tickets were still there (and they usually were), he would grab two, come pick me up at home, and then we would be off to the game. I don’t remember how many times we went that summer, but it was a lot. I only managed to get one player’s autograph, but it was a good one….Hoyt Wilhelm. Unfortunately, I got him to sign my glove with a felt marker, and the ink just slowly faded away. A year later, my prized autograph had vanished completely.

Anyway, the last home game of the season is fan appreciation night. After the game they put all the ticket stubs in a big drum, and draw a bunch out, and give away prizes to the fans. Really nice prizes such as golf clubs, skis, tennis rackets, etc. We went to that game (Braves lost, but they had already clinched the division), and around the 8th inning, a gentleman in a suit saw me in the front row, and asked if I would like to come out on the pitchers mound after the game, to draw the winning tickets out of the drum. I told him I would like that just fine. :D
So there I was, in the middle of a full Atlanta stadium, drawing the winning tickets. The announced my name over the loud speaker, and everything. Pretty cool stuff for a 12 year old kid.


Babe Ruth was a hoss. A lot of people don't realize just how dominant he was as a pitcher.
 
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