Eric Davis was the Coolest!! He started out the 1987 season by winning NL Player of the Month for both April & May. In May alone he hit.329 with 12 homers & 36 rbi. ‘Eric The Red’ also set a NL record by hitting 3 Grand Slams in the month. Happy Birthday Mr. Davis !!
Glen Rice led the 1991-1992 Miami Heat to the young Franchises first playoff appearance. The Heat squeaked in as the #8 seed in the East with a 38-44 record where they were swept by the Eventual Champion Chicago Bulls. That season ‘G-Money’ averaged over 22 points a game, and was second in the league in 3 pointers made with 155. Happy B-day Glen!
Cheers to my bud Mark at @collage_baseball on Instagram for this hand made collage piece. Loved the Expos as a kid. The West Palm Beach Expos played in my hometown.
Here’s Issue #2 of Roaches, a 40 page 5” x 5” zine containing images of past Instagram posts from The Amazing Blaze Zine. You get a free copy of Roaches with every Blaze Order.
May 22nd, 1990. Manager Lou Pinella of the Cincinnati Reds chooses to intentionally walk NL HR & RBI leader Andre Dawson five times in one game. Hawk walked the 90 ft to 1st twice in the first nine innings and three times in extras. The record fifth and final free pass came in the bottom of the 16th where the next batter, Dave Clark, hit a bases loaded single to drive in the winner. Cubs walk-off win 2-1.
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May 17th, 1971
As a member of the Atlanta Braves the man they call the ‘Roadrunner’ Ralph Garr hit two extra innings home runs in a game against Tom Seaver and the New York Mets . In the tenth inning Garr hit a two out homer off Seaver to tie the game at 3. And then in the bottom of the 12th, he hit another two out solo homer for the walk-off victory!!
Did you know that Carlos May is the only player in MLB History to wear his Birthday (May 17th) on the back of his Jersey. May (name) & 17 (day). May 17th is my Birthday!!
Sammie Smith lasted only 3 years with the Dolphins after they selected the former FSU Running Back 9th Overall in 1989. He was pretty much run out of town during the 1991 season when he had fumbles at the goal line in back to back games. I can remember kinda feeling bad for they guy when everybody started chanting ‘Sammie Sucks’ Happy Birthday Sammie! Hope all is well.
May 16th 1995 - Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers & San Antonio Spurs. Nick Van Exel buries a 3 pointer with .3 seconds left in OT to give the Lakers a 98-96 win on the road. Nick the Quick also sunk a three at the end of regulation to force overtime. The Spurs would go on to win the next game and series 4-2.
UF era Emmitt Smith was the coolest!! With almost 1600 yds rushing and 14 TD’s, The Pensacola Prophet was An Unanimous First Team All American in 1989. He would forgo his Senior season to enter the NFL Draft. 1990 was the first year underclassmen were allowed to be drafted without some kind of exemption. Emmitt was selected with the 17th pick by the Dallas Cowboys. Happy Birthday Emmitt!
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Today we’re remembering RB Rodney Culver, his wife Karen, & the 108 other members aboard Valujet Flight 592 which crashed into the Florida Everglades on May 11th, 1996. Rodney was a captain at Notre Dame & part of their ‘88 Championship team, and the almost Championship season of ‘91. The 12th and final touchdown of his short, 4 year, pro career was during the Infamous ‘Snowball Game’ between the San Diego Chargers & New York Giants on December 23rd, 1995.
Local Legend Robby Thompson. I remember being a kid and my buddy Rob W. talk a lot about how his dad went to High School with Robby at Forest Hill High in West Palm Beach, FL.
Today in 1989 Kevin Elster’s record 88 game errorless streak at Short Stop comes to an end. The record was broken by the great Cal Ripken in 1990 when he had 95 straight errorless games.
May 7th, 1994. The Denver Nuggets become the first #8 seed to upset a #1 seed in the NBA Playoffs.
