On September 8th, 1993 Astros Pitcher Darryl Kile pitched the 6th No-Hitter within the confines of the Houston Astrodome. Can you guys name the Astros Pitcher who threw the 1st No-No inside the so called ‘Eighth Wonder of the World' ? R.I.P.
Throwback to September 5th, 1994 when Jerry Rice scores 3 TD’s in a 44-14 49ers win over the Raiders to surpass Jim Brown as the all-time TD leader with 127. Jerry would finish his career with 197 Touchdowns. G.O.A.T
Safety Bennie Blades left the University of Miami as it's all time INT leader with 19, including 10 alone in 1986. The hard hitting Blades Brother was a key part in Miami's 12-0 1987 Championship season. The Int record would be broken by Ed Reed, who finished his years at the U with 21. Happy Bday Bennie!
Can you name this Mystery Marlin? He only appeared in 5 games for the Fish back in 1998, going 5 for 18 with 5 RBI before he was traded away. He also recorded one of his 8 career triples over his sixteen seasons while with the Black & Teal.
Hola Boys & Girls,
Otis Swain here, reporting from the high & dry city of Durango, Colorado. On Assignment for the Summer. Away from my humid home of St. Petersburg, Florida for a Summer Job opportunity. After almost three years of near daily self inflicted Blaze assignments, I needed a breather from my social media time suck. Don’t worry though dudes I’ve still been making images, and researching some special instances in our retro sports world, I’ve just lost that daily urge to enter the Instagram sphere, and play the game.
I’ve wanted to take Blaze into the Pen Pal realm more. Small mailings. Personalized packages. Theme zines. Analog. Be sure to get your Address on the Blaze Mailing List, and keep your peepers peeled for some more future fun from the Amazing Blaze Zine. Cheers Dudes!
Mitch Richmond was selected with the 5th overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. The 6-5 shooting guard out of Kansas State went on to win Rookie of The Year honors after averaging over 22 points a game for the 4th place Warriors that season. Happy Birthday Mitch!
Did you know that Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant threw the 1st pitch in Montreal Expos History? R.I.P Mudcat
Birthday shout out to the ‘Caveman’ Don Robinson. Don was a half-way decent hitter for a pitcher over his 15 year career. He won 3 Silver Slugger awards, and finished with a .231 batting average and 13 home runs. In 1990 he became the 1st pitcher to hit a pinch hit homer since 1971.
Happy Birthday Tommie Smith. The 1968 200m Olympic Gold Medalist spent three years on the Cincinnati Bengals Practice squad as a Wide Receiver. He has one career reception for 41 yards.
