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A)That's what she said
B) What are these politics that you speak of?
C) That's what she said
Borderline?
It was just my opinion. You may be right.
I’d rather be wrong with her as our coach, than to be right.
Yogi Berra managed the 1964 Yankees to the World Series in his first season as their manager. He did not return in 1965; the Yankees collapsed and would not return to the World Series until 1976.
Yogi Berra managed the New York Mets to the 1973 World Series in his second season as their manager. He had a bad year in 1974, and was fired 2/3 through the 1975 season with the Mets in third place. They would not return to a World Series until 1986.
He had one horrible year, with the 1974 Mets (71-91). He only managed one full season after that, with the 1984 Yankees, who finished 12 games over .500 (87-75) and took third in the AL East. Nobody was beating the Tigers that year.
Yogi was actually quite competent as a manager, with a .565 winning percentage with the Yankees and a .522 winning percentage overall. Not great, but certainly competent.
After 1964, the people who ran the teams he managed (M. Donald Grant with the Mets, George Steinbrenner with the Yankees) were buffoons when it came to baseball.
Careful around here comparing .565 winning percentage and "competent".
What qualifies as an excellent winning percentage in MLB is quite different than the same in college basketball, but you already know that. 😎 Many consider Billy Martin to be the best-ever yet his WP was only .553.
So you are saying if someone was say 175-143 over two MLB seasons that would be viewed differently than 175-143 over ten NCAA basketball seasons?
We all know Juwan Howard (fab5) is willing to do what it takes to win. Michigan has a warehouse full of banners that can’t be displayed. 😂
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Literally the last Spider alum to coach a revenue sport here went 24-5 and won a National Championship.
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Mike London was a star player? I'm trying to be very specific here--I'm not suggesting that no former players should be coaches.
I'll be even more specific for whom I would like to be the coach/manager--in baseball, I want catchers. In soccer, I want center mids, and in basketball, I want point guards.
Well, Ewing is coaching in the championship game of a much tougher conference, in just his fourth year.
How's this sound without being outright offending ....
The future is bright but the past was BRIGHTER!
Then below it have a pic of Mooney and on the other side one of Tarrant.
Is brighter even a real word?
The future is bright but the past was BRIGHTER!
Then below it have a pic of Mooney and on the other side one of Tarrant.
Is brighter even a real word?
Well, if you say "more bright", then time to turn in your UR diploma.
LOL SRick, the thing is I don't have a diploma. That's why I asked. Now if I had enough money I know a honorary diploma could be had. One stipulation in giving would be add to the donation the amount required to buy out Mooney's contract.
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