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Frayed Knot
Dec 06 2020 01:23 PM

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]





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Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2020 01:44 PM
Re: Countdown

Fitting that it will end with Delaware.

whippoorwill
Dec 06 2020 02:12 PM
Re: Countdown

Jesus did NC ever finish up?

whippoorwill
Dec 06 2020 02:13 PM
Re: Countdown

Wait what are we counting?

Frayed Knot
Dec 06 2020 02:37 PM
Re: Countdown

Benjamin Grimm wrote:

Fitting that it will end with Delaware.


Realizing that was the clincher in running with the idea.

Edgy MD
Dec 06 2020 03:11 PM
Re: Countdown

=whippoorwill post_id=51737 time=1607289207 user_id=79]
Wait what are we counting?



It would appear to be the last 50 days of this presidency by marking each day by a state in the reverse order that they joined the union — or the day corresponding to their joining order.



So the 50 days left gets a salute for the Aloha State, Benny Agayani, Sid Fernandez, Tyler Yates, Ron Darling, Steve McGarrett, Thomas Magnum, The USS Arizona, Don Ho, etc.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2020 03:23 PM
Re: Countdown

I remember doing this with the Magic Number in 2006!

Edgy MD
Dec 06 2020 03:42 PM
Re: Countdown

So, then, we're on Utah.



TV Shows Shot in Utah:



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[FIMG=300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71awlZVHcjL._SL1500_.jpg[/FIMG] [FIMG=300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71ZD6R1xIPL._SL1448_.jpg[/FIMG]

Frayed Knot
Dec 06 2020 03:59 PM
Re: Countdown

Benjamin Grimm wrote:

I remember doing this with the Magic Number in 2006!


Wasn't it in 2007 where we did this, oddly enough, with Presidents ... but then the collapse never got us to George?

Frayed Knot
Dec 07 2020 05:11 PM
Re: Countdown

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]



[FIMG=450]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/brandon-nimmo.jpg?quality=80&strip=all[/FIMG]

Edgy MD
Dec 07 2020 11:05 PM
Re: Countdown

Oh, yes, Wyoming!



Today, we'll try films shot in Wyoming:



[FIMG=300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81Zp80Xoz3L._SL1488_.jpg[/FIMG] [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/CkoAAOSwblZZJFoN/s-l640.jpg[/FIMG]

[FIMG=300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81Z%2BlBcAYWL._SY445_.jpg[/FIMG] [FIMG=300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91aPDHf1viL._SY445_.jpg[/FIMG]

Frayed Knot
Dec 08 2020 01:17 PM
Re: Countdown

Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 14 2020 07:25 AM

Given Redford's long association with Utah, I assumed that Butch & Sundance or especially Jerimiah Johnson were shot at least partially in the Beehive state.

But no, California and Arizona according to UMDB. I guess both movies were prior to him getting super rich and buying up large swaths of that state.





So anyway, onward we march.



[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]





43!



[FIMG=300]https://iowaagliteracy.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/whatisanidahopotato.jpg[/FIMG]

Edgy MD
Dec 08 2020 04:26 PM
Re: Countdown

Poets from Idaho!





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Click the images to purchase the books.

Frayed Knot
Dec 09 2020 07:47 AM
Re: Countdown

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Idaho[/CROSSOUT]





42!



[FIMG=450]https://sdc.wastateleg.org/keiser/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/washington-state.jpg[/FIMG]

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 09 2020 08:02 AM
Re: Countdown

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https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/13046/13046-2027681Fr.jpg>https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/134/134-610Fr.jpg>https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/25516/25516-513314RepFr.jpg>

Fman99
Dec 09 2020 08:10 AM
Re: Countdown

Six more weeks. Deep breaths.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 09 2020 08:19 AM
Re: Countdown

From that collection of baseball cards, I have to conclude that eighty percent of the people born in the state of Washington are left handed.

Frayed Knot
Dec 12 2020 03:51 PM
Re: Countdown

So, what, I fall asleep on the job for a couple of days and none of youse fukkers get off yer asses and help me out?!?!?

So we need to catch up here, and will do so with a trio of Trump states







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#41 on our list: 56.8% of the vote for the orange one in 2020 compared to 56.17% in 2016





#40 [FIMG=400]https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/South-Dakota-Map.jpg[/FIMG]

North Dakota is just like South Dakota only with worse weather. The alternative name for it is South Saskatchewan.

In fact it's so anonymous that most of you probably didn't even notice that I posted a map of South Dakota here.

It's also the Trumpiest state of today's trio: 65.4% which was up from a mere 62.9%







#39 [FIMG=400]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xzQuGKpuyY9fFep5xP6qNf.jpg[/FIMG]

These guys are crying because they just heard that Trump got 61.8% of the SoDak popular vote in 2020, slightly more than the 61.53% four years earlier

Frayed Knot
Dec 14 2020 07:08 AM
Re: Countdown

Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Dec 14 2020 07:30 AM

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Washington[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Montana[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]



A 'Twofer' today, both to catch up and to celebrate Electoral College day.



#38 is the state that put the high in Rocky Mountain High

[FIMG=400]https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.UncvWscExp4B4ebLwIYDAgHaEc&pid=Api&P=0&w=290&h=175[/FIMG]



The leading HR hitter born in the state of Colorado? Glad you asked, that would be Chase Headley with 130











At #37 we find a state that likes their corn and likes to split their electoral votes

[FIMG=600]https://nebraskacorn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CornGraphic-1024x392.jpg[/FIMG]

and where the just-retired Alex Gordon holds the state record for ML HRs;

he hit 190, all of them for the team that plays a bit down river from Omaha

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 14 2020 07:14 AM
Re: Countdown

And one of his homers will live in infamy.

Frayed Knot
Dec 14 2020 07:22 AM
Re: Countdown

And that one doesn't even count among the 190

My first thought was of him scampering home on the weak throws by Wright & Duda in the 9th inning to tie Game 5

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 14 2020 07:28 AM
Re: Countdown

If only he had retired six years ago.

batmagadanleadoff
Dec 14 2020 10:03 AM
Re: Countdown

Frayed Knot wrote:

And that one doesn't even count among the 190

My first thought was of him scampering home on the weak throws by Wright & Duda in the 9th inning to tie Game 5


Hosmer, not Gordon.



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Edgy MD
Dec 14 2020 10:15 AM
Re: Countdown

Great dancers from Nebraska!



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Frayed Knot
Dec 16 2020 04:38 AM
Re: Countdown

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Washington[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Montana[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]



#36 -- [FIMG=400]http://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/Nevada.jpg[/FIMG]

Leading native HR hitter: Bryce Harper

In fact, the two leading all-time HR hitters born in Nevada are both active and both under 30: Harper (just turned 28 / 232) and Kris Bryant (not quite 29 / 142)



#35 (aka: 5 Weeks) -- [FIMG=360]https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.3WkFZr49YaOUR9OHMlgKWgHaFj&pid=Api&P=0&w=223&h=168[/FIMG]

Leading native HR Hitter: George Brett

Edgy MD
Dec 16 2020 04:18 PM
Re: Countdown

Scientists of West Virginia!



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Frayed Knot
Dec 17 2020 01:41 PM
Re: Countdown

[CROSSOUT]Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Washington[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Montana[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]





#34 -- [FIMG=550]https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.FKZvujqkDZVftc2ye7cBcAHaEv&pid=Api&P=0&w=269&h=173[/FIMG]



Current MLBPA President Tony Clark is the all-time leading HR hitter born in the state of Kansas, 251 for his career including 16 as a NYM back in 2003

Frayed Knot
Dec 18 2020 06:03 AM
Re: Countdown

Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 18 2020 07:40 AM

[CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]





#33 -- [FIMG=450]https://mk0travelawayrru2xew.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/crater-lake-oregon.jpg[/FIMG]



All-Time MLB HR leader born in Oregon?? ... Why that would be David Arthur Kingman with 442

Between him starring at USC and coming up with the Giants, I guess I just always associated him with being a Californian and

had no idea that not only was he born in Oregon but went to HS in Illinois where I'm betting he cratered a few lakes back in

the day.

Kong will turn 72 y/o on Monday.

Edgy MD
Dec 18 2020 07:33 AM
Re: Countdown

Kong bent a few rims in high school also.



http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic27.jpg>



His dad worked for United Airlines and he was transferred a lot. Spent part of his childhood in LA and Denver as well.



May explain part of the personality development, I guess.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 18 2020 08:14 AM
Re: Countdown

Wow. He looks like Lurch.

Frayed Knot
Dec 18 2020 09:25 AM
Re: Countdown

That's the same thing #11 in the dark jersey is saying.

Frayed Knot
Dec 19 2020 04:26 PM
Re: Countdown

[CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

[CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]





#32 on our countdown is Minnesota

So wake up, put your shoes on, and take a breath of the northern air

[FIMG=450]https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.0aTQj_egQ5Q9OEIlXz_YCgHaE_&pid=Api&P=0&w=238&h=161[/FIMG]

It's a little known fact (little known because I just made it up) that 'Minnesota Getaway' was the original title for the Grateful Dead's 'Alabama Getaway'

Dave Winfield hails from Minnesota, and his 465 HRs make him the state's all-time leading HR hitter

Edgy MD
Dec 19 2020 09:12 PM
Re: Countdown

All-Time Pitching Wins Leaders Among Pitchers from Minnesota


[list=1]

  • [*]Jack Morris: 254 (HOF)

  • [*]Jerry Koosman: 222

  • [*]Chief Bender: 212 (HOF)
    • [/list]

    There's just something wrong with that picture.

    Fman99
    Dec 20 2020 05:16 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:

    All-Time Pitching Wins Leaders Among Pitchers from Minnesota


    [list=1]
  • [*]Jack Morris: 254 (HOF)

  • [*]Jerry Koosman: 222

  • [*]Chief Bender: 212 (HOF)
    • [/list]

    There's just something wrong with that picture.


    I've been on a chief bender for most of 2020.

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 21 2020 11:56 AM
    Re: Countdown

    I've been on a chief bender for most of 2020.


    As well you should be. Although there will be fewer (or more depending on your POV) reasons to drink once we get down to the end of this countdown.

    So let us continue after a missed day of updating.



    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]





    #31 --

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    What can one say about California that hasn't been already said. Some say it's like Granola, because even if you take out all the nuts

    and the fruits you're still left with a lot of flakes.

    So it's perhaps fitting that Barry Bonds is the state's (and every state's) all-time leading HR hitter







    #30 --

    [FIMG=300]https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/03/us/elections/eln-promo-race-wisconsin-presidentWINNER-bidenj/eln-promo-race-wisconsin-presidentWINNER-bidenj-superJumbo.png[/FIMG]

    We here at CPF central believe that our own TransMonk is personally responsible for the color and image on that flag above ... and

    even if that's not the case that's our story and we're sticking to it.



    Hall of Fame slugger 'Bucket Foot' Al Simmons (they just don't make nicknames like that anymore), born Alois Szymanski in Milwaukee,

    holds the cheese state's record for ML HRs with 307

    Edgy MD
    Dec 21 2020 12:21 PM
    Re: Countdown

    My playlist of musicians from Wisconsin.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNUgsbKisp8&list=PLyqRyN-IU8Urzj0IfWv_yzxaBb2re-ly0

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 22 2020 06:47 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 23 2020 04:47 PM

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]





    #29 -- Iowa

    [FIMG=550]https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/05/01/13/36/ragbrai-4170902__340.jpg[/FIMG]



    So why is Iowa being represented by a bunch of bicycles? Because the biggest (approx 10,000 riders) and oldest (every year from 1972 until Covid-canceled in 2020) annual

    cross-state bike ride is in, of all places, Iowa. Plus a whole buncha years ago I did that ride and if the chips fall right I just may do it again in Summer 2021.

    And those guys are riding past cornfields.



    Hal Trosky, who of course hit from the left side, is the Hawkeye state's leading HR hitter (228).

    Trosky is from the small town of Norway, Iowa (yes, named by an immigrant for his home country ... lots of Scandinavians in Iowa) but the really odd thing about Norway, Iowa

    is that it's a really small town -- posting a population of 545 in the 2010 census -- but Trosky is just one of Three major leagues who sprung from Norway High School a list

    which also includes Mike Boddicker [1980-93, mostly for Balt & BoSox] and Bruce Kimm [1970s catcher and later managed the Cubs for part of 2002].

    And remember it's not the HS that has 500-some people in it, it's the whole town that has that many.

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 23 2020 04:47 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]





    You ever notice not just how proud Texans are of being from Texas but how quickly and how often they'll remind you that they're from Texas?

    I mean, where else but in Texas (and in Irving, Texas no less, home of them Cowboyyyys!!) would someone build a golf course with the green

    in the shape of Texas next to a water hazard playing the part of the Gulf of Mexico and an Oklahoma-shaped sand trap. I suspect a sand trap

    is what Texans tend to think of Oklahoma in general only here it's just more literal.

    I imagine the locals who play that course have a good time talking about how the pin placement is near Houston today, or how tough it was

    last week to nab a birdie when you land on the green near Galveston on a day when the flag was all the way over near El Paso.



    So without further ado, I give you #28 on our countdown. Just four weeks to go now ... even if he still doesn't think so.

    [FIMG=400]https://c2.vgtstatic.com/thumbll/3/2/32703-v1/a-texas-shaped-green-and-an-oklahoma-shaped-sandtrap.jpg[/FIMG]





    Oh yeah, and I almost forgot native born HR champ ... that would be the Beaumont born Frank Robinson with 586

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 28 2020 07:04 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]



    Catching up ... always trying to catch up.





    #27

    [FIMG=300]https://p2d7x8x2.stackpathcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Flo_Rida_B96_SummerBash_2012-06-16_6418_photo_by_Adam_Bielawski.jpg[/FIMG]



    Gary Sheffield [509, his last 10 as a Met] is MLB's leading HR hitter from the state FMan once called "America's Penis" ... a description which fits in more ways than one.









    #26

    [FIMG=300]https://www.bridgemi.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_image/public/hero_images/rsz_shutterstock_722834494_0.jpg?itok=7YZwtKX2[/FIMG]



    When I was a kid I once tried to 're-draw' the states so as to make them more logical and in doing so I ceded the Upper Peninsula to Wisconsin because it didn't make sense

    to me that one state would be in two pieces especially when one of those pieces was attached to a different state.

    But maybe there is some logic in the two-part state having a tie in their all-time HR race. Native sons Kirk Gibson and John Mayberry both clocked 255 round trippers.

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 29 2020 02:49 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]









    #25 -- [FIMG=400]https://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2017/09/15/1128_C1_walmart_3cols_color.JPG[/FIMG]

    Pine Bluff native Toriiiii Hunter - 353







    #24 -- [FIMG=400]https://sm.mashable.com/mashable_in/photo/default/misery-cover_x4vh.jpg[/FIMG]

    St. Louis born Ryan Howard - 382







    #23 -- [FIMG=400]https://i1.trekearth.com/photos/39406/working.jpg[/FIMG]

    Del Bissonette, despite playing just 4-1/2 seasons [Brooklyn 1928-31, 1933] leads all Mainers in HRs with 66 (but then most of you already knew that)

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 30 2020 06:53 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 21 2021 02:34 PM

    Caught back up again.



    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]





    #22 --

    [FIMG=400]https://www.wrbl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/07/Script-A-logo-formed-by-class-of-2021-at-UA-Photo-by-University-of-Alabama.jpg?w=1500&h=500&crop=1[/FIMG]

    I've made it a point up until now to NOT use state college sports team logos to represent these states, but then I figured who more than Alabamans

    more readily identify themselves and judge their personal self worth based on the prowess of a supposedly amateur football team.

    A guy named Hank Aaron is the only one who could make Willie Mays NOT be the state's all-time HR leader





    #21 --

    [FIMG=350]https://www.a-trains.com/prodimg/lg_AJ114/Illinois_Central_Monday_Morning_Rails.jpg[/FIMG]

    Good morning middle America, how are ya?

    Hope native son (Peoria) James Howard Thome and his 612 HRs are doing well.





    Hang in there folks, only three weeks left of this shit show.

    We'll make it, I promise.

    Frayed Knot
    Dec 31 2020 04:11 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]







    #20 --

    [FIMG=450]https://eternalexploration.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/watershedbg1.jpg[/FIMG]

    I know we're supposed to be focusing on the state here, although the state was named for the river rather than the other way around

    and just check out the chunk of the country that's part of the river drainage area. Toss your rubber duckie into not just one of the

    major tributaries shown but any stream, crick, or drainage ditch which feeds into them and, given enough time, your duckie will be

    floating past the port of New Orleans at some point.



    Vicksburg native Ellis Burks and his 352 career HRs leads the Magnolia state

    ashie62
    Dec 31 2020 05:32 PM
    Re: Countdown

    When does reasons to drink begin?



    Bob Feller is Iowa.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 01 2021 05:16 AM
    Re: Countdown

    When does reasons to drink begin?


    Whenever you want.









    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT]







    # 19 --

    [FIMG=400]https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,h_1248,w_2220/v1555929229/shape/mentalfloss/indiana-jones_5.jpg?itok=yad070qw[/FIMG]

    Gil Hodges leads all Hoosiers in career HRs with 370, 9 of them as a NYM

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 02 2021 04:36 AM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT]







    # 18 --

    [FIMG=350]https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.tM-94_yrXc1Bq-t2l8gXDAEsDY&pid=Api&P=0&w=228&h=166[/FIMG]



    Mel Ott and his 511 career HRs has a seemingly permanent purchase on that state's record

    Edgy MD
    Jan 02 2021 08:15 AM
    Re: Countdown

    I refuse to take this for granted until about a month after it actually occurs, and even then. So emotionally, I haven't even hit Hawaii yet.



    Celebrated Louisiana fiction not written by Anne Rice.



    [fimg=300]https://images4.penguinrandomhouse.com/cover/9780375702709[/fimg] [fimg=300]https://images-production.bookshop.org/spree/images/attachments/1041287/original/9780802130204.jpg?1588258012[/fimg]



    [fimg=300]https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/macmillan_us_frontbookcovers_350W/9780374214524.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=300]https://images3.penguinrandomhouse.com/cover/9780679783336[/fimg]

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 02 2021 08:38 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:

    I refuse to take this for granted until about a month after it actually occurs, and even then.


    I remember being in the stands for Piazza's post-9/11 HR and telling people afterward, 'Hell no I didn't know for sure it was

    going out ... with Andruw Jones out there I don't even consider a base hit to be safe until I see the ball bounce at least twice.'

    I had similar reservations at the end of WS Game 7 2001: I had to see the winning run score, watch the celebration, witness

    the trophy presentation, and even then I waited until after I woke up the following morning and read it in the papers before

    finally accepting it.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 04 2021 04:37 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT]







    # 17 --

    [FIMG=350]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41zCeOJtIcL._AC_SX450_.jpg[/FIMG]

    You know Ohio is the 17th state because of the 17 stars on their state flag [Duh!], the only non-rectangular one in the union.

    Dayton born Mike Schmidt is the state record holder in HRs with 548







    #16 --

    [FIMG=400]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Tennessee_WV_region_map_EN.png[/FIMG]

    There's a saying about Tennessee actually being three individual states separated by music. The western part, dominated by Memphis, is the

    home of the blues; mainstream Country is king in the central part in and around Nashville; the eastern mountains is where Bluegrass was born

    and still lives.

    Todd Helton, who once backed up Peyton Manning as U of Tenn QB, volunteered to hold the state HR record at 369.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 05 2021 06:30 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]







    #15 --

    [FIMG=500]https://images.golfpackages.com/golftrails/kentuckybourbongolftrail1.jpg[/FIMG]

    Did you all know that Jay Buhner was from Kentucky? Yeah, neither did I, but he was at least born there and

    that makes him the all-time leading HR hitter among those whose baby bottles were spiked with Bourbon.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 07 2021 06:12 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Seems like a better day than most to resume our countdown.

    We're now under two weeks to go and we've cracked into the Original Thirteen



    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT]





    #14 -

    [FIMG=250]https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ehisc9xy/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/4194/9248/DSC_0892__57197__12479.1607709757.JPG?c=2[/FIMG]



    He grew up in New Hampshire and became famous in Massachusetts (although played more games in Chicago than in Boston)

    but Carlton Fisk was actually born in Bellows Falls Vermont (of course he was) and his 376 HRs is the mark for that state.





    #13 -

    [FIMG=250]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0734/4791/products/RI_state_shape_-_unique_pl8z_600x.jpg?v=1580963236[/FIMG]



    It's really too small (and funny shaped) to be a state all by itself so I'm not sure why a military strike wasn't launched at some point in order to make this state into

    eastern Connecticut; y'know, like a Russia/Crimea type of thing. I think the Nutmeggers could have totally kicked the Rhodies collective ass although maybe they

    figured they already had enough political corruption and didn't need to import any more.

    Paul Konerko and his 439 !! is that state's leading HR hitter although he grew up in Arizona because I don't think R.I. is big enough to host any baseball fields.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 07 2021 07:08 AM
    Re: Countdown

    God bless you, Rhode Island.

    Benjamin Grimm
    Jan 07 2021 07:18 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Did Rhode Island sneeze?

    Edgy MD
    Jan 07 2021 11:56 AM
    Re: Countdown

    I'm just so fucking happy to have reached the original 13 colonies.



    Of course, it still feels like the end of this presidency is, at minimum, 10 months off.

    Willets Point
    Jan 07 2021 06:02 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I kind of feel like RI would more easily be absorbed into Massachusetts, but I'm sure the Rhodies would despise either attempt.

    Chad ochoseis
    Jan 07 2021 06:07 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Frayed Knot wrote:



    Paul Konerko and his 439 !! is that state's leading HR hitter although he grew up in Arizona because I don't think R.I. is big enough to host any baseball fields.


    I don't think RI is big enough to host Paul Konerko.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 09 2021 12:19 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT]





    #12 - Your 12th state is the one where Barbeque is a noun rather than an adjective and where Ryan Zimmerman (270) is their home grown HR king.

    [FIMG=350]https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/3d7d61b4-94e9-4d40-abca-a2028cf3c5bf.147e62931d6521827085d763918c5642.jpeg?odnWidth=612&odnHeight=612&odnBg=ffffff[/FIMG]











    #11 - Ruben Tejada is well aware that New York was the 11th state admitted to the Union.

    It's also where the guy who doesn't own the Mets is the leading native HR hitter. Alex Rodriguez = 696

    [FIMG=350]https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.0-_Ba6U2xk2EWBmqrFPJBwHaE7&pid=Api&P=0&w=276&h=185[/FIMG]

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 11 2021 03:31 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]





    #10 --

    [FIMG=350]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/3yuqznqvh3SLwXkPgFDdc4HSfBEfAhjTOs2IRKb7I_FiQTjRYNCI1eRUk3JaS9TL3Gkg_cMJTZH_FyKyTzJa-oPhDEysiHgkLsIH_SB59QXiDp32gTmotfwBl_eDAub_xizz_fHb8yaw3tKUEsLufQ8mO7qSGVqGqa-hHLQwt9XCyBsq3jPSSBSK9t1AcaI-OT1rIV1RqcP5JHaYwT7_lw[/FIMG]



    I've always associated Willie Horton with Detroit even prior to his playing career. And by the time he went to HS he did live there, part of the great migration no doubt, but it turns out

    he was born the youngest of 21 children in a little dot of a coal mining town in the very southwest corner of Virginia near where VA and Tennessee and Kentucky all meet and thus

    holds the state record for career HRs w/325







    Single Digits Bitches!!!



    # 9 --

    [FIMG=350]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/0yagVQCEbLGN_BtiXs_neraqLbCKPwpQZsZ4tLfXBX7N2Zmptr-HD_s8cr81XO7iVtYwbQRxAx7u3b612LhQErbnA8YRp13vfZeRsyWMyOPYX7xpMS1pvXLpXzkU2g[/FIMG]

    The problem with using a natural feature as your state's symbol is that natural features change over the years. In the case of New Hampshire the boulders making up the ‘Old Man of the Mountain'

    just came crashing down one day back in 2003, despite years of preventive maintenance designed to keep them up, and so it doesn't exist anymore despite NH's continued use of it on coins, road

    signs, and various other state decals.

    Phil Plantier (91) holds the native HR record making him one of four record holders from the six NE states who have Red Sox connections.

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 11 2021 03:47 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Frayed Knot wrote:




    #12 - Your 12th state is the one where Barbeque is a noun rather than an adjective ....



    [FIMG=333]https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/3d7d61b4-94e9-4d40-abca-a2028cf3c5bf.147e62931d6521827085d763918c5642.jpeg?odnWidth=612&odnHeight=612&odnBg=ffffff[/FIMG]




    Or a verb.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 11 2021 08:06 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I would have guessed Mike Bordick to be Maine's all-time HR record holder. Turns out that he went to school and college there, but was born in Michigan.



    It also turns out that, even if he had been born in Maine, he still would have only shared the lead with Plantier, at 91.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 11 2021 08:14 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 12 2021 04:08 AM

    Plantier holds the NH record.

    Bordick would have the Maine mark had he been a native (see the post of 12/29)

    Edgy MD
    Jan 11 2021 10:23 PM
    Re: Countdown

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CywJD13fujw/hqdefault.jpg>



    Reading ... comprehension ... FAILING!

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 12 2021 06:46 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT]







    8 -- [FIMG=350]https://i.etsystatic.com/15781331/r/il/3063f4/2597754587/il_794xN.2597754587_belh.jpg[/FIMG] -- Jim Rice

    Edgy MD
    Jan 13 2021 09:47 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Mets from South Carolina.



    https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/ea9c8e4f_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/0/0954785b_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/4/4b7e7392_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/1/1367b883_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/1/1a8eef30_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/6/6add95d1_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/e1b37881_sabr.jpg>

    https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/8/88c26294_mlbam.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/efd87953_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/e34c9bc3_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/9/92112052_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/4/40a56559_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/b/b505a3b0_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/5/520e9c92_sabr.jpg>

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 13 2021 05:16 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jan 13 2021 07:31 PM

    I can name maybe three of those guys via the pictures.





    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT]





    Just a week away now, so Down the home stretch we come ...

    7 -- [FIMG=250]https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/3c/83c24ffe-97b1-11e9-8573-ef4275011f05/5d12c9ecacea8.image.jpg[/FIMG]



    Some girl named Ruth from Baltimore holds the MLB record for HRs by Maryland natives.

    Jimmie Foxx, I just discover, was also from Maryland (a little speck of a town of Sudlersville on the Eastern shore)

    so for several decades the two leading HR hitters in the whole sport hailed from the same state.

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 13 2021 05:29 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:

    Mets from South Carolina.



    https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/ea9c8e4f_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/0/0954785b_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/4/4b7e7392_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/1/1367b883_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/1/1a8eef30_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/6/6add95d1_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/e1b37881_sabr.jpg>

    https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/8/88c26294_mlbam.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/efd87953_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/e/e34c9bc3_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/9/92112052_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/4/40a56559_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/b/b505a3b0_sabr.jpg> https://www.baseball-reference.com/req/202012150/images/headshots/5/520e9c92_sabr.jpg>




    Mookie and son Preston in slots 1 and 2. Angel #1 is Ike Hampton. Angel #2 is Leroy Stanton. Herm Winningham's the Expo. Wee Willie Small Ball's the Yankee. Charlie or Charley Smith's the other guy in the Mets cap. Sammy Taylor is the Cub. Jerry Martin's the Phillie.

    Benjamin Grimm
    Jan 13 2021 05:32 PM
    Re: Countdown

    The only ones I recognized were Mookie and Willie.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 13 2021 07:34 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I got Willie plus the Wilsons (but not Willie Wilson).

    Fman99
    Jan 13 2021 07:51 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I only got Preston and his Uncle Daddy-O. Willie looks different sans mustache.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 13 2021 08:01 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Well, those images are all lynx to the bb-r pages for the players, but I'm disappointed nobody got Jerry Martin.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 14 2021 05:39 AM
    Re: Countdown

    I had a better shot at recognizing Mary] Martin





    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT]







    #6 --

    [YOUTUBE]FuoWykVNwyI[/YOUTUBE]



    He was born in Boston and drafted by the Red Sox, but Jeff Bagwell wound up hitting all 449 of his HRs for Houston

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 14 2021 05:53 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:
    ... but I'm disappointed nobody got Jerry Martin.


    You shouldn't be.

    MFS62
    Jan 14 2021 06:20 AM
    Re: Countdown

    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=final+countdown+memes&fr=yfp-t-s&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmemegenerator.net%2Fimg%2Finstances%2F64832007.jpg#id=4&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fjaneaustenrunsmylife.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F05%2Ffinal-countdown.jpg&action=click

    MFS62
    Jan 14 2021 06:20 AM
    Re: Countdown

    [YOUTUBE]https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=final+countdown+memes&fr=yfp-t-s&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmemegenerator.net%2Fimg%2Finstances%2F64832007.jpg#id=4&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fjaneaustenrunsmylife.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F05%2Ffinal-countdown.jpg&action=click [/YOUTUBE]



    Later

    Edgy MD
    Jan 14 2021 06:24 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Martin's a legend. Of all the figures from the Pittsburgh drug trials, he was one of only three who was sentenced to actual time, becoming the first major leaguers incarcerated mid-career.

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 14 2021 07:47 AM
    Re: Countdown


    Edgy MD wrote:
    ... but I'm disappointed nobody got Jerry Martin.


    You shouldn't be.


    Edgy MD wrote:

    Martin's a legend. Of all the figures from the Pittsburgh drug trials, he was one of only three who was sentenced to actual time, becoming the first major leaguers incarcerated mid-career.


    Sigh.


    =batmagadanleadoff post_id=53907 time=1610584142 user_id=68]


    Mookie and son Preston in slots 1 and 2. Angel #1 is Ike Hampton. Angel #2 is Leroy Stanton. Herm Winningham's the Expo. Wee Willie Small Ball's the Yankee. Charlie or Charley Smith's the other guy in the Mets cap. Sammy Taylor is the Cub. Jerry Martin's the Phillie.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 14 2021 08:12 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Well, there's that comprehension again. Sorry. I'm heading to the doctor tomorry.

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 14 2021 09:16 AM
    Re: Countdown

    I think I'm one step ahead of you there. Maybe we can meet up.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 15 2021 12:11 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]6 - Massachusetts [/CROSSOUT]













    #5 --

    [FIMG=450]https://i.redd.it/p6bufzd343k01.png[/FIMG]



    Mo Vaughn, born in Norwalk, is the state's all-time leading HR hitter with 328, 29 as a NYM

    Big Mo joins Phil Plantier (NH), Carlton Fisk (VT), and Jeff Bagwell (MA) as leaders from the six NE states to have Boston Red Sox connections.

    MFS62
    Jan 15 2021 12:21 PM
    Re: Countdown

    George Springer is from New Britain, CT.

    Later

    Willets Point
    Jan 15 2021 02:04 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I grew up in a "city" surrounded by rich people. It checks out.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 16 2021 03:06 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I could have sworn there was a county in Connecticut called Upper Caucasia but apparently I was wrong about that.

    Oh well.



    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]6 - Massachusetts [/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]5 - Connecticut[/CROSSOUT]











    #4 --

    [FIMG=250]https://cottonbureau.imgix.net/products/originals/32231_Jh0a.png?auto=format&bg=0FFF&fm=pjpg&fit=max&w=300&ixlib=imgixjs-3.4.2[/FIMG]



    Columbus, Georgia's Frank Thomas (the large black one, not the original NYM) out-paces all Peach-Staters with 521 career dingers.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 16 2021 08:48 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Thank you, Georgia.

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 17 2021 12:30 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]6 - Massachusetts [/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]5 - Connecticut[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]4 - Georgia[/CROSSOUT]









    #3 — Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike …



    [fimg=400]
    https://static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/8f04a4f9-c6f0-46c6-9f48-366ebb5d0b0f-large16x9_njturnpike.jpg?1553878239509[/fimg]



    With his final HR of 2019, Mike Trout, having just turned 28 y/o a month earlier, passed Eric Karros to take the all-time NJ lead in HRs

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 18 2021 04:00 PM
    Re: Countdown

    TWO !!





    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]6 - Massachusetts [/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]5 - Connecticut[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]4 - Georgia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]2 - New Jersey[/CROSSOUT]









    #2 —

    [FIMG=350]https://sites.psu.edu/walkinpennswoods/files/2017/04/WIPW_logo_small-for-tagging-16ieyds.jpg[/FIMG]



    Fittingly, today's countdown hits the state of Joe Biden's birthplace (Scranton). In fact, Joe is so old that I think he and Billy Penn were classmates in school.

    And speaking of bros from the same hood, Ken Griffey Jr. not only keeps Stan Musial out of the top spot in HRs by a Pennsylvanian, he puts Stan the Man in second

    place when it comes to HRs in his own hometown. Both Griffey (Jr. & Sr.) and Musial were born in the western PA town of Donora. That's 1,257 HRs from just

    three guys!! Must be something in the water.

    Pennsylvania, btw, is still in 2nd place when it comes to the number of major leaguers produced. When my dad got a copy of the very first Baseball Encyclopedia, I

    learned that Pennsylvania had produced the most major leaguers. It has long since been passed by California but, surprisingly to me anyway, not yet by either Texas

    or Florida. And it still boasts an impressive array of HR leaders: 1) Griff Jr (630); 2) Reggie Jackson (563); 3) Musial (475); 4) Mike Piazza (427) ; 5) Dick Allen (351)

    Benjamin Grimm
    Jan 18 2021 04:05 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Biden wasn't really born in Pennsylvania because he moved to Delaware when he was a kid. I learned that from Donald Trump!

    MFS62
    Jan 18 2021 04:43 PM
    Re: Countdown

    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=sesame+street+count+2+gif&fr=yfp-t-s&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gifer.com%2F7GR9.gif#id=17&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gifer.com%2F7GR9.gif&action=click

    What part of the youtube address so you have to include? I can't get this to work.



    Later

    ashie62
    Jan 19 2021 06:09 AM
    Re: Countdown


    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=sesame+street+count+2+gif&fr=yfp-t-s&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gifer.com%2F7GR9.gif#id=17&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gifer.com%2F7GR9.gif&action=click

    What part of the youtube address so you have to include? I can't get this to work.



    Later


    On the right, click "view image" I believe.

    MFS62
    Jan 19 2021 06:45 AM
    Re: Countdown

    [YOUTUBE]final+countdown+gif+with+sound#id=9&vid=82a99a3cc2af663b6aa3ed2b5e1419ea&action=view [/YOUTUBE]



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    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 19 2021 06:53 AM
    Re: Countdown

    =MFS62 post_id=54291 time=1611063933 user_id=60]
    [YOUTUBE]final+countdown+gif+with+sound#id=9&vid=82a99a3cc2af663b6aa3ed2b5e1419ea&action=view [/YOUTUBE]





    If you want to post a YouTube video, simply paste the entire link to the video and it should play. That's it. No more need to format or use those bracketed YouTube boxes.



    Those links you tried, unsuccessfully, don't appear to be YouTube links.

    MFS62
    Jan 19 2021 07:16 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Still doesn't work.

    Here's the link.

    https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t-s&p=final+countdown+gif+with+sound#id=6&vid=9a294ecbd077eab0272edf0b1e1aab19&action=click



    Later

    batmagadanleadoff
    Jan 19 2021 07:26 AM
    Re: Countdown


    Still doesn't work.

    Here's the link.

    https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t-s&p=final+countdown+gif+with+sound#id=6&vid=9a294ecbd077eab0272edf0b1e1aab19&action=click






    That's not a YouTube link. That's a Yahoo search link. You have to go to the YouTube web site and pull up the video from there. That should give you the YouTube link.

    MFS62
    Jan 19 2021 08:00 AM
    Re: Countdown

    Aha!

    [YOUTUBE]9jK-NcRmVcw[/YOUTUBE]





    Thanks.

    Later

    Edgy MD
    Jan 19 2021 09:15 AM
    Re: Countdown

    The iconic Cannonball Run race across the US begins at New York City's Red Ball Garage and ends at the Portofino Hotel in Los Angeles ... speeding on regular interstates, defying legal speed limits.



    For years, the record hovered around 31 hours. In the last decade, people brought real tech innovation to the effort and brought it down in the 26 hour range. At the beginning of the pandemic, however, a lapse in traffic allowed several teams to make real assaults on the record and it fell three times in the Spring. In May 2020, Arne Toman and Doug Tabbut raced a modified Audi A6 across the country in 25 hours and 39 minutes, an average of 110 miles per hour.



    If they took off right now, by the time they arrived in Los Angeles, Joe Biden would be President.

    whippoorwill
    Jan 19 2021 04:37 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Did Griffey Sr ever play for a PA team?

    Frayed Knot
    Jan 19 2021 06:14 PM
    Re: Countdown

    [FIMG=400]https://img1.etsystatic.com/073/0/10705575/il_570xN.810698073_t0tw.jpg[/FIMG]



    I told ya we'd make it.



    [FIMG=400]https://libertyflagandbanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/delaware-flag.jpg[/FIMG]





    [CROSSOUT]50 - Hawaii[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]49 - Alaska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]48 - Arizona[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]47 - New Mexico[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]46 - Oklahoma[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]45 - Utah[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]44 - Wyoming[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]43 - Idaho[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]42 - Washington[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]41 - Montana[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]40 - South Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]39 - North Dakota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]38 - Colorado[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]37 - Nebraska[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]36 - Nevada[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]35 - West Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]34 - Kansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]33 - Oregon[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]32 - Minnesota[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]31 - California[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]30 - Wisconsin[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]29 - Iowa[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]28 - Texas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]27 - Florida[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]26 - Michigan[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]25 - Arkansas[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]24 - Missouri[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]23 - Maine[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]22 - Alabama[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]21 - Illinois[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]20 - Mississippi[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]19 - Indiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]18 - Louisiana[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]17 - Ohio[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]16 - Tennessee[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]15 - Kentucky[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]14 - Vermont[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]13 -Rhode Island[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]12 - North Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]11 - New York[/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]10 - Virginia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]9 - New Hampshire[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]8 - South Carolina[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]7 - Maryland[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]6 - Massachusetts [/CROSSOUT]

    [CROSSOUT]5 - Connecticut[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]4 - Georgia[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]3 - New Jersey[/CROSSOUT] - [CROSSOUT]2 - Pennsylvania[/CROSSOUT]



    Wilmington's Paul Godschmidt and his 249 ML HRs has a huge lead on the trio tied for second place with 96: Randy Bush, John Mabry, and Dave May

    Edgy MD
    Jan 19 2021 07:26 PM
    Re: Countdown

    I always thought Jimmie Foxx was from Delaware. Turns out he's from the DelMarVa peninsula, but six miles onto the Maryland side.



    But hey! Less than 15 hours to go! I've had bowel movements last longer than that!



    (Somehow less painful, though.)

    Fman99
    Jan 19 2021 07:57 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:

    The iconic Cannonball Run race across the US begins at New York City's Red Ball Garage and ends at the Portofino Hotel in Los Angeles ... speeding on regular interstates, defying legal speed limits.



    For years, the record hovered around 31 hours. In the last decade, people brought real tech innovation to the effort and brought it down in the 26 hour range. At the beginning of the pandemic, however, a lapse in traffic allowed several teams to make real assaults on the record and it fell three times in the Spring. In May 2020, Arne Toman and Doug Tabbut raced a modified Audi A6 across the country in 25 hours and 39 minutes, an average of 110 miles per hour.



    If they took off right now, by the time they arrived in Los Angeles, Joe Biden would be President.


    You'd be crazy to bet against Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise in this kind of event, though. Trust me on this.

    Edgy MD
    Jan 19 2021 09:41 PM
    Re: Countdown

    The Beatles cut their first album in 13 hours, not even deciding to make a run at "Twist and Shout" until after the 10 PM coffee break.



    What beauty and joy can you create in the (now less than) thirteen hours Trump has left in his presidency?

    Benjamin Grimm
    Jan 19 2021 11:55 PM
    Re: Countdown

    Edgy MD wrote:

    What beauty and joy can you create in the (now less than) thirteen hours Trump has left in his presidency?


    Are we still talking about bowel movements?

    MFS62
    Jan 20 2021 06:20 AM
    Re: Countdown

    [YOUTUBE]1qJU8G7gR_g[/YOUTUBE]



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