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4-15-2024 Daily Thread

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Well folks, aside from being Tax Day, today is also the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank. So in an effort to lighten the mood a bit, let’s instead remember that Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. And if you haven’t seen it yet, I definitely recommend watching the 2013 film 42, starring Chadwick Boseman (who does a fantastic job).

Weekend Thread

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I recently found out that, back in the 1930s and 1940s, there was a real professional baseball player named Johnny Dickshot. He was apparently known as the “Ugliest Man In Baseball,” and when he retired, he opened a tavern called Dickshot’s Dugout.

4-9-2024 Daily Thread

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Crazy Stories of the Texans’ 2023 Season:
With Ka’imi Fairbairn sidelined due to injury and the Texans locked in a tight game with the Bucs, the stage was set for third-string RB Dare Ogunbowale, who nailed a tiebreaking 29-yard field goal to give the Texans a 33-30 lead with 8:45 remaining in the game. Ogunbowale became the first non-kicker or punter to make a field goal since Wes Welker on October 10, 2004 (which was also my 22nd birthday).