ProudMary

I didn't get FJ and it's very frustrating to me because I actually have a wealth of knowledge about motion picture history of the '30s and '40s. It's one of my strong suits, but not on Friday. 😏 I knew that "Little Caesar" starred Edward G. Robinson, but for whatever reason, my brain was fixating on the James Cagney films, "The Public Enemy" and "White Heat" and was only pulling the character names from those films. I never got to Rico. I think I've only seen clips from "Little Caesar," never the full film. Still, that probably should have been enough for me to get Rico, but evidently not. The reason I quoted you here is that you also seem to have had "The Public Enemy" in mind, without realizing it. James Cagney was the one who smushed a grapefruit in Jean Harlow's face. That was a scene from "The Public Enemy." Of course, that knowledge netted me nothing. Kudos to you for getting Rico!

This, by Tyler Kepner, is the best Rickey Henderson tribute I've read. It's from The Athletic, which is under the umbrella of The New York Times, but I don't have a subscription and I was able to access it without hitting a paywall. Always on the move, Rickey Henderson leaves legacy as one of baseball’s greatest showmen

Rizzo's a free agent. The Yanks let him walk. 😥

I'm so sorry for you and all the fans. 😥 It's awful. Oakland fans won't have the opportunity to come together to collectively mourn the passing of their all-around greatest player on opening day or on a specially named Rickey Henderson Day. They should open the stadium just for a tribute to Rickey. I bet thousands would come. Everything about this sucks. I had seen video from the final game at the Coliseum in September and Rickey seemed to be in great shape, as you'd expect. He always kept himself in shape. It's one of the reasons he had such a long and productive career. If there was ever someone you'd think could outrun death, it would have been Rickey. To lose him at 65 is almost unfathomable. To be honest, I shed quite a few tears yesterday afternoon as it was such a shock. Also, it didn't help matters any that this site was down for most of the day and we couldn't talk about it here.

Week 15: 3/5* (Tu, W, Th) YTD: 41/75, 8* (55%)

Oh my God, Rickey Henderson died. He would have been 66 on Christmas day. He had been hospitalized for pneumonia. This is SO sad. There are the greats and then there's a whole different level. Rickey was that and one of the all-time characters in baseball history. https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/21/rickey-henderson-oakland-as-died-yankees-hall-of-fame-mvp-man-of-steal/

Every time this happens, I wonder if it's the end of the Primetimer forums. As it is right now, I had to do a lot of scrolling to figure out where I'd be able to reply. (I'm on my phone.) I wanted to post my score in the FJ Contest thread, but I'm not doing that with this mess that's happening. I hope it gets fixed and that this isn't goodbye.

Another good signing by the As. As Gonzales says here, Ken Rosenthal had this info first, but it's buried in a longer article that's behind a paywall at The Athletic, so I'm just linking Alden's tweet. Also, this is informed speculation, but interesting. I hope Bregman gets hung out to dry, but that's JMHO.

Admittedly, I'd never heard of John Holway until today, but this In Memorium tribute for Mr. Holway, who passed away on December 5th at the age of 95, is a very interesting read. He was a pioneer in researching baseball in Japan and in the Negro Leagues. Much of what we know about these professional leagues is thanks to the work of Mr. Holway. He was also one of the earliest members of SABR, joining only two months after the organization's founding in 1971. A good read about an interesting life. https://sabr.org/latest/in-memoriam-john-holway/

Discuss the third set of episodes here.

I've only gotten through Episode 4 so far. I did really well on "The 70s" category. 😄 I liked "The Grahams" too. I still wonder if any team will succeed at a Triple Play.

Cody Bellinger to the Yankees. Via Bob Nightingale's BlueSky: Cody Bellinger has just been informed he has been traded to the Yankees. Passan had it first 30 year-old reliever Cody Poteet is going back to the Cubs. Yankees will also receive $5 million in cash. Cody Bellinger was told that he will be playing center field for the Yankees, sliding Aaron Judge back to right field.

Nice to "meet" you. Congratulations on making it to the Alex Trebek Stage! I see that you just joined Primetimer a few hours ago and this is your very first post. How exactly did you find our little corner of the world?

I don't think that they should have to, but the idea that THIRTEEN teams have never even given a $200 million contract is just wrong.

As I've been discussing the need for a salary floor, this telling graphic pops up in my feed. The teams in the two columns on the right should be embarrassed.