Commemorating the 1,000th Post
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This is the 1,000th post on ProjectShanks.com.
1,000 posts. Articles, columns, previews, podcasts, YouTube videos, pictures of Kate Upton…it has been one heck of a journey to reach this milestone.
In-depth analysis to the absolutely hilarious to the utterly ridiculous, ProjectShanks.com has covered it all. It started as a vision over a year ago and has since turned into something we can be proud of for the rest of our lives. I’m still trying to wrap my head around this accomplishment. In less than 365 days, 1,000 posts have gone up on ProjectShanks.com. It’s the most enjoyable work I have ever done. The term “labor of love” could not be more fitting. Not even 10% of this site’s success could have been realized without the dedication, passion and drive of single person that has contributed. Life is crazy and has a habit of throwing curveballs at us and continually you guys came through with fresh, new content. More on page 9122
Chris Stuckey @ April 17, 2013
The PSDC Smokin’ Hot 50 is Coming Soon
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The PSDC Smokin’ Hot 50 is coming soon on ProjectShanks.com. Stay tuned.
Chris Stuckey @ May 20, 2013
133 Mo’ Days: A Farewell to Mariano Rivera
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Staff
On the other end of Mo’s 624 saves there have been 21 different catchers. From Joe Girardi on May 16, 1996 to Austin Romine on May 14, 2013 here are the catchers and how many saves they’ve caught.
Jorge Posada 367
Joe Girardi 74
Russell Martin 37
Francisco Cervelli 34
John Flaherty 32
Jose Molina 31
Chris Stewart 12
Ivan Rodriguez 7
Todd Greene 5 More on page 10996
Chris Stuckey @ May 20, 2013
Happy Jurickson Profar Day!
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Happy Jurickson Profar Day! Join ProjectShanks.com in celebrating the No. 1 overall prospect in all of minor league baseball as he makes another big league appearance filling the shoes of an injured Ian Kinsler.
Chris Stuckey @ May 20, 2013
Western Conference Finals Game 1 Recap: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs
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By Robbie Marbury
PSDC Big Man
On Sunday afternoon in San Antonio, TX, the Memphis Grizzlies were victims of a good, old-fashioned butt-whoopin’, at least that’s what we call it where I’m from. San Antonio beat Memphis in every facet of the game. Memphis led 2-0, then Kawhi Leonard splashed in a three and the Spurs never looked back. San Antonio beat the Grizzlies every second of the game after the 0-2 deficit until the final buzzer sounded with the final score of 105-83.
There are many reasons as to why the Spurs beat the Grizzlies so handily, but the two biggest reasons were Zach Randolph and a crap-ton of three’s. More on page 11010
rmarbury @ May 20, 2013
VIDEO: Miguel Debuts New Move at Billboard Music Awards, Pain Ensues
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Miguel tries a new dance move at the Billboard Music Awards last night. It involves kicking two females in the face. Watch here.
Chris Stuckey @ May 20, 2013
134 Mo’ Days: A Farewell to Mariano Rivera
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Stat Man
Whether or not fans like to think so, Mariano Rivera is human. In achieving 624 (and counting) career saves, there are going to be some missed opportunities. In doing research on blown saves, I came across an article on Mo’s post season blown saves total. Rivera has five blown save opportunities in 94 career postseason games, one short of the record held by Armando Benitez who has six blown saves in 28 postseason games.
October 5, 1997. American League Divisional Series Game 4, Jacobs Field.
With the Yankees leading Cleveland 2-1 in the best-of-five series, Rivera came into the game with a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning and one away. He retired the first batter then gave up a long home run to Sandy Alomar Jr. to tie the game. Cleveland added a run in the bottom of the ninth off of Ramiro Mendoza to win the game 3-2.
Aftermath: The Indians win Game 5, 4-3, and take the series. They advance to the World Series before falling to Florida in seven games.
November 4, 2001. World Series Game 7, Bank One Ballpark.
With the series tied 3-3, the Yankees took a 2-1 lead into the eighth against National League representative Arizona when Rivera was summoned on to seal the deal for New York in the emotional post 9/11 series.
Rivera mowed through the side in the eighth. In the ninth, the Diamondbacks put two on with a hit by Mark Grace and a throwing error by Rivera. With one out, Tony Womack doubled in the tying run. Rivera hit the next batter to set up the game-winning bloop hit by Luis Gonzalez against a drawn-in infield to end the series with a 3-2 Arizona victory.
Aftermath: Arizona won the series and Game 7 starter Curt Schilling and teammate Randy Johnson, who earned the win in relief, shared the MVP title. More on page 10991
Chris Stuckey @ May 19, 2013
PSDC Random Stat of the Day
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Stat Man
On August 3, 1914, Les Nunamaker of the New York Yankees tied the Major League record set by Jocko Milligan, of the American Association in a game played on July 26, 1887, when he caught three players from the Detroit Tigers stealing during the same (2nd) inning.
SOURCE: Baseball-Almanac.com
Chris Stuckey @ May 19, 2013
135 Mo’ Days: A Farewell to Mariano Rivera
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Stat Man
Okay, we all know that Mo’ can break a bat. He’s broken hundreds over his career, but never five at one time…
Until now.
Follow this link over to SBNation to see a cool GIF a blogger put together that shows an overlay of five different batters having their toothpicks shattered by one of Rivera’s wicked cutters.
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/5/16/4337480/mariano-rivera-breaks-five-bats-in-one-gif
Enjoy!!
Chris Stuckey @ May 18, 2013
Movie Trailer: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
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Oh yes. It’s the trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. December cannot come soon enough.
Chris Stuckey @ May 18, 2013
Podcast Shanks: Pop Culture Edition “So Long, Farewell, Good Riddance”
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Podcast Shanks is back and we’re talking pop culture again. PSDC Pop Culture Gurus Heather Douglass and John Baggett are here to talk about what’s going on in the world of television (for the most part).
And don’t let the name of the episode fool you. Our show isn’t going anywhere, but we are talking about the shows that are.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- The possible future of American Idol
– John and Heather talk about music
– Every show cancelled after this season on all of the major networks
– Fall TV pilots passed on by the networks
– A lengthy, pretty spoilery discussion of Dexter, specifically season 7
– The return of Arrested Development
Download the podcast or listen below.
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Chris Stuckey @ May 17, 2013
136 Mo’ Days: A Farewell to Mariano Rivera
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Stat Man
When Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 16th save of the season in the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Mariners, the 43-year-old took sole possession of the major league lead in saves. No player in his 40s other than Rivera himself (two years ago) had done that since Hoyt Wilhelm led the majors with three saves for a period of four days early in the 1969 season. Wilhelm was 46 years old at the time.
Chris Stuckey @ May 17, 2013
PSDC Random Stat of the Day
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By Johnny Griffith
PSDC Stat Man
As I’m sitting here watching baseball with the BOSS and enjoying my favorite bourbon (Knob Creek in case anyone is looking for a gift idea), I wondered just how much of my favorite spirit do Americans consume each year. After all it is our very own homegrown liqour and a declaration of Congress in 1964 declared bourbon to be “a distinctive product of the United States.”
Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey nets the largest sales in its category, at $2.2 billion worth of revenue in 2012, according to a recent report from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. This past year, the volume of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey shipped to suppliers increased by 5.2% compared to the previous year, and supplier revenues increased by 7.3%. While craft distillers do not make up a major part of the market, they are influencing the big guys. Major international distillers and brewers are designing brands to look like they were home-brewed, because it plays well with consumers.
As a side note, As of 2013, approximately 95% of all bourbon is produced in Kentucky, and the state has 4.9 million barrels of bourbon that are currently aging – a figure that exceeds the state population in 2012 of 4.38 million.
Now back to the game and a bit of Knob Creek over ice.
Chris Stuckey @ May 16, 2013
