Other Crap

Again in honor of Sammy's sneeze ... the guys in sports who were NOT pussies.

• According to ... um ... baseball lore ... Sachel Paige once pitched six games in one day, the middle two in 90 degree temperatures, last two with a broken bone in his pitching arm. He also drove the team bus and changed a flat that day. Unfortunately, he did not have time to rassle a bar or beat Mike Fink at keelboating.
• If you have been reading this page a long time, you know of my own dad's alleged exploits as the only white man in the old Negro Leagues. Not one to be outdone by Satch, he once finished a season in a wheelchair, and even with two broken legs, he was still good enough that most teams walked him to get to Josh Gibson - even with the bases full.