My favorite number has always been 4. Keith Brown was my first favorite Hawk. Throughout my sporting life, if I couldn’t get 4, or 44, I would always try to get one of the double numbers 11,22,33,55,66 etc. as always thought those looked good on a Uni.
- Ogilthorpe2

All cool numbers. I was given 55 in a men's league game where they forced me to play defense and I thought it was a cool number for a defensemen. Coincidentally I found a sweet jersey to order online and it happened to come emblazoned with 55 for Gonchar so I thought that was cool. If anybody likes random overseas jerseys the link has the same jersey but different number.
*not an ad* https://www.ebay.com/i/184178255556?chn=ps

Companies move between states for lots of reasons - taxes probably the least important - but all economic - they leave union friendly stated for so-called right to work states, they move because states foolishly throw money at them in incentives, the move because of infrastructure issues....

People move for lots of reasons, too - to follow companies, for tax reasons, cost of living issues, climate....

But they generally bring their politics with them, because their politics are only partly economic - they want the same expensive government services in their new locations as they had in their old - a D in CA will be a D in Big D.
- StLBravesFan

Yup...until every state is broke trying to be everything to everyone. At least until all of those evil millionaires and billionaires pay “their fair share”.

Companies move between states for lots of reasons - taxes probably the least important - but all economic - they leave union friendly stated for so-called right to work states, they move because states foolishly throw money at them in incentives, the move because of infrastructure issues....

People move for lots of reasons, too - to follow companies, for tax reasons, cost of living issues, climate....

But they generally bring their politics with them, because their politics are only partly economic - they want the same expensive government services in their new locations as they had in their old - a D in CA will be a D in Big D.
- StLBravesFan

Like sports teams.

All cool numbers. I was given 55 in a men's league game where they forced me to play defense and I thought it was a cool number for a defensemen. Coincidentally I found a sweet jersey to order online and it happened to come emblazoned with 55 for Gonchar so I thought that was cool. If anybody likes random overseas jerseys the link has the same jersey but different number.
*not an ad* https://www.ebay.com/i/184178255556?chn=ps
- just69sayin

I also like all single digit numbers...except for 1. For some reason that seems pretentious.

I also like all single digit numbers...except for 1. For some reason that seems pretentious.
- Ogilthorpe2

Who was “0” in basketball - Woolridge?

Who was “0” in basketball - Woolridge?
- StLBravesFan

Yup

“0”rlando

My favorite number has always been 4. Keith Brown was my first favorite Hawk. Throughout my sporting life, if I couldn’t get 4, or 44, I would always try to get one of the double numbers 11,22,33,55,66 etc. as always thought those looked good on a Uni.
- Ogilthorpe2

I had season tickets in the early to mid 80’s, my then girlfriend who eventually became my wife was a big Keith Brown fan, she always thought he was cute. I liked Brown as well (as a hockey player), but I always wanted more from him. He was strong and fast, but he never got to the level that I envisioned, too bad.

I also like all single digit numbers...except for 1. For some reason that seems pretentious.
- Ogilthorpe2

I think 1 is a sweet goalie number. If I remember reading about this correctly in an article somewhere earlier this year, even goalies back in the late 70s were getting bored of the same numbers being assigned to them like 1, 30, 31.
Edit: I found the article
https://www.nhl.com/news/...wear-number-1/c-315892118

Who was “0” in basketball - Woolridge?
- StLBravesFan

College football players are wearing it again.

College football players are wearing it again.
- just69sayin

Apparently, lots of players have worn “0”, especially cagers:

https://www.ranker.com/li...-who-wore-0/ranker-sports

I forgot that Robert Parish wore “00”.

Apparently, lots of players have worn “0”, especially cagers:

https://www.ranker.com/li...-who-wore-0/ranker-sports

I forgot that Robert Parish wore “00”.
- StLBravesFan

A little before my time but if I remember correctly he was awesome

I had season tickets in the early to mid 80’s, my then girlfriend who eventually became my wife was a big Keith Brown fan, she always thought he was cute. I liked Brown as well (as a hockey player), but I always wanted more from him. He was strong and fast, but he never got to the level that I envisioned, too bad.
- Angotti

Hawks did well with our recent #4.

A little before my time but if I remember correctly he was awesome
- just69sayin

Parish, McHale, Bird - not a bad front line. Three championships, two other finals losses to the Lakers....

They could do showtime, they could pound - great multi-year rivalry with Magic, Kareem, et.al.

Pro ball’s best era, IMO.

Parish, McHale, Bird - not a bad front line. Three championships, two other finals losses to the Lakers....

They could do showtime, they could pound - great multi-year rivalry with Magic, Kareem, et.al.

Pro ball’s best era, IMO.
- StLBravesFan

Low bar, IMO.

#nationalboringassociation

Low bar, IMO.

#nationalboringassociation
- Ogilthorpe2

Yep. Maybe if they only had 1 timeout each it would be watchable!

Parish, McHale, Bird - not a bad front line. Three championships, two other finals losses to the Lakers....

They could do showtime, they could pound - great multi-year rivalry with Magic, Kareem, et.al.

Pro ball’s best era, IMO.
- StLBravesFan

I figured that I was spoiled with the MJ Pippen Paxson Grant era then again with Steve Kerr and Rodman. I know I saw those guys battle against some tough opponents and it was awesome.
From the pre Pistons and MJ era, what I've seen highlights of, the Celtics werent giving any points up easily and then the Lakers had a few of the craftier players ever

That is a little rich ,just tough luck we were involved in that useless tournament .
- oldduffman

SSHHH! I agree it was useless too, a sham, but you get crucified when you say it!

Parish, McHale, Bird - not a bad front line. Three championships, two other finals losses to the Lakers....

They could do showtime, they could pound - great multi-year rivalry with Magic, Kareem, et.al.

Pro ball’s best era, IMO.
- StLBravesFan

Celtics were huge upfront very difficult to match up against 6'-9" Bird played "Small Forward" when McHale went into the starting lineup. 6'9" 7'1" 6'11" with the longest arms in the league McHale supposedly had. Pippen although 6'7" also has long arms for his height. He blocked 6'11" Charles Smith of the Knicks and saved the playoff game. They played it on the Jumbotron at Sox Park and I heard the roar in my high rise next to Water Tower Place.

What’s more amazing was from 1952 to 1988 (Except 64 when no one voted for Goldwater), California as a state voted republican.
- LAHawk

Mondale won one state, Minnesota plus DC.

Better to look like Pit Martin than some other Blackhawks legends like Pavel Vorobiev. Your ex chose wisely, not that Martin and Vorobiev were contemporaries.
- Theo Fox

He did have an interesting look. Great unibrow.

Got kids? I imagine a lot easier without kids
- BetweenTheDots

1st son was born in LA, 4 months before we went to Boston. 2nd son born in Boston. They were 5 & 7 when we came back to CHI, so got their education here.

All those SoCal folks brought their love of big government with them and have previously reliably red Texas turning blue.
- Ogilthorpe2

We’ll see. Lots of stories tha5 TX could flip this year, 1st time in a long time. But LBJ was a Dem.

Sean Connery, the best Bond, dead at 90. RIP 007.

Sean Connery, the best Bond, dead at 90. RIP 007.
- HawkintheD

The only Bond.

Alef ha-shalom.

Sean Connery, the best Bond, dead at 90. RIP 007.
- HawkintheD

What a bummer.