
Live life to it's fullest.....be kind to others.........can't stress this enough
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FishheadSBR Aristocracy
- 08-11-05
- 40179
#1Live life to it's fullest.....be kind to others.........can't stress this enoughTags: None -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
- 07-20-05
- 388179
#2Actually great advice Fisher
I need to talk to you tomorrow AM about soccer cardsComment -
FishheadSBR Aristocracy
- 08-11-05
- 40179
#3Elizabeth Ann Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U.S. professional wrestling manager. She gained international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation, and the mid-1990s in World Championship Wrestling in her role as the manager to the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She died as a r
esult of a drug and alcohol overdose in 2003 in the home she shared with Lex Luger
The LEGENDARY MACHO MAN.........
"Macho Man" Randy Savage was best known as one of the most famous professional wrestlers ever.
Randall Poffo, Savage's given name, performed as Macho Man in the World Wrestling Federation, now known as WWE, during his heyday. His larger-than-life personality, trademark "Oooooh yeah!" catchphrase and attractive valet, Miss Elizabeth, made him a favorite of wrestling fans. He also enjoyed numerous endorsement opportunities, including his memorably campy "Snap into a Slim Jim" commercial series.
But unbeknownst to many of his fans, Poffo, who died Friday in an auto accident in Florida, began his athletic career as a professional baseball player in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He signed with the Cards as a catcher out of high school and later spent time in the Reds and White Sox organizations. Poffo played 289 games in four minor league seasons, batting .254 with 16 homers and 66 RBIs.
WWEIn addition to his wildly successful pro wrestling career, "Macho Man" Randy Savage played four seasons of minor league baseball.
One of Poffo's teammates on the 1971 Gulf Coast League Cardinals, Larry Herndon, heard the news of Poffo's passing on the radio while driving on Friday. The two were roommates in St. Petersburg, Fla., that year, when both players were in their first professional season. Poffo was 18. Herndon was 17.
"I have memories of him as a great teammate and a great man," Herndon told Page 2 by phone. "He was a pure-hearted individual. He really cared a lot about others."
Poffo, of course, left baseball and followed in the footsteps of his father, Angelo Poffo, a pro wrestler. Herndon remained in baseball, reaching the majors in 1974 with the Cardinals and later spending six seasons with the Giants and seven with the Tigers. He won a World Series with Detroit in 1984 and coached with the Tigers after his playing career ended. Herndon remains in the Detroit organization as batting coach of the Class A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Herndon said Poffo was well-liked by teammates and described him as a diligent worker.
"He kept everybody [on the team] loose," Herndon said. "He was always having fun."
Herndon said Poffo used to swing a bat into a hanging car tire as a regular training exercise in order to strengthen his hands and make sure he utilized his legs during swings. The technique was so effective that Herndon adopted it from Poffo and still uses it with his Lakeland players to this day.
Herndon said he and Poffo remained friends and spoke from time to time over the years, although they hadn't visited since the mid-1990s, when Herndon was a coach in Detroit and Poffo was performing there. Herndon took his son to see Poffo perform in a 1990 WWF event in San Jose, Calif., and said he and his son were in awe of the size and excitement of the event, with his former roommate playing the starring role.
"He always had a big heart," Herndon said. "He was a man who really loved life and loved people."Comment -
DeuceBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 01-12-08
- 29843
#4Yes Fishy so true.Comment -
SlickFazzerSBR Posting Legend
- 05-22-08
- 20209
#5I love you Deuce, JJ, and FH.Comment -
doublej95SBR Posting Legend
- 01-26-10
- 14094
#6Great advice Fish.Comment -
Extra InningsSBR Posting Legend
- 02-26-10
- 15058
#7Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Comment -
robmpinkSBR Posting Legend
- 01-09-07
- 13205
#8Fishy, best of luck hitting the great dumpster in the sky!Comment -
The MadcapSBR MVP
- 07-03-10
- 2808
#9Thanks for the reads Fish.No more of that talk, or I'll put the leeches on you.Comment -
Joe DogsSBR MVP
- 07-20-09
- 1931
#10The rules to live by,for sure.Comment -
robmpinkSBR Posting Legend
- 01-09-07
- 13205
#11You could be kind to others yet be a serial killer.Comment -
LandscaperSBR MVP
- 10-12-10
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#12Comment -
robmpinkSBR Posting Legend
- 01-09-07
- 13205
#13And you lived life to its fullest by scalping and opening countless accounts at the same books for bonuses? STFU and get off your soapbox.Comment -
robmpinkSBR Posting Legend
- 01-09-07
- 13205
#14I beat slots! Living life to its fullest!As you always say.
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opie1988SBR Posting Legend
- 09-12-10
- 23429
#15With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.Comment
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