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On this date in WWF history: Commissioner Michaels screws Billy Gunn out of the Intercontinental title
On December 21, 1998, Billy Gunn challenged Ken Shamrock for the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Intercontinental Championship Title. After a fairly spirited match, "Badass" pinned "The World's Most Dangerous Man" for the belt. Except he didn't. That's because Shawn Michaels, who took on the...
On this date in WWF history: Vince McMahon steals 20 minutes from every pro wrestling fan's life
On December 11, 2000, just one day after WWF Armageddon, Vince McMahon orders commissioner Mick Foley to "Get his fat ass out to the ring" so that he can force him to resign. Now, I understand the day after a major pay-per-view is going to be light on content, but this 20-minute segment is so long...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1989
This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers 1989 season. 1989 ushered in a new age for both the NFL and the 49ers, but how would it affect the product on the field? How could George Seifert possibly fill the shoes of Bill Walsh? 1989 would end up being one of the most memorable...
Commissioner For a Day
(Inspired by baseballgirl's post from Wednesday, these five ideas all probably require collective bargaining, but I’m assuming absolute power in this hypothetical): 1. Allow the trading of draft picks and institute “hard” draft pick slotting (NBA style), which would instantly...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1960
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's Record: Sept. 25 New York Giants L: 21-19 0-1 1-0 Oct. 2 Los Angeles Rams W: 9-13 1-1 0-2 Oct. 9 @ Detroit Lions W:...
Updating Der Kommissar's Rookie Salary Cap Rant
A few days ago marcello posted a link to Roger Goodell's rant against the rise in rookie salaries. I knew I wanted to discuss this in more depth, but I wanted to wait and get my ducks in a row. Today is a perfect time for this post thanks to several video links at ESPN.com and NFL.com on the...
Will Vlad Selig ever step down? And who will succeed him?
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is apparently agitating for MLB to extend the contract of Allan H. "Vlad" Selig. Reinsdorf has lined up on-again/off-again Honest Man Fay Vincent to exonerate Vlad from blame in the polonium-210 steroid scandal, and has gotten hapless AP writer Ron Blum to accept the...
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