Archive for January, 2013

Did a Player Once Get Hits For Two Different Teams in Two Different Cities on the Same Day?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Joel Youngblood got a hit for two different baseball teams in two different cities all in a […]

Was Dock Ellis Really Banned From Wearing Hair Curlers on the Field?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Dock Ellis was banned from wearing hair curlers on the field. Dock Ellis was a strange star […]

Did the Red Wings Used to Lend Their Trainers Out to Teams That Needed an Emergency Goalie?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about hockey and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the hockey urban legends featured so far. HOCKEY URBAN LEGEND: The Detroit Red Wings used to lend their trainer to other teams if they needed a goalie […]

What is the NHL Version of “Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You/Gonna Knock You Right on the Head”?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about hockey and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the hockey urban legends featured so far. HOCKEY URBAN LEGEND: There was a remarkable act of almost instant karma in a 2001 Chicago Blackhawks/Colorado Avalanche game. On […]

Did Everett Case Really Invent the ACC Tournament?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: Everett Case created the ACC Tournament. Everett Case was best known for being the head coach of […]

Did a College Basketball Game Once End in One Team Playing ONE Player Against the Other Team’s Five?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: An NCAA basketball game once ended with a team playing 1-on-5! In 1982, two small colleges got […]

The Remarkable Story of Ron Wright’s First (and Only) Major League Game

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Ron Wright had an extremely memorable (not in a good way) performance in his first, and only, […]

Was Lou Piniella Once Thrown Out at Every Base in a Single Game?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Lou Piniella was the first major league baseball player to be thrown out at every base/plate in […]

Did Bill Lange Really Break Through an Outfield Wall to Make a Famous Catch?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Bill Lange broke through the outfield fence to make a brilliant catch. In the film, the Natural, […]

Did a Boxing Championship Bout Once End in a Double Knockout?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about boxing and whether they are true or false. BOXING URBAN LEGEND: A boxing championship bout once ended in a double-knockout! First off, almost all states have it written into their rules what would happen if there was a legitimate double knockout (both […]