Big Blue Huddle

Hi all, does anyone know what SPAM RISK is?  I keep getting telephone calls from it.  This happens at least four or five times each day.  If I do try to answer, I hear nothing back.  Do any of you ever get these weird calls?

Please list actors & your favorite movie each one made.  I'll start off:

Gary Cooper - The Westerner
Greer Garson - Strange Lady in Town
Cary Grant - Gunga Din
Doris Day - It Happened to Jane
William Holden - Stalag 17
Loretta Young - Rachel and the Stranger
John Wayne - Red River
Dorothy McGuire - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Humphrey Bogart - Treasure of the Sierra Madre

What do you consider the greatest score you ever heard for a movie?   Who was the composer?

We've had such fun on our current Movies thread that I thought that I mind turn it in a different direction.  By placing a character's name on the screen we'd be asking the others if they can come with the name of the movie.  You can tell me what you think of the idea by the way you join this thread.  So, here goes:

1.  Dorothy

2.  Leonard S. Vole

3.  Pontius Pilate

4.  James J. Braddock

5.  Richard Rich 

6. Apollo Creed

7.  Aleta

8.  General Turgidson   

This is jut about the largest I've ever seen.

Here's a GREAT new book, made for history buffs especially those interested in military history (that's you Lenny & Rich).  It's stories from some of the still living WW II vets.  They're all from guys in their 90s & over.  Each has a story of the "small" part he played in the Big War.  My wife just finished it & I started reading it today.  It's available through Amazon & my wife & I recommend it highly.

Lenny wanted somebody to attempt this thread.  So, I guess I'll do it.

Now, I'm sure there'll be a lot of films mentioned in this thread.  And, that's OK.  And, nobody will be wrong because, after all, each picture named will be a personal choice.  But, please give your reason/s.

I'll start of.  And, I agree 100% with Weeze who already posted his choice on another thread:


"Ben Hur"

1. Directed by one of the all-time great Directors; William Wyler.

2. A grand epic picture that kept its personal stories on a "little screen" level.

3. A fine strong actor, Charlton Heston, in a life time Acadaemy Award performance.

4.  Great performances by the entire cast.

5. One of the greatest action sequences ever filmed; the Chariot Race.

6. IMO, the greatest film score ever written by Miklos Rozsa.

Lenny, please hold off for a couple of days to see if anyone else might be interested.  OK?

See if you can identify the movies associated with the following quote:

1.  I ain't goin' down no more!

2.  Lady, ever see a man looks like this?

3.  Captain, I just threw your stinkin' potted plant overboard!

4.  It means she's gonna have puppies.

5.  Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico?

6.  Let's say a prayer for a kid who couldn't run as fast as I could.

7.  You're all under arrest!  Pack up your gear and come with me!

8.  Call me Ishmael.

9.  Here's lookin' at you, kid!

10. Rosebud! 

I just watched an interesting item on the MLB Channel; the 1986 Playoffs.  It covered the amazing playoffs that both the Mets & Red Sox had.  The main time was spent on the actual Series itself  The Interviewers had Mookie Wilson from the Mets and Bruce Hurst & Kevin Schiraldi from the Sox.  It was apparently filmed in 2011 since they talking about "25 years ago."  In any event, I found it interesting in that I learned about various decisions were made during the games; something I knew nothing about.  Discussing the game Six excitement, one thing they didn't stress was Bob Stanley's WP that brought in the Mets' tying run.  To me, that's always been THE big play.  I don't remember when a WP had previously happened, but as Stanley came in, I kept saying to myself, "Wild pitch, wild pitch!"  And, it happened!!!!

Here the Mets were sailing along and in come their GREAT nemesis, the Braves.   Three losses in a row.   Let's hope they can recoup against the Cubs!

Back in ther olden days, real doubleheaders were played throughout both leagues on the main Holidays; Memorial Day, Independence Day & Labor Day.  They were even scheduled on the occasional Sunday.  Yesterday, there were NONE of course.  The Mets were even scheduled for an Off Day!!!!  Is that part of the Labor Agreement?  If it is, that's stupid.  Of course, today's players are different from those in the olden days.  Ernie Banks used to say, "It's a beautiful day.  Let's play two!"

I posted this as a thread on the main Board & it went nowhere.  I just finished reading it.  Anyone interested in Giants' history should read this!  I found out a lot I didn't know.  Basically, it covers the first four decades of the NFL.  I strongly suggest it.

1.)  50 yard FG in the snow.

2.)  4th and 17.

3.)  The "Catch."

4.)  The "Fumble."

5.)  Selecting to defend the east end zone.

The Giants have won FOUR SBs & they beat a HofF QB in each one:

SB XX! - Elway

SB XXV - Kelly

SB LXII - Brady

XXLVI - Brady

Pretty good record!

I'm in the process of re-watching the Series from a fresh perspective.  So far, I've watched the first four games in order.  Of course I have yet to reach the BIG one - Game 6.

One thing that has really impressed me is how much better the announcers were 30 years ago than they are today.  Vince Scully & Joe Garagiola covered the Series.  They both kept completely to the game while still adding tid-bits along the way; Garagiola speaking from a players perspective & Scully calling everything accurately with verve.  Nowadays all we get is constant yak-yak-yak from (generally) three guys in the booth with much of the conversation about things NOT involved in the game.  How refreshing to listen to two Pros doing it.

Except for the loss in the Championship Game, 1958 is one of my favorite seasons even though I had to listen to the home games on the radio.  It was at the height of the Giants/Browns rivalry.  (As Jim Brown said, "The best defense I ever played against; they had a scheme that allowed Sam Huff to wrap himself around my legs."  Tom Landry said, "You couldn't stop Jim Brown all the time but we had more success at it than other teams.")  The Giants stood at 8 - 3 (beating the Browns twice but losing to the Eagles, Cardinals & Steelers), & the Browns were 9 - 2 (losing to the Giants & some other team) going into the last game of the season against each other.

The Giants next to last game was at the Lions.  They had to win that game to have a chance to tie the Browns for that last game.  The Giants were leading 19 - 17 with the clock ticking down.  The Lions set up for a short game winning FG.  And, Carl Karilivacz (the only year he played) blocked it, saving us for the final showdown.

Well Dec 14th dawned cloudy & cold with a threat of snow in the air.  The Browns won the toss and started the game on their own 20.  Jim Brown took the opening play ball & went down the field for an 80 yard TD!  As he was on that romp, the first flakes started to fall.  It snowed through the whole game.  I don't recall the order of scoring but the Brown had a FG & the Giants a FG and a TD pass from Frank Gifford to Bob Schnelker.  So, going into the last few minutes it was 10 - 10.  A final tie score would give the Browns the Eastern Division title.  The Giants HAD to win the game in order to force a playoff for Division title.  The Giants were someplace around the Browns 40 yard line; nobody knew for sure because the snow obliterated the yard markers.  It was 4th down and Jim lee Howell sent Summerall in for a 50 yard (more or less) FG.  As he  entered the huddle, Conerly asked him, "What the hell are you doing here?"  (Remember, FGs of that distance, especially in the snow, were almost unheard of in those days.)  Well, he hit it!  13 - 10, Giants.

A coin toss that decided the game would be in Yankee Stadium.  The Giants won 10 - 0, holding Brown to only 10 yards.

The heck with that miserable Championship game.  If it were only possible to watch those games against the Lions & Browns...

Hi Tailgaters,
GREAT site!  Wet your whistle here then you can branch out when you're ready.  Any of you BBH vets, PLEASE join in!

Maybe BBH has used this subject before.  But, being Giant History buff, I'd to see what posters would pick for their individual all-Time teams.  A couple of provisos I'd like to make:  It should be a 53 man team made up of players who have been on the Giants only since you've been a fan.  Second, don't try to make decisions based on players playing in "different eras."  We'll assume an even playing field.  Remember these are personal choices; nobody's wrong.  But, you should be able to defend your choices if need be.

As a start, here is my team:

QB - Phil Simms                   DT - Arnie Weinmeister
QB - Charlie Conerly            DT - Rosey Grier
QB - Eli Manning                  DT - Dick Modzelewski
RB - Rodney Hampton         DT - Jim Burt
RB - Joe Morris                    DE - Andy Rosbustelli
RB - Tiki Barber                   DE - Jim Katcavage
RB - O. J. Anderson             DE - Leonard Marshall
RB - Frank Gifford                DE - Michael Strahan
FB - Eddie Price                   LB - Lawrence Taylor
FB - Madison Hedgecock     LB - Harry Carson
TE - Mark Bavaro                LB - Harlan Svare
TE - Bob Tucker                   LB - Carl Banks
TE - Aaron Thomas             LB - Sam Huff
WR - Del Shofner                LB - Brad Van Pelt
WR - Kyle Rote                   CB - Erich Barnes
WR - Homer Jones              CB - Dick LyncBill Austin               
WR Amani Toomer              CB - Harmon Rowe
WR - Earnest Gray             CB - Tom Landry
C - Ray Wietecha               S - Emlen Tunnell
C - Bart Oates                    S - Jimmy Patton
OG - Jack Stroud                S - Carl (Spider) Lockhart
OG - Bill Austin                   S - Otto Schnellbacher
OG - William Roberts          P - Don Chandler
OG - Chris Snee                 PK - Pete Gogolak
OT - Rosey Brown              KR - Dave Meggett
OT - Karl Nelson                 ST - Reyna Thompson
OT - Karl Nelson
OT - Jumbo Elliott
OT - Gordon King

Any comments, questions?  How about seeing your team?