Game 7 of the World Series. Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded, 2 outs, and your team is down by 1
Nolan Ryan is on the mound. You have your choice of any hitter, of any era in his prime. Who gets the call?
What's one of your favorite Burt Bacharach songs? 🎶
Remembering Burt Bacharach, who was born in Kansas City, on May 12, 1928, the composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist started composing and writing pop songs in the 1950s. Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. He wrote 73 US & 52 UK Top 40 hits. Some of Bacharach's accolades include six Grammys, three Academy Awards, and one Emmy Award. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 & received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2008. Burt Bacharach died in February 2023 of natural causes.
Name another song that mentions the word "You." 🎶
Written by John Bettis & Jon Lind for the Vision Quest movie soundtrack, the song "Crazy For You" recorded by Madonna and released as a single in March 1985, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 1985. The song became Madonna's 2nd #1 and earned her a Grammy nomination, her 1st.
Long Lineage: Before Sacramento, the franchise was in Cincinnati. And before that, it was the Rochester Royals. Other than Oscar Robertson, can you name another player from the franchise before Sacramento?