1995 Stories - Halos Heaven
On this date in WWF history: Shawn Michaels makes Royal Rumble history
On January 22, 1995, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) hall-of-famer Shawn Michaels did what many people thought couldn't be done at the promotion's annual Royal Rumble event. He drew number one and went on to win the tournament. "The Heartbreak Kid" eliminated the following contestants during his...
On this date in WCW history: The Giant falls off the roof of the Cobo Arena and into the Detroit River
And not only does he live to tell about it, he comes back (completely dry) to defeat Hulk Hogan for the world title just minutes later in the main event of WCW's Halloween Havoc. Why was The Giant on the roof of the Cobo Arena? Because he was having a sumo monster truck match against the Hulkster,...
Angels Fan Confidence in the Scream of the Butterfly
Before I sink into the big sleep I want to hear, I want to hear The scream of the butterfly The tsunami, they say, may be caused by last month's flap of a butterfly's wing on the other side of the globe. As we stand at the low tide of the Scioscia era, it may be useful to look back (hey this is a...
Good Hands Roadside Rivalry Road Trip: An Icy Trip To Boston College For The Cavaliers
The first Virginia road game I attended was against Michigan at the Big House in 1995. I'm not sure that counts, though. The "road trip" was a mile walk from my parents' house to the stadium, I could not believe that UM went down 17-0 to Virginia (who?), and we walked home with a feeling of relief,...
At 15, Angels 1995 Collapse a Wistful "What If"
Fifteen years ago today (October 2, 1995) the California Angels lost a one-game playoff to the Seattle Mariners to determine the winner of the American League West. The game was nerve-wrackingly neck and neck for about the first two hours, but a Mariners blowout ensued and the Angels had...
Bump in the Road?
Despite heavily-ingrained Angels folklore to the contrary, losing shortstop Gary DiSarcina in August of 1995 did not sink the '95 Angels. Although 1995 was the single above-average season in suckworthy Gary's career (and Dipshit DeeSar was born and remains a Chowd on top of it all so save your...
Eau du '95 Gone
So I am in my season seats in Centerfield, we’re hollering to Torii Hunter and he is holding up a fist of solidarity for us. It is the top of the 9th, Shields is in and we are up by 4.Backtrack two innings – Texas wins on a walkoff grandslam. I think – but do not say –...
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