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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘Would Babe Ruth Make it In Today’s MLB’? Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffBabe Ruth, Baseball, Sports, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody. George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore. He was a bit of a trouble maker in his early days and ended up in St Mary’s Industrial School for boys a reformatory and orphanage. He learned to play baseball there and nobody had any idea what he would do with this. In 1914 he signed with the Baltimore Orioles which was a minor league team. Ruth soon went to the Red Sox where he was a pitcher. He was then traded to the Yankees and played…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Marty Schottenheimer’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffNFL, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Last week we lost a sports icon. Martin Edward Schottenheimer was born Sept 23rd 1943 in Canonsburg, PA. Marti spent 6 years playing in the NFL and coached from 1974 to 2011. 21 of those years he was a head coach in the NFL. Marti was drafted to the Buffalo Bills in 1965 as a linebacker and won the AFL championship with them. Marty went into coaching in 1974 and landed his first NFL head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns. He spent nearly 10 years at Kansas City, and wrapped up…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Super Bowl Goat’ by Mitchell Smith!

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffSports, Super Bowl, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The Super Bowl is closing in on us and this year will be a first. The designated stadium will also have its team playing there. I’m not sure it will play a factor but we shall find out. Other firsts will be a Quarterback’s 10th appearance in a Super Bowl. This is an amazing feat as Tom Brady will undoubtable be named the GOAT for anyone who thought he already was not. Brady had all of his success in New England with Coach Bill Belichick. This is the first Super Bowl with a different…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Hank Aaron’ by Mitchell Smith!

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffHank Aaron, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Henry Louis Aaron, legendary Braves right fielder, nicknamed “Hammer” passed away Friday January 22nd in his sleep. He was just shy of his 87th birthday. Aaron who is best known for breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time career home record by hitting 755 total home runs. 33 years later Barry Bonds broke Aaron’s record, but Aaron remains 2nd on the list and Ruth remains 3rd on the list. An ageing Albert Pujols is the only active player close to catching any of these 3 with 662. Among many other offensive records Aaron is also…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Fans’ by Mitchell Smith!

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The past year has been challenging to say the least. Our lives have been turned upside down from top to bottom. The sports world took a huge hit as events were cancelled. It was a strange time not filling out an NCAA Basketball bracket as our country began to shut down. Slowly we were able to get things going again but with no fans in the stands. Many sports were very strange with no fans in the stands but there was some crowd noise piped in to make it feel more normal.…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Tommy Lasorda’ By Mitchell Smith!

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

How do you spell relief? R O L A I D S! This was a familiar jingle in the 80’s, and growing up everyone knew who Tommy Lasorda was. Lasorda was born in 1927 in Norristown, PA. He bounced around the MLB for a number of years and pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers. His pitching career was minimal, but Lasorda did not give up on the majors as he pursued a coaching career. Lasorda started out as the third base coach of the LA Dodgers and moved into the manager’s position in…

THE POP EXPOSE Remembering ‘Eddie Mathews’ By Mitchell Smith!

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffBaseball, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

This week I’m turning back the clock and taking a look at Edwin Lee Mathews aka Eddie Mathews. Many people might not know who Eddie is and I am guilty up until this week when I was talking to my boss about the Atlanta Braves loss in game 7 of the NLDS. Eddie was born on October 13, 1931 in Texarkana. His family later moved to California where he played baseball. In 1949 he signed with the Boston Braves. He is the only played to play in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta…

THE POP EXPOSE – RIP Joe Morgan and Conchata Ferrell Story By Mitchell Smith!

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Holy Crap, October is flying by, I hope everyone is doing well. This week I have a double feature to honor 2 greats we lost last week. Baseball legend Joe Morgan and actress Conchata Ferrell. Joe Morgan played second base and was most famous for being part of the Big Red Machine. The nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds in the 70’s. Joe was born in 1943 and passed away October 11th. Joe played 21 years in the Majors winning 2 World Series and 2 MVP awards in 1975 and 1976 with the…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Dennis Rodman’ By Mitchell Smith!

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffDennis Rodman, Pop Culture, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Dennis Rodman has been in the spotlight in recent years. Most may remember him from his wild days with the Chicago Bulls. Dennis has always been a unique individual. He has become very popular in my world and I’ve been tracking down some good stuff from him. Dennis was a large part of The Last Dance documentary and I have found several interesting interviews of him over the years. Recently there was an ESPN 30 for 30 film done on Dennis and although I have not watched this yet I can’t…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Missing Baseball’ by Mitchell Smith!

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffBaseball, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody, say goodbye to May and hello to June. I’m not sure how many but I assume a lot of us are missing professional sports. So I thought it would be fun to put together my fantasy team to play a game or 2 of baseball. There are many great catchers and names like Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Pudge Rodriguez come to mind but I’m going with the all time great and legend Yogi Berra. Berra had 10 World Series with the Yankees and his name is one…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Miracle On Ice by Mitchell Smith!

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Back in 1979 Herb Brooks started to put together a team to compete in the 1980 Olympics. The team consisted of a number of great players, but some of the hockey superstars were cut from the team. Brooks had a strange way of collaborating the players he wanted to bring home a medal for the United States. I the end his way proved to be a miraculous insight to winning a gold medal for the US. 1980, the Olympic arena lay set just on the outskirts of the Adirondack high…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury’ by Mitchell Smith!

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffboxing, Mike Tyson, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE, Tyson Fury0 comment

Not sure if anyone caught the Wilder vs Fury boxing match last weekend, but Tyson Fury tore up Wilder and things ended in the 7th round with the towel being tossed into the ring. This was the second match up between the 2 with the first being a draw. There has not been many great heavyweight match ups lately so I thought it would be interesting to transport back to the 80’s. Mike Tyson is one of the greatest boxers of all time. In his early career it normally did…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Kobe Bryant’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Prayers to Kobe and all the families and friends involved. Last Sunday we lost one of the all time greatest NBA players. Kobe Bryant came straight out of High school and was ready to compete in the NBA. His positive attitude and drive to win compliment by his raw talent made him the great player he was on the court, but his drive and positive force also poured out to the communities he was involved with. Kobe obviously was in the spotlight for years, many times in games where he…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Jim Boeheim’ By Mitchell Smith!

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Jim Boeheim was born in November of 1944 in Lyons, NY. He graduated from Lyons Central High School and went to Syracuse University about 45 minutes east of Lyons. Boeheim was a freshman walk on for the Syracuse basketball team, and by his senior year he was the captain of the team, and played with Syracuse great and NBA Hall of Fame player Dave Bing. Boeheim did play professionally for the Scranton Miners, but soon after he went into coaching. He was an assistant coach at SU and eventually would…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘College Football 2019’ By Mitchell Smith!

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

NCAA 2019 football season is here. Can anyone beat Clemson this year? Right now the top 20 looks solid this year with a lot of notoriously big schools in the top 20. I have high hopes for my Syracuse Orange and they play Clemson week 3 at the Dome which is currently under construction getting a new fixed roof. This should be a interesting match up. Syracuse always seems to play Clemson tight and after last year when Lawrence got knocked out of the game early Syracuse was one play…