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 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:32 am
 Yeps, i noticed history when Bonds hit the ball over the right center field. Byun Hyung Kim goes like "Huwaa???? Wha happun?" and Bonds was like "Oh, baby... Babe Ruth? hmm.. yum, Baby Ruth!" 715th home run xD
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:34 am
Not sure how long ago it happened but Here's a gallery called Canadiens Retired Dryden's Number  Who is that masked man? A humble rookie goaltender called up from AHL by Canadiens in spring of 1971 n'not expected to make much of an impact. But Ken Dryden would soon win a Stanley Cup (n'several others after that), eventually becomin'a legend in Montreal.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:38 am
After winnin' all 6 of his regular-season appearances, with a 1.65 goals-against average, Dryden was rewarded by startin' 1st round of playoffs. He shocked powerful Boston Bruins of Phil Esposito n' Bobby Orr, who had home ice advantage, in 7 games.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:39 am
With calm n' technically impressive Drydan continuin' to shine, Habs knocked off Minnesota, then beat Chicago Blackhawks in 7 games in Stanley Cup Finals.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:41 am
At tender age of 23, Dryden had become 2nd rookie goaltender -- n' 1st since Toronto's Frank McCool in 1945 -- to lead his team to championship.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:43 am
Dryden's playoff heroics n' numbers (12-8, 3.00 GAA) earned him Conn Smythe Trophy on a team that featured such all-time greats as Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard n' Yvan Cournoyer.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:47 am
Still technically a rookie, Dryden nailed down startin' job in 1971-72, postin' a 39-8-15 mark with a 2.24 GAA while becomin' 1st netminder in NHL history to win Calder Trophy after winnin' Conn Smythe n' Stanley Cup.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:48 am
A thoughtful student of game n'his position, Dryden backstopped Habs to another Cup in 1972-73, winnin' his 1st Vezina Trophy in process.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:51 am
Never one to do expected, Dryden stunned world of hockey by walkin' away from game at age of 26 after 2 Cups in 3 seasons. He took a job at a Toronto law firm for a salary of $7,500.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:53 am
With Montreal comin' off a 1st-round playoff exit in 1974 n' in dire need of dependable goaltendin', Dryden was coaxed out of retirement n' he barely missed a beat in 1974-75 -- winnin' 30 games n' another 11 in playoffs before Habs fell one round shy of finals.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:55 am
Montreal recaptured Cup in 1976, with Dryden sportin' otherworldly postseason numbers (12-1, 1.92). Followin' season, he was even better: 4 shutouts n' a miserly 1.56 GAA in postseason play as Habs successfully defended their championship en route to a run of 4 straight.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:56 am
After 1978-79 season, Dryden retired for good 6 Cups, 5 Vezinas, 258 wins, 46 shutouts, a 2.24 GAA (80-32, 2.40 in postseason) n' 23 assists for good measure. A 1983 Hall of Fame inductee, he has been just as productive off ice, workin' as a broadcaster, professor, author, GM of arch-rival Maple Leafs, n' member of Canada's Parliament.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:12 am
Here's part 1 of Classic Spring Training Shots Babe Ruth n' Lou Gehrig pose together at a spring trainin' game in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1935. It was 1st time they met on field since Ruth had left Yankees for Boston Braves.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 am
Cardinals ace Dizzy Dean makes up for lost practice time at team's camp in Bradenton, Fla., after a holdout in 1936.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:17 am
Mickey Mantle n' his wife, Merlyn, enjoy beach n' sun in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1955. Mickey Jr., then 22 months, is on slide.
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