Tag: ESPN

Baseball Player traded for Cases of Budweiser – This DiSH for April 26

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In 2003, pitcher Nigel Thatch was traded to the Fullerton Flyers for 60 cases of Budweiser. Thatch was and still is an actor who wanted to play baseball. He acted in a series of Budweiser commercials in the early 2000s. 

In 1983, the Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway with the first overall pick.

In 1931, Lou Gehrig hit a home run that didn’t count. He ended up in a tie with Babe Ruth at the end of the season for most home runs. 

In 2006, Kobe Bryant changed his jersey number from 8 to 24. 

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Bounty Gate Exposed! – This DiSH for March 2

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In 2012, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed the New Orleans Bounty Gate program.

In 1974, the North Carolina Tar Heels erased an 8-point deficit in the final 17 seconds to send the game to OT

And in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in an NBA game.

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Traded for a Cartoon Rabbit? Yep! – This DiSH for Feb. 9

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In 2006, a sports broadcaster was traded from one network to another for the rights to a long lost cartoon rabbit. 

In 1920, Major League Baseball outlawed the Spit Ball … kind of …

And in 2003, Michael Jordan played in his final NBA All-Star game. 

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