Who is the most famous person you know? - Page 5

impecunious · #41 02-25-2005, 08:31 PM

I don't "know" any famous people but I have met and talked to Keith Richards, Mo Vaughn, Gene Wilder, Paul Newman, and Michael Bolton. Also if anyone is from the tri-state area and listens to Mike & the Mad Dog I've talked to Chris Russo at Bobby Valentine's.

daryn · #42 02-25-2005, 08:31 PM

oh my, i [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] kelly hu

nolanfan34 · #43 02-25-2005, 08:32 PM

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the GM of the Toronto Blue Jays

[/ QUOTE ] Should you talk to him again, ask him WTF is up with getting Shea Hillenbrand. Didn't he learn ANYTHING from Billy Beane?

M2d · #44 02-25-2005, 08:32 PM

I played HS baseball against him (and against him all through our childhoods). he was a waaaay better football player in HS.

nolanfan34 · #45 02-25-2005, 08:37 PM

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NolanFan23

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Who the hell is this NolanFan23 person? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

As for famous people...hmmm. Good friend I worked with at one of my old TV stations is now a correspondent for NBC Nightly and The Today Show...he's not "famous" yet, but will probably be the next Brian Williams in another 20 years.

Hung out with Scott Van Pelt a bit when I interned at The Golf Channel. If he remembered me at all, it might be for the fact that I made a pretty bold prediction to him, that the QB of my college team would be a Heisman finalist that next year. He thought I was crazy.

That QB.....Ryan Leaf. Knew him a little in college since I produced our sports highlights show.

peachy · #46 02-25-2005, 08:41 PM

Zell Miller (related) DONT ask..i dont like talking about it (doesnt have anything to do with HIM its people asking)
Sam Nunn (psuedo uncle)
Quiet a few NFL players (a good number of the falcons, some of the guys we have traded, and a not so well know Josh Mallard)
Billy Crudup
Claire Danes
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Elijah Wood
just to name a few...im too tired to think hard enough to realize if ive missed anyone

B Dids · #47 02-25-2005, 08:43 PM

Theodore Ostrom, of the Ostrom/Wagner theory.

bunky9590 · #48 02-25-2005, 08:44 PM

Deborah Gibson

1 Eagles Cheerleader (Stepmothers niece)

Toro · #49 02-25-2005, 08:48 PM

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the GM of the Toronto Blue Jays

[/ QUOTE ] Should you talk to him again, ask him WTF is up with getting Shea Hillenbrand. Didn't he learn ANYTHING from Billy Beane?

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Be more specific. I'd really like to scorch him.

nolanfan34 · #50 02-25-2005, 08:59 PM

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the GM of the Toronto Blue Jays

[/ QUOTE ] Should you talk to him again, ask him WTF is up with getting Shea Hillenbrand. Didn't he learn ANYTHING from Billy Beane?

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Be more specific. I'd really like to scorch him.

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Boy, you're serious, aren't you?

Let's see. Well, Hillenbrand is pretty much one of the poster children for being the anti-sabermetric friendly player. He hits for a good BA, but it's an empty one because he has a low OBP and not so good K/BB ratio. And his production level is fairly replaceable. Therefore, he's about the opposite of the high OBP/power guys that Oakland tries to target cheaply for their offense.

To make it worse, apparently he's going to be playing 1B, or DH'ing on and off with Eric Hinske, now that Corie Koskie was signed. So now you have a guy that might be good for 15 HR's playing one of your power hitter positions? It was a strange move from someone who was considered to be a saber-friendly guy.