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@1RBFjr said:
I don't know who should be offended most- the Lions or Vandy.
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Probably Vanderbilt. At least Vanderbilt knows they have no shot coming into every season. In the NFL there is a salary cap and you can retool through the draft so it’s pretty embarrassing to be a bad NFL franchise considering the even playing field.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Probably Vanderbilt. At least Vanderbilt knows they have no shot coming into every season. In the NFL there is a salary cap and you can retool through the draft so it’s pretty embarrassing to be a bad NFL franchise considering the even playing field.
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The curse is over, Lions are Back!

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On November 15 in Baseball History...​
  • 1946 - Ted Williams is picked as the American League Most Valuable Player. A week later the National League names Stan Musial for the honor.

  • 1951 - The baseball writers name Gil McDougald as American League Rookie of the Year.

  • 1961 - Roger Maris, with a record-shattering 61 home runs, is voted American League Most Valuable Player with 202 votes to 198 for Mickey Mantle and 157 for Baltimore's Jim Gentile. Maris wins the award for the second consecutive year.

  • 1962 - Don Drysdale wins the Cy Young Award, outpolling Jack Sanford with 14 of 18 votes.

  • 1967 - Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski of Boston is the overwhelming selection as American League Most Valuable Player.

  • 1972 - Dick Allen of the White Sox wins the American League Most Valuable Player Award by an overwhelming margin over Joe Rudi of the A's. Allen led the league in home runs (37), RBI (113), walks (99), and slugging average (.603).

  • 1978 - Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, 320-194 over Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey. Parker had 30 home runs, 117 RBI, and league-leading figures in batting (.334), slugging average(.585), and total bases (340).

  • 1988 - Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, edging out Mets Darryl Strawberry and Kevin McReynolds. Gibson hit .290 with 25 home runs and just 76 RBI.

  • 1989 - Bret Saberhagen becomes the fourth pitcher ever to win the American League Cy Young Award twice, getting 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes for his 23-6, 2.16 ERA season. He also won the award in 1985.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
My boy likes Legos so I’m thinking this might be a cool Christmas present...
Tennessee Volunteers Neyland BRXLZ Stadium
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My kids are ok with legos, although their interest has waned as they've gotten older. I am definitely not a massive lego fan, because that would be too childish for a middle-aged man... We (not I, we) have built some of those BRXLZ sets and I'll note that the pieces are pretty tiny, way smaller than normal legos. They can also be a little frustrating due to small piece size and the instructions are not quite as clear, although lego is pretty high quality and maybe I'm just used to those. The end product does look good though. Just throwing that out there.
 
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Volprofch05 said:
My kids are ok with legos, although their interest has waned as they've gotten older. I am definitely not a massive lego fan, because that would be too childish for a middle-aged man... We (not I, we) have built some of those BRXLZ sets and I'll note that the pieces are pretty tiny, way smaller than normal legos. They can also be a little frustrating due to small piece size and the instructions are not quite as clear, although lego is pretty high quality and maybe I'm just used to those. The end product does look good though. Just throwing that out there.
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Yeah, my boys are into the Star Wars and Superhero stuff. The oldest one is really getting into the speed champions and the older architecture sets...
But not me though, my boys, not me.
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cobbwebb0710 said:
Yeah, my boys are into the Star Wars and Superhero stuff. The oldest one is really getting into the speed champions and the older architecture sets...
But not me though, my boys, not me.
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Look at some of the Lego landmark sets if you’re taking them on a vacation to Washington, DC, for example. There’s a White House set.

There are huge displays at the Lego Store in Disney Springs at Disney World.
 
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