Athletes of the Year 1990-94

As long as I can recall, I've done some sort of award for athlete of the week/month/year (for a couple of years I even did it daily).

The records that survive are from 1990- so when I started this blog I moved that material here.

Here are the Athletes of the week/month/year from 1990-1994.


1990

Athlete of the Year: Joe Montana 
January: Joe Montana (PT Willis, Mario Lemieux, Jerry Rice)
February: Buster Douglas (Mark O'Meara, Derrike Cope, Lionel Simmons)
March: Bo Kimble (Akeem Olajuwon, Susan Butcher, Stacey Augmon)
April: Nick Faldo (Mark Langston, Barry Larkin, Dave Stewart)
May: Michael Jordan (Craig Perret, Cecil Fielder, Jari Kurri)
June: Monica Seles (Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Hale Irwin)
July: Greg Lemond (Martina Navratilova, Betsy King, Nolan Ryan)
August: Leroy Burrell (Alex Cole, David Justice, Jose Maria Olazabel)
September: Ty Detmer (Pete Sampras, Howard Griffith, Bob Welch)
October: Billy Hatcher (Rickey Henderson, Dave Stewart, Evander Holyfield)
November:  David Klingler (Derrick Thomas, Bernard King, Larry Bird)
December: Warren Moon (Mike Tyson, Kenny Anderson, Charles Barkley)

1991

Athlete of the Year - Michael Jordan
January - Thurman Thomas (Chris Zorich, Marcus Allen, Matt Bahr)
February - Stacey Augmon (Jimmy Jackson, Dominique Wilkins, Scott Skiles)
March - Brett Hull (Oliver Taylor, Sergei Bubka, Christian Laettner)
April - Roger Clemens (Hakeem Olajuwon, Ian Woosnam, Magic Johnson)
May - Mario Lemieux (Nolan Ryan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson)
June - Michael Jordan (Monica Seles, Scott Erickson, Barry Larkin)
July - Steffi Graf (Cal Ripken, Ian Baker Finch, Dennis Martinez)
August - John Daly (Mike Powell, Fred McGriff, Carl Lewis)
September - Jimmy Connors (Marshall Faulk, Barry Bonds, Chuck Knoblauch)
October - Jack Morris (Alejandro Pena, Kirby Puckett, Steve Avery)
November - Desmond Howard (Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Guy Forget)
December - Emmitt Smith (Kevin Willis, Bobby Hebert, Joey Mullen)

1992

Athlete of the Year - Mario Lemieux
January - Mark Rypien (Mario Bailey, Cornelius Bennett, John McEnroe)
February - Alberto Tomba (Magic Johnson, Kristi Yamaguchi, David Robinson)
March - Christian Laettner (Wayne Gretzky, Larry Bird, Fred Couples)
April - Fred Couples (Christian Laettner, Deion Sanders, Roberto Alomar)
May - Mario Lemieux (Mark McGwire, Terry Norris, Jaromir Jagr)
June - Michael Jordan (Monica Seles, Tom Kite, John McEnroe)
July - Steffi Graf (Kevin Brown, Nick Faldo, Tom Glavine)
August - Vitaly Scherbo (Carl Lewis, Terry Pendleton, James Toney)
Sept - Dennis Eckersley (Dan O'Brien, Robin Yount, Barry Bonds)
Oct - Pat Borders (Steve Young, Art Monk, Jerry Rice)
Nov - Riddick Bowe (Emmitt Smith, Shaquille O Neal, Chris Jackson)
Dec - Charles Barkley (Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Joe Montana)

1993

Athlete of the Year - Michael Jordan
January - Emmitt Smith (Frank Reich, David Robinson, Troy Aikman)
February - Alexander Mogilny (Hakeen Olajuwon, Mark Price, Tom Kite)
March - Sheryl Swoopes (Mario Lemieux, Hakeem Olajuwon, Jason Kidd)
April - Hakeem Olajuwon (Bernhard Langer, Shannon Miller, Alexander Mogilny)
May - Wayne Gretzky (Curtis Joseph, Michael Jordan, Riddick Bowe)
June - Michael Jordan (Julie Krone, Lee Janzen, Steffi Graf)
July - Ken Griffey (Barry Bonds, Greg Norman, Miguel Indurain)
August - Steffi Graf (Tony Gwynn, Paul Azinger, Don Mattingly)
September - Barry Bonds (Mark Whiten, Jon Carney, Terry Pendleton)
October - Paul Molitor (Dave Stewart, Lenny Dykstra, Joe Carter)
November - Evander Holyfield (Jerry Rice, Glenn Foley, Hakeem Olajuwon)
December - Sterling Sharpe (Marcus Allen, Rodney Hampton, Steve Young)

1994

Athlete of the Year - George Foreman
January - Charlie Ward (Sterling Sharpe, Ricky Watters, Emmitt Smith)
February - Bonnie Blair (Johnny Miller, Tommy Moe, Oksana Baiul)
March - Wayne Gretzky (David Robinson, Glenn Robinson, Corliss Williamson)
April - Michael Moorer (Jose Maria Olazabal, Ryan Klesko, Joe Carter)
May - Hakeem Olajuwon (Charles Barkley, Ken Griffey, Mike Richter)
June - Brian Leetch (Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ken Griffey)
July - Romario (Martina Navratilova, Leroy Burrell, Kenny Rogers)
August - Nick Price (Geoff Bodine, Tiger Woods, Dan Marino)
September - Jerry Rice (Steve McNair, Kordell Stewart, Rashan Salaam)
October - Natrone Means (Patrick Nix, Joe Montana, Brook Berenger)
November - George Foreman (Barry Sanders, Roy Jones, Steve Young)
December - Steve Young (Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, John Walsh)

Tendown, December 11, 2016

252 is here.  This Tendown 253

1. 

2. The Latest from Piketty

 the bottom half of the income distribution in the United States has been completely shut off from economic growth since the 1970s

3. Dave Interviews Tina 

Fey I went to vote for the People's Choice Awards online because actors in our show got nominated, and I realized that I hate everything. Every movie. "That was dumb, didn't see it, haven't seen it, hated it." TV might be better than movies. Shh, don't tell anyone.

Letterman Does that go off the record here?

Fey No, I stand by it. TV's better than movies. Everybody knows it.

4. What Sanders Actually Said About Identity Politics

5. The Best Player in the NBA Through 20 Games - Kevin Durant

6. Good looking out, Portland.

7. Happy Endings.

8.

9.

10. 

And one more...

That's all for this time.  I'll be back next time...if there is a next time...

Your pal,

Jim

2016 NFL Supercontest Week 14

I'm 31-32-2

Arizona +1 loss
GB +2.5 win
NYG +3 win
NO +2.5 loss
Phil +1 loss

2-3
33-35-2

2016-17 NBA All Star Teams (First build)

We're a quarter into the 2016-17 NBA season, here are who should be the All-Stars.  I'll do this again at the 30 game and then the halfway mark.  Wins number is combination of Hollinger/Real RPM/Win Shares

East
C H.Whiteside Mia 2.75
PF K.Love Cle 2.75
SF J.Butler Chi 4.5
PG K.Lowry Tor 3.25
SG D. DeRozan Tor 3

Reserves
G.Antetokounmpo Mil 3.5
L.James Cle 3.25
K.Walker Char 3.25
I.Thomas Bos 3
K.Irving Cle 2.25
O.Porter Wash 2.5
K.Porzingis NY 2.25

Altnerates
A.Drummond Det 2.25
D.Howard Atl 2
M.Turner Ind 2

C.Anthony NY 2
J.Wall Wash 2
J.Teague Ind 2

K.Caldwell-Pope 2

West
C D.Cousins Sac 3.75
PF A.Davis NO 4.25
SF K.Durant GSW 5.25-MVP
PG R.Westbrook OKC 4.75
SG J. Harden Hou 4.75

Reserves
C.Paul LAC 4.75
S.Curry GSW 4
K.Leonard SA 4
D.Lillard Port 3.5
B.Griffin LAC 3.5
KA Towns Min 3
R.Gobert Utah 2.75

Alternates
M.Gasol Mem 2.25
D.Jordan LAC 2.25
D.Green GSW 2.5
G.Hayward Utah 2.25
R.Gay Sac 2
M.Conley Mem 2.5
G.Hill Utah 2
L.Williams LA 2.25
CJ McCollum Por 2.25

Tendown, December 4, 2016

Here's Tendown 251.  This is Tendown 252.

Hell, I don't know.  Here's where we are.

1. Trump Spokesperson Says No Such Thing as Facts.

2. Ari Berman, Not Known for Hyperbole, Says Trump's the Greatest Threat for Democracy in our Lifetime.

3. The Niners Stadium is Kinda Not Good.

4. This Sounds Like a Nice Thing to Do With Your Ashes.

5.

And one more



That's all for this time.  I'll be back next time.  If there is a next time...

Your pal,

Jim