Nick Suriano
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Well it's a nickname, he's not legally bound to its implications. Joe Louis? Not actually a bomber, though brown. Fred McGriff? Unaffiliated with any domesticated animal law enforcement agencies. Pete Maravich? Unarmed. Jack Tatum? Zero actual kills. Julius Erving? Never even attended medical school.
1993 Phillies were my favorite. They had a lot of interesting characters on that team. Darren Daulton was a former state champion wrestler that once pancaked a guy rushing the mound, lol. Unfortunately much like Dykstra, Dutch seems to have gone of the deep end as he gotten older. Check out this quote from Darren :
I started experiencing these different realms, these different planes of existence ... I know exactly what I'm capable of doing. ... People talk about speaking with lizards and stuff. You can communicate with anyone, with nature, that's all that happened there. To me, that's not a big deal now. I like to astal travel, teleport, travel through time ….December 24, 2012
Yeah, seriously sad, though the drug talk is less problematic than the numerous fraudulent businesses he's run into the ground. I grew up a Mets fan and Dykstra was my favorite player, stood on line for two hours to have him sign my jersey once. Great story about Darren Daulton, never heard that, thx.
I'm a Pirates fan but liked Dykstra and the way he played. He had a Pete Rose quality about him. Played with heart, hustle and a big fat wad of chew busting the side of his jaw.
Yea that's a good analogy, he was a lot like Pete Rose, on and off the field.
Always enjoyed how they would play Start Me Up at home games when Dykstra led off.
Always enjoyed how they would play Start Me Up at home games when Dykstra led off.
Well, I hope that ends up being the case but based on simply what we saw in their first meeting, I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to chalk it up to simply "nerves". In fact, I would say Gilman's bullet-proof defense had a lot more to do with the loss than "nerves" or "nervousness".
Couple things concern me about the initial match - first, Gilman was able to get a "clean" TD on his first (and really only) committed attack early in the 1st period. Second, Nick really never came that close to penetrating Gilman's armour.
Rematch is very likely going to be ultra-low scoring much like the first match (and the Mega-Gilman affairs) - guy with the 1st TD is likely going to win. Will be interesting to see what adjustments Nick makes to his Neutral Offense....of course those adjustments may make him more susceptible to Gilman's attacks as well though - we just won't know until we see Suriano-Gilman 2.0 at B1Gs.
Well that and a boatload of steroids as well which transformed him from a pop-gun hitter when he entered the bigs into a 1-hole / 2-hole hitter with serious power.
Although not much fazes Suriano, I have to believe that his first match in CHA and Against the # 1 guy, did at least contribute to a slow start in that match on his part. It's difficult to judge Gilman's defense because he was running away for much of the third period.I believe that he can certainly take Gilman down. I think your point about whoever gets the first takedown is a good one. We shall see.
Can you send me this link? I read the article a while ago. One of my buddies is trying to claim that Cael never wanted Suriano and I need this link to claim shenanigans. TIA.
I realize this is an old thread, but check out the Dykstra/Charlie Sheen connection.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/f...implosion-charlie-sheen-lenny-dykstra-1082220
Hollywood's Most Toxic Bromance: The Implosion of Charlie Sheen and Lenny Dykstra
I have a hard time believing Cael didn’t want a guy he gave scholarship money to
I hadn't heard about all of Dykstra's post-career problems. I knew that my brother's brother-in-law bought Dykstra's house in Phila, so now I guess I know why he sold! I hate to hear about people who have been so blessed blow it all. Cael and coaches do a good job of helping our guys feel thankful for what they have!
If I could have a logical conversation with him I wouldn't need help finding a three year old article I know I read about Cael showing up at 12:01 and declining everything from Mrs. Suriano except a glass of water lol.
What's the current wisdom from the board on the likely outcome of Suriano vs Spencer Lee?
I'm leaning toward Spencer Lee.
I'm leaning toward Spencer Lee.
I don't think Spencer will take Nick down. It's going to be really close, but Nick's neutral defense is incredibly good and Spencer is not going to horse him around.
I think this one comes down to whether or not Nick is willing to go under Spencer. While I don't think Spencer will turn Nick I do think he will ride him for a whole period. Can Spencer get out from underneath Nick?
I like Nick to win. I think Nick will win this with a TD in the third.
This isn't the one about the midnight visit, but Cael's quote in the paragraph above 125 should settle it.
If this doesn't, consider getting new friends.
"But a guy like Suriano, we recruited him saying, 'hey, Nico's a senior, we need you to step in and compete as a true freshman,'' Sanderson said. "He knew that, he wanted that. He's preparing to compete. He's in summer school right now.''
https://articles.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/08/penn_state_wrestling_cael_sand_1.amp
I'm too old to make new friends. At this point, its life of solitude or deal with poor choices from my youth.
Not sure if this is what you’re after, Banjo, but an exhaustive 30 second google search (
) brought me to this article, which states:
“The coaching staff at Penn State showed how much they wanted him. The first day they officially could meet Suriano in person, the entire Nittany Lions coaching staff walked into his Paramus home one minute after midnight”
https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-38629810/it-s-the-nittany-lions-for-bc-s-suriano
) brought me to this article, which states:“The coaching staff at Penn State showed how much they wanted him. The first day they officially could meet Suriano in person, the entire Nittany Lions coaching staff walked into his Paramus home one minute after midnight”
https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-38629810/it-s-the-nittany-lions-for-bc-s-suriano
Not sure if this is what you’re after, Banjo, but an exhaustive 30 second google search (
“The coaching staff at Penn State showed how much they wanted him. The first day they officially could meet Suriano in person, the entire Nittany Lions coaching staff walked into his Paramus home one minute after midnight”
https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-38629810/it-s-the-nittany-lions-for-bc-s-suriano
Dude, F this mess. I looked for a WHILE. My google skills are lacking apaprently.
Good looking out!!
