He Nailed This One on the Head

Tom FitzGerald of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Hank Greenwald stories continue to pour in as the announcer concludes his last week with the Giants.

A game was recalled when wind-blown trash was swirling around Philadelphia Phillie center fielder Lenny Dykstra, who was famous for spitting tobacco juice on the field.

Said Greenwald, “Well, the garbage is blowing around Dykstra, disproving the theory that opposites attract.”

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Trivia time: What was unusual about UCLA’s 24-14 victory over Michigan in the 1983 Rose Bowl game?

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Flushing Art: The toilet from Art Modell’s suite in Cleveland Stadium was sold for $2,700 in a memorabilia auction.

The former Cleveland Brown owner, who moved the franchise to Baltimore, was then ridiculed in a cartoon in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, referring to the sold item as Modell’s “one and only Super Bowl.”

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Crazy guys: Washington State offensive tackle Scott Sanderson on his team’s 55-44 victory over Oregon last Saturday: “People might look at that and think we’re a couple of WAC teams or something.”

The Ducks came close to the Pacific 10 Conference record for points by a losing team--49 by Washington in losing to California, 54-49, in 1973.

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Color controversy: The Texas Rangers, in their quest for their first playoff appearance, have had to change their slogan, “It’s the hunt for a red October.”

“The Hunt for Red October” is the title of a novel by Tom Clancy, a part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles who has voiced his disapproval. The team has since changed the slogan to “It’s going to be a red October,” referring to the team’s color and the month of the playoffs.

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No clue: From the Good Doctor in Inside Sports magazine:

Question: How do you think the Baltimore Ravens will do this season?

Answer: I have no idea. Who are they? What league are they in? What sport do they play?

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Trivia answer: It was the second time the Bruins had beaten the Wolverines in the same season, having won, 31-27, at Ann Arbor on Sept. 25, 1982.

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And finally: Alabama wide receiver Marcel West, talking about the mistakes the Crimson Tide has made so far this season: “We’re still shooting ourselves in the mouth.”