Jim Whitesell

[paultzman]

@rumbleSBN: Jim Whitesell hired by Buffalo's new coach Nate Oats. Good hire, and good luck to Jim.http://t.co/BGrPUAw1EZ #sjubb

 

[MainMan]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

 

[usguard]

Goes to need and timing

 

[otis]

Best wishes to Coach Whitesell.

I always got the idea that he was a good and decent guy.

 

[paultzman]

@prepbullseye: Congrats to Jim Whitesell on landing an AC position at the Univ Of Buffalo. You know he'll recruit Illinois--roots run deep.

 

[kranmars]

Admit it, some of you saw this thread and immediately thought, "Here is Mullin's x's and o's assistant."

 

[jerseyshorejohnny]

A good man. I wish him well.

 

[Knight]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

 

[BodyHarmer]

Major salary cut for Whitesell but glad he landed somewhere. Will be a great asset to the new coach.

 

[psk938]

you also have to realize that an assistant spot at a better program can be a better job than some HC positions and pay could be the same. Before Braica had success this year St. Francis was a perennial bottom feeder and the HC position there was a death wish. Whitesell will go to Buffalo and if they have continued success he will be out of there for a bigger program within three years.

 

[beast of the east]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

 

[redken]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

 

[redken]

Major salary cut for Whitesell but glad he landed somewhere. Will be a great asset to the new coach.

John Mar, can you maybe change your avatar? It's ... well ... it's a little creepy. Looks like our esteemed coach is talking on the phone while sitting on the toilet.

 

[beast of the east]

Major salary cut for Whitesell but glad he landed somewhere. Will be a great asset to the new coach.

John Mar, can you maybe change your avatar? It's ... well ... it's a little creepy. Looks like our esteemed coach is talking on the phone while sitting on the toilet.

None more creepy than John Wayne Gacy dressed as a clown.

 

[beast of the east]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

 

[simplyred]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

I'm still trying to figure out why Spaldeen was spelled with an I-N-G at the end.

 

[beast of the east]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

I'm still trying to figure out why Spaldeen was spelled with an I-N-G at the end.

Why did they have a chalky white coating, and why did they split much easier than a Pensy pinky? Were spaldeens the preferred stickball rubber ball over Pensy Pinky's? I think they travelled further maybe? Stickball against a wall with a chalked up strike zone is a bygone era game, no? How great was it to solve all ball strike arguments by showing the batter the ball with a chalk mark.

 

[redken]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

I'm still trying to figure out why Spaldeen was spelled with an I-N-G at the end.

Why did they have a chalky white coating, and why did they split much easier than a Pensy pinky? Were spaldeens the preferred stickball rubber ball over Pensy Pinky's? I think they travelled further maybe? Stickball against a wall with a chalked up strike zone is a bygone era game, no? How great was it to solve all ball strike arguments by showing the batter the ball with a chalk mark.

In my old neighborhood in the Bronx, it was Spaldeens only. And yes, they did have a strange textured coating (easier to grip) ... but they bounced higher, traveled farther, and were slightly -- but nevertheless discernibly -- bigger than Pensie Pinkies (or however they were spelled). It got to the point where our local stores stopped carrying the Pinkies, which were dismissively considered (pardon the oxymoron) girly balls. However, I picked up a "new" Spaldeen a couple of years ago, and it just wasn't the same.

 

[beast of the east]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

I'm still trying to figure out why Spaldeen was spelled with an I-N-G at the end.

Why did they have a chalky white coating, and why did they split much easier than a Pensy pinky? Were spaldeens the preferred stickball rubber ball over Pensy Pinky's? I think they travelled further maybe? Stickball against a wall with a chalked up strike zone is a bygone era game, no? How great was it to solve all ball strike arguments by showing the batter the ball with a chalk mark.

In my old neighborhood in the Bronx, it was Spaldeens only. And yes, they did have a strange textured coating (easier to grip) ... but they bounced higher, traveled farther, and were slightly -- but nevertheless discernibly -- slightly bigger than Pensie Pinkies (or however they were spelled). It got to the point where our local stores stopped carrying the Pinkiess, which were dismissively considered (pardon the oxymoron) girly balls. However, I picked up a "new" Spaldeen a couple of years ago, and it just wasn't the same.

I could probably add that if a guy could throw hard and went head hunting a Spalding-een hurt much more. Come to think of it, in the summers, on broiling days t-shirts often came off for sports, so even getting hit on the arm, chest or back stung with a good enough fastball.

Good old days, huh? Wasn't there an old-timers stickball league somewhere in NYC? It just wouldn't be the same without of the neighborhood characters each of us grew up with.

 

[tom in salem]

Timing is a big factor, but it still amazes me how well Norm's assistant coaches ended up (Braica hc at St. Francis, Casey hc at Niagara) while Lavin's become assistants at much smaller programs.

Dunlop went to the NBA.

Mullen has Dunlap tires on his car.

Beast, did you actually write "Mullen"? :blush:

I'm not sure that anyone here can spell Abdelmassih or Rohrssen without checking, but Dunlap is within reach, no? Mullin loading up on Brooklyn guys. Can Pinknee be next?

I'm still trying to figure out why Spaldeen was spelled with an I-N-G at the end.

Why did they have a chalky white coating, and why did they split much easier than a Pensy pinky? Were spaldeens the preferred stickball rubber ball over Pensy Pinky's? I think they travelled further maybe? Stickball against a wall with a chalked up strike zone is a bygone era game, no? How great was it to solve all ball strike arguments by showing the batter the ball with a chalk mark.

In my old neighborhood in the Bronx, it was Spaldeens only. And yes, they did have a strange textured coating (easier to grip) ... but they bounced higher, traveled farther, and were slightly -- but nevertheless discernibly -- slightly bigger than Pensie Pinkies (or however they were spelled). It got to the point where our local stores stopped carrying the Pinkiess, which were dismissively considered (pardon the oxymoron) girly balls. However, I picked up a "new" Spaldeen a couple of years ago, and it just wasn't the same.

Where in the Bronx?