While out in Western PA doin' some bid'ness I thought I would take some time to meet up with some friends and hit the Football Hall Of Fame in Canton Ohio. So I picked them up in Pittsburgh and we headed West, bound for Canton. Now, maybe you folks know more about Canton Ohio then I did before this trip, but apparently it is quite a hot spot. We just assumed we could drive into town and get a hotel room... not so. The woman at the counter of the Fairfield Inn actually laughed at us when we asked if they had any rooms.I was reminded of the line from "Dogma" only in our case it was "next time I suggest you not underestimate the staggering drawing power of Canton." We stayed a few miles up the road in Alliance OH, which is obviously not the draw that Canton is, because we got a room with out having to suck dick or anything.
We took a few hours to stroll through the Hall, which I still maintain is not as good as it's baseball cousin in Cooperstown NY. Oh, by the by, did I mention that XL and I are going there in a week to see Cal Ripken and Tony Gywnn inducted? No. Well we are.
Our threesome included a Skins fan (me) a Philly fan and a Cowboys fan. Needless to say there was a lot of good natured ball busting from the Boy's fan and myself to the Eagles fan over there lack of a title when compared to the 8 held by our teams. There was also a bit of talk about another Skins and Boys related topic:
How can Michael Irvin be a Hall-of-Famer if Art Monk isn't? Here is the break down.
Monk:
Years: 16, Games: 224
Receptions: 940, Yards: 12,721
AVG: 13.5, TD: 68
Superbowls: 3
Irvin:
Years: 12, Games: 159
Receptions: 750, Yards: 11,904
AVG: 15.9, TD: 65
Superbowls: 3
Sure, Playmaker gathered his numbers in 75 or so less games, but he also played in a much more explosive era. He was much more of a presence on the field than Monk, but you would be hard pressed to argue that he was more important to his team's overall success than Monk. This is a disgrace and needs to be fixed next year!
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