Conclusive Proof Baseball’s Cocaine Problem Was Out Of Control In The ’80’s

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The 1986 Rams were full of sexual innuendos
Published 11/28/2007 by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... Note: I asked a few other blogosphere friends if they had seen this before, and the answer was an “ummm, I don’t think so.” I feel the same way … have I seen this before? I’m not sure. So yeah, sorry if this was cool like eight months ago. Also, this video was found via the brilliance of CSTB’s ‘86 Dodgers video. ...

The Musical Skeleton in Hershiser's Closet
Published 11/28/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... that year, fifth in the NL West. Kudos to Can't Stop the Bleeding for finding this, as well as coming up with the more appropriate headline ever. ...

Unwatchable! Mortifying! Galling!
Published 11/29/2007 by Orel at Sons of Steve Garvey
... ") via Can't Stop the Bleeding ("Conclusive Proof Baseball’s Cocaine Problem Was Out Of Control In The ’80’s") comes this awful, awful video featuring—I think, because I don't have the stomach to watch the whole thing—Orel Hershiser (I may have to renounce my username!), Mariano Duncan, Jerry Reuss, Pedro Guerrero and Mike Scioscia. Brace yourselves.

Monday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Published 12/3/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... The ‘86 Dodgers have raised the bar. This music video, along with last week’s ‘86 Rams video, suggests mid-’80s LA may have had a cocaine problem. ...

The Sports Delorean - Sports Music Videos
Published 12/6/2007 at JoeSportsFan.com
... But if the NFL thought they had a monopoly on crappy team side projects, they were dead wrong.  The LA Dodgers got into the act with their Hollywood themed “Baseball Boogie Bunch” that finally let the world see Mariano Duncan’s jheri curl unleashed.   College sports didn’t have the lavish budgets that the pros had to work with, so they were forced to take to empty classrooms to lay their tracks.   As Norm Stewart and his “ ...

Dodger Thoughts: Martin Released (No, Not Him)
Published 3/10/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... gets the Dodgers who were in the now-famous Baseball Boogie video to recall the experience. (The video has been circulating since November , though it appears people are still discovering it.)