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  1. WI: A Different F-111B?

    Suppose the Navy, when McNamara proclaims they need to buy a version of the F-111, elects not to buy an interceptor, but instead chooses to have it be a navalized F-111A strike plane? The Navy brass jumps on that opportunity, and pretty much then gets F-14 research started about five years...

  2. 1993 NBA Draft:

    A draft-day deal sees the Chicago Bulls, dealing with the sudden retirement of Michael Jordan, trade forward Horace Grant and their first-round pick in the 1993 NBA to the 76ers for their 1993 first-round pick... They draft center Shawn Bradley from BYU with the pick. How does this change the...

  3. The Big Book of Sports Blunders

    The Nolan Ryan Trade - December 12, 1978 After going 10-13 with a 3.72 ERA for the Angels in 1978, Nolan Ryan found himself in Angels GM Buzz Bavasi's doghouse. So, when he asked Brewers GM if they'd be willing to swap 18-game winner Lary Sorensen for Ryan, Dalton asked for outfielder Don...

  4. DWBI: Brewers are quiet in the 1988-1989 MLB Offseason

    The Milwaukee Brewers were known for their busy off-season of 1988-1989, when they seemingly blew up the team that had come within two games of the 1988 AL East title. Yet, the Brewers by, "taking a step back," ended up leaping to prominence in the major leagues, dominating in the 1990s with...

  5. WI: George W. Bush Flew a Different Fighter

    George W. Bush flew F-102s for the Texas Air National Guard historically, and volunteered to fly in Vietnam, but was declined. Suppose, though, he chose a different fighter, the F-100D Super Sabre? Assume his request to serve in Vietnam is granted, and he serves two tours flying the F-100...

  6. Sports Careers That Might Have Been

    There was an old thread on sports careers that might have been. I'll start off with some: Dale Murphy: Catcher, first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves (1978-1979) and Milwaukee Brewers (1980-1997). Was part of eight World Series championship teams, and three...

  7. DBWI: Pittsburgh Doesn't Trade Up with Chicago

    We know that the Steelers traded up with the Bears to get the #14 pick in exchange for the #14, #59, and #200 selections in the NFL draft. The Bears 2003 draft class included: QB Rex Grossman (#23 overall) CB Charles Tillman (#27 overall) WR Anquan Bolden (#35 overall) LB Lance Briggs...

  8. DBWI: Brewers-Braves Blockbuster Doesn't Happen

    Looking back, the blockbuster trade between the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves during the 1988 Winter Meetings was probably one of the most lopsided in the last three decades. Atlanta traded starting pitchers Tom Glavine and John Smoltz with outfield prospect David Justice to the...

  9. Alternate Supreme Courts

    I figured it might be interesting to come up with alternative Supreme Courts. Here is one that assumes George H.W. Bush decided not to go with David Souter - and how it looks in 1996, when it upholds Colorado's Amendment 2 in Romer v. Evans: Chief Justice: William Rhenquist (confirmed in...

  10. The Response... (A Rubio 2016 Timeline)

    Republican Candidates Debate in Manchester, New Hampshire February 6, 2016 "There it is. There it is. The memorized 25-second speech. There it is, everybody." Senator Marco Rubio fumed at the jab from Chris Christie. He knew why he was using that line in the speech, and quite frankly...

  11. DBWI: Buddy Ryan Departs Da Bears

    The Chicago Bears of late have struggled to match the dominance of the 1985-1988 Bears teams that won four consecutive Super Bowls (XX, XXI, XXII, and XXIII), partof their six titles (they also won Super Bowls XXV and XXVI). Perhaps the biggest reason was the dynamic between head coach Mike...

  12. DBWI: Cuomo Becomes Governor of New York

    Mario Cuomo, two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate in New York (he lost to Jack Kemp by six-tenths of a point in 1982, and by 5 points in 1986), died last night. Kemp, as history records, used the governorship of New York as a springboard to the Presidency, winning the 1988 and 1992...

  13. DBWI: Kandahar Not Carpet-Bombed

    In the wake of the recent Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA detention programs, perhaps it is time to also re-visit what happened on Day One of the War in Afghanistan: The carpet-bombing of Kandahar. Pretty much, the first day of the war featured a massive raid by 60 B-52s and 60...

  14. The Draft of Legends - The Chicago Bears and the 1979 NFL Draft

    Chicago Bears 1979 NFL Draft 1st Round (#4 overall): DE/DT Dan Hampton - One of the best defensive line prospects in the draft. SWC Player of the Year for 1978. Had 18 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 1978. 1st round (#9 overall): TE Kellen Winslow - Consensus All-American in 1978...

  15. DBWI: Daniel Craig as 007

    The producers of the James Bond film franchise announced that the next James Bond film, the 24th, will be released in 2015, and will be David Boreanez's fourth outing as 007. Boreanez's first outing, Casino Royale, generated $570 million at the global box office. Outing number two, Quantum of...

  16. DBWI: Gates Doesn't Resign in 2010

    As we all know, when Robert Gates resigned in protest of Barack Obama's handling of Afghanistan, it did serious damage to Obama's presidency. Ultimately, the perception that Obama had lied about Afghanistan lead to bigger Republican gains in the mid-terms (74 House seats, 9 Senate seats...

  17. Alternate Oral History: An alternate 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s - Version 3.0

    I'm doing a 3.0 version of my TL, mostly because I wanted to tighten up the continuity of things, fill in a few holes, and honestly, reorder things so they will make a little more sense. So, without further ado, here is entry #1: --- Article from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, November...

  18. DBWI: Armitage stays silent

    As we all know, on September 17, 2003, then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage revealed that he was Robert Novak's source for Valerie Plame being with the CIA after new emerged of the CIA's request for a Justice Department investigation. Armitage would later resign as Deputy Secretary of...

  19. DBWI: Calvin Coolidge Doesn't Run in 1928

    We know that Calvin Coolidge emerged as a solid President in the early 20th Century. After Harding died in 1923, he served out Harding's term, then won election in his own right in 1924, and re-election in 1928, dying in office on January 5, 1933 as he was helping FDR transition. His cool...

  20. Alternate Oral History: An alternate 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s - Version 2.0

    This is a series of vignettes that will be somewhat inspired by Dirty Laundry, but it will be somewhat more wide-ranging. This new version will be a bit more polished than the first version. Here is the first entry. ------ Excerpt from Call Me Ted, By Ted Turner (2008) During the 1978 Winter...
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