Posted by carbonjones on 3/1/2015 12:06:00 PM (view original):
Washington Capitals select Marvin 'Bad News' Barnes
Terry Pluto's classic basketball book 'Loose Balls' is filled with Barnes stories
- Bob Costas was a rookie announcer for the Spirits of St. Louis and provided a nugget: It was a given that Marvin would miss the 11 AM shoot around in Kentucky. Once he got the itinerary for the trip and noticed that the flight was exactly one hour, Because of the change in time zones, our return flight would leave Louisville at 8 AM and arrive in St. Louis at 7:59.
Marvin looked at that and announced: "I aint goin' on no time machine. I ain't takin' no flight that takes me back in time."