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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
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On 2013-02-19 11:36, Woland wrote: The Glory of Their Times is a masterpiece. I love all of baseball history but I tend to focus on the Dead Ball Era and baseball from the 20's through the 40's. Being now in The Netherlands I really miss baseball. Yes, it is played here and The Netherlands is one of the two European countries (Italy is the other) in the World Baseball Classic - they won three years ago - but, I won't ba at a major league opening day this year. Stillm on the subject of great moments, I love Buck O'Neil's account of Satchel Paige pitching to - and striking out - the feared slugger Josh Gibson. You know, as we are listing great sports moments it makes me sad that there are many great sports moments that are lost to history due to bigotry. Someone mentioned Jessie Owens' great performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany. How many other Jessie Owens there have been we may never know. One thing I want to do when I come back to America is visit the Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame in Kansas City. And, not to derail the thread but SHAME on the National Baseball Hall of Fame for not inducting Buck O'Neil. That man did so much for baseball in a time when the game was suffering. What courage and what graciousness he demonstrated at the Hall when he was giving a speech. There was not a sense at all of bitterness in his voice. When he died, I was very sad; baseball lost one of its greatest ambassadors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtE2I6jsung R.I.P. Buck, may your memory be eternal! |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
As hyour post proves, however, those moments are not lost.
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Dreadnought Special user Athens, Georgia 836 Posts |
The Drive Super Bowl XXIII, 39 secs. left, Joe Montana to John Taylor.
Peace and Godspeed
Peace
"Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum..." Scott Would you do anything for the person you love? |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Every second of Forrest Griffin v. Stephan Bonnar 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXfyzBZzisQ
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Anybody like John Tyler's defeatr of Plano East in 1994?
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan!
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
"Any future where you succeed, is one where you tell the truth." - Griffin (Griffin rocks!) |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Seriously, how about Jim Thorpe, Bob Mathias, and Bruce Jenner? Maybe no single great moment, but certainly great athletes.
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
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On 2013-02-20 13:00, Woland wrote: You and I must live in the same region.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
I wouldn't call it a "great moment" but I'll never forget being at Giant's Stadium the day Lawrence Taylor ended Joe Theismann's career. From where I was sitting, by the end zone, it sounded like a gunshot when Theismann's leg was snapped.
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
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On 2013-02-20 23:28, mastermindreader wrote: I am not a football fan but, I have seen clips of that moment. Good God how horrific! Former baseball umpire Ron Luciano who was also a pro football player with the Detroit Lions had talked about the day that Orioles player Paul Blair was beaned. Luciano said that in football he thought he had seen it all, but, when that baseball hit Paul Blair - who had a quite promising career in the majors - Luciano said it was the most sickening thing he ever saw and heard. He also said that he almost vomited. Baseball is such a deceptive game and it seems like no one can suffer serious injury but many a potentially great career was cut shot by beanings, by flying broken bats, and runners barreling into catchers. I wonder if there have ever been any fatal golf mishaps? |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Maybe not among the pros, but it's my understanding that a huge percentage of lightning fatalities are of golfers.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Vlad, when I lived in Baltimore, I used to hear people say two things. They said, "Brooks would've had that!" and they said, "Three quarters of the world's surface is covered by water, and the rest is covered by . . . . Paul Blair."
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
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On 2013-02-18 17:08, Cliffg37 wrote: Bill Buckner, game 6, '86, while great for the Mets, was devastating for the Red Sox and Buckner himeself. Still, a most memorable moment in sports history.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
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On 2013-02-21 21:58, Woland wrote: Whatv a great quote! I am too young to have seen Paul Blair play, but everything I have read aboiut him would seem to validate the quote. Baltimore is a GREAT baseball town. And Brooks Robinson? Again, too young to have seen him play but seeing YouTube videos of him in action is like watching pure magic. To say that Robinson had great range is a gross understatement. I think rather that he warped space time. |
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
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On 2013-02-22 03:39, Bob1Dog wrote: Poor Bill Buckner, he will suffer the same cruel fate as Fred Snodgrass of the (then) New York Giants. He was a the centerfielder for McGraw's crew and dropped an easy pop fly in the 1912 World Series; on the next play he made a spectacular catch that nobody mentions - well I just did. After his baseball career he went on to be a successful bussinessman, etc. When he died in 1974, his obit from the NY Times read: ""Fred Snodgrass, 86, Dead; Ball Player Muffed 1912 Fly." McGraw, known for his no nonsense, tough approach to the game - he once fined a player for hitting a home run believe it or not; McGraw signalled the hapless batter to bunt and the batter swung for the fences - didn't blame Snodgrass. In facgt, he raised Snodgrass' salary for the next season. I really do feel badly for Buckner; the Red Sox should have won that Series but is it really fair for people to put all of the blame on his shoulders (or between his knees)? The Sox still had a chance to shut the Mets down. This thread has caused me to track down the excellent documentary titled When It Was a Game. In some ways, I think it's better than Ken Burns' epic. If you are curious, you can also find it split into multiple parts on YouTube. Pitchers and catchers have reported!!! |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Hi Vlad, Brooks is still one of the most beloved figures in Baltimore. Unfortunately the memories of his fielding prowess poisoned things for Doug DeCinces, who eventually asked to be traded. Doug's home-run production in his first season away, I think at Oakland, would have propelled Baltimore to the Championship that year. He was always in Brooks's shadow on the field.
Hi Bob1Dog, I was at that game, probably the most exciting game I have ever seen from the stands. What a tremendous lesson: you can be two runs down, and one strike away from losing the game (and the Series!) but a single pitch can turn it all around. Never give up! And by the same token, you can be a strike away from victory and see it all disappear. |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
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When he died in 1974, his obit from the NY Times read: ""Fred Snodgrass, 86, Dead; Ball Player Muffed 1912 Fly." LOL. What a mean obit, but in fact, that's probably his claim to fame. Poor guy. Reminds me of the old Indian joke about the woman who was born "the year Ali Hassan fa**ed." Thanks for the pointer to that documentary, too. |
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
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On 2013-02-22 07:01, Woland wrote: Hi Woland, I don't know if you were/are a Red Sox or Mets fan, but that whole season was the best the Mets ever had from beginning to end, through the playoffs and the series. Five great starting pitchers, two great relievers, a lefty and a righty; great sluggers and fielders. That season being a moment in the sands of time would qualify as one of the greatest moments in sports.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
My brother and I were Mets fans - going back to the Polo Grounds. You are right that during that Season, the Mets were the "team of destiny," as the Orioles were in 1983.
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silvercup Loyal user 223 Posts |
My greatest momments in sports history are anytime the Yankees or Celtics fail to make or get eliminated from the playoffs.
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