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Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
edited September 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
here are mine:

5. Manny Ramirez.. yes flame me away.. i love this guy.. i admire his attitude and his approach at the plate.
4. Ryan Zimmerman.. this guy plays on the most pathetic team in the mlb and continues to prduce and love what he does.
3. Jon Lester.. Beats cancer.. wins game 4 of 07 WS.. throws a no hitter and now is one of the biggest competitors in the game and one of the most feared lefties.
2. Nolan Ryan..
1. Pedro Martinez.. One of the most unhittable pitchers in the game, hands down no questions asked.. sucks that all the injuries happened.. still remember being 7 years old and watching him start in the all star game.. pure bliss.
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Once I get out of this town


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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,933
    1 Dan Marino
    2 Scottie Pippen
    3 Lenny Dykstra
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,785
    Muhammed Ali
    Walter Payton
    Nolan Ryan
    Joe Frazier

    and Earl Anthony.

    Who the fuck is Earl Anthony????

    A professional Bowler...
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,764
    All time?

    Brad May
    Ty Cobb
    Pat LaFontaine
    Thurman Thomas
    Jim Kelly
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,940
    Is Earl Anthony the guy that Big Earn McKrackin was based on in King Pin?
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,785
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Is Earl Anthony the guy that Big Earn McKrackin was based on in King Pin?
    Earl Anthony was a pro bowler in the 70's-80's...

    Real quite, polite, all around nice guy....

    Who was a fucking bowling machine!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • EnkiduEnkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Willie Mays
    Joe Montana
    Roberto Clemente
    Bobby Orr
    uh-oh, no women. So...
    Martina Navratilova

    My husband says we should do a top 5 great athletes who are assholes - like Ty Cobb, McEnroe, etc.
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    Historic:

    Dan Marino
    Larry Bird
    Jose Canseco (something to be said for honesty)
    Mario Lemieux
    Jaromir Jagr

    Current:

    Evgeni Malkin
    Sidney Crosby
    Grady Sizemore
    Victor Martinez
    Tim Lincecum
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    1. Roberto Clemente
    2. Bobby Orr
    3. Sir Garfield Sobers
    4. Pele
    5. Julius Erving

    Honorable Mention...Eric Heiden..Speed Skater

    I like to vary the sports

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  • hinxhinx Posts: 416
    I gotta go with:

    Eric Lindros
    Ron Hextall
    Shjon Podein
    Alex Ovechkin
    aaaannnd Keith Primeau.

    I'm kind of a little bit of a Flyers fan. ;)
  • brother123brother123 Posts: 792
    No particular order

    1. M. Brodeur
    2. J. Veritek
    3. S. Niedermeyer
    4. J. Papelbon
    5. D. Pedroia
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    Jeter, Rivera, Messier, Phil Simms, Patrick Ewing
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
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    Philadelphia 2024
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    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,089
    edited September 2009
    Don Mattingly
    Patrick Ewing
    Wayne Gretzky
    Brian Leetch
    Alex Rodriguez

    2-5 changes everyday
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    billy smith
    wright
    piazza
    emmitt smith
    ziggy palffy
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

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    cal ripken jr
    jeff bagwell
    craig biggio
    bo jackson
    michael jordan
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    Rivera
    Jeter
    Lawrence Taylor
    Dennis Potvin
    Roger Staubach
    16 rings between them
    Honorable mention
    Tiger
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  • RideRickRideRick Hoorn Posts: 703
    Top 5:

    1) Johan Cruijff (Soccer legend, Google it ;) )
    2) Valentino Rossi (MotoGP Icon)
    3) Sven Kramer ( Ice Skating God)
    4) Ivan Lendl (Tennis from the past)
    5) Eddie Vedder (Crowdsurfer and stagediver) :lol:
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  • BubbaBubba Posts: 631
    1 - Michael Jordan
    2 - Emmitt Smith
    3 - Troy Aikman
    4 - Roger Staubach
    5 - Albert Pujols

    Honorable Mention:
    Dale Earnhardt
    Michael Schumacher
  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    don mattingly
    michael jordan
    derek jeter
    mark messier
    patrick ewing
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Is Earl Anthony the guy that Big Earn McKrackin was based on in King Pin?
    Earl Anthony was a pro bowler in the 70's-80's...

    Real quite, polite, all around nice guy....

    Who was a fucking bowling machine!!!!!

    earl anthony was born in tacoma, wa...how do i know this? my buddy was ging to college in tacoma and i was up visiting and we went bowling and as we entered the lanes was 6 foot tall portrait of mr anthony

    made this young man honored to drink and bowl with mr anthony :D
  • ajedigeckoajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,430
    edited September 2009
    ronnie lott
    michael jordan
    dick butkus
    bo jackson
    john riggins
    Post edited by ajedigecko on
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Valentino Rossi (Moto GP) greatest motorcycle racer and personality the world has ever and probably ever will see.
    Pele (greatest footballer ever) I refuse to say soccer.
    Usain Bolt - the man is unbelievable and seems a good laugh.
    Roger Federer - need I say more?
    Kenenisa Bekele - brilliant runner
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,282
    Brian Roberts
    Wilma Rudolph
    Doug Flutie
    Brian Boitano (I LOVE his Foodnetwork Show!)
    Joan Benoit
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    mike richter
    bernie williams
    mariano rivera
    adam graves
    francesco totti
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    1. Larry Bird
    2. Lance Armstrong
    3. Emmit Smith
    4. Julius "Dr.J" Erving
    5. Michael Phelps
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    the subject was athletes right? ... baseball players don't count ... they play a sport but they aren't athletes ... :mrgreen:
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    polaris_x wrote:
    the subject was athletes right? ... baseball players don't count ... they play a sport but they aren't athletes ... :mrgreen:

    Wow.

    Using a round bat, to hit a round ball that is moving 90+mph at you is absolutely a sport.

    Michael Jordon failed at this sport, that tells gives you a little insight to the difficulty.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    the subject was athletes right? ... baseball players don't count ... they play a sport but they aren't athletes ... :mrgreen:

    Wow.

    Using a round bat, to hit a round ball that is moving 90+mph at you is absolutely a sport.

    Michael Jordon failed at this sport, that tells gives you a little insight to the difficulty.

    if you read what i wrote - i said baseball was a sport but most baseball players are not athletes ...
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    polaris_x wrote:
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    the subject was athletes right? ... baseball players don't count ... they play a sport but they aren't athletes ... :mrgreen:

    Wow.

    Using a round bat, to hit a round ball that is moving 90+mph at you is absolutely a sport.

    Michael Jordon failed at this sport, that tells gives you a little insight to the difficulty.

    if you read what i wrote - i said baseball was a sport but most baseball players are not athletes ...

    Yes I did misread your comment, however, I still disagree.

    A baseball player is an athlete.

    Yes, there are some fat baseball players but then there are some like Jacoby Ellusbury, Ricky Hernderson, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Nolan Ryan, and on.

    A nascar driver might not be an athlete but baseball players surely are.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    Yes I did misread your comment, however, I still disagree.

    A baseball player is an athlete.

    Yes, there are some fat baseball players but then there are some like Jacoby Ellusbury, Ricky Hernderson, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Nolan Ryan, and on.

    A nascar driver might not be an athlete but baseball players surely are.

    http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/burned/cal ... ports.html

    baseball is the equivalent of playing playground games like hopscotch ... you don't need much fitness to play baseball ...
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    Being athlete is not defined by how many calories you burn.

    Golf is much like baseball, but are you going to sit here and say Tiger isn't an athlete.
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