Iconic sports moments that you remember where you were?
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So, Mike & Mike on ESPN radio were talking about John Lennon's death and how the news was pretty much broken on Monday Night Football.
That spun into things that happened in sports where you remember where you were when you heard the news. Stuff like the Miracle on Ice, Dale Earnhart's death, Magic Johnson's HIV positive announcement, OJ chase, etc...
I remember most of the things, but only remember a few so well that I can picture where I was at the time:
OJ verdict
World Series earthquake
Mario Lemieux announcing he was coming out of retirement
Kirk Gibson's World Series homerun
Scott Norwood's "wide right" against the Giants
'87 National Championship Pens State vs Miami "Interception Giftopoulos!!!!"
What are some of yours... championships that your team won (unless it was on some iconic play), don't really count, we all know where we were when those happened for our teams.
That spun into things that happened in sports where you remember where you were when you heard the news. Stuff like the Miracle on Ice, Dale Earnhart's death, Magic Johnson's HIV positive announcement, OJ chase, etc...
I remember most of the things, but only remember a few so well that I can picture where I was at the time:
OJ verdict
World Series earthquake
Mario Lemieux announcing he was coming out of retirement
Kirk Gibson's World Series homerun
Scott Norwood's "wide right" against the Giants
'87 National Championship Pens State vs Miami "Interception Giftopoulos!!!!"
What are some of yours... championships that your team won (unless it was on some iconic play), don't really count, we all know where we were when those happened for our teams.
My whole life
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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I was rooting for the Mets, but I felt SOOOO bad for him and still do. It really was the saddest thing I've ever seen in sports related to a persons future mental state. I hope Buckner is OK these days.
i had just arrived in the bahamas
Kurt's homerun
OJ chase
the Doug Flutie miracle against Miami
the night cal ripken broke the consecutive games record
the entire summer of McGwire and Sosa...we were glued to the tv
I'm sure there are more that aren't coming to me
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Joe Carter's World Series ending home run.
Pacers/Pistons Brawl.
John Paxon's 3 pointer against the Suns in the Finals.
I forgot about Cal's record, I remember that night vividly.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
"Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!
As a Pirates fan, I've tried to remove that from my memory, but I can't... Ex-Pirate Sid Bream with his two bad knees beats out a candy ass through by Barry Bonds... god I still hate seeing that replay, and that was the last time that the Pirates were competitve... :oops:
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
yanks 98 ws.. watched up my friend jimmy's house
yanks 99 ws.. watched in my friend cheezy's apt.
yanks 2000ws..watched in my apt
yanks 2001 ws..devestated up tony gomez's house
yanks2003 ws..watched up in the bronx over some chick's apt..i was messing with
yanks 2009 ws ..watched in my brooklyn apt
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
That guy is a local legend.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
1) the night hank gathers collapsed and died on the court. i got to play a scrimmage against his team in high school and his death hit me. openly wept watching the stories on espn that night. still so very sad
2) Duke-Kentucky NCAA regional game at the spectrum. turned down a ticket to sit in the very last row of the spectrum and instead watched it at home. greatest game ever
3) OJ chase and verdict
My wife and I were driving back from our holiday in France and as soon as we got off the ferry I put on the radio. England were playing in a World Cup qualifier against the old enemy Germany in Munich. The score was 1-1 at the time and over the next hour it went 2-1, 3-1, 4-1 and finally 5-1 to England. Each goal was greeted with horns blaring on the motorway and fists punching the air out of windows. Best drive of my life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ0uIKjommQ
1. becker vs. edberg 1987 at wimbledon
2. joe carter's world series winning home run
this is why i will always hate the Buffalo Bills. how the HELL do you blow that big of a lead???? it still hurts.
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Bulls first championship vs. the Lakers
those two stand out the most.
Sittin at home, alone in my recliner the night Mcgwire hit 62. My grandma called before he finished his trot, to say he did it.
Watchin the SB at home with my family when Norwood missed the FG. My sister and I had a bet. Loser had to do the other's chores for a week.
1 - lidge striking out eric hinske in game 5, part 2, of the 2008 WS...I was 8 rows off the field. Being there to see a philly team win a title (first time I was old enough to remember any philly team winning it all). That is something I will be telling my grandchildren about one day.
2 - The Music City Miracle - I was working at a liquor store in college. There were about 10 people in the store at the time and everyone was going crazy (for no reason...this was down in baltimore...just a crazy play).
3 - the Laettner shot vs kentucky at the spectrum. I was in 8th grade. Watching the game in my room by myself. unreal
4 - joe carter beating the phils in '93. was at a friends house. that ball still hasn't gone over the fence
5 - keith primeau's goal in the 5th OT vs the pens back in 2000. That goal tied up the series at 2 after the flyers had lost the first 2 games at home. They would go on to win that series. That was on my birthday. I was still in college. I was drunk as shit during that game.
6 - plenty of other memorable flyers moments...
**lindros hooking messier and scoring an empty netter to put the flyers in the SCF (I was down the shore)
**roenick going top shelf vs the maple leafs (I was in the diamond club of the phils game watching this...pretty sure this is the same game that kapanen got knocked out on his feet and somehow made it to the bench. that series was incredible)
**the flyers comeback from 3-0 series deficit to beat the bruins last year
**joffrey lupul scores the OT winner in game 7 to knock the caps out of the playoffs (was living in florida and watching at my condo)
**brian boucher's save on the patrick elias breakaway in the 2000 playoffs (my apt in college)
**2004 ECF when primeau scored to tie game 6 with under 2 minutes left...then gagne scoring in OT to force a game 7 (PJ Whelihans in Washington Twp)
**Giroux scoring in OT of game 3 in the finals (I was at the game)
7 - crosby's goal in OT of the gold medal game (I hate the guy, but that play was memorable)
8 - matt stairs home run off broxton in 2008 (home watching by myself)
9 - Iverson singlehandedly winning game 1 of the NBA finals in LA (parent's house with my buddies)
10 - The last 3 minutes of the Pittsburgh/Arizona Super Bowl
Sports are awesome.
gibbys home run...freshman year in college and a bunch of us are watching the game in a dorm room on a 13" tv...gibson is announced and i proclaim that if he hits a home run, i'll jump off the balcony (we were on the 2nd floor)...yeah, i never jumped :P
i think i spent 9 hours in front of the tv watching the oj chase while also watching the knicks/rockets game
others where i was just sitting in front of the tv
game 6
dale earnhart
along with most of the others of the last 30 years
Lindros getting the knocked the fuck out by Stevens.
and hal gill. and half the other guys in the NHL.
yeah, they were left off of my list for a reason
what a great night that was. i was in college at my buddy's house. he had a bunch of people over. got completely shit faced...then the snow came and for some reason bloomsburg cancelled monday classes that night---so it turned into a 48 hour binge session. i miss college.
1993 Penguins vs Islanders... 2nd round of the playoffs Game #7...
Pens lost in overtime on a David Volek goal past Tom Barrasso
It was the night of my senior prom, and we convinced the school to have a TV there... All of us crowded around and watched in disbelief as the Pens lost their chance of a title 3-peat with their most talented team in history... blah...
I drank a lot that night...
It's funny, I barely remember the girl I went with or anything we did, but I remember watching that game there lol
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
how bout the pens/flyers 5 (i think--not a hockey guy
1. becker vs. edberg 1987 at wimbledon....absolutley!!
2. 1995 Australian Open Sampras vs Courier....and Sampras wept....but won!
I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
it's on my list. cops came to my apt after that one ended. the fixer was in rare form that night