| Any favorite baseball moments or games that stand out? | | I am a Phillies fan and I think the game that stands out the most is when the phillies were playing a double header with the cubbies.It was years ago,probably in the early 90's.They kept having rain delays and by the time the second game was over,it was almost 6 am in the morning!As for a favorite moment,it would be when I finally got to see Mike Schmidt finally hit a home run.I had been anxiously waiting to see mike hit one but year afteryear,my family and I left the game disappointed.Mike Schmidt had declared he was retiring at the end of the season so we decided to go see him play one last time.He stepped up to the plate,we heard the crack of the bat,saw it flying-not to excited figuring it was gonna be a fly - but much to our amazement,the ball continued to fly right over the wall! A home run after all these years! I will never forget that game nor the fact that they were playing the mets whom i can't stand and kicked their butts! | |
| | Has anybody ever dominated their sport the way Wayne Gretzky dominated hockey? | | Simple, has anybody ever dominated their sport the way Wayne Gretzky dominated NHL Hockey in the 80s?A lot of players have been extremely prolific in their times and dominated a stretch of time, rather than just a year or two. Some that come to mind are Micheal Jordan, Bobby Orr, babe ruth, Tiger Woods, Billie Jean King, Pele, Gordie Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Bobby Hull, etc.I'm not talking about the guys like Sidney Crosby (who may become part of the first list), roger maris, hank aaron, Barry Bonds, Steve Nash, Brett Hull, Lebron James or other players like that. These are all guys who are truly superstars, and the best in their time, but the first list contains names that EVERYBODY has heard, fan or not, because those people re-defined their sports in many cases.I'm not talking about guys who hit 61 home runs in a season, breaking the record of 60, and having that record stand for an impressively long time; nor am I talking about the guys who average 30-32 points a game, when nobody else can break the 28 mark. (Not to take anything away from... | |
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