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Obese_1_Ka-Blooey
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Armenian_Jedi posted:
Willie Mays' catch is the most overrated play of all time.
That might have been the most mistaken post I've ever read. If anything is overrated, it's Cal's The Play (and that's coming from the biggest Cal fan here).
But Mays' catch? No, just no. That meant the world to both teams and their fans. It still means the world to SF fans (how many World Series have we won since then?).
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DarthTunick
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Here's the thing, though: the San Francisco Giants have never won a World Series. The New York Giants, though, did.
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Obese_1_Ka-Blooey
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DarthTunick posted:
Here's the thing, though: the San Francisco Giants have never won a World Series. The New York Giants, though, did.
Hey, we moved, but it's the same franchise. We didn't discard all of our players (fans, on the other hand...) when we got out of NY.
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JMJacenSolo
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Statue of Liberty vs. US Hockey in the final.
I think it's asinine that the Statue of Liberty play is in the finals. I think the greatest sports highlight of all time ought to, you know, actually mean something.
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Statue of Liberty in final 
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I haven't been following this that closely but I agree the Statue of Liberty play doesn't belong in the finals.
Clearly the Hockey highlight should win.
Other than that I think they messed up on some of their initial choices. They have the wrong Jordan shot. I think his shot over Ehlo is much more iconic than the the Jazz shot. Where's the the Jimmy V tourney win with NC St.? Mize sinking that long chip to beat Norman?
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Armenian_Jedi
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Obese_1_Ka-Blooey posted:
Armenian_Jedi posted:
Willie Mays' catch is the most overrated play of all time.
That might have been the most mistaken post I've ever read. If anything is overrated, it's Cal's The Play (and that's coming from the biggest Cal fan here).
But Mays' catch? No, just no. That meant the world to both teams and their fans. It still means the world to SF fans (how many World Series have we won since then?).
as far as an athletic catch goes, it's not that impressive... it's just the situation in which it occurred that has people orgasming over it.
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DarthWormie
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rechedelphar posted:
Statue of Liberty in final
Agreed. I believe I read somewhere that Boise State was actively petitioning alumni to vote online, complete with a link to the poll.
Even if it isn't true, there's definitely a lot of ballot stuffing going on somewhere,
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JMJacenSolo
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Armenian_Jedi posted:
Obese_1_Ka-Blooey posted:
Armenian_Jedi posted:
Willie Mays' catch is the most overrated play of all time.
That might have been the most mistaken post I've ever read. If anything is overrated, it's Cal's The Play (and that's coming from the biggest Cal fan here).
But Mays' catch? No, just no. That meant the world to both teams and their fans. It still means the world to SF fans (how many World Series have we won since then?).
as far as an athletic catch goes, it's not that impressive... it's just the situation in which it occurred that has people orgasming over it.
You could say the same about the hockey goal, though.
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Armenian_Jedi
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that' why I, and a few others, said that the goal wasn't even the iconic highlight of that game.
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Armenian_Jedi posted:
that' why I, and a few others, said that the goal wasn't even the iconic highlight of that game.
And every time they show it on SportsCenter for this stupid tournament, they include the real highlight, which is the call by Michaels at the end of the game. IF they are both there, then yes, this is the greatest highlight of all time in American sports. If it's just the goal ...
And *gasp* did someone just claim that there's ballot stuffing going on in an ESPN.com poll? No! Perish the thought!
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DarthIntegral posted:
Armenian_Jedi posted:
that' why I, and a few others, said that the goal wasn't even the iconic highlight of that game.
And every time they show it on SportsCenter for this stupid tournament, they include the real highlight, which is the call by Michaels at the end of the game. IF they are both there, then yes, this is the greatest highlight of all time in American sports. If it's just the goal ...
And *gasp* did someone just claim that there's ballot stuffing going on in an ESPN.com poll? No! Perish the thought!
Well, no matter what happens, we can all rest assured that this was a far better tournament than that Who's Now atrocity last summer.
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3/1 10:56am
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Armenian_Jedi posted:
Obese_1_Ka-Blooey posted:
Armenian_Jedi posted:
Willie Mays' catch is the most overrated play of all time.
That might have been the most mistaken post I've ever read. If anything is overrated, it's Cal's The Play (and that's coming from the biggest Cal fan here).
But Mays' catch? No, just no. That meant the world to both teams and their fans. It still means the world to SF fans (how many World Series have we won since then?).
as far as an athletic catch goes, it's not that impressive... it's just the situation in which it occurred that has people orgasming over it.
And isn't the situation just as important as the play itself in this tournament?
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Obese_1_Ka-Blooey posted:
Armenian_Jedi posted:
Obese_1_Ka-Blooey posted:
[quote=Armenian_Jedi]Willie Mays' catch is the most overrated play of all time.
That might have been the most mistaken post I've ever read. If anything is overrated, it's Cal's The Play (and that's coming from the biggest Cal fan here).
But Mays' catch? No, just no. That meant the world to both teams and their fans. It still means the world to SF fans (how many World Series have we won since then?).
as far as an athletic catch goes, it's not that impressive... it's just the situation in which it occurred that has people orgasming over it.
And isn't the situation just as important as the play itself in this tournament?[/quote]
yes. but they each make up half the highlight IMO.
an amazing play in the middle of a meaningless game wouldn't make this list. would it?
10 years from now, you think anyone will be talking about Eli Manning's touchdown pass to a wide open Burress to put the Giants ahead of the Patriots in the superbowl? Nope. High pressure situation, your team's losing in the most important game of the season... but it wasn't a spectacular play. What people will remember is Eli almost getting sacked, miraculously getting out of there and getting the ball to Tyree, who made an amazing catch off his helmet.
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DarthIntegral posted:
And *gasp* did someone just claim that there's ballot stuffing going on in an ESPN.com poll? No! Perish the thought!
Why don't we have our own poll or list? Do you mind if I host it if we do one on The Arena?
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