jigfresh
Well-Known Member
So I just saw this little story about the last day of the baseball season this past season. You know, where both wild card races came down to the final night. The cardinals won their game, braves blew theirs, red sox blew their game, and the rays pulled theirs out in extras. It got me thinking that we have seen some really amazing stuff in sports the past few years. I am sure I am forgetting some cool things, or didn't even know about them in the first place. So what moments have you guys liked lately?
Other things that have been cool in the past few (maybe 10) years. The Nascar championship last season. Came down the the final race and Tony Stewart needed to win the thing in order to tie Carl Edwards, with tony claiming the tie breaker.
There was the yankees red sox series in what 2004, when the sox were down 3-0 and came back big.
I was a lakers fan at the time and will always remember when horry made the 3 pointer at the end of the western finals. Was that game 6? I just remember I was listening on the radio driving up the 5 freeway. The ball went inside, maybe shaq got blocked and the ball bounced out to horry at the three point line..... screaming.... " Oh man, I thought I would have a heart attack.
The F1 championship in 2007 (i think, i'm not too good with dates... i smoke a lot of pot) when lewis hamilton had a small lead going into the last race, Filipe Massa had that lead covered and was leading the championship. As the cars rounded the final lap Massa was ahead on points. As Massa crossed the finish line as the race winner, he was also the world champion. Then almost 80% of the way through that last lap Hamilton passed _____ (someone) for 5th place in the race, and that gave him the points he needed to claim the championship as his own. Massas father was in the paddock and his emotions are gut wrenching. The elation of your son winning the world championship, only to realize 10 seconds later it has been reclaimed, or rather it was never yours in the first place.
And of course there was the final day of the EPL season. Who would have ever guessed with what 2-3 weeks left in the season that city would have pulled it out. Much less in the final game to be played in the season... in extra time. I didn't watch it live as I live in the US and don't pay for the soccer channel, but man that must have been great to see.
What else, there's been some good stuff in college basketball. I'm sure every sport.
Other things that have been cool in the past few (maybe 10) years. The Nascar championship last season. Came down the the final race and Tony Stewart needed to win the thing in order to tie Carl Edwards, with tony claiming the tie breaker.
There was the yankees red sox series in what 2004, when the sox were down 3-0 and came back big.
I was a lakers fan at the time and will always remember when horry made the 3 pointer at the end of the western finals. Was that game 6? I just remember I was listening on the radio driving up the 5 freeway. The ball went inside, maybe shaq got blocked and the ball bounced out to horry at the three point line..... screaming.... " Oh man, I thought I would have a heart attack.
The F1 championship in 2007 (i think, i'm not too good with dates... i smoke a lot of pot) when lewis hamilton had a small lead going into the last race, Filipe Massa had that lead covered and was leading the championship. As the cars rounded the final lap Massa was ahead on points. As Massa crossed the finish line as the race winner, he was also the world champion. Then almost 80% of the way through that last lap Hamilton passed _____ (someone) for 5th place in the race, and that gave him the points he needed to claim the championship as his own. Massas father was in the paddock and his emotions are gut wrenching. The elation of your son winning the world championship, only to realize 10 seconds later it has been reclaimed, or rather it was never yours in the first place.
And of course there was the final day of the EPL season. Who would have ever guessed with what 2-3 weeks left in the season that city would have pulled it out. Much less in the final game to be played in the season... in extra time. I didn't watch it live as I live in the US and don't pay for the soccer channel, but man that must have been great to see.
What else, there's been some good stuff in college basketball. I'm sure every sport.
