Conference 7.286::sports_90

Well, it was a toss up for me between two plays, but I've
got to go with with the Carlton Fisk HR in extra innings
in Game 6, 1975 World Series.

I have never seen more sports emotions in any instant that
in that particular play.

I can still see Pudge waving that thing fair, and then the unadulterated
excitement when he jumped up and down...

A truly amazing moment in sport, for me...

Chainsaw

       Bobby Orr's OT goal that won the Stanley Cup!
                                               Denny

    Good topic, Frank, and a breath of clean fresh air that was sorely
    needed ...
    
    I'm going to have to bend your rules a little and list the ONE
    play *PER* sport that I enjoyed the most.  There's just too many
    plays overall.
    
    Baseball ...
    
    "Here's the 1-2 pitch to Willie Wilson.   Strike three, got him
    swinging and the Philadelphia Phillies are the champions of the
    world."
    
    Football ...
    
    11-Jan-1981.  Veterans Stadium, NFC Championship, Eagles vs
    Dallas.   -10 degrees wind chill factor.   Wilbert Montgomery
    takes a handoff on the Eagles 2nd play from scrimmage and sprints
    42 yards untouched for six points.  Eagles went on to win, 20-7,
    and went to Supe 15.
    
    Basketball ...
    
    Doctor J in the 1980 NBA Finals swooping *behind* the backboard to
    gently sink a reverse layup.  The look on Laker Mark Landsberger's
    face is priceless.  Magic would break the Sixers hearts in Game 6
    that year but that one play in Game 4 was vintage Doc.
    
    Hockey ...
    
    Has to be any one of about 20 *tough* saves that Bernie Parent
    made against the Bruins in Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals. 
    He flat-out stoned Ken Hodge with about 3-4 minutes left to
    preserve the 1-0 shutout and wrap up the Flyers' first Cup.
    
    Bob Hunt

It's hard to resist responding with Bucky's shot over the Green Monster, but
I shall.

My favorite play of all time was in game 5 of the AL championship series.  Series
was obviously tied, 2-2, and Yanks were comfortable ahead 6-3 in this pennant-
clinching game, when George Brett unloaded for a three-run homer to tie the
game at 6.  My life passed before my eyes.  This was the first year ever that
the Yanks had finished in first while I was a fan, and one moment I was delirious,
the next miserable considering the possibility that they could lose.

The bottom of the 8th and the 9th passed and the score remained at 6.  The
first batter was Chris Chambliss and young fire-baller, Mark Littell was brought
in for KC.  His first pitch never reached the catcher as Chambliss crushed it
over the wall.  Hal McRea made a feeble jump for it, but he had no chance.  He
tossed his glove in the air, and leaned back against the outfield wall.  By the time
Chambliss reached second on his home run trot, the field was being mobbed
with delirious Yankee fans.

In an old colonial house on the Jersey shore two brothers started jumping around
the den shouting.   The Yanks had won the pennant!

Dan

Mine is from high school.  It may bore you but it was a moment I will never
forget.  It took place on the 2nd Saturday in September, 1983.  First some
background:

I went to and played football at Algonquin High School in Northboro,
MA.  My first 2 years were winless, and the winless streak spanned 3
seasons and stood at 23 games going into the 1983 season.   Our worst
defeat had come the season before in a 62-6 trouncing at the hands of
Hudson.   In short, we weren't well respected.

Our new coach, Frank Kronoff, was a member of the HS Football Coaches Hall
of Fame who had come out of retirement to try to turn things around.  His 
winning attitude rubbed off on us from the start.  He made us respect
ourselves.  He had a profound effect on all of us that for many will
last forver, but that is another story.

The game.  It was the first of the season and it was away, against Shepard
Hill.  We were only two losses away from breaking the state record for 
longest losing streak and we did not want to be one loss away.  We played
well, as did Shepard Hill - it was a tight, defensive game all the way.

But under a minute left things looked bleak for us.  We were losing by 2
and it looked as those Shepard Hill would score again to ice it; they
had first ang goal from the two.  Algonquin was going to lose yet another
one, like we were supposed to.

Then it happened.  Shepard Hill decided to PASS the ball.  There was a good 
rush which sent the tall Shepard Hill QB out to his left.  Just as it looked 
as though he be dropped for a loss, the ball went in the air.  A small
defensive back named Steve Tobin found it in his hand two yards deep in his own
endzone.  He started out.  He ran past me (I was a LB)  before I really new 
what had happened.  What seemed to be days later, we were all leaping on him 
102 yards away in Shepard Hill's end zone.  We had FINALLY won a football game.
Mothers were crying, girlfriends were screaming, and dads were beaming.

We only ended up 2-7-1 that year, but the next year we came one game short
of a trip to the Superbowl.  The year after that, Algonquin did go to the
Superbowl.  I will never forget the play that started it all...

To anyone still reading, I still get worked up everytime I relive this event.
Sorry if I dragged on.

-Scott

that's great scott...

Mine was in my senior year of high school. the fall before our soccer team had
only won 1 game the entire season and with a restructuring of the divisions 
we were actually moved up into a tougher division that fall.

All summer I worked in a soccer camp run by the head coach of Cathedral high
school. He never let a chance go by without rubbing in that his team was 
state champs and our team had only won 1 game all year and that his team had
players that were all-state, all this and all that. He also kept reminding me 
that he had 9 seniors returning from last years squad.By the end of the 
summer I was mighty sick of hearing about it.

We met his team the second game of the season. He actually had the nerve to 
rag on our team to my face before the game. Needless to say I mentioned his
little comment to our team to get them fired up before the game. We played 
great and actually had a 1 goal lead through most of the game. OUr team was
getting tired however and only 4-5 great saves by our goalie kept them from
tying the score. With about 10 minutes left we were dead on our feet but managed
a few quick counter-attacks to keep the pressure off.

On one of those counter attacks our left halfback launched a shot from outside 
that hit off the crossbar. Our right wing was standing outside of the penalty 
box with his body facing the goal. He just stood there while the ball lofted
over his head. All of the sudden he spun around and flipped into the most
perfect bicycle kick I've ever seen and rocketed the ball into the corner of the
net. Our team stood ther dumbfounded for a few seconds until we all jumped on
him. That goal gave us enough energy to hold them off for the rest of the game.

Of course the coach refused to talk to me after the game but I made a point to 
just look his way and smile. There was a nice article in the paper the next
day with the title "falcons stun cathedral" and their coach made several 
comments about his team having senioritis and not working as hard as they
should have.

Unfortunately they beet us 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the tournament that year
after we had played 3 games in 3 days to qualify but it was great just sticking
his face in it that once.....


John

re Bob:

	Geez, you would bring up Philly-Boston 1974 8^(
	That game still haunts me....

re Dan:
	Thank you for not mentioning Bucky ;^)

re Scott:

	I got a thrill just reading it.

re Metz:

	Soccer, the manliest sport 8^)


And, if Bob can put in one per sport, then I'll include my second
play:

	It was the Ice Bowl, Green Bay vs Dallas.  I was just a kid
	but already the Pack and the Giants were my two favorite teams.
	Knowing that the Pack would go to the Super Bowl with a win, 
	I was nervous all day.

	That was the very first time in my life (as a neophyte football
	fan) that I realized that trailing 17-13, a team needs a TD
	to win.  That's what the Pack was up against.

	I'll never forget the sneak.  Kramer blowing Bob Lilly outta
	the way, Starr surging forward and lunging across the line.
	I sat there open-mouthed, forgetting for the moment how to
	cheer.  I was stunned as the sportcasters replayed it again
	and again, showing just how crucial Kramer's block was.

	It is a football moment that outranks the Giants winning the
	Super Bowl, because the game was played in a day where
	grass fields were the norm, the Packers were a dynasty, and
	the game was not as high tech with situational substitution.

	It was a game that epitomized the Lombardi era.  It was
	a game I'll never forget.

    One moment will always stick in my mind.
    
    My high school had been down in the dumps in track and field for
    over a decade (closer to 2 decades actually), but gradually, the
    coach of the squad started to build a team.  By the time I was a
    junior, we had really started to gel, and in cross country finished
    second - the best showing in years.  Indoors, we started strong,
    and were undefeated going into the last meet - only to lose by one
    point - it was devastating to all of us.
    
    Outdoor season came, and we were picked to finish 3rd overall in
    the league.  As luck would have it, we sailed through the meets
    until the last one was left - we were undefeated, and by luck of
    schedule, had a tri-meet against the other two top teams - one was
    undefeated, one had 1 loss.  This would be for all the marbles.
    
    It's hard to describe the day, because every event was so crucial,
    and all three teams were getting unbelievable performances.  It
    was close, and there were only two events left - the mile relay,
    and the pole vault - the bar was already at 12', and there were
    6 competitors left (3 from our school....).  Due to the closeness
    of the meet, all the schools knew the importance of the relay, but
    also knew the pole vault would be the deciding factor.   Right before
    the relay, one school's lone competitor missed on his third try,
    and was out.  They went on to win the mile relay, but became
    mathematically eliminated.  The amazing thing was the relay itself.
    All three schools were virtually together for each leg - and some
    how, our anchor runner outleaned one guy, giving us valuable points.
    
    Both schools then went to the pole vault pit, to cheer on the remaining
    competitors.  We were guarenteed a 3rd when the other teams 2nd
     guy missed at 13 feet.  Our second vaulter then missed at 13'6".
    
    Leaving two competitors - one from each school - winner wins the
    meet and champeenship for his team.  Dusk was settling, as the bar
    was moved to 14 feet - both guys made it on their 3rd and final
    jumps!  The bar went to 14' 6" - both missed the first time, both
    missed the 2nd time......it was getting dark.  The infield of the
    track was packed, but silent, as the South guy got ready for his
    third attempt - he vaulted.....and missed - a moan wen tup and then
    Steve, our best vaulter, who had never jumped as high before got
    ready to vault.  Again, the silence was deafening - he started down
    the runway, planted, and up he went - he grazed the bar, it wiggled,
    and he fell down into the pit - the bar was slightly wavering -
    and...it stayed up there - the place went nuts!   We had won in
    a great, great meet - the memory of that one moment when I realized
    we had won still stays with me.   That championship was followed
    by many more for our high school's track team - but it remains the
    fondest memory for the coaches, and for the athletes.   
    
    JD

    Re. .3 -- Erving's incredible layup.
    
    Magic later said that he didn't know whether to put the ball in play
    and start down the court or hand it to Doc and ask him to do it again.
    
    Laker_Ken

    I have 2.
    
    The pit was howling!!!!!  Sidney Lowe of the underdog NC state Wolfpack
    heaves a long jumper with 4 seconds left.....the ball falling short
    by a foot.  Lorenzo Charles out of no where grabs the ball and slams
    home the NCAA championship victory for NC STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    
    
    
    
    and the other.....
    Kirk Gibson's ninth inning homer off of Dennis Erkersley.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    laters dudes
    rub

So, I see that you are so fed up with my pool games Chainsaw, that
you've started up a new topic that doesn't even interest you 
just to get me on to something else.  Well, it worked:

1.  Biggest one in hockey (at least for Canucks) was Paul Henderson's goal
    in the last game of the '72 Canada Cup against the Russians.  They
    were leading 5-3 in the third period, then Esposito got one (I think), 
    then Henderson got one.  Finally, with 34 seconds left he swatted it in
    the corner on Tretiak and the whole country went nuts for days.

2.  Right up there with the above was the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team,
    especially Mike Eruzione (although every player was great), in the
    game where they upset the Russians.  I was frozen to the TV screen from
    start to finish - never seen anything like it in hockey before or since.
    Certainly one of the biggest sports upsets ever.

3.  This wasn't a great play, but it sure was funny:  Anyone recall Jim
    Marshall of the Vikes in '70(?) running the whole length of the field 
    in the wrong direction to concede a safety after recovering a fumble?

re .2 Denny:  Aw, that was a bit of theatrics at the end where he dove.
              Anyway, the won it in four straight against the Blues.

re. Bob Hunt: I now remember Parent in that series - that was the best
              goaltending I've ever seen.  Remember his teacher when he
              played for the Leafs?  Jacques Plante, of course.

re .7 'Saw:   Unforgettable block - Jethro Pugh out to lunch.

rick    

    
    
    
    

    For BB, it's gotta be my daughter coming upcourt with 20 seconds
    left and Haverhill down by 1 to Andover.  She crosses midcourt and
    drifts to her right.  The defender is up tight, so Kerrie crossovers
    to her left and starts a drive towards the lane.  The defender adjusts
    and another comes over to shut off the lane.  Kerrie does a spin
    dribble, goes right, drives to the hoop, puts up a shot that bounces
    twice off the rim and drops!  Andover doesn't get off a shot and
    the Hillies win.  The Andover coach, who knows Kerrie from camps,
    grabbed her after the game, gave her a big hug, and called her a
    "Little Sh*t!"  They were both grinning from ear to ear.  He's quite
    a guy.
    
    In hockey, it's gotta be Orr's winning goal and his flying thru
    the air.  I'll never, ever, forget that sight.
    
    Baseball, gotta go with Kirk Gibson's homer for the Tigers just
    after Sparky tells him that the pitcher doesn't want to walk him.
    
    In football, Alan "The horse" Ameche driving for a winning TD in
    the title game.  Can't remember the year.

    Pro basketball, Bird stealing the ball and dishing off to DJ for
    the winning hoop against the Pistons.
    
    Lee

    re: Orr's goal
       It wasn't theatrics, he was tripped.
       How bout Mazeroski's Series winning homer in 1960? 
       This one isn't a 'play' but it's the greatest moment in sports I've
    ever seen and I was there:
    Secretariats' 31 length win in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. That's more
    than 6 SECONDS ahead of the 2nd horse! He shattered the world record
    which still stands.
                                         Denny

    Good topic Frank, here's a few of mine:
    
    Brooks Robinson making a diving stop and throwing out Lee May on a play
    I thought was a sure double in the 1970 World Series.
    
    Joe Montana to Dwight Clark TD pass to win the 1981 NFC Championship
    Game against Dallas.  The play that started the ball rolling for the
    "Team of the 80s".
    
    Dave Henderson's 1986 ALCS Game 5 ninth inning HR, when the Red Sox
    were "one strike away" from elimination.
    
    
    py  
      

    	Sorry about .16. I lost the network path.
    
    	RE: 1980 Olympic team
    
    	My wife cries every time she sees it, no matter where she
    	is.
    
    	Best for me was Greg LeMond in the 1989 Tour de France. Only
    	two people (who admit it) believed LeMond could win: LeMond
    	himself and Phil Liggett (one of ABC's announcers for the
    	Tour). I was watching a golf match when they announced LeMond
    	had won. I just sat there, I couldn't even move.
    
    	Scott

       We all know what you're trying to write in here Chris. James
    worthy's 'steal' that GAVE Carolina it's ONLY title. Right?
                                           Denny

       Works for me! Must be somethin' wrong with youse guys!
                                        Denny

    Baseball: Gotta be Gibson's homer. I'm getting a lump just remembering
    	      it. 
    
    Football: When I was a senior we were playing our arch-rivals (we had
    	      played football with these guys in Jr. Hi.) We were number 2 	
    	      and 3 in the state, both at 7-0. On the second play they ran
   	      a pitch to my side (I was a corner), I fought off the block
    	      and dove for the tackle just as he was making his cut. Our
    	      free got there as well and hit him high from the other side.
    	      I'll never forget the chill in my spine as his leg snapped
    	      and he screamed in pain. They stopped the game and an
    	      ambulance came out to take him to the hospital. They play
    	      wasn't great but I'll remember it forever.
    
    Basketball: Worthy diving for the ball in game 6 of the '87 series,
    		Magic then took it for the layup. At that point I knew
    		Boston was done.
    
    Hockey:   The winning goal when we beat the Russians.
    
    Soccer: O.T. in the state quarterfinals against Denver East with time
    	    running out, my little brother gets a cross about 35 yards out
    	    and on the first touch he rockets the ball to the upper near
    	    post, the Goalie never stood a chance. People from our sideline
    	    rushed onto the field and I remember him slapping hi-5s to
     	    everyone as they carried him off the field. 
    
    the devil dog
    	    his fist as he was carried off the field

       That should be 'steal' not steal, it was a giveaway.
                                            Denny
    

Denny, 

More like 'Look what I found!?'

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH(tm)  8^)

Chainsaw

    Gerald Henderson's steal of a Worthy (Jimmy Clang) pass in '84!

       Now that was a STEAL!!
                                      Denny

    Skiing Pavlachinni with Wardle.....
    
    
    What fun it was to see him eating bump after bump then rock after rock
    and tree after tree........
    
    
    Jeff
    

  Who could ever forget the the Steeler - Raider playoff game in 1972.
  The Steeler's were up 7-6 when Kenny the Snake Stabler led his team to
  a touchdown with about a minute to play. The Steeler's got the ball back
  on the Kickoff and moved it to midfield. Then it was 4th down, no timeouts,
  15 miles for a first down and 13 seconds on the clock. Bradshaw goes back
  and throws a desperation pass to Frenchy Fuqua who get's creamed by Jack 
  Tatum just when the ball arrives. The ball flies about 25 yards in the air
  when Franco Harris picks it up at ankle level in full stride before it
  hits the ground and races about 35 yards for the last play of the game and 
  winning TD. This was the start of the Steeler dynasty in the 70's.

  I'd have to rate Greg Lemomd's come from behind victory in the Tour de France
  as a close second.

					Keith

    #1	Michael Jordan's baseline jumper and James Worthy's subsequent
    	steal to win the 1982 NCAA Title for Carolina.

    #2  Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns, forget the year but it was
        a Triple OT game I believe.  Probably the best basketball game
        I've ever seen, pro or college.  Garfield Heard's incredible
        buzzer beating heave sent the game into 1 of the OT's.  I'll never
    	forget that because when it went in I leaped up in excitement
        (even back then I hated the C's!) only to rip down a
        hanging light fixture in my parents house!

    #3  Will McEnaney leaping for joy after getting some BoSox player to
        fly out, ending the incredible 1975 World Series.  We were living
        in Cincinnati and our entire neighborhood (so it seemed to me)
        was out on their front porch banging pots and pans and yelling
        in joy.  Great stuff.


    - ACC Chris
        
        
    

re .33

you got my vote on that sucker Keith.

Absolutely the biggest all-time wowser for me.

NCAA	Keith Smart's jumper with 9 seconds left to lift Indiana over
    	Syracuse in the NCAA Championship game.  
        
NBA	Michael Jordan's 15 footer with 1 second to beat Cleveland in
    	the 1989 Eastern Conference semifinal round.
    
BOXING	Gotta be Tyson-Douglas.
    
MLB	I hate baseball, but Buckner's "Ooops!" left my rolling for
    	hours.
    
NFL	Joe Montana's captivating "two minute offense" play against
    	Dallas in the NFC Conference Championships.  People still say
    	that the touchdown pass was an intentional throw out of bounds.

    	there's lots more...
    
    sean

    
    RE: Keith and the Immaculate Deception
    
    You forgot where the ref went to the phone to find out how many
    security guards were available to get the officials out of the 
    stadium alive. He was told six. Only then did he decide to call
    it a TD. At that time the ball could not bounce off an offensive
    player, Fuqua, and be caught legally by another offensive player,
    Harris. 
    
                                                   HOOT
    

    What, Pats fans are supposed to forget that shit call on Sugar Bear
    Hamilton, but Raider fans can talk about a supposed phone call?
    
    C'mon Hoot, even YOU can do better than that!
    
    :*)
    
    Lee

    Aw Hoot, that ball went off taterhead's pads and you know it!
    Gawd I was glad my folks weren't home when that happened.  They
    woulda called the guys in the white coats on me for dancin'
    around the house screamin' my head off.
    
    Geez, with all you easterners in here, you woulda thought 
    somebody would have mentioned the play where "Havlicek stole
    the ball, Havlicek stole the ball!".
    
    Jeff, I'd pay to see Waddle flying through the trees!  :*)
    
    Claybone

  Yep, there's no doubt about it. The Raider's still have nightmares about that
  play on a cold day in Pittsburgh. Anybody who saw it will never forget it.

  In the replays, its was impossible to tell if it hit Fuqua or taterhead or
  both. I never heard the story about the ref asking about how many security
  gaurds were available to help him off the field. But you're probably right, 
  he never would have got outta there alive if he ruled for the Raiders. You 
  gotta remember, it was the first time in the 34 year history of the Steeler's 
  that they ever made the playoffs let alone win one.

  Keith_who's_jaw_still_drops_when_he_sees_a_replay_of_the_immaculate_reception

    
    Lee,
    I saw one of those NFL Films shows where the ref admitted it. If you
    remember, there was no signal after the play. Confusion reigned. The
    ref went to the bench and got on the phone, there was no replay rule.
    The game had been over for 5-10 minutes when the ref came back onto the
    field and signaled TD. The truth didn't come out for several years.
    Tatum couldn't have hit the ball. He hit Fuqua from behind a milisecond
    after the ball arrived. That is why the true name of the play is "The
    Immaculate Deception".
    
                                                   HOOT
    

>                           The truth didn't come out for several years.
>    Tatum couldn't have hit the ball. He hit Fuqua from behind a milisecond
>    after the ball arrived. That is why the true name of the play is "The
>    Immaculate Deception".
    
     What (who) was the source of this truth ?

    
    Ha!  The fact that the ball was knocked 15-20 yards back towards the 
    line of scrimmage wouldn't have had anything to do with Tatum driving 
    through the ball, would it?  Or did it hit Fuqua and just miraculously
    bounce that far?  Maybe the ball did hit Fuqua before Tatum broke the
    play up, but for any referee to decide that it was *Fuqua* that caused 
    the ball to carom that wildly and that far *in the opposite direction* 
    of his momemtum would have gone against the laws of physics, not to
    mention plain old common sense.  The right call was made.
    
    That was one hell of a Christmas treat for us Pittsburgh natives,
    wasn't it?  
    
    glenn
    

    
    You forgot one other fact. The fact that Jack Tatum was the hardest
    hitting DB to ever play. It was perfectly timed. Right after the ball
    hit Fuqua, Tatum creamed him. It doesn't take a Phd. in physics to see
    how smashing a guy as the ball hit him, for the ball to fly through the
    air. Also, the ball did not fly in the opposite direction. It was
    closer to a 45 degree angle, heading back toward the line and the
    sideline. No sour grapes here, just the facts.
    
    To put in perspective as to how hard Tatum hit, Ronnie Lott is probably
    the hardest hitting safety since Tatum but he still is nowhere close to
    Tatum's hits. I saw Tatum play several times at Ohio St. with 80,000+
    in the stands going nuts. Even with that noise when Tatum layed one on
    someone it sounded like an out of the park home run.
    
    Sorry, I don't remember the ref's name. It was on one of the NFL Films
    shows. I saw it at least a year ago. They were fearing for their lives 
    so instead of making the correct call, incomplete pass, he decided to
    call it a TD and get out alive. 
    
                                                   HOOT
    

    
    I think what Hoot is saying is after the ball impacted, it took
    several nanoseconds for the ball to compress (since it is inflated)
    and uncompress.  In those nanoseconds while the ball was literally
    lying on Fuqua, Tatum hit him.
    
    Hell, if the play had been called back we never would be talking
    about it today.
    
    Bruce

    
    > Sorry, I don't remember the ref's name. It was on one of the NFL Films
    > shows. I saw it at least a year ago. They were fearing for their lives 
    > so instead of making the correct call, incomplete pass, he decided to
    > call it a TD and get out alive. 
    
    C'mon, Hoot.  You make this sound like an untold conspiracy.  I can
    believe that a single official said years later "we might have made the
    wrong call", but not this cover-up scenario.  Where did this account 
    come from, Carroll Rosenbloom's hidden mafia diaries?
    
    No, I don't believe that even Jack Tatum could cause a ball to fly that
    far without getting a piece of it.
    
    glenn
     

    
    Once again, (getting to sound like a broken record,huh?), there is no
    "untold conspiracy" when the ref told the story on an NFL Films show.
    I'm sure it will be/has been shown again. You have never seen a ball
    bounce off of shoulder pads as he is getting hit, huh? Oops, I take
    that back, you have seen it at least once. Actually there are two NFL 
    Films shows that the true story is told in. One is the aforementioned
    show that the ref tells it himself and another one on the RAIDERS where
    Al LoCosale tells it. They aren't bitter about it, no longer anyway, as
    LoCosale was laughing when he told about the ref hearing that there
    were only 6 security guards to get his crew out of the stadium and only
    then signalling a TD. 
    
    I'm curious to hear your version as to who the ref talked to on the
    phone. Just remember that they couldn't use instant replay in those
    days and the announcers did not know who he was calling at the time
    so that rules out illegally calling the producer and asking to
    illegally look at a replay to make a decision. Also there wouldn't have
    been a replay ref in the booth to decide one way or the other.
    
                                                   HOOT
     

    Hoot,
    
    Just for grins, please retell the Bo Jackson charade again.
    
    
    Spud  :*)

    
    No charade there Spud. It was reported after the season was over. Along
    with death threats on Elway, in Denver, and a few others that I don't
    remember off hand. Apparently you and one other person in here that did
    not see it know more than what was obvious to those that did and what
    finally was reported after the season.

    
    I also saw the same NFL Films bit about the Immaculate RECEPTION that
    hoot did, but I saw something that I think Hoot missed in that piece.
    That was everyone's tongue firmly implanted in their cheeks.
    
    Dennis
    

    I didn't see it nor claim to know the story, Hoot.  I just think
    you have some interesting stories that are amusing.  You have great
    loyalty, but sometimes that can blind a fan from being as objective
    as he might be.
    
    I'm outta heah, it's da weekend!
    
    
    Spud

    re: Harris, Tatum, Fuqua, et al...
    
    Raider fans have been yelling for 17 1/2 years that the ball bounced
    off of Fuqua, and Steeler fans have been equally insistent that "who
    cares...the call was made and it's now the stuff of legend."  This is
    the first I've heard of the death-warning-to-the-officials conspiracy
    theory; maybe there's a Zapruder film somewhere with a blurry picture
    of a Pittsburgh gunman on a grassy knoll, his gun trained on the
    officials.  Besides, even instant replay as the rules currently are would
    have been inconclusive, and the play would have stood (i.e. no
    "incomplete pass" was signalled nor was a "2 consecutive offensive 
    players touching the ball" penalty flag thrown) and the play would not
    have been overturned.  
    
    Minor point...if I recall correctly, the Immaculate Reception was not
    the last play of the game and the game was not over (note .42);  there
    was the big 5-10 minute delay, during which we interrupted our street
    hockey game and several 14-year olds held their breaths, and the
    touchdown call was then made.  I believe the Raiders did get the ball
    back for a final play or 2 (I could be wrong, though, since even if
    they did it was anticlimatic since no score resulted).
    
    
    Lastly, back to the topic at hand...I would have to rank this also as
    my favorite play of all time;  this was during the days of home
    blackouts, and I heard the play live on the radio during a street
    hockey game.  The game was tape-delay telecast in Pittsburgh after
    midnight, and I talked my parents into letting me stay up to watch it; 
    I even sat the through the entire game, which was rather boring until
    Stabler's touchdown drive, just to see the last couple minutes of the
    game.
    
    Like some of the Red Sox fans in this, the BASEBALL, and RED_SOX notes
    files who can recite their favorite 1967 plays as called by heart, I
    still remember the exact words that Jack Fleming, the Steelers
    announcer, used to call the play (I won't bore you with the details).

        I would have to say the greatest sports moment was  pete rose
    breaking ty cobb's total hits

ONLY here in SPORTS could we end up arguing about something that
happened 18 years ago as if it were yesterday...

Gotta love it!

Chainsaw

    re .41
    
    Fuqua to this day has never confirmed or denied whether or not the
    ball hit him or Tatum - he claims it adds to the mystery. 
    
    I was 6 when that happened, and even then I remmeber the screaming
    around the house when that happened. My dad has been a Raider fan
    since the Clem Daniel days, and I doubt if he'll ever believe that
    the ball hit Tatum .... :-)
    
    Me ? Heck, I figure if you belive in God, then you'll admit to divine
    intervention, and give the TD to Pitt. 
    
    I mean, we're talking about Terry Dunderhead Bradshaw - that ball
    should have been picked off !
    
    :-)
    
    Doc

    re .46
    
    The refs called Art McNally, who was at the game.
    
    As for Hoot's contention, I've seen hard thrown balls ricohcet a
    good 20+ yards off a guys pads easy. Combine that with Tatum's
    legendary (and well-earned !) hitting ability, and the ball could
    have hit Fuqua and gone that far. 
    
    That part nobody disputes.
    
    I don't know about death threats, but there is no way IMO, that
    the refs could have made a delayed call against the Steelers without
    inspiring a riot.
    
    BTW, I.R. wouldn't have done any good. To this day, stop-action
    cameras can't determine who touched the ball.
    
    That's one of those questions that only God can answer. I would
    guess that ole Art Rooney asked it as soon as he got to The Other
    Side ..... :-)
    
    00:00

Gee Dock, only 6?  You really are a youngster 8^)

No matter what anyone might feel, looking at the play itself,
it was one helluva_exciting play....

Latered ;^)
'Saw

    
    College basketball- Notre Dame ending UCLA's 88 game winning streak by
    			scoring somethng like 10 points in the last 11 secs
    			of the game,all coming from UCLA turnovers.
    
    Baseball-  tie	Fisk's homerun in Game 6. (Thank you,Ed Armbrister)
    			Clemens striking out 20 Seattle batters
    
    Hockey-		Bobby Orr taking Sanderson's feed from behind the
    			net,scoring, and flying through the air with both
    			arms raised and a smile from ear to ear.
    
    Basketball-		"Havlicek stole the ball" (Thank you Johnny Most)
    
    Football-		Theismann' broken leg on MNF, memorable only for
    			ABC's penchant for gore in rerunning the tape
    			for what seemed an eternity.
    

    College bb:  Julius Erving leading UMass past hated Boston College
    85-77 in 1971.  Cage was closed by the fire marshall at 5:30 for an
    8:00 game!
    
    Pro bb:  Celtics 7th game vs Sixers, 1981.  The most intense game I've
    ever seen at the Garden.
    
    Pro fb:  Joe Namath winning Super Bowl III.
    
    College football:  Johnny Rodgers punt return in 1971.
    
    Baseball:  "Assaultin'" Dalton Jones pinch hit homer in the 11th inning
    in an AUgust game to put the Sox in first place.
    
    Boxing:  Clay-Liston I.
    
    Hockey:  "Do you believe in miracles???  YES!!!!!!!!"
    
    NAZZ

  Hi,

    Yeah, this is an excellent topic.

    When I think of great moments, I think of how sensational
    the actual moment is COUPLED with the magnitude of the event.

    For me, here are a few...

 1) The Ice-Bowl Game

    Magnitude   - The final drive does not just determine the NFL
                  champion for the '67 year, but should the Packers
                  win, it establishes them as the only team in modern
                  day football to win a third championship in a row.
                  A win would also 'immortalize' Vince Lombardi.  
                  (As an aside, the magnitude would certainly drop
                  some should the 49'ers win it all next year.)

    Sensational - The game is incredibly cold.  The Packers scored
                  early, but did next to nothing for most of the last
                  three quarters.  They get the ball for one last
                  attempt.  By this time, both teams are frozen.  They
                  took it 68 yards!  Mercein had some fine plays I
                  recall.  Of course there is the QB sneak.  (By the
                  way, they could have tied it with a field goal.)
                  It was Jethro Pugh that was laid out and insufficient 
                  credit is given to Ken Bowman the center who assisted
                  on the block.

 2) Red Sox Losing Game 6 to the Mets

    Magnitude   - The Red Sox are the 'Greek Tragedy' of baseball.  And
                  they really are the most popular team in New England.
                  It's been so many years since winning the World Series; 
                  since they cursed themselves by selling the Babe.
                  
                  Victory finally erases the curse.  It undoes years
                  and years of futile attempts.  It accomplishes what
                  baseball rabid New England has been waiting for for
                  over 70 years.  And they are ON THE THRESHOLD!!

    Sensational - How many times were they a strike away?  How many hits
                  did Schiraldi give up?  How long was Mookie Wilson at
                  the plate?  When combining magnitude with how it happened,
                  Rod Serling could not have written a better script!  It
                  truly was surreal.

  3) Angels Losing Game 5 to Sox

               - The Angels have never been there.  Gene Mauch has never
                  been there.  He who managed the '64 Phillies collapse!
                  Will Mauch finally make it?  Will the Angels finally
                  make it?  A Henderson homer and later, all Doug DeCinces
                  has to do is hit the ball to the outfield and it's over!  
                  But, no, the Red Sox must bury Mauch's and the Angels 
                  attempt in order to be set up for their own demise!

  4) Bjorn Borg's 5th Wimbledon

               - Magnitude is a 5th consecutive.  Sensational is the 4th
                 and 5th sets with McEnroe in the finals.  The tiebreaker
                 in the 4th set is something like 21-19 McEnroe.  Sensational
                 set!  The final set goes to extra games and is won by Borg
                 I think 9-7.  This is the crowning jewel of the tennis career
                 of Bjorn Borg.


  Others - 
     The '80 hockey has got to be up there.  I also like Lou Gehrig's retirement
     speech.  That one really moves me.  It's funny, but I like football and
     basketball the most, but baseball seems to conjure up more great moments
     for me.  Had the Bucks beaten the Celtics in '74, the 20 foot sky hook
     by Jabbar to tie up Game 6 would be another for me.  Another big moment
     would be Bill Bradley's (I believe 53 point) effort for Princeton in the
     (1960?) championship against Ohio State which had Lucas, Havlicek, and
     Siegfreid.  The entire Ohio State team congratulated Bradley after his
     losing effort.  Unbelievable.  Another would be the Hoosiers story.  In
     the semifinals, they beat the high school team that had Oscar Robertson!!
     Mazeroski's shot is another.

    Let's try to make this a global note!!!
    
    When: May 2nd, 1989
    Where: Anfield, England
    What: Final regular season game of the English Football League
    	    (that's "soccer" to y'all)
    Who: Liverpool vs Arsenal
    
    Significance:  The Championship of the Football League is the most
    coveted title in the football/soccer season in the UK. (Similar to
    winning a Superbowl, World Series, NCAA Championship, etc).  The winner
    of the Championship is the team that is at the top of the First Division
    at the end of the season.  Simple, right ??   Not in 1989!! Read on...
    
    
    Liverpool were (and probably still are) The Team of The Decade -
    winning more Championships in 10 years than any other team in history
    and winning most other tournaments.  1989, however was the year of the
    Hilssborough Disaster and several games were postponed including this
    game against arch-rivals Arsenal.  By coincidence, the rescheduled game
    was the very last game of the season...and while Liverpool were in
    first place (as was their custom), Arsenal were knocking on the door in
    second.
    
    Due to rather complicated tie-breaking rules, Arsenal had to beat
    Liverpool by two clear goals (eg, 2-0, 3-1, etc).  But no team had
    beaten Liverpool at Anfield (their home field) by two goals since 1983
    and Arsenal had not won at Anfield since 1986.
    
    Arsenal scored the first goal after the half-time interval and spent the
    remainder of the game chasing that elusive second goal.  Every time they
    attacked the Liverpool goal, they left themselves exposed to
    Liverpool's famous counter-attack,  and so the game see-sawed back and 
    forth for the remainder.  (Before finishing the story, I need to
    explain that in English Football, there is no "official clock" only the 
    watch that is on the wrist of the referee).  With only seconds to play
    and the referee checking his watch......Arsenal scored a second goal!!!
    It was their last kick of the match!!
    
    Arsenal became Champions for the first time since 1973 and the history
    books (and my VCR) had a match to remember!!!
    
    
    Hope you enjoyed this 'International Moment'...brought to you by your
    colleagues from across the puddle!!
    
    Regards,  David
    
    
    Another "great moment" would have to be Franz Klammer's Downhill Run
    in the 1976(?) Olympics.
    
    And for a moment that sent shudders up your spine, how about Greg
    Louganis hitting his head on the diving board in the last Olympics.
      

David --

Were I a supporter of Arsenel, I would have loved that game.  However,
as my loyalties reside with the Reds, I must say that the game, while
perhaps exciting, certainly was disappointing for me....


On the Green Bay game, I thought for sure they were down by 4.  Will
John Hendry check this out????


I personally like the Liverpool-Everton match for last year's FA Cup
final (If it weren't for *&^@^ Arsenel, 'Pool would have won the double ;^))
The game took two extra times, and was something to watch, especially in
light of the tragedy several weeks before.....

later,
'Saw

      Hi All,
    
        That soccer one is awesome!  Thanks!
    
        Excuse me as it seems I deviated from the topic.  I was picking
        moments and then noticed it was PLAYS.
    
                                              Oh Well,
    
                                              Tony

Don't sweat it Tony....Rooles (especially mine) are made to be broken.

In here, the reminiscence is the key....

'Saw

    'Saw, Green Bay was down by 3, 14-17, prior to the winning TD. 
    They could have kicked a tying FG on 3rd down, but if they'd come
    up short on Starr's sneak, they would have lost, because they were
    out of time outs.
    
    Re: .61
    
    Bill Bradley played for Princeton after Ohio State's championship.
    Princeton did play Michigan (led by Cazzie Russell) twice in 1964-65,
    once in the Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden and once in
    the Final Four semi-finals.
    
    My most exciting play?  In person, 1980 Beanpot, Northeastern's
    first Beanpot win, 2 OT games, over BU in the semifinals and over
    BC (which made it so much better) in the finals.
    
    John

    Joh H,
    
    Of course, how could I not have listed NU's first Beanpot victory.
    What an event.  That campus was rocking from that one.
    
    
    JD

    And I didn't even *GO* to Northeastern.  Shame on you, JD.  :-)
    
    JH

    RE: .66
    
       My dad informed me of the Bradley one.  I was only 2 in '60.
       So he had it all wrong then, huh?  Oh well!
    
                                             Tony

Well, I certainly stand corrected on the Green Bay game...

My how time blurs memories...  I was only 8 at the time, so I guess
I can plead "Innocence of Youth"...

After having read Run to Daylight, I can just imagine what was going
through Lombardi's mind on that call.....8^)

latered,
'Saw

    George Brett's "pine-tar" HR had to be the strangest baseball play
    of the 80's. The look on his face as he stormed out of the dugout
    was incredible.
    				Rich
    

    Superfly Snuka leaping off the top of a 15 ft steel cage and landing on
    the Magnificent Muraco.

    Ken Patera body-slamming Andre the Giant at a bout in Worcester about
    9-10 years ago.  No lie, Patera had Andre above his head, then KABOOM!
    
    the Hawkster, Bird of Prey  :-)

The Ultimate Warrior trashing out Rick Rude in the last 
Wrasslemania...

Favorite Quote:  Rowdy Roddy - "Next I'm gonna drive Voyager III"


Chainsaw

    	Hawk,
    
    	If I remember correctly, Ken Patera used to be one of our
    	super-heavyweight weight lifters. He was very strong, but
    	lifted during the time of Vasily Alexeyev, who set gobs 8-)>
    	of weight-lifting records.
    
    	Scott

	When Lou Albano took off his cast and beat Chief Jay Strongbow to
a bloody pulp with it.

Mc

    
    agree with Chris on the triple over time game for the Celtics on TV.
    On Radio "Havlicek steals the Ball"....
    
    last year's Georgetown/Princeton game was about the most exciting game
    I ever attended....
    
    college hoops on TV was Georgetown winning in 2 overtimes to beat SU
    when they closed Manley Field house. SU enter the game with a 57 game
    home winning streak and thought they'd end Manley on happy note....
    
    mike
    

    My Favorite Play:
    
    JoJ dishing the ball to Bucky as he breaks between Dinsmore and Childs
    for the winning hoop at Franklin Junior High, Nutley, N.J.....prior to
    the real first Giantsmania

    The Devil dog toasting JoJ deep for a td, to help lead his team to
    victory. 
    
    devil dog
    
    P.s. another good one is any play Cactus Jack tries to throw a
    football deep. What a hoot!!!

    Baseball: Game 6, 1986 WS, ball through Buckner's legs
    
    Basketball: Willis Reed taking the court in game 7 of the 1970 Finals
    
    Football: Joe Namath in Super Bowl III
    
    Hockey: As a Rangers fan not much. Probably Parent's series in 1974 
    against the Bruins.
    
    The Crazy Met
    

    In 1966, I was a student at New Mexico State University. We had just
    got a new basketball coach, and he had brought in some impressive
    talent. Sam Lacey and Jimmy Collins, to be exact.
    
    I was watching a freshman game, knowing that things were going to get
    better - a LOT better - when these guys became sophomores.
    
    The opposing team made a shot, and the ball caromed off the rim and
    went almost straight up. All ten men on the court leapt after it, and
    out of the crowd came a LLLOOOOONNNG skinny black arm -- Sam's --
    and ripped down the rebound. That was when I knew we were in for a 
    long srange trip, which ended at the Final Four three years later.
    
    I later became Sam's math tutor for a couple of semesters, and got to
    know him well.
    
    It's strange how one incident will stick in your mind forever.
    
    ...mike
    

    
    But JoJ you used my back like a step latter to get that 'bound.....
    
    ;^)
    
    haha that was a good time we'll have to have a rematch this year...
    
    and the outcome will be different...

    rematch...!!! OK, I've already talked to Bucky. He's coming to
    Giantsmania. Now, if Dinsmore shows up, we're all set.
    
    Magic_Wardle

    
    Dinz will be there. Hopefully his head won't be in the clouds.
    
    and you can forget about getting any boards cause I'm chiselling
    out a Barkley style body for myself....
    
    mike

    Plays that stand out in my mind:
    
    Willie Randolph's incredible DP vs. the Red Sox in '85 or '86. 
    Sox had runners at 1B and 3B.  There's a bouncer behind 2B, Willie
    grabs it, runs over to 2B for the force and throws home to nail
    the runner trying to score.  A great athletic play!
    
    DrJ from his ABA days on HBO.  (Anyone remember those?)  He comes
    down the court, takes off at the foul line, does a pump and sees
    a defender right there.  Next thing you see is him switching the
    ball to the off hand and laying it in on the other side.  I couldn't 
    believe the play!
    
    (1987)
    Kirby Puckett's 6-6 day in Milwaukee.  He hit two singles, two doubles
    and two HR's.  To top it off he robbed Robin Yount of a grand slam
    by making a leaping catch at the CF wall and pulling the ball back
    into the park.  What was more incredible was that he went 4-5 the
    day before, making him 10-11 in the two games.  What an awesome
    performance!
    
    Events I have attended:
    
    Roger Clemens 20K game.  He was overpowering the Seattle hitters.
    We had good seats in back of 3B and the looks on the faces of
    Henderson, Phelps, Calderon and others who struck out three and 
    four times each was funny.  They looked like HS hitters. 
    
    1987 World Series, Game 7, before the start of the ninth inning.
    The Twin Cities had built up for this one for a long time.  No 
    Minnesota professional sports team had won a championship since
    the Minneapolis Lakers in 1959?  The crowd was incredible as 
    Jeff Reardon took the long walk from the bullpen to try and save
    Frankie Viola's 4-2 lead.  I was there with my dad who taught me
    everything I knew about baseball.  I still get shivers thinking
    about the anticipation and the crowd yelling "THREEEEEEE"
    (meaning three outs to go)
    
    This one didn't take place during a game, but was also from the
    Twins Championship drive in '87.  After they had beaten the Tigers
    in the ALCS (in Detroit) a welcome home party was announced for
    later that night at the Metrodome.  By the time the team arrived,
    more than 50,000 people had filled the Dome to cheer on the Twins.
    Many players have said that that is the highlight of '87, even above
    winning it all.                                             
    
    Thanks for your time, this time and until next time... SO LONG!
    (Jack Buck - a great baseball announcer for the Cards)
    
    
    Spud

    In football - the "Fumbaroosky"
    
    1984 Orange Bowl   Favored Nebraska vs Miami and Kosar for the Natl
    Championship.
    
    Miami jumps out to a couple of touchdown lead and the Huskers, a
    running team, must find a way to get back into it. 
    
    Nebraska coach Osborne calls the "Fumbaroosky"
    
    Center Dave Rimmington (Back to back outland trophies) fakes a snap
    to QB Turner Gill. To make it legal Rimmington actually just touches
    the ball to Gills hands, then lays the ball down on the ground
    unerneath him and procedes to block as if it's a normal play. Guard
    Dean Steinkuhler (Also an outland trophy winner) rolls left, scoops
    the ball up and runs untouched some 50 yards for a TD.
    
    Man, it was some sight to see Steinkuhler rambling down the field. 
    That was the game where Nebraska came back and scored a TD with about
    a min and a half to come within one point, then missed the 2 point
    conversion for the national championship. Actually, they would have
    gotten number one even if they had kicked the extra point and settled
    for a tie, but Osborne would have none of that. He went for the win.
    
    Great play, great game !!!
    
    Nebraska Marty 

    Basketball
    
    How about Bird in game 6 of the '86 NBA finals. Forth quarter and the
    Celts are up by a fairly large amount. Celts in half court offense, the
    play breaks down, Walton passes to Bird, pass sort of fumbled, time
    running out on the 24 second clock, Bird is in the lane with the
    ball but has no shot, Bird makes a b-line around Walton for the 3 point
    line, fires up a 3 pointer at the 24 second buzzer, GOES IN, Garden
    fans go crazy. This was the clincher and it came on a broken play which
    Bird by himself turned into 3 points. 
    
    Mr. Fundamentals (Bird) did the totally UNfundamental thing to do - 
    Dribbled from the paint with clock running out to the 3 point line and
    shoots.  And it worked - Unbelievable
    
    I have the tapes of it. After Bird hit that basket CBS shows him
    running back on defense from the floor perspective. The look on his
    face was that of an assasin !! He gave DJ a hand slap then immediately
    turned to play D. In Birds book "Drive" Bird says that that was THE
    moment he KNEW they won # 16.
    
    Nebraska Marty

    There are alot of great playes in the world but one of my favorites
    is the knockout punch to Mike Tyson from his good friend Buster
    Douglas
    

    I have two plays that I shall always remember. 
    
    1  In my first year in baseball here in U.K., the team I play for
    had won promotion to the second division. We were expected to go
    down straight away. I was finally allowed to play on first baseabout
    three games into the season, after we had won the first two against
    quite awfull opposition. We were playing the favorites and were
    5 - 3 up in the 5th and I came on because our regular Firstbase
    man hurt his knee in a slide to second.
    The base were quickly loaded by the home team, a group of Americans
    from the American Community School in Surrey, and there was one
    out. The batter hit a line drive to left, which I easily grabbed,
    and at the same time stepped on the base, putting the runner from
    first to second out. I never looked back. Nothing to spectacular,
    but I shall always remember it.
    
    2 The ball landing two feet from the home run fence, using a bat
    my dad sent me for the first time. I have never hit a homer (I've 
    run one, but never hit out of the park), and this was against one 
    of the best pitchers in the league. 
                         
    I'll remember them.
    
    			Wayne.

    A line drive to left and you grabbed it playing first base?!  I'm
    impressed!!!!   ;^) ;^)
    
    (Just kidding.  Enjoyed reading about baseball from a U.K.
    perspective!)
    
    
    - ACC Chris
    

 >                           I came on because our regular Firstbase
  ...  
 >         The batter hit a line drive to left, which I easily grabbed,
 >   and at the same time stepped on the base, putting the runner from
 >   first to second out. I never looked back. Nothing to spectacular,
 >   but I shall always remember it.
 
    
    Lemme see, you played 1st base and grabbed a line drive to left.
    Then you say it was nothing spectacular.  AND you are the 2nd string
    1bman, on a second division team.  Either you Brits run the bases
    in the same manner you drive (the wrong way) or your a helluva
    defensive player and you guys should be playing in the Major Leagues
    over here.  8^)
    
    Bruce

Wayne --

Only the Brits could envision baseball with divisions where you're 
promoted as in football... 8^) <---- many of thoses.

Keep enjoying the game, it's a great way to pass the time....

If you're ever over here during the season, let us know.  Any excuse
for a celebration....

'Saw

    This isn't the first time I've played Baseball.
    
    I used to play when I lived in Canada, though a fair while ago.
    
    I play 1B about 10 feet back from the base, and only a little to
    the right. I'm much better at moving right than to the left, so
    I position myself to compensate this. The drive was only a step
    or so to the left, and maybe we don't hit so hard over here. (I
    know we don't pitch as fast ;-) )
    
    The standard here in the U.K. is very good and improving all the
    time. My team is now in the First Division, and improving all the
    time. Especially as the kids come up from our junior team.
                                     
    We keep talking about coming over for an end of season tour, so
    you never know.
    
    					Wayne.

Wayne,

I think that's great.  I used to play 1b years ago, before I switched to
the OF.  Ain't much room for lefties on a baseball field 8^)

If you haven't seen the film Field of Dreams, by all means see it...
I saw it this weekend for the first time...phenomenal....

later,
'Saw

    The Green Bay/Dallas Icebowl sticks in my mind also.  After that game
    Jerry Kramer became my instant (replay) hero.  Got to live through
    those days again when he wrote his book.  I loved the Pack, and the
    Cowboys were the cold hearted enemy of the day.
    
    RE: .52 (I'm a little slow)
    
    Was that SPUD saying somebody's judgement is clouded by their loyalty? 
    When you cut the Spudster, he bleeds Minnesota purple/blue/green (what
    other colors?).    :*)
    
    =Bob=
    
    

    my favorite play was in a baseball game I was watching on TV many years
    ago.  So long ago I don't remember the teams, names, year, or anything. 
    What I do remember was an unassisted triple play by an infielder! 
    Pretty good huh?
    
    gary
    
    

    OK, I've been evaluating this for over a month now. I didn't want to
    make an off-the-cuff reply.  It was tough, but for the past month I've
    narrowed it down to these:
    
    	- Larry Bird's steal in the '86 playoffs to break the Piston's
    	  hearts
    	- The immaculate reception
    	- Doug Flutie's Hail Mary; sentimental because my dad was
    	  going to go take a shower after Miami scored the TD and I said, 
    	  "Sit your a$$ down, pop. This game ain't over."  It sure wasn't.
    	- Larry Mize's sudden death Masters chip in '87
    	- My own impossible catch, 2 outs, runners on second and
    	  third, last inning to win a crucial game in Digital Charlotte's drive
    	  to its first title. (Boy, I'm in good company on this list.)
    
    But my winner most unequivocably is:
    
    
    
    Mazeroski's homer in the bottom of the 9th to win the World Series.  
    The most bone-chilling moment in sports for me.
    
    OK, here's some trivia for you: who was playing left field and watched
    the ball sail over the wall?
    
    	--dan'l