Conference hbahba::cam_sports

    
    I think that DrM has fallen off the wagon and is badly in need of a
    SPORTS fix, because I believe I heard him on EEI this morning giving
    his "greatest sports moments" as Doug Williams lighting up the Donks,
    the Lakers beating the Celtics, blah blah blah.  No mention was made of
    any Houston teams or Wilt Chamberlain...
    
    glenn
    

	It's true Glenn.  Unfortunately I do not have a car phone otherwise 
I would've called in my Three Greatest Moments in SPORTS...

	1. Wilt choking against Russell in the 7th game of the 1968 Eastern 
Conference Finals.

	2. Wilt choking against Russell in the 7th game of the 1969 
Championship Finals.

	3. Wilt choking against Willis Reed in the 7th game of the 1970 
Championship Finals.

	In hokey they call this phenomenon a "natural hat trick".

				/Don

My three greatest moments in Sports:


Not necessarily in priority order:


	1. Bobby Orr, 4th game against St. Louis, 1970 Stanley Cup Finals
	   scoring the winning goal in OT.


	2. Carlton Fisk's 12th inning blast just inside the foul pole
	   Game 6, 1975 World Series

	3. Giants winning Super Bowl XX in 1986-87


'Saw

    
    
    My three greatest moments in Sports...
    
    
     1 Bucky's  homer in the 78 playoff game
    
    
     2 " A slow roller towards first and it goes through his legs."
    
     3  Reggie's 3 homers vs the Dodgers in one game
           
       Chappy

Here's mine:

	#1 Bill Mazeroski's nineth inning homer to win the 1960 World Series.

	#2 Snagging a Roberto Clememte homer at Forbes Field and then getting
	   him to sign it.

	#3 USA Olympic Hockey team beating USSR at Lake Placid.

	Billl

    3 that I like....

    1. Fisk's homer in the 1975 World Series.
    2. Larry Bird's steal of Isiah Thomas's pass in 1987?
    3. Pats run through the AFC in 1985 to the Super Bowl.


    3 of the worse moments...

    1. Minnesota Basketball team brawl in 1974? David Winfield
    was on the team.. 
    2. Rosie Ruiz faking the Boston Marathon in 1983?
    3. 1972 Olympics the Iserali team being held hostage and
    then killed....

    REK

 1. Winning the HBA  (hudson basketball association) title

 2. Rolling a 396 triple in real bowling which included a 147 string
    with a spare triple strike combo that payed off $317.00...

 3. Winning a $367.00 Trifecta at Raynham while I was in the John...

 mike

	1. Carrying two defenders on my back into the endzone for my last 
	   touchdown in HS Football game.

	2. A bases loaded single with 3&2 count in bottom of the 9th to beat 
	   our arch rivals 2-1 for the district baseball crown.

	3. Watching Dallas destroy the 9er's in the NFC championship

   Cadzilla

    
        
        1. Watching Mike Heiser totally dominate the Clinton Little
           League back in the late '70's.
    
        2. The third round of Hagler vs. Hearns.
    
        3. Watching the Phoenix Sun's "The Gorilla" do one of them awe-
           some backflips.

    
    1. Watching ND beat Bama 24-23 fer the national champeenship in '73
    
    2. Bobby Orr's OT goal in game 4 to capture the Cup in 1970
    
    3. Observing Cadzilla continually use two notes, two notes, two notes
       instead_a_one.  8^)
    
    
    MikeL
    

    
    
    1.  Rolling a "700" series one night at bowling(ten pin bowling, the
    only "real" bowling) including a high game of 265, both of which stood
    up for high series and high game for the season in the league 
    I was in.
    
    2.  Shooting a 39 on the back nine at Riverforest Country CLub(where I
    usually shoot 48-52) and taking a wad of cash from my Dad in the
    process.
    
    
    3.  Being part of the setting of the world "set hidden" speed record
    back a few years ago after having entered a note about bertically
    disadvantaged people, a certain sport involving them, and the state of
    New York.
    
    JaKe
    

	Damn decwindows

  Cadzilla2

        1. Watching Brydie marvel at me while totally dominating the Clinton 
           Little League back in the late '70's.
    
        2. Celtics comeback from 3-1 deficit against the Sixers in '81.
    
        3. Hitting the winning basket in our Men's City League title game
           in '89.

    	3. Phil Esposito falling on his rump while receiving a gift
           during the infamous Canadian/Russian Series in 1972.
    
    	2. Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson rumbling in the visitors
     	   dugout at Fenway during a nationally televised game in 1977.
    
    	1. The Mike Kekich/Fritz Peterson "Trade of the Century".

    3.Watching Sedale Threatt Clock Danny Ainge upside the head, having him
    get fined $2000 and finding out Philly fans sent in $2300 to pay the
    fine for him.
    
    2.Explaining to a weeping woman who saw Hulk Hogan get pummeled on
    Saturday Night main event, that with her and other Hulkamaniac's
    help, he would be there and win at the Spectrum.  (She went, he won).
    
    1. Watching Gronowski send a runner home from 3rd with 2 outs while
    I was arguing a call at 1B.  Turned, threw, the guy was out by 10
    feet minimum.
    
    Ok for real?  In person or on TV?
    
    1. US Hockey '80
    2. Tigers win it all in '84...
    3. Pistons winning back to back (only # 3 because it was so easy and
       they got hosed out of it the year before).
    
    3. Stretching for a double play to end a potential rally against a
       rival in an industrial softball tournament in Indiana.  Then
       led off the next inning and hitting a triple because I did a Reggie
       and stood and watched it sail over the RF's haid instead of running
       it out.  We scored 8 runs that inning and knocked them out...
    
    2. Almost scoring a hat trick in the first shift of a floor hokey
       game at RPI.  The third shot hit the crossbar.
    
    
    1. Watching RPI win the NCAA championship in '85... 

    
     My for real Top Three would be:
    
    
    
     3) Round three of Hagler vs. Hearns or round ten of Hagler vs Mugabi
    
    
    
     2) Kentucky vs. Duke goes into triple ot.
    
    
    
     1) Patriots beating Miami in Miami on their way to the Super Bowl. 
     

how's this:

3.  Fisk's HR in '75.

2.  Bart Starr's QB sneak in the '67 "Icebowl" game vs. Dallas (when it 
    was easy to hate the 'boys).

1.  Crossing the finnish line of the Boston Marathon for the first time in 
    1985.  I was never that great an athlete, but felt like a champ that day.

=Bob=

      #1  When I scored 3 td passes in a HS game in which the QB and I
    duked it out the day before.  We did end up winning the game, but lost
    in playoffs.
    
     #2  When the AFC wins another superbowl.
    
     #3  The DRIVE...
    
    
      Tim

    
    1. Bobby Orr's goal in OT to beat St. Louis for the Cup on Mothers Day
    in 1970.
    
    2. The US beating the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
    
    3. The entire 1991 World Series between Minnesota and Atlanta.
    
    Personal:
    
    1. Seeing my late brother battle back from cancer during his sophomore
    year in high school to start at DT his senior year for the undefeated
    and nationally ranked Class of 1979 LHS football squad.
    
    2. Winning the 1973 Massachusetts Babe Ruth State Championship
    (Leominster won 3 years in a row and lost in the finals in the 4th
    year).
    
    
    3. Throwing Rich Gedman out at the plate tagging from 3rd on a fly to
    left during my senior (his junior) year in high school.  (In
    retrospect, of course!)
    
    Mark.

  #1	The Immaculate Reception.

  #2	Bill Mazeroski's home run to win the 60 series.

  #3	Watching Connie Carpenter(who later went on to win an Olympic
	Gold) crash in one of the Red Zinger Bicycle races. She got got back
	on her bike and not only caught the pack but beat the heavily
	favored Katie Von Heustenhagen from Belgium in the final sprint.
	She was a bloody mess on the winners stand but I'll never forget
	the smile on her face.

		Keith

    I take it Gedman was slower than sh*t in HS, too.
    
    NAZZ

1. 10th inning, game 6 of the 1986 World Series

2. Do you believe in miracles (1980 US win over USSR in Olympic Ice Hockey)

3. Nolan Ryans 7th no-hitter

>    2. Winning the 1973 Massachusetts Babe Ruth State Championship
>    (Leominster won 3 years in a row and lost in the finals in the 4th
>    year).
    
    ...and guess what school broke that string and won the title?
    
    {insert devilish laughter}

    Mike, re-read your (and my) note.
    
    Mark.

    Heard WEEI too,
    
    1. Any of 50 '67 Redsox games but game #153 over Twins will do
    
    2. Cassius (then) Clay vs Sonny Liston in Miami - 1964
    
    3. Celtics over Lakers in 1962 after Ramsey fell, no call, Selvy from 15',
       misses, Russell rebounds, falls exhausted to floor,ot, Celtics survive
    
    Personal Sports greatest moments:  None 	vv - they are legion
    
    Worst sports agony - Russell hits guy wire passing ball in, 
    in 65 vs Wilt et al 1 minute before j.most greatest moment

    	I'll never forget when channel 56 was just getting started they
    were broadcasting a Celtic game (circa late 60's), and Heinshon
    and Aurebach were the announcers.  Well they're both berating the
    officiating (big surprise) when Aurebach gets so mad he leaves the
    booth to go yell at the referee.  Shortly thereafter Heinshon joins
    him, while the game is still going on.  So the cameras are following
    the action up and down the court sans broadcasters.  Main, you can't
    get that kind of entertainment today.
    
    				/Don

    HAHAHA Slash,
    Don't remember that scenario, but remember the duo. Recall Heinie
    compainin' that ol' Red was destroyin' the table the mike was on cuz he
    was poundin' it so much. Till later when Heinie decided to put the
    peanuts near har Red could smash em.
    
    Bill,
    '62, even as a 9 yr old tyke, could remember bein' all_a_nervous
    listenin' to johnny Most describe that frenetic final. Thank you
    Frank Selvy....and Rudy LaRusso sipped
    
    MikeL
    

    
    
    All three moments come within a magical 16 month period for any boy
    growing up in New York area at that time.
    
    1) July thru the end of the 1969 Met's baseball season.It was one
    incredible ride. Most memorable was Seaver's near perfecto against 
    Cubs and game 4 of WS against the Birds.
    
    2) Jets superbowl victory over Colts.
    
    3) The Knicks winning game 5 without Reed and then game 7 when Wilis
    heroically comes out and hits two shots as the Knicks trounce the
    befuddled Lakers to win their first NBA title.
    
    
    Other than that:
    
    1) 1980 Olympic victory over USSR
    
    2) California's lateral kickoff return at the end of Stanford game.
    
    3) Houston upsetting UCLA in Astrodome 1968. Alcindor's first
    collegiate loss.

�    1) July thru the end of the 1969 Met's baseball season.It was one
�    incredible ride. Most memorable was Seaver's near perfecto against 
�    Cubs and game 4 of WS against the Birds.
    
    The Cubs choked.

> The Cubs choked.

Sounds like a TV commercial

The Crazy Met

�    3) The Knicks winning game 5 without Reed and then game 7 when Wilis
�    heroically comes out and hits two shots as the Knicks trounce the
�    befuddled Lakers to win their first NBA title.

	Reed actually started game 5 and got hurt during the contest.  The 
Knicks used 6'7" Dave Debusschre(SP?) at center and won.  Yet another in a 
series of WiltedChokes.                                             

				/Don

In game 5 when Reed got hurt the Knicks were down by 17 (I think) 
points. 

Of course in game 6 in LA Wilt and the Lakers demolished the Knicks.

The Crazy Met

    My other 3
    
    3.  Mazeroski's Hr in the 9th of game 7 of the '60 series(only 5 at the
    time but vaguely remember it and the craziness that followed in our
    house.
    
    
    
    2.  The STEELERS beating the Vikes, 16-6 to get their first Super Bowl
    victory.  I was in Biloxi Mississippi at the time and reaped the
    rewards of a few wagers placed with other members of the Air Farce.
    
    
    
    1.  Being at Three Rivers Stadium when Roberto Clemente hit his 3000th,
    and last, hit, a double.  Place went wild.  
    
    JaKe
    

    While it's true that the Cubs' 10 game losing streak in early September
    made things easier for the Mets,let's not forget the following:
    
    From early August thru the world series the Mets were 45-12. The came
    from 9� back to finish 8 ahead. In the final month there were so many
    memorable moments:
    
    1) The black cat walking by the Cub's dugout before the beginning
    of the crucial 2 game series at Shea. The Mets swept.
    
    2) Getting no-hit by Bob Moose of the Pirates.
    
    3) Winning each half of a doubleheader against a tough hitting Pirates
    team at Pittsburgh with the pitchers driving in the winning run of each
    game.
    
    4) Beating Steve Carlton 4-3 on a pair of two-run homers by Ron Swoboda
    despite Carlton setting a then major league record with 19 strikeouts.
    
    5) Clinching the division against the defending champion Cardinals.
    
    6) Posting winning streaks of 10 and 9 games in Spetember
    alone,including a 44 inning shutout streak.
    And the post season:
    
    Sweeping the Braves in the playoffs despite a memorable performance by
    Henry Aaron who homered in each game
    
    And dusting off the heavily favored Orioles,losing the opener but
    winning 4 straight. 
    
    Game 2 - .210 hitter Al Weis drives in the winner.
    Game 3 - 21 year old Nolan Ryan combines with Gary Gentry on a 5-0
    shutout,largely abetted by Tommy Agee,who made two of the finest
    catches in world series history.
    Game 4 - After Ron Swoboda makes an incredible diving catch in the 9th
    inning to keep the game tied,the Mets win in the 10th on a sacrifice
    bunt that hits the runner who is said to have gone out of the baseline.
    Game 5 - Donn Clendennon and Al Weis lead the Mets back from a 3-0
    deficit as Jerry Koosman wins his second game 5-3.
    
    Remember. All this from a team that had never had a winning record.
    This was baseball at its vintage. No free agents,post season games
    during the day. 
    
    Ah, I remember it like yesterday,I was 13 and had lots of strange
    things happening but the sports world was bliss. Too bad the youngsters
    of today will never get this feeling from money hungry baseball.

�    While it's true that the Cubs' 10 game losing streak in early September
�    made things easier for the Mets,let's not forget the following:
�    
�    From early August thru the world series the Mets were 45-12. The came
�    from 9� back to finish 8 ahead. In the final month there were so many
�    memorable moments:
    
    I sense a double standard here.  If the Cubs didn't choke then neither
    did the '78 Red Sox.

    
    1.  Watching the last two games of the 1979 World Series, in person, in
        Baltimore.  Willie Stargell's greatest moment, Earl Weaver's most
        agonizing.
    
    2.  1986 baseball season and postseason.  My re-birth of interest in
        baseball.  Just far too much to detail in here, and not all painful 
        memories from a Red Sox' fan's perspective.
    
    3.  Jim O'Brien's game-winning kick in the Super Bowl V lifting the
        Colts over the hated Cowboys.  Not a great game, and my hero Johnny 
        U was knocked out early on, but I was at that impressionable age.
    
    > Ah, I remember it like yesterday,I was 13 and had lots of strange
    > things happening but the sports world was bliss. Too bad the youngsters
    > of today will never get this feeling from money hungry baseball.
    
    Oh, I think that in recent years the young fans of the Reds, Twins,
    Blue Jays and Braves have accumulated plenty of good memories.  Kids
    have a way of seeing what's relevant and what's not and blocking the
    rest of it out.  It's the adults who do most of the complaining, and
    did so when we were kids.  When I grew up following baseball in this
    period, to my disinterested dad it just wasn't the same as in the
    heyday of the Pirates in the late 50's/early 60's.  To his dad and
    grandfather, nothing could match baseball's pre-TV days, and they
    stopped going to Forbes Field, and I quote, "when the Waner brothers
    retired".  You see, it's all relative... ;-)
    
    glenn
    
                                                                     

    	Kids today are JoJ juniors.  If one were to come back from a
    10 year trip to Mars and wanted to know who won sport's major
    championships a quick trip to the local mall will tell you all you
    have to know.
    
    				/Don

�    Oh, I think that in recent years the young fans of the Reds, Twins,
�        Blue Jays and Braves have accumulated plenty of good memories.  Kids
�        have a way of seeing what's relevant and what's not and blocking the
�        rest of it out.  It's the adults who do most of the complaining, and
�        did so when we were kids.  When I grew up following baseball in this
�        period, to my disinterested dad it just wasn't the same as in the
�        heyday of the Pirates in the late 50's/early 60's.  To his dad and
    
    It's not happening like that and there have been a number of recent
    surveys emphasizing it. Kids still love sports but it is more likely
    their memories are coming from basketball and football.
    
    Baseball has a serious problem with fan identification and unless 
    they recognize it quickly there will continue to be a huge fallout in
    fan's interest.
    
    Their watering down the playoffs with 8 times is the owner's lame
    attempt to increase interest,but I think the interest is on their
    checking accounts.

>    Their watering down the playoffs with 8 times is the owner's lame
>    attempt to increase interest,but I think the interest is on their
>    checking accounts.

George Will had a good column on this yesterday.  I'll try to post it
over the weekend if I get a chance.....

'Saw

    
    > It's not happening like that and there have been a number of recent
    > surveys emphasizing it. Kids still love sports but it is more likely
    > their memories are coming from basketball and football.
    
    I agree, I was just using some interesting baseball teams as an
    example; the love doesn't have to be for baseball.  Basketball and
    football players aren't playing for free, and it's not the money that
    turns off kids.  If it were, Jordan and the Shaq would be getting hurt
    the most...
    
    glenn
    

    1 - Earvin, Earvin, Earvin and Earvin (with a little help from The Cap,
        Coop, Silk, Stormin' Norman, Worthy, Rambis, AC, Byron, et al) !!

    2 - Kirk Gibson, 9th inning, Dodgers, off Eckersley !! 'Nuff said.

    3 - USC vs ND, Trojans (and Anthony Davis) score 55 unanswered points
        to crush the Irish 55-24 (1974 ?) !!

    Tears in his eyes, I guess !

    - acp

    
    #1 - Crossing the 13.1 mile mark before the winners finished the race,
         and then finishing the Boston Marathon last April in just under
    	 5 hours.  Not bad for only two months of preparation and it was
    	 a dream come true.
    
    #2 - Playing basketball against, and winning, a player who the
    	 following year got a full paid scholarship to UMASS.  Wonder
    	 what could have been.
    
    #3 - Teaching countless people over the years that technique is more
    	 important than raw talent.  (ie. could beat anyone to 40 yards
    	 in the 100 yard dash because of the blocks, couldn't beat anyone
    	 to 60 yards though 8^)
    
    Then there are the ones I've observed.
    
    #1 - USA over Russia, but really too young to appreciate it.
    
    #2 - Bird's left handed runner with no time on the clock to beat Philly
    	 four games to three.
    
    #3 - The British runner at the olympics last year, who showed what the
    	 olympic spirit is all about.  Even though he was disqualified,
    	 the stands were roaring for him as he hobbled his way around the
    	 track and it brought tears to my eyes.
    
    Marc
    

re: #2 - Bird against Philly, what year was that??

The Crazy Met

    	1. Greg LeMond winning the 1989 Tour de France by 8 seconds.
    	2. Andy Hampsten winning L'Alpe d'Huez stage of 1992 Tour de
    	   France
    	3. Stephen Roche's 1987 season
    
    	Scott

    Scott,
    
    Lemond's victory was really number 3 for me.
    Number one was the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey victory.
    Number two was the Jets winning the Super Bowl 12-Jan-1969
    
    rick

    I feel the three top moments of my sports fan life, has been; 91 World
    series, Reds unexpected sweep of the A's.
    
    The Buffalo Bills Playoff come back against Houston in 1992.
    
    The third would have to be when Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson.
     

�    I feel the three top moments of my sports fan life, has been; 91 World
�        series, Reds unexpected sweep of the A's.
    
    The 1991 series was great-but Minnesota beat Atlanta in 7. The 1990
    series was the Reds.

    1. Canada defeats USSR in deciding game of 72 Summit Series in Moscow.
    
    2. Gretzky to Lemieux for Canada Cup clinching goal in 87.
    
    3. Ben Johnson running 9.79 over 100 metres with plenty of gas
       to spare.  Major disappointment after Steroid scandal breaks..
       but hey, most track and fielders are on one thing or another
       anyway.  Doubt if we'll ever see a human run as fast as johnson
       did ( he would have beat 9.79 if he did not slow up and raise his
       arm in victory ) clean.

 I was just think about Johnson's run today. Steroids or not it was a thing
 of beauty to watch........

 mike

| I was just think about Johnson's run today. Steroids or not it was a thing
| of beauty to watch........

Johnson's style was pure power.  He went out and attacked the track, and was
a great competitor.  Too bad about the 'roids, but he deserved to get caught,
as does anyone who dopes.

Just too bad FloJo got away with it.

=Bob=

    Here are, in my opinion, the 3 greatest moments in sports:
    
    1. Muhammed Ali winning the title the first time.
    
    2. Muhammed Ali winning the title the second time.
    
    3. Muhammed Ali winning the title for the third time.
    
    
    
    
    In other words, the 3 greatest moments were by the "greatest of al