The Great Race '80's Style

Max Power · 12-23-2002, 09:48 PM

30 yard dash. Four runners only:

Tim Raines
Willie Wilson
Vince Coleman
Rickey Henderson

Who wins the race and why?

Ytown Tribe fan · 12-23-2002, 09:58 PM

It would depend on one thing: straightaway or around a curved track or basepath.

Straightaway, I'd probably take Coleman by a step, around the curve, I'd take Willie.

pwdennis · 12-23-2002, 11:15 PM

Coleman - sheer straightaway speed

trripleplay · 12-24-2002, 10:05 AM

Vince Coleman in a straight 30 yd dash, or in a home to first contest. That does not mean he's the best player in that group. Ricky wins that contest

TimmyB · 12-24-2002, 01:06 PM

Home to first? Coleman. That is, as long as he doesn't get devoured by some mechanical contraption along the way...

LeGrandOrange · 12-24-2002, 01:43 PM

A lot of factors have to come into play. If it's a track surface, I may give Coleman the edge, but if you do a dirt infield or natural grass, it's Rickey...he's the only guy of the 4 that ran on it during the 1980's and because it's not as fast as turf it gives Rickey an edge.

Generalizing everything, I voted Rickey, but you need the photo finish camera because it's close.

Max Power · 12-24-2002, 04:31 PM

Funny - nine votes in and no one picked Raines yet - and, I think he has the highest SB% of the 4..............

Ytown Tribe fan · 12-24-2002, 06:35 PM

Here's the race I'd like to see:

Lane 1 - Ernie Lombardi

Lane 2 - Willie Aikens

Lane 3 - Gus Triandos

Lane 4 - A snail carrying a piano.

It'd be close, but I'd have to go with the snail, since it's the only one likely to make the distance (eventually).

Merry Christmas all!

LeGrandOrange · 12-24-2002, 08:28 PM

Raines was the best stealer, not necessarily the fastest.
Shouldn't Al Ferrara and Russ Nixon make it through in the other race?

Ytown Tribe fan · 12-24-2002, 10:43 PM

I dunno -- Lombardi would "win" by a mile.

How about Herb Washington? I bet he'd beat anyone in a 30 yard dash.

pwdennis · 12-25-2002, 12:27 AM

I think Sid Bream belongs in the race with Lombardi & company - he was the only player in baseball who could have made the famous Braves-Pirates playoff game finish into a close play at the plate. Anyone else would have scored easily

LeGrandOrange · 12-25-2002, 09:16 AM

Again, it depends on the surface. If it's a track surface, Herb's got a very realistic shot.

Otis Nixon oughta be considered if you want an Olympic sized field...last I heard he was fairly mercurian.

pathogan · 12-26-2002, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ytown Tribe fan
Here's the race I'd like to see:

Lane 1 - Ernie Lombardi

Lane 2 - Willie Aikens

Lane 3 - Gus Triandos

Lane 4 - A snail carrying a piano.

It'd be close, but I'd have to go with the snail, since it's the only one likely to make the distance (eventually).

Merry Christmas all!

how about vaughn?or cecil?

pathogan · 12-26-2002, 10:21 AM

...who then tosses a cherry bomb at the others

WiredTiger · 12-26-2002, 11:01 AM

I think Coleman had the best straight out speed of that group. He was just fast. But I don't think I would ever bet against Bo Jackson in any race.

12-23-2002, 09:48 PM	#1
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	The Great Race '80's Style 30 yard dash. Four runners only: Tim Raines Willie Wilson Vince Coleman Rickey Henderson Who wins the race and why? __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

12-23-2002, 11:15 PM	#3
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	Coleman - sheer straightaway speed __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

12-24-2002, 10:05 AM	#4
trripleplay NetShrine All-Star Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 114	Vince Coleman in a straight 30 yd dash, or in a home to first contest. That does not mean he's the best player in that group. Ricky wins that contest __________________ "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." [Rogers Hornsby]

12-24-2002, 04:31 PM	#7
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Funny - nine votes in and no one picked Raines yet - and, I think he has the highest SB% of the 4.............. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

12-24-2002, 06:35 PM	#8
Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	Here's the race I'd like to see: Lane 1 - Ernie Lombardi Lane 2 - Willie Aikens Lane 3 - Gus Triandos Lane 4 - A snail carrying a piano. It'd be close, but I'd have to go with the snail, since it's the only one likely to make the distance (eventually). Merry Christmas all! Last edited by Ytown Tribe fan : 12-24-2002 at 06:37 PM.

View Poll Results: And, they're off! Who wins?
Vince Coleman	10	40.00%
Rickey Henderson	3	12.00%
Tim Raines	1	4.00%
Willie Wilson	11	44.00%
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12-23-2002, 09:58 PM	#2
Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	It would depend on one thing: straightaway or around a curved track or basepath. Straightaway, I'd probably take Coleman by a step, around the curve, I'd take Willie.

12-24-2002, 01:06 PM	#5
TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	Home to first? Coleman. That is, as long as he doesn't get devoured by some mechanical contraption along the way...

12-24-2002, 01:43 PM	#6
LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	A lot of factors have to come into play. If it's a track surface, I may give Coleman the edge, but if you do a dirt infield or natural grass, it's Rickey...he's the only guy of the 4 that ran on it during the 1980's and because it's not as fast as turf it gives Rickey an edge. Generalizing everything, I voted Rickey, but you need the photo finish camera because it's close.

12-24-2002, 08:28 PM	#9
LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	Raines was the best stealer, not necessarily the fastest. Shouldn't Al Ferrara and Russ Nixon make it through in the other race?

12-24-2002, 10:43 PM	#10
Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	I dunno -- Lombardi would "win" by a mile. How about Herb Washington? I bet he'd beat anyone in a 30 yard dash.

12-25-2002, 12:27 AM	#11
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	I think Sid Bream belongs in the race with Lombardi & company - he was the only player in baseball who could have made the famous Braves-Pirates playoff game finish into a close play at the plate. Anyone else would have scored easily __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

12-25-2002, 09:16 AM	#12
LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	Again, it depends on the surface. If it's a track surface, Herb's got a very realistic shot. Otis Nixon oughta be considered if you want an Olympic sized field...last I heard he was fairly mercurian.

12-26-2002, 10:21 AM	#14
pathogan william Blake's Innkeeper Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,828	Coleman... ...who then tosses a cherry bomb at the others

12-26-2002, 11:01 AM	#15
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	I think Coleman had the best straight out speed of that group. He was just fast. But I don't think I would ever bet against Bo Jackson in any race.

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