MLB & MC's Memorable Moments [Merged Threads] - Page 2

WiredTiger · 07-11-2002, 01:33 PM

My top five in order:

Thomson home run
Maeroski home run
Jackie Robinson re-breaking the color barrier (I figured Smed would point out that there were a few black players in the 1800s)
Don Larsen Perfect Game
Lou Gehrig Speech

sweaver · 07-11-2002, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WiredTiger
My top five in order:

Thomson home run
Maeroski home run
Jackie Robinson re-breaking the color barrier (I figured Smed would point out that there were a few black players in the 1800s)
Don Larsen Perfect Game
Lou Gehrig Speech

That's a good list. I might put Jackie above Mazeroski, but otherwise, very good.

SmedIndy · 07-11-2002, 03:08 PM

WT - They didn't have a barrier in ye olden days. It was established after the Walker Brothers, so no need to quibble 'bout that!

Skip · 09-13-2002, 01:26 PM

http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0912/1431084.html

So, as it stands now, only 4 of the top 10 most memorable events in baseball history occurred in the first 75% plus years of the game. And of those four, only 2 were for baseball on the field (Williams and Joe D in '41) while the others were cultural (Robinson and the color barrier) and emotional (Gehrig's farewell).

I hated this when they introduced it, and I hate it even more now. Everyone knew the votes would skew toward the present, heck even the choices of items for the ballot skewed toward the present. I guess this is MLB's idea of marketing.

SmedIndy · 09-13-2002, 01:29 PM

If they can't go to the video tape, then it never happened, I guess.

Man, the Merkle game probably would be the #1 spectacle ever.

09-13-2002, 02:01 PM

I assume it's nearly unanimous on this board that Branca's blown save is the biggest moment in MLB history?

Skip · 09-13-2002, 02:05 PM

Sidebar: Thanks to whoever merged me into the existing thread. I thought there'd been one, but didnt find it when looking.

JamesI · 09-13-2002, 02:12 PM

The list is poor. Ichiro is a moment?
My top 5
Robinson, the cultural implications alone put it there.
Ripken 2131 (Ok I'm Biased)
Gehrig's speech
McGwire/Sosa
Aaron 715th.

KCBOOMER · 09-13-2002, 03:12 PM

Open voting never works out to the thinking of the cognoscenti.

Max Power · 09-13-2002, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by CpUltravox
I assume it's nearly unanimous on this board that Branca's blown save is the biggest moment in MLB history?

In the last 75 years, yes:
http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...&threadid=5405

09-13-2002, 01:26 PM	#19
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Baseball's Memorable Moments - Farce http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0912/1431084.html So, as it stands now, only 4 of the top 10 most memorable events in baseball history occurred in the first 75% plus years of the game. And of those four, only 2 were for baseball on the field (Williams and Joe D in '41) while the others were cultural (Robinson and the color barrier) and emotional (Gehrig's farewell). I hated this when they introduced it, and I hate it even more now. Everyone knew the votes would skew toward the present, heck even the choices of items for the ballot skewed toward the present. I guess this is MLB's idea of marketing.

09-13-2002, 03:12 PM	#24
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Open voting never works out to the thinking of the cognoscenti. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

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07-11-2002, 01:33 PM	#16
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	My top five in order: Thomson home run Maeroski home run Jackie Robinson re-breaking the color barrier (I figured Smed would point out that there were a few black players in the 1800s) Don Larsen Perfect Game Lou Gehrig Speech

07-11-2002, 03:08 PM	#18
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	WT - They didn't have a barrier in ye olden days. It was established after the Walker Brothers, so no need to quibble 'bout that!

09-13-2002, 01:29 PM	#20
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	If they can't go to the video tape, then it never happened, I guess. Man, the Merkle game probably would be the #1 spectacle ever.

09-13-2002, 02:01 PM	#21
CpUltravox Posts: n/a	I assume it's nearly unanimous on this board that Branca's blown save is the biggest moment in MLB history?

09-13-2002, 02:05 PM	#22
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Sidebar: Thanks to whoever merged me into the existing thread. I thought there'd been one, but didnt find it when looking.

09-13-2002, 02:12 PM	#23
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	The list is poor. Ichiro is a moment? My top 5 Robinson, the cultural implications alone put it there. Ripken 2131 (Ok I'm Biased) Gehrig's speech McGwire/Sosa Aaron 715th.

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