Sports video memories

[Gaseous Anomaly]

^Looks like it was going to be foul.

 

[Neroon]

And THIS is how you play the game: minor league ball girl shows the outfielder how the game is supposed to be played.

Love to see the players being schooled every now and then!

Yep! And ya gotta love the way she just flips the ball to the LF on her way back down the line.

 

[nevermore]

Rothlesberger goes DOWN!

Big Ben came back and was sacked 3 more times in that game. It was a thing of sublime beauty.

eta: Sorry, 6 more times...

 

[Neroon]

YouTube is blocked here at work, so I can't view the link yet. Is it from the Ravens game last season?

 

[Neroon]

It's a wonder this kind of thing doesn't happen more often:

Soccer theft and goal

 

[erastus25]

One way to get the catcher off your back when you charge the mound - kick him first!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EUr6xsp3mg

 

[Dell Yount]

Silky Sullivan ~ http://www.secondrunning.com/Silky%20Sullivan3.htm

Sports Illustrated cover ~ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/SI_Silky_58.jpg/180px-SI_Silky_58.jpg

Nothing more exciting than watching a race horse "come from the clouds" to win.
(especially, if you're holding a ticket on him!)

I've always been fond of thoroughbreds who come flying at the end of a race...
Silky Sullivan was probably the best there ever was at making that particular move.
Not the greatest horse to ever grace the race track...
but perhaps the best stretch runner the sport has ever known.


WATCH HIM RUN...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT_YxcoDhtY

 

[Neroon]

And THIS is how you play the game: minor league ball girl shows the outfielder how the game is supposed to be played.

Love to see the players being schooled every now and then!

Yep! And ya gotta love the way she just flips the ball to the LF on her way back down the line.

I saw a collection of videos out on MSN or somewhere, under the heading of "faked". It included this particular one. Anyone else heard that?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Love to see the players being schooled every now and then!

Yep! And ya gotta love the way she just flips the ball to the LF on her way back down the line.

I saw a collection of videos out on MSN or somewhere, under the heading of "faked". It included this particular one. Anyone else heard that?

No, I hadn't heard that. If that's true, then they fooled Fox (because they played the clip during the All-Star Game). But considering it's Fox...

 

[Neroon]

Link to video

OKay, this clip has two of my favorite sports people: 1.) Greg Oden - one of the best and nicest young talents in the NBA. And 2.) .... Erin Andrews!

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/ballgirl.asp


Yep, the ball-girl catch was fake.


Speeaking of ball-girls. I remember watching a game where a ball girl was nearly hit by a line drive, and the announcers were worried about ehr safety and getting hurt. Can't find the clip

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Aw, too bad. I wish it was real.

 

[Turbo]

Oh, John Madden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERLaWdE-XAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7MbpYVepVk

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

The greatest swimming race in history. Going into the 2000 Olympics the Americans had never lost the event and anchor leg swimmer Gary Hall Jr predicted before the games that the Australians would be 'smashed like guitars'. The Aussies, featuring Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe were determined to use home advantage to make sure that didn't happen. This is what happened next . . . .

I remember it from 2000 ... it was great to be an Australian. Ian Thorpe's swim was amazing, down half a body length on Hall Jr, and came back and won. The salute afterwards was awesome too.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

top 25 sports videos

by sports illustrated

 

[DWF]

The closest 100 meter dash final in Olympic history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7WXaLGKt3E

Sebastian Coe VS Steve Ovett at the 1980 Olympics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrYY5pLhZrM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqCDLKhuSHU

 

[Neroon]

While stumbling around the other day, I came across this recollection of Derek Redmond from the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Very nice piece, good for maintaining perspective.

 

[DWF]

Steve Ovett's apearance at the 1984 games were pretty memorable too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHRMsjBYrZ0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOZi1-Rl-ds&feature=related

Bert Cameron pulled a hamstring in the semi-final of the 400 meter dash at the 1984 games and went on to qualify for the final, for which he couldn't compete in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xk8MGifQN0

Emil Zatopek is always a sight to watch, it was a pity about Chris Brasher in that race though.

And the unforgettable Miruts Yifter(The Shifter).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZpT-LXO-8&feature=related

 

[Zulu Romeo]

While stumbling around the other day, I came across this recollection of Derek Redmond from the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Very nice piece, good for maintaining perspective.

I remember seeing that moment live in 1992. It was truly heartbreaking.

On a lighter note, probably the greatest Winter Olympics moment so far this century:
2006 Womens Snowboard Cross Final

Worth it for the BBC commentary alone.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9orixjAk87

this past weekend's Notre Dame- Michigan highlights set to Yakkety Sax