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NMU Hockey Since 1976 ...there at the beginning.
Bill Crawford, LSSU radio announcer, on NMU hockey: "This is their MO right to the tee: get out shot, get out played, keep hangin' in there, just rope-a-dope it in your own zone, get it up the ice, bang it in and win the game."
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Originally posted by bigblue_dl View PostI want to post the list so far, because I have a feeling that I'm missing some obvious ones, and also that I might have included some that don't belong. (its hard to find that line) (also, some might complain that I included some of the young guys that are still playing, I've tossed it back and forth in my head whether I should or not. I feel like there are better players of the past, but also want to have some of the recent guys to have as a measuring stick)
Hockey:
Wayne Gretzky
Mark Messier
Bobby Orr
Mario Lemieux
Gordie Howe
Brett Hull
Patrick Roy
John Mayasich
Sid Crosby
Steve Yzerman
Martin Brodeur
Alex Ovechkin
Marcel Dionne
Hobey Baker
Basketball:
Michael Jordan
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Magic Johnson
Bill Russell
Kobe Bryant
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
Larry Bird
LeBron James
Shaquille O'Neal2011 Poser of the Year & Pulitzer Prize winning machine gunner.
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Originally posted by bigblue_dl View PostBaseball:
Babe Ruth
Sandy Koufax
Ted Williams
Walter Johnson
Cy Young
Barry Bonds
Jackie Robinson
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Mickey Mantle
Lou Gehrig
Josh Gibson
Stan Musial
Pete Rose
Roger Clemens
Dave Winfield (because of his excellence at several sports)
Pedro Martinez
Jimmy Foxx
Alex Rodriguez
Nolan Ryan
Willie Mays
Ricky Henderson
Roberto Clemente
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Jimmie Foxx seems random.
Also, including Josh Gibson opens a can of worms, so either don't do it, or include Satchel Paige too. Buck Leonard. Cool Papa Bell. Hard to draw a line there. Reliable stats and info are very hard to find for anyone who didn't spend the majority of their career in MLB.
Not Keith HernandezLast edited by jen; 03-29-2012, 04:51 PM.
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Originally posted by bigblue_dl View PostI don't think Hernandez is good enough, but if others agree that he should be there, I'll add him. I just think there are others in baseball that I've left off that I'd put ahead of Hernandez.Originally posted by jmh View PostSeriously though: I love Keith Hernandez, but he doesn't really belong on this list.Originally posted by jen View PostNot Keith HernandezGo Red!!
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Shouldn't baseball's ironman Cal Ripken Jr. get some props on this list?Quinnipiac Bobcats
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If there's ever a campaign to expand the list:
All those I could think of have been mentioned. Just want to plug the athlete I consider the best of those I've actually seen in action. I looked for a video clip of the play but couldn't find one...just this written account of a play Bo Jackson made:
On June 5, 1989, Jackson ran down a long line-drive deep to left field on a hit-and-run play against the Seattle Mariners. With speedy Harold Reynolds running from first base on the play, Scott Bradley's hit would have been deep enough to score him against most outfielders. But Jackson, from the warning track, turned flat footed and fired a strike to catcher Bob Boone, who tagged the sliding Reynolds out. Jackson's throw reached Boone on the fly. Interviewed for the "Bo Jackson" episode of ESPN Classic's SportsCentury, Reynolds admitted that he thought there was no way anyone would throw him out on such a deep drive into the gap in left-center, and was shocked to see his teammate telling him to slide as he rounded third base.Minnesota Hockey
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Shaun White for sure. if Secretariat is in so should Man O War.
Rocky Marciano??
John Elway??? but no Bart Starr or Joe Montana?
hockey needs Terry Sawchuk and Bobby Hull!Originally posted by mtu_huskies"We are not too far away from a national championship," said (John) Scott.
Originally posted by Brent HovenYeah, but you're my favorite hag.
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Originally posted by bigblue_dl View PostDoes Lindsey Vonn belong on this list? She is pretty much the most successful downhill skier ever.Growing old is mandatory -- growing up is optional!
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Originally posted by brookyone View PostIf there's ever a campaign to expand the list:
All those I could think of have been mentioned. Just want to plug the athlete I consider the best of those I've actually seen in action. I looked for a video clip of the play but couldn't find one...just this written account of a play Bo Jackson made:
I've saw the throw many times on video way back when. It was the greatest throw I've ever personally seen. It looked more like a line drive off a bat than ball thrown by a human.NMU Hockey Since 1976 ...there at the beginning.
Bill Crawford, LSSU radio announcer, on NMU hockey: "This is their MO right to the tee: get out shot, get out played, keep hangin' in there, just rope-a-dope it in your own zone, get it up the ice, bang it in and win the game."
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Originally posted by Priceless View PostSeriously? Eating is a sport?
How about Doyle Brunson for Texas Hold 'Em poker then?
He is one of only two people to have won the World Series of Poker Main Event three times (Johnny Moss also has three WSOP titles but his first was obtained by a vote of the players, not by winning a tournament). He is also the only person to win Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker three times, the world's second most prestigious poker title during its time.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens
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Originally posted by Old Pio View PostThe late Toni Sailer and Jean Claude Killy come quickly to mind when you mention Alpine skiiers.Last edited by UMDbulldogs#1; 03-29-2012, 09:22 PM.How do they expect us to throw hotdogs at the gophers with that [Expletive deleted] net in front of us?
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Originally posted by Old Pio View PostBrett Hull but not Bobby Hull? Or did I miss an era requirement?How do they expect us to throw hotdogs at the gophers with that [Expletive deleted] net in front of us?
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