Five Sporting Events I Wish I Could Have Attended

Mike Palmietto debates what are the five greatest sporting events of all time.

by Mike Palmietto (Scribe)

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May 03, 2008

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Here are five events in sports I wish I could have attended.

5. Game 6 of the 1986 World Series (Buckner)

Being a Mets fan, this probably wouldn't be on anybody else's list but for me, my heart would have skipped a few beats when Mookie Wilson got up to the plate, and after the 10th pitch and I saw the ground ball my hope would be devastated, thank God for Buckner.

Now, I know I am going to get ripped for this by all Red Sox fans, but I also like the Red Sox. So, nothing against the Sox.

4. Babe Ruth "Calls His Shot"

Now, I truly believe that this happened because I believe that being the baseball God that he is, he can do it.

Being a World Series game would have only made it better, and a truly amazing play in baseball history.

Also in that game, Ruth and Gehrig hit back-to-back shots. It would have been a fun game to attend to.

3. Joe Lewis knocks out Max Schmelling In Rematch

For those who don't know Joe Lewis is considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, holding the heavyweight championship for over 10 years, and was the probably even more significant than Jackie Robinson in black rights.

Anyways, his first loss was handed to him by an early Nazi symbol, Max Schmelling, and Louis kind of thought he would win that match.

He didn't train too hard or think Schmelling had a chance, nobody thought he had a chance.

Well, a year later Joe got the heavyweight championshipby beating James Braddock, the current champion, but was still upset over that Schmelling fight.

A year later, Joe got his wish when he was told he was going to fight Schmelling.

A few weeks before the fight, FDR spoke to Joe telling him "We need muscles like yours to beat Germany."

With millions of people listening on the radio and over 70,000,crowded into Yankee Stadium, the fight lasted a little over two minutes, and Joe came back a hero.

After the fight, Schmelling went back to Germany and was fighting on the front line.

2. "The Play"

Nov. 20 1982.

Cal vs. Stanford.

California is down five with little time remaining.

Stanford kicks it off, and during that kick return the Bears make five lateral passes to break free but when he gets to about the 15-yard line (don't quote me).

The Stanford band is on the field celebrating a Stanford victory. Moen ran over a clueless trombone player and the Bears won the game.

Amazing.

1. The "Miracle On Ice"

The U.S. hockey team wins the semi-final match-up the Olympics in 1980, against the mighty Soviet Union.

Why would not want to go to this game? A bunch of college players coached by the great Herb Brooks.

The U.S. fell behind early, as usual in those Olympic games and were victorious in the end.

How great would it have been to storm the ice and cheer on the team which completed one of the most improbable victory ever.

What’s your favorite sporting events of all time?

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reply to comment by Finbar
2 months ago

Nice aticle Mike. No one would think of a boxing match to be in their top 5.
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  Thanks Finbar, I saw a special on HBO about it, and I saw how much hype it had, but I am not sure the actually match would have been as amazing as I thought it would be.
reply to comment by Carl
2 months ago

My favorite sports moment would probably be the Houston Oilers and the Buffalo Bills. If you're curious about the greatest comeback in the history of the NFL and you've never seen it, here's the game in it's entirety.

http://timekills.org/WordPress/
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  Wow, I have not heard much about that before, and I just did some research, that was some game.
reply to comment by Gustavo
2 months ago

Nothing wrong with this list, but what about the 1958 NFL Championship? Colts vs. Giants, OT game, down to the wire, with both teams playing their hearts out. That would be my #1.
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  I completely forgot about that one, that probably would have been number 3 on my list.
reply to comment by Justin
2 months ago

Good article. I'm not even a hockey fan and the miracle on ice would be at the top of my list.
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  Thanks, and Im not even a hocky fan but, it was just one of the amazing events in sports history.
reply to comment by Taylor
2 months ago

Good article Mike. I would put those all in the same order except the boxing one, although that is a great story. I would but "The Immaculate Reception" there instead. Not puttin down the article, just throwin it out there. Another great writing piece by Mike Palmietto.
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  Thanks Taylor, I was also thinking about "The Immaculate Reception" and Doug Flute with "The Catch".
reply to comment by Taylor
2 months ago

Another Great Moment in Sports History.
reply to comment by David
2 months ago

Great article, but what about any college b-ball? that sport is full of comebacks.
1. by Mike
  from 2 months ago
  
  Thanks, I agree but there really isn't one that comes to mind when you think of college hoops comebacks.
reply to comment by Corey
2 months ago

Being an LSU fan, the 1996 College World Series sticks out in my mind. Tigers trailing by 1 run, 2 outs, bottom of the ninth. Warren Morris hits a walk-off National Championship winning homerun to beat Miami. Still the only National Championship winning homerun ever hit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V14I3KYSkk