Originally posted by noikeee
And I still don't understand wtf was so wrong with it. Ok so he complained to the ref, and then winked. BURN HIM. :wtf:
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I still don't understand it either :wtf:
nettwerk
Instead of complaining about England's lack of skills at penalty scoring, they're still on this... go figure :rolleyes:
Dj O'Callaghan
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Originally posted by nettwerk
Instead of complaining about England's lack of skills at penalty scoring, they're still on this... go figure :rolleyes:
We're not good at penalities and we accept that, however you need to accept the amount of girly cheats you have playing for your national team. Anyone tackles them they look like they've been shot by a sniper in the stands.
However I hope next time we meet the Portuguese we wipe the floor with you and I hope Deco, Carvalho, Ricardo and especially Ronaldo to be on the field too. Apart from them I don't mind the rest of your national team.
bangoSkank
1997 World Series
Cleveland Indians vs. Florida Marlins
The Indians were a footnote to modern baseball after numerous laughable seasons between the 60s and 90s that included several 100+ loss campaigns. In 1994, the Indians opened their current stadium, The Jake (Jacob's Field, now Progressive Field) and were one game behind the division leading White Sox when the infamous player's strike ended the season. In 1995, the Indians won 100 games for the first time in decades, but were swept out by the Braves. Finally, in 1997, the Indians squared off against the recently expanded Florida Marlins.
It was seemingly a magical season for the the Tribe, in which fate seemed to constantly smile on the team with events like Sandy Alomar Jr's game winning home-run in the 1997 All-Star game (hosted in Cleveland) and a reasonably early clinched division. The Marlins were a heavy underdog but turned out to be a worthy opponent in an explosive series that saw 71 runs in the first 5 games. Facing elimination in game 6 in Miami, FL, The Indians won a relative pitcher's duel 4-1 setting up a conclusive game 7.
After a pair of scoreless innings, Cleveland jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Starter Jaret Wright used his novelty to confuse hitters who had not seem much of the young phenom and held the Marlins scoreless until Bobby Bonilla hit a solo shot in the 7th, chasing Wright. The bullpen maintained the lead, however, and the Indians carried the 2-1 score into the bottom of the 9th. Enter Jose Mesa. Mesa had been blistering over the previous 2 seasons, amassing 85 saves and managed 16 saves and a 2.50 ERA in an injury shortened 1997. Mesa quickly gave up a single, then settled down to get an out. Another single and a sacrifice fly later brought the game to a tie and into extra frames. The squads traded 0s in the tenth and the tribe posted a goose egg in the top of the 11th. In the bottom of the 11th, former ace Charles Nagy was brought in to keep the Marlins off the board and started off well with an out. Nagy then gave up a single to Bobby Bonilla. The next pitch was a routine groundball that was well played but fielded poorly by 2B Tony Fernandez, a heart wrenching error that moved Bonilla to third. After an intentional pass, Nagy got out #2 on an infield groundball and it looked like the teams might continue to offer bonus baseball on the grandest stage of all. Nagy, facing Edgar Renteria, fired a curveball that Renteria reached out and sent back to the pitcher. Nagy reached up for the ball, which ricocheted off his glove and over the infield, scoring the winning run and ruining the oft-heart broken city's best chance for a championship.
The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948.
Shamez214
jerZ07002
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Originally posted by bangoSkank
In 1994, the Indians opened their current stadium, The Jake (Jacob's Field, now Progressive Field) and were one game behind the division leading White Sox when the infamous player's strike ended the season.
94 sucked, that was really the breakout year for the yankees - taking them out of the horrendous late 80s and early 90s when they sucked. And my man d mattingly was in prime position to finally take a WS ring.
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Originally posted by Shamez214
that was hard to watch, that being said by a yankees fan. WTF was he looking at?
Shamez214
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Originally posted by jerZ07002
that was hard to watch, that being said by a yankees fan. WTF was he looking at?
I dunno... I was one of the few Mets fans who never hated Beltran for that. That was a nasty pitch. Really, the worst part of that whole day was this:
If that never happened, that lost would've been slightly easier to swallow.
Nery
My most heartbreaking sporting moment was when we lost to greece @ Euro 2004 final....
We were playing at home, so it was even more devastating than if it was somewhere else.
This wednesday (26/3), we're playing against Greece again, and we shall have our revenge:)
edit: I forgot to say that it was also really heartbreaking when vinokourov was banned for blood-doping... I was really his fan..loved to see the man struggling like in 2003's Tour...:(
Scoops
No surprise that a few will be of my favorite teams so here it goes:
1. Giants beat the Packers in the NFC Championship game
2. The death of Vladimir Konstantinov
3. Favre's retierment
4. The Devils sweeping the Red Wings in the 1994-95 Stanley Cup Finals
5. The death of Reggie White
Saka
Yesterday was quite a bad one.
(Liverpool fan)
nettwerk
Nettwerk's sport heartbreaking moment #1*: 25th November 1999, UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 1st leg - Celta Vigo 7-0 Benfica.
*- or it's the first I can think of right now.
noikeee
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Originally posted by nettwerk
Nettwerk's sport heartbreaking moment #1*: 25th November 1999, UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 1st leg - Celta Vigo 7-0 Benfica.
