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General Discussion => Talk Zone => Topic started by: subnuclear on June 24, 2011, 09:11:47 am
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A fun list except the one where the Astros are mentioned:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/06/24/the-14-most-dominant-performances/
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Thanks for the link.
I don't even remember Jack Howell.
I realize it pisses some people off to have a horse top the list, but that performance was absolutely stirring, especially if one likes thoroughbred racing.
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Great list, tough to argue with his choices. He did give the Astros their proper respect for how good that team was.
BTW - Posnanski is *easily* my favorite writer at SI now. He's damn good.
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That was an interesting read. I never knew that only 4 horses ran in th '73 Belmont.
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the 1998 team was so damn good.
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I believe that was the first year espn (or maybe it was yahoo) introduced the gamecast idea, where you could "watch" the game online. Though I didnt see the game, I recall being transfixed by the pitch by pitch that kept popping up on the screen. It went from disgusting to laughable to unbelievable. I wouldnt expect a game that included an actual hit to end up as one of the most dominant ever pitched, but he certainly makes a good argument for it.
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I believe that was the first year espn (or maybe it was yahoo) introduced the gamecast idea, where you could "watch" the game online. Though I didnt see the game, I recall being transfixed by the pitch by pitch that kept popping up on the screen. It went from disgusting to laughable to unbelievable. I wouldnt expect a game that included an actual hit to end up as one of the most dominant ever pitched, but he certainly makes a good argument for it.
Had that hit occured in the 7th inning, it would have been an error.
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Great list, tough to argue with his choices. He did give the Astros their proper respect for how good that team was.
BTW - Posnanski is *easily* my favorite writer at SI now. He's damn good.
I guess we know how he feels about the HOF vote. Does he have one?
The Astros had two future Hall of Famers — Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell — in the lineup, and they were in their prime.
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I remember Posnanski wrote a glowing endorsement of Bagwell for the HoF. I think he used the phrase "completely badass at everything."
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I think he made some references to Pearlman's indefensible jackassery as well.
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That list has a glaring error from early 2006.
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That list has a glaring error from early 2006.
Beating the greatest football team ever assembled (and apparently paid for) single handedly should count for something
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I remember turning that game on in the 7th inning, watching Shane Reynolds on the mound, seeing a few pitches, seeing that the Cubs had only scored a run and thinking, "hmmm, looks like Shane's throwing a pretty good game."
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I remember turning that game on in the 7th inning, watching Shane Reynolds on the mound, seeing a few pitches, seeing that the Cubs had only scored a run and thinking, "hmmm, looks like Shane's throwing a pretty good game."
Right! He actually threw one of the best games of the year that day
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That list has a glaring error from early 2006.
Yep. Certainly better than Frazier's game.