What is the best play of all times?

SuperWimp · Jul 25, 2003

This is a single athletic feat, not a career record.

I'd like to nominate Vince Carter jumping OVER Fredrick Weiss. Just remember the first time you saw VC fly over a 7 foot man to slam it on the down side.

What is the best football play? Baseball? Hockey?

jls626 · Jul 25, 2003

Derrick Jeter's flip to home coming clearly accross the diamond on the run and making a spectacular play!

JudgeWapner · Jul 25, 2003

A Street Car Named Desire,best play of all time.

D2bets · Jul 25, 2003

Football -- immaculate reception

HABSMAN · Jul 25, 2003

Wayne Gretzky
8 Points one game-- January 4, 1984 vs. Minnesota.
5 Goals one game -- (four times); Last time: December 6, 1987 vs. Minnesota.

PanchoSanza · Jul 25, 2003

Habsman what about Darryl Sittlers 10 point night in 1976?

HABSMAN · Jul 25, 2003

Pancho...yes you are correct...even though I hate the Leafs,,,I liked Sittler....actually that era of the leafs were all pretty talented.

Intruder · Jul 25, 2003

Sehorns INT returned for a TD against the Eagles in the playoffs a few years ago. That was about as athletic a play I have ever seen.

winkyduck · Jul 25, 2003

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jls626:
Derrick Jeter's flip to home coming clearly accross the diamond on the run and making a spectacular play!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

***but the only problem with this one is jeremy giambi was SAFE on the play and only called out cuz he didn't slide. this really wouldn't even rank in the top 20 of all time and the fact you live in NY - where all people who live there think the world revolves around them when in reallity we couldn't give a f*ck what goes on there - shows how biased you are.

if we are going to rank best plays of all time - how about bill maz's HR to end the 1960 WS? no - it is not on any great plays list - but if you are gonna be a yankee homer (and are there any yankee fans out there who aren't - NOPE!) i can pick a play that is anti yankee.

LogansRun · Jul 25, 2003

Best (ie my favourite) plays:
Dorsett's 99yd TD run vs Vikings with only 10 men on the field for Dallas.
1979 All Star Game Dave Parker's Throw to gun down Downing at home.

Single game:
Theo Fleury 3 shorthanded goals
Ian Turnbull 5 goals by a defenceman
Tatis 2 grand slams same inning (thx to sick gambler for that one)

noamchom · Jul 25, 2003

Depending on how warped your perspective is, Maradona's second goal against England in the '86 World Cup ("It hardly belonged to so apparently rational or rationalized an era as ours"-- Brian Glanville) or Carib offering 7/1 on the Nets to win the East last year.

Degenerate · Jul 25, 2003

Kirk Gibson's game winning shot in 1988 WS

Guest · Jul 25, 2003

Ditto on Degenerate and Kirk Gibson. The most incredible play I have ever seen in sports.

Although, I did love Bo Jackson running over the Boz...or breaking his bat, or catching a baseball bare handed. BO KNOWS....

Jake

PanchoSanza · Jul 25, 2003

That stanford football player who spiked the band member in the end zone back in 1982.

BowlMeOne · Jul 25, 2003

Jordan's entire career!!!!!!!!

personal fav's:

Made game winning shot on Ehlo to advance to Rd 2 of playoffs

Game winning shot to win title vs Utah..also play before that went length of court for layup, then back down court got the steal..then came up and hit the shot with secs remaining. Was suppose to be fairy tale ending of career, as he posed the last shot.

Loved it when reporters asked him to compare his game to Drexlers...and he was nice in saying they were pretty similar..then reporters said "Well he is a better 3 pt shooter than you." The next game is when MJ set the new record for making 6 3ptrs in the first half..in blowing the Blazers away!

wiz

HacheMan · Jul 25, 2003

Did anyone ever see Gary Anderson, the running back for the San Diego Chargers years ago when he dove into the end~zone from about 8 yards out?!......Mannnnnn!......what a play.....He was like Superman flying through the air!

As a matter of fact, Sports Illustrated had a 2 or 3 page layout of it frame by frame back then.

[This message was edited by Hache man on July 25, 2003 at 05:18 PM.]

FairWarning · Jul 25, 2003

Best baseball play was that ball Ozzie Smith barehanded against his body, and threw out Dale Murphy. Ozzie was a rookie or second year player then.

wilheim · Jul 25, 2003

Doug Flutie's HailMary to beat Miami-Fla in 1984.

wil.

Journeyman · Jul 25, 2003

I remember that Hache...didn t he play at Tampa at one time? he was a good back, kinda never fulfilled his ability...They use to show that play alot...

HacheMan · Jul 25, 2003

Yes Journey, he did play for Tampa. He had several outstanding plays, but never had a team around him. That guy was so athletic, Im telling ya. I wish I could find that play somewhere again Journey, that was awesome.