I was on the bus thinking of some memorable moments in sports that I remember. I’ve included Youtube clips if they were available and tried to write some description of the event. I have two hours to kill at work so this might be longer than a usual post. But most likely I’ll give up halfway through writing and it won’t be all that long.
1. Robert Horry hits that 3 in game 4 of the 2002 western conference finals.
Honestly, I think we were at Chang’s or something that night. I missed that game, so I don’t really know why it hurts watching the replays. I remember we came home that night to a family party and I asked my uncle how the game went and he just started laughing and said just to catch the highlights.
2. Dyson gets tackled against the Rams in Superbowl XXXIV.
Dan was a little more hurt by this than I was, considering his former man crush on Eddie George. I don’t have too much to add to this since NFL clips are hard to come by, so I’ll just spew some trivia. No turnovers in this game. There was only a one week break after the conference championships. This one had all the commercials for new internet startups before the bubble burst.
3. That retarded broken play where Roethlisberger hit Hines Ward for a gigantic gain in the extra large Super Bowl.
That kind of took the air out of us. It was a good feeling seeing all the 12th man flags waving on downtown buildings. It was just as sad seeing the same flags after the game was over. P.S. Jerome Bettis is from Detroit. This has a high Debbie Downage factor so I had to hit you off with an intermission:
4. Rashad Anderson hits the 3 to tie in the sweet sixteen.
AKA Brandon Roy gets a technical right after a personal. AKA I hate Rudy Gay. The only good thing to come from this game were the posts on Mike Jensen’s Facebook wall: “Maybe all that bleach seeped through your skull and into your brain. DON’T FOUL.” Here’s some extended footage. I just re-watched those highlights and I’m certain this is the worst of the worst for me as far as sports go. I get queasy in the stomach. At least we’ll always have Roy for RoY.
5. Bret Hart loses in sudden death in the first Iron Man match.
That was bullshit because rules are rules and Gorilla Monsoon can’t just make them up on the spot. I was in disbelief when he came out and said the match would be restarted in a “sudden death format”. As mad as I was, I still didn’t understand the severity of the situation. Ten-year-olds don’t really know how important Wrestlemania is. I didn’t even know what pay-per-view was. We must’ve got the overseas broadcast at least a month late and I’m sure I thought it was live. I was heated!
Holy cow, I just found a promo for the Iron Man match. This awesome clip sort of shuts this post down and makes all the others feel pointless.