What is Your Favorite Sports Moment Ever?

if you were self-respecting, HOW could you be a Pirate fan? (had to do it)

How could you mention Maz's Homer? 1) You weren't even alive 2) it wasn't THAT much of a shock considering the Pirates won 95 games and the Yanks won 97 that year and 3) The Pirates scored 13 less runs that year while having a MUCH better pitching staff.

The only surprise was that Maz hit it and that the series went 7 games...

I would think a REAL Pirates fan enjoyed "We Are Family" WAY more, since it was a better team that FINALLY broke through after years of near misses...

Probably would have enjoyed the 70's Pirates better, but as you said I wasn't alive to take in the hold period, or any of it for that matter. Just had to do it, seeing as it was the only Pittsburgh moment near the top and I am a shameless Pittsburgh Sports supporter.

By the way, despite what you may think of me I do vote for your articles and comments because you are a very solid writer.

Umm, not to bust your bubble, but that flag wasn't from the WTC... it was from a boat docked nearby that was destroyed by the rubble and brought to the site during the recovery attempts. The owner of the boat SUED to get the flag back!

Dude, why'd you have to spoil it for me? Between that and the Alamo, I have no American myths left!  ;)

That's funny stuff A! You can continue to Remember the Maine! (The U.S.S. Maine, not John Maine) Why does everyone want to forget the Spanish-American War??

Well, if I'm going to remember the USS Maine, I may as well remember the reenactment about 60 years later in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Best mustached hero: Adam Morrison. Oh, wait, you said "hero". And "mustached".

like why do we call them WORLD champions?

At least spell "hundreds" right...

Seconded.

I'd take their win over the Yankees over the stinker of a series vs. a Tony LaRussa led squad (big whoop, beating LaRussa when it counts). I know winning the Series is bigger in the grand scheme, but 1918 or not they'd won a World Series before. They'd never beat the Yankees in a playoff series... as we all know and repeat to Yanks fans as often as possible, NO team ever came back from a 0-3 defecit before...

Whoops, forgot to click 'reply'...

Agreed... but sweeps are boring! Long live 7 games (any sport)!!! Yea, tonight!!!!

right on his metal plated head

Haha! That was priceless, too.

were you 6 in '86?

That was a great game. Going in they called it the game of the century (silly, considering this century was only five years old at the time), but for once, the game lived up to every bit of the hype. I wouldn't call it the greatest moment in sports history, but probably the greatest moment in Texas sports history.

One of the few events I can remember where I was when it happened. Good call.

You could do a whole list just from the NCAA tournament... George's buzzer-beater; Tyus Edney's coast-to-coast lay-in; Bryce Drew's jumper; Michael Jordan's game-winner (followed by Fred Brown throwing the ball to J. Worthy); Scotty Thurman's 3 over Grant Hill in '94; C-Webb's timeout... The list goes on and on -- a fact, of course, that Jim Nantz and co. never fail to remind us of come tourney time (always with cheesy montages, no less).

Make that, "Tigers' fan" - please!! (Sorry, I hate to see bad grammar.)

My mistake Alex...I should know better than that. :)

98 was better after Kostantinov's career ending injury.

I have to agree with you on that Alex. I loved how even while in the Finals they still found a way to keep the "VK SM" patch on their jerseys.

actually tied with the 2001 Super Bowl