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re: Craziest/Weirdest things in sports history
Posted on 1/31/25 at 6:23 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Posted on 1/31/25 at 6:23 pm to Diseasefreeforall
In 1967 Wisconsin interviewed Bo Schembechler. In the interview one person on the interview fell asleep and a student was asking smart assed questions. Bo was pissed and turned them down.
A year later Wisconsin interviewed Bob Knight. Wisconsin leaked word to the press that they had hired Knight, knight was pissed, talked to Schembechler asking what he should do. Knight told Wisconsin to pound sand.
A year later Wisconsin interviewed Bob Knight. Wisconsin leaked word to the press that they had hired Knight, knight was pissed, talked to Schembechler asking what he should do. Knight told Wisconsin to pound sand.
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Posted on 1/31/25 at 7:11 pm to 32footsteps
Monica Seles being stabbed by some Steffi Graf super fan.
The “fan man” who parachuted into the ring during the Holyfield-Bowe title bout.
The “fan man” who parachuted into the ring during the Holyfield-Bowe title bout.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 7:33 pm to boston vol
Those 2 are very high on the list.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 8:46 pm to Tomherman
It has to be Rick Camp hitting a home run in the bottom of the 18th at 4am.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:19 pm to 32footsteps
Rosie Ruiz won the 1980 Boston Marathon by running half a mile.
Her time would have been the fastest female time in Boston Marathon history as well as the third-fastest female time ever recorded in any marathon.
It actually took days to disqualify her, something that would never happen today with constant video coverage. She did not appear in any pictures or video footage.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:54 pm to Diseasefreeforall
As far as crazy things in sports, in my lifetime I am not sure anything has topped Fernando Tatis hitting two grand slams off of Chan Ho Park in the same inning.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 10:19 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Legion game bases loaded 2 out. Bottom of last home team down by two.
3-2 pitch batter swings tips ball and it lands on plate…. Runners were of course rolling on pitch….. as 2nd runner is crossing plate he tells batter run MFer run. Catcher threw ball back to pitcher thinking it was foul
Dugout yelling throw to first…..
Finally batter starts to jog to first. Pitcher tosses it to first - ball game.
3-2 pitch batter swings tips ball and it lands on plate…. Runners were of course rolling on pitch….. as 2nd runner is crossing plate he tells batter run MFer run. Catcher threw ball back to pitcher thinking it was foul
Dugout yelling throw to first…..
Finally batter starts to jog to first. Pitcher tosses it to first - ball game.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 6:06 am to Diseasefreeforall
Willis Mcgahees knee freaking exploding
Posted on 2/1/25 at 7:25 am to VADawg
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In 2021, Huascar Ynoa hit a grand slam for the Braves. He was the first Braves pitcher to hit a grand slam since Jaime Garcia in 2017. Two days after Garcia hit his grand slam, he was traded to the Twins for a teenage pitcher in rookie ball. That pitcher was Huascar Ynoa.
I remember Ynoa well. There was a time in early 2021 when he looked like he'd emerge as the Braves' fifth starter. He was fun to watch. He seldom threw anything anywhere near the strike zone, but batters would swing at his stuff. Seemed like an absolute nightmare for catchers.
Then he had a bad game and punched an aluminum bench or something in the dugout, breaking a bone in his hand. I won't say we "never heard from him again," but it was pretty close to that. Kind of a sad story.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 7:39 am to rileytiger
Even if true, do you really consider that the craziest thing in sports?
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:30 am to Jack Daniel
The Isner–Mahut match at 2010 Wimbledon is the longest tennis match in history. In total, the match took 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over three days. The final set alone was longer than the previous longest match.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:53 am to Hot Carl
Happened in 1974 vs Cardinals. Madlock left the box to get pine tar, ump started calling strikes. On deck batter and manager started arguing with ump.
The mad Hungarian was on the mound and he started pitching, With no one in the batters box, the ump continued calling strikes, both batters jumped into the box.
Then one of the batters (Madlock) got into a fight with the Cardinals catcher (Simmons) and a bench clearing brawl started.
The mad Hungarian was on the mound and he started pitching, With no one in the batters box, the ump continued calling strikes, both batters jumped into the box.
Then one of the batters (Madlock) got into a fight with the Cardinals catcher (Simmons) and a bench clearing brawl started.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 1:31 pm to TigerintheNO
Joey Crawford throwing Tim Duncan out of the game for laughing on the bench was one of the craziest things I saw in person.
Crawford should have never been allowed to call another game.
Crawford should have never been allowed to call another game.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 1:38 pm to chinese58
In 1944, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall pitched for the Reds in a game vs. the Cardinals. He pitched 2/3 of an inning, walked 5, gave up 2 hits and 5 runs.
Nuxhall didn’t pitch in the majors again until 8 years later. He had a very solid career pitching 16 years and making all star teams.
Nuxhall didn’t pitch in the majors again until 8 years later. He had a very solid career pitching 16 years and making all star teams.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 1:53 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in the NFL title game.
Bears went for two after their last TD because there weren't any more footballs.
Bears went for two after their last TD because there weren't any more footballs.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:10 pm to OWLFAN86
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the candy bar was named after President Clevelands daughter
Complete BS and the story was cooked up by the attorneys representing the candy bar after Ruth sued them.
The candy bar was obviously marketed with Ruth in mind.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:15 pm to 32footsteps
Charlie Hough's 1986 All Star game appearance where he struck out three batters in the eighth inning, but one was on a wild pitch. Even though he gave up two hits and two runs in the inning, it should have only been one hit and one run, but Rich Gedman couldn't catch Hough's knuckle ball. He had the opportunity to stike out four batters in one inning, but got pulled after the 2nd hit he gave up.
What happens in the video:
Chris Brown doubled
Chili Davis struck out while Brown advanced to third on a wild pitch
Hubie Brooks struck out while Brown advanced to home on a passed ball [Brown scored, Brooks to first]
Hough balked [Brooks to second]
Tim Raines struck out
Sax singled [Brooks scored (unearned)
If Gedman had caught the ball or thrown the it to 1st base on the Hubie Brooks stirke out, the inning would have been over when Raines struck out.
What happens in the video:
Chris Brown doubled
Chili Davis struck out while Brown advanced to third on a wild pitch
Hubie Brooks struck out while Brown advanced to home on a passed ball [Brown scored, Brooks to first]
Hough balked [Brooks to second]
Tim Raines struck out
Sax singled [Brooks scored (unearned)
If Gedman had caught the ball or thrown the it to 1st base on the Hubie Brooks stirke out, the inning would have been over when Raines struck out.
This post was edited on 2/2/25 at 10:39 am
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:50 pm to chinese58
They really needed two Cops to escort mild-mannered Duncan out of the building? That was the most absurd part. 
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:12 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Not all that crazy, weird, or conspiratorial, but more of what could have been.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-24-sp-41574-story.html
quote:
A Final Four regular in ice hockey, Minnesota will make its first appearance in the NCAA basketball semifinals Saturday. But who knows how the Gophers’ athletic legacy might have been altered if not for an untimely snowstorm?
In 1948, John Wooden, then at Indiana Teachers College, tentatively agreed to become the head coach at Minnesota, pending a formal offer he anticipated would come in a long-distance telephone conversation with the university’s athletic director.
Wooden waited. And waited.
When the phone finally rang, it was UCLA. Impressed with the opportunity and thinking that perhaps Minnesota had reconsidered, he committed to move to Westwood. Minutes later, the phone rang again. The Minnesota athletic director explained that he had been caught in a blizzard and couldn’t reach a telephone.
Wooden informed him he was no longer available.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-24-sp-41574-story.html
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:56 pm to Diseasefreeforall
Most people know that the term “Hail Mary” stems from a Cowboys game. Most people don’t remember that it was against the Vikings. The QB for the Vikings was Fran Tarkenton. His father actually died watching that game. His father was a preacher named Dallas.
Weird
Weird
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