Name a random athlete and something you remember them by

[Bray Wyatt]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Shawn Dunston used to throw the ball from short to 1st as hard as he could every single time.

 

This makes me think of Brandon Nimmo for the mets, when every time he gets a walk, he runs to first

[Another Fan]

1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said:

Horace Grant- always rocking the goggles

 

Leroy Butler- started the Lambeau Leap

Someone from high school who never heard the name Horace in his infinite wisdom thought it sounded like wh0re ass 

Edited Thursday at 07:59 PM by Another Fan

[bills_fan]

Bo Jackson snapping baseball bats like toothpicks when he struck out.  Over his leg, head etc. GOAT athlete

[ChevyVanMiller]

Swen Nater, Buffalo Braves center. When I was a kid I read in the Buffalo News that he had gotten married and was wearing his wedding ring laced into his sneakers during games. I brought binoculars to the next game and clearly saw the ring from my seats in the upper reds.

Edited Thursday at 09:49 PM by ChevyVanMiller

[BillsPride12]

Hector "Macho" Camacho used to come out to the Ring in the wildest outfits. 

[US Egg]

Years ago would watch Sabre practices in Wheatfield.
 

Christian Ruutu could flip the puck up, catch it on his skate, quick flip it back up off his skate and catch it on his stick. 

[SinceThe70s]

3 hours ago, bills_fan said:

Bo Jackson snapping baseball bats like toothpicks when he struck out.  Over his leg, head etc. GOAT athlete

 

Just came here to post something about Bo. One of a kind talent and we all lost out when his career was cut short. Remember when he walked the wall after a catch in CF? Bo knows.

 

Good times.

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

Gary Sheffield. That thing he did with the bat.  Also, from the hated Red Sox, Nomar Garcioperra and his incessant adjusting of his batting gloves 

[Another Fan]

Ryan Klesko- he was one of the few players I can remember that had a good deal of success vs Mariano Rivera.  Even though there's a famous clip of Mariano breaking his bat 3 times in one at bat.  

 

I do remember him well after baseball starting testing for steroids this dude happened to look like he lost at least 30 lbs.

 

He was a good hitter though 

Edited Friday at 12:48 AM by Another Fan

[Another Fan]

25 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Gary Sheffield. That thing he did with the bat.  Also, from the hated Red Sox, Nomar Garcioperra and his incessant adjusting of his batting gloves 

I remember toward the end of his career he was with the Mets in 2009.

 

The team was so bad that year I remember Gary may very well have led the team in home runs with a whopping 10 

Edited Friday at 12:50 AM by Another Fan

[Another Fan]

Rick Aguilera- he happened to have the same last name of a singer I had a big crush on as a teenager 

[SinceThe70s]

Gerry Cheevers goalie mask with the stitches painted on every spot he got hit.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

11 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Sid Bream.  He was sooooooooo slow. 

 

Jeff Hornacek used to wipe his forehead before each free throw. 

The Horncek thing is so vivid in my mind! Totally forgot about him. 

[SinceThe70s]

 

Bartolo Colon had a great end of career run with the Mets. His HR against Jamie Shields was epic but not as epic as this play. If you look at the slo mo replay it looks like he's got a sh!t eating grin as he's attempting the ridiculous. Good times.

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

Mackey Sasser gets the yips!

 

 

[iccrewman112]

11 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Mets Middle reliever Turk Wendell (90s) would always hop over the foul line, careful to not touch it. (I think he used to also brush his teeth between innings too, and had about 100 other superstitions).

Turk also has a fixation with the number 9. His contract was some along the lines of $1,999,999.99 instead of 2M

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

18 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

Oscar Gamble's hair.

 

[sherpa]

Years ago, I was doing a flight from Ft. Meyers Fl. through Raleigh and to Buffalo.

When we got to Buffalo, I was at the door saying goodbye and Paul Maguire was leaving. I did not know he was on, but I recognized him and chatted for a minute or so.

When he was gone, the no. 1 flight attendant told me he was really a nice guy. I asked her why she thought that and she told me that on the first flight from Ft. Meyers to Raleigh, there was a young mom who had a really upset toddler and the child was making a lot of noise, irritating the others around her in the first row of coach.

When we landed at Raleigh, Maguire asked if there was room for her in first class and purchased an upgraded ticket to first for her.

Evidently, the child slept the entire way to Buffalo.

Just a nice guy. 

[dhg]

Al Hraboski. The Mad Hungarian. 

[LewPort71]

Sidd Finch and his amazing fastball.  What an arm !