I'm suggesting this thread idea. I guess I could tabulate voting on this one. Inspired by all the other lists, I give you....

100 greatest Chicago sports plays ever.

I'll figure out how voting goes by tomorrow. Unless someone else wants to run this, which I have no problem with.

I'm pretty pressed for times, since I have like 3 jobs, I'm banging 6 brauds, and I still need time to post insulting comments about White Sux fans.

However, this could be fun, so if no one else wants to do it, I will.

"off the expressway, over the river, off the billboard, through the window, off the wall, nothin' but net."

Ouch.

Decent idea, but I don't know how much I'd be able to contribute.

Just of the top of my head....

Ruth calling his shot.
Sosa hitting his homers vs Milwaukee Brewers (That whole weekend, I lived in lakeview at that timeand man...what a crazy weekend).
MJ last shot as a Bull.
Alex Rodriguez doesn't turn a double-play (Blame him, not bartmann).
Da Bears win super bowl.

that one time andre dawson got ejected and started throwing bats on the field. that was awesome.

1st person that nominates disco demolition night, wins a kick in the shins, courtesy of me.

So just individual plays then? Or moments, or entire games? Specifics, yo.

The McJordan burger @ McDonald's was so great...it was a burger topped with barbecue sauce, bacon, cheese, onions, pickles, and mustard. I believe it came with this pin.

Scottie Pippen fouls Hubert Davis.
Scottie Pippen benches himself at crunch time.
Sammy's corked bat is discovered.
Alex Rodriguez has an aneurysm.
Bartman.
Michael Jordan "does not have a gambling problem, he just really wants to play baseball."
Jason Williams likes his motorcycle.
The Frank Thomas farewell via Kenny Williams.
The Black Sox scandal.
The freaking goat.
The Albert Belle contract.
The Eddy Curry contract.
Jerry Krause dismantles a dynasty.
The Bears QB situation history.
Disco demolition.
The rooftop owners vs. the Tribune.
The half-assed Cubs vs. Steve Stone.
Rafael Palmiero tags Ryne Sandberg's wife.
The Dennis Rodman experience.
John Starks posterizes Pippen and Grant.

Y'all know I love lists but I might just sit this one out.

only if i'm allowed to vote for Reggie shoving MJ before catching and draining the winning 3 in game 4 of the '98 easter conference finals.
'cuz i was at that game, and that was fucking awesome.

Kerry Woods 20K game against the Astros.

Konerko game 2 grand slam



AJ takes 1st base on passed ball



Uribe shows Moise how it's done- Game 4 World Series

I'm sure there are others...

10- Jordan layup against Lakers in the Finals when he went up in the air & switched hands
9- Sox outfielder Ron LeFluer gets hit in the head by a fly ball. Way to pay attention
8- The Fridge's first touch down run
7- Sweetness tears off a 75 yard run against the Chiefs
6- Wilbur Marshall almost kills the Lions QB, well he knocked him out cold
5- El Duke coming in w/the bases loaded, againt the Red Sox, and getting three batters out while allowing no runs to score (not a single play, but still)
4- Jordan "the shot"
3- AJ running to first on a "passed ball"
2- McMahon to Gault in Minnesota when Jim was the "emergency" quarterback
1-

More on this?

I thought Dave Martinez was the one that shagged Mrs. Ryno?

I thought like half the team slid into mrs sandberg

Leon Durham lets the inning-ender grounder go through his legs in Game 5 vs the Padres.

Glen-Allen Hill hits a ball on the roof of the apartments in left field.

The Sandberg Game - 6/23/84 - Sandberg hits two game-tying HRs off Bruce Sutter.

March 23 1952
Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks scored at 6:09, 6:20 and 6:30 of the second period to establish an NHL record for the fastest three goals by one player (21 seconds). All three of Mosienko's goals were assisted by Gus Bodnar, who set a new record for the fastest three assists. The Blackhawks defeated the New York Rangers 7-6 at New York.

Yes, it was Martinez. Supposedly one of the worst kept secrets in baseball, except the confusion w/Palmeiro keeps coming up. (Possibly because Palmeiro was traded like Martinez, though it may have been a few years apart...I think Martinez was traded because of the affair. Palmeiro was very upset, saying the Cubs didn't know what they were doing, and told the media he really liked playing with the team, ESPECIALLY with Ryne Sandberg, who he really looked up to.)

The affair played a big role in Sandberg's retirement, not to mention the decline in his numbers.



Man, those playoffs were LOADED with them. Pod's game-winning homer, El Duque coming in against the Red Sox (Priest's #5), Jenks striking out Bagwell et al to close Game 1 of the WS...JOE CREDE...

But if I had to pick one, MJ's 'last shot' may be it. Had it really been his last shot, yeah, it would definitely be it.

BTW, Kyle Farnsworth flipping that guy would be my favorite embarassment. Yeah, a black eye on sports, but I couldn't believe I saw that.

Jordans jump shot against Craig Ehlo
Jordan bombing 11 threes (at least I think it was 11); and then doing "the shrug"

I might even put the Urlacher Michael Vick tackle from this year's game.

A few off the top of my head:

- Nolan Ryan calmly putting a charging Robin Ventura in a headlock & then punching the snot out of him

- MJ standing, hands on hips, glaring daggers at Alonzo Mourning after Mo' elbow gave Pippen a knot the size of a grapefruit on his forehead

- Walter Payton: period

- Kylar Farnsworth beating Reds' pitcher Paul Wilson like he stole something on the 3rd baseline

- Kenny Lofton's face as he rounded second and looked to the plate in disbelief at a (questionably enhanced) Sosa long ball that bounced on the roof of the old green shed in center

- the way Ron Harper said "MJ" with the emphasis on the "J"

- Alonzo Spellman walking barefoot along the highway in 0-degree weather dressed only in a hospital gown

- Jordan clapping his hands in front of Kerr before each game

- Steve Stone's: "For all you young (insert position here)..."

- the way Olin Kreutz wiggles his fingers before he snaps

...this is fun...I could do this all day!

Here's one for you, Gareth...

9/26/81 - Karl Heinz Granitza, Franz Mathieu, Arno Steffenhagen, and Pato Margetic beat the New York Cosmos, 1-0, to win the NASL Soccer Bowl. Chicago has it's first championship team since the '63 Bears.

my favorite is when that Cubs Manager went off on all the Cubs fans and everybody. That was great.

Lots of other good ones mentioned already. How about that San Diego home run that cut short the Cubs run in '84?

I'll also nominate Jordan's shot to knock off the Cavaliers in the pre-championship years (my favorite era of Bulls basketball).

The Complete April 29, 1983 Lee Elia Press Conference Tirade

"Fuck those fuckin' fans who come out here and say they're Cub fans that are supposed to be behind you rippin' every fuckin' thing you do. I'll tell you one fuckin' thing, I hope we get fuckin' hotter than shit, just to stuff it up them 3,000 fuckin' people that show up every fuckin' day, because if they're the real Chicago fuckin' fans, they can kiss my fuckin' ass right downtown and PRINT IT.

"They're really, really behind you around here... my fuckin' ass. What the fuck am I supposed to do, go out there and let my fuckin' players get destroyed every day and be quiet about it? For the fuckin' nickel-dime people who turn up? The motherfuckers don't even work. That's why they're out at the fuckin' game. They oughta go out and get a fuckin' job and find out what it's like to go out and earn a fuckin' living. Eighty-five percent of the fuckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A fuckin' playground for the cocksuckers. Rip them motherfuckers. Rip them fuckin' cocksuckers like the fuckin' players. we got guys bustin' their fuckin' ass, and them fuckin' people boo. And that's the Cubs? My players get around here. I haven't seen it this fuckin' year. Everybody associated with this organization have been winners their whole fuckin' life. Everybody. And the credit is not given in that respect.

"Alright, they don't show because we're 5 and 14... and unfortunately, that's the criteria of them dumb 15 motherfuckin' percent that come out to day baseball. The other 85 percent are earning a living. I tell you, it'll take more than a 5 and 12 or 5 and 14 to destroy the makeup of this club. I guarantee you that. There's some fuckin' pros out there that wanna win. But you're stuck in a fuckin' stigma of the fuckin' Dodgers and the Phillies and the Cardinals and all that cheap shit. It's unbelievable. It really is. It's a disheartening fuckin' situation that we're in right now. Anybody who was associated with the Cub organization four or five years ago that came back and sees the multitude of progress that's been made will understand that if they're baseball people, that 5 and 14 doesn't negate all that work. We got 143 fuckin' games left.

"What I'm tryin' to say is don't rip them fuckin' guys out there. Rip me. If you wanna rip somebody, rip my fuckin' ass. But don't rip them fuckin' guys 'cause they're givin' everything they can give. And right now they're tryin' to do more than God gave 'em, and that's why we make the simple mistakes. That's exactly why."

http://www.speakeasy.org/~bucky/lee_elia_br.mp3

We have a winner!

John Paxson's 3-point field goal over Phoenix to win World Title #3.

Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's NFL career rushing record against the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field in Chicago on October 7, 1984

has anyone mentioned uribe's diving catch into the stands for out #26 in game 4 of the world series?

...my 12th birthday that day...

- MJ choking Reggie Miller courtside, wrapping his fingers around that little flopper's scrawny neck!

- that lunatic who jumped out of his Soldier Field seat into the tunnel to catch a ball that snuck through the upright's netting, dropping 20-some feet on national television, mullet flailing in the air....

- the black cat circling an on-deck Santo's spikes

- I can't recall: was Robert "The Chief" Parrish a Celtic or a Bull when he finally punched B. Lambier's lights out & broke his face?

- the clouds parting magically when Santo's number was retired at Wrigley and his flag raised

Tuffy Rhoades hits 3 home runs on Opening Day.

Rick Monday stops a fan from torching the American flag in Dodger Stadium.

Jordan goes for 54 in a game and Stacey King says he'll forever "remember the game when he and Jordan combine for 55 points in a victory."

Simeon's Ben Wilson is shot outside of school.

JoJo English duking it out vs. the Knicks.

The National Anthem being played at the 1991 NHL All-Star game at the old Chicago Stadium

From Sporting News Most Memorable All-Star Games:

#1. 1991 at Chicago -- It wasn't the four goals by Vincent Damphousse to key the Campbell Conference to an 11-5 victory that makes this stick in my mind so much what led up to this game. The old Chicago Stadium was always the loudest arena in sports, but on this afternoon it went through the roof with patriotism. Shivers went up everyone's spine amid the Persian Gulf War as fans waved American flags as they roared out each word of the national anthem.

The Fog Bowl
New Year's Eve 1988

Ha ha ha ha! That's great! Stacy King sure could wave a towel, though...

I always thought the greatest Chicago Sports Play was "Bleacher Bums", myself...

This is one of the only two Chicago sports classic moments that I actually witnessed live. It seemed impossible at the time.

It's good to see two people know their Chicago sports. Mosienko holds the only record in professional sports that will never be broken, and that All-Star game at the Stadium truly was an event to remember (although I can honestly say it was louder at the final game they ever played in the joint).

i knew i liked you norty...and not just for your love of chimpanzees dressed in people clothes.
that was you right?

Did my lunch box give me away?

June 2, 1993- Charles Smith gets four shots, all potential game winners, blocked in the final seconds of game 5 by the Bulls. Jordan also had a triple double in this game.

And I also believe no Chicago baseball team deserves to be on this list, because baseball sucks and so do Chicago baseball teams, and I don't give a fuck what happened last year.

Nathan Vasher's 108-yard TD return
Jordan's 38 while having the stomach flu in Game 5 of the NBA Finals
Jon Scheyer's 21 points in 75 seconds in a loss to Proviso East

that's a good one