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07-19-2010 , 11:37 PM

#26

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altitude aided

No way altitude accounts for all of that, but I'll buy some.

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07-19-2010 , 11:39 PM

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No way altitude accounts for all of that, but I'll buy some.

Record lasted forever while every other track record got obliterated. I'd buy altitude was 95% of it.

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07-19-2010 , 11:39 PM

#28

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Originally Posted by AcTiOnJaCsOn

hes still the best hitter to ever play baseball and arguably one of the best of all time with his gold gloves and ability to steal bases.

lol

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07-19-2010 , 11:42 PM

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Lots of old baseball stats that have been mentioned in threads like this. Cy Young's career win total of like 10 bazillion comes to mind.

Also I don't understand how Steve Nash's draft position is a stat, but w/e.

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07-19-2010 , 11:42 PM

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ok fine hes the best of all time and its not even close

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07-19-2010 , 11:43 PM

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[ ]unbelievable
[X] pretty funny
[X] old time baseball

Prior to 1859, Umpires sat in padded chairs behind homeplate.

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07-19-2010 , 11:45 PM

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i know its not a stat but the fact that goalies in hockey didnt wear helmets for so long is completely crazy and ridiculous to me.

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07-19-2010 , 11:45 PM

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old hoss radbourn had a 207 era+ in 678.2 ip in 1884.

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ok fine hes the best of all time and its not even close

it's close between him and ruth.*

Last edited by Phildo; 07-19-2010 at 11:53 PM. Reason: *but only because mlb blackballed bonds

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07-19-2010 , 11:49 PM

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Wilt averaging 50 ppg in 61-62, well, pretty much all the stats from 61-62.

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07-19-2010 , 11:50 PM

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Don Bradman Test batting average of 99.94

yup

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07-19-2010 , 11:57 PM

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Larry Sanders - 5 blocks in a summer league game

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07-20-2010 , 12:02 AM

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Larry Sanders - 5 blocks in a summer league game

or earl boykins, one block.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOmZS...eature=related

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07-20-2010 , 12:10 AM

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Philadelphia Flyers, 1979......35 games without a loss.

The Flyers began the 1979–80 season with a somewhat controversial move by naming Clarke a playing assistant coach and giving the captaincy to Mel Bridgman. While Clarke was against this initially, he accepted his new role. The Flyers went undefeated for a North American professional sports record 35 straight games (25–0–10), before losing 7–1 at Minnesota,

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07-20-2010 , 12:10 AM

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/46...ear-them-2051/

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07-20-2010 , 12:11 AM

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old hoss radbourn had a 207 era+ in 678.2 ip in 1884.

I came to post that one. 19.8 WAR!

I also love that he had 71 decisions that year despite throwing 73 complete games.

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07-20-2010 , 12:14 AM

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yup

True outlier. Nothing to do with his era, the guy was just tiers above.

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07-20-2010 , 12:15 AM

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yup

I know less than nothing about cricket (other than a match lasts like 3.5 years), but anything that's that much of on outlier is ridiculous.

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07-20-2010 , 12:17 AM

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The Phil Jackson Playoff Series record stat they went over 3892758397528975389 times during the finals was pretty impressive.

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07-20-2010 , 12:19 AM

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I came to post that one. 19.8 WAR!

I also love that he had 71 decisions that year despite throwing 73 complete games.

tbf it was your constant pimping of radbourn's season that led me to post that.

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07-20-2010 , 12:20 AM

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I know less than nothing about cricket (other than a match lasts like 3.5 years), but anything that's that much of on outlier is ridiculous.

in australia for a long time we had a nick name for our hundred dollar bill - a Bradman. not used as much anymore, but the term used to be quite popular.

the only guy close to him in terms of respect and adulation in batting is Sachin Tendulkar and his test average is 55.56 at the moment.

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07-20-2010 , 12:22 AM

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I also know less than nothing about cricket, but this is pretty interesting.

Also:

"more than 50 years after his retirement as a Test player, in 2001, the Australian Prime Minister John Howard called him the "greatest living Australian"."

"Died 25 February 2001"

He jinxed him.

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07-20-2010 , 12:25 AM

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Athlete Sport Statistic Standard
deviations
Bradman Cricket Batting average 4.4
Pelé Association football Goals per game 3.7
Ty Cobb Baseball Batting average 3.6
Jack Nicklaus Golf Major titles 3.5
Michael Jordan Basketball Points per game 3.4

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07-20-2010 , 12:34 AM

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Thats a really interesting stat. Showing how far above the curve people are. I have no frickin' idea who this Ty Cobb guy is, but I know the other guys I have watched a lot of clips/matches of. They are all one in a lifetime players.

Basketball used to be huuuuge in Australia, then a couple years after Jordan retired (the first time) it pretty much died here. I don't think it was a coincidence. He was so exciting a player that he helped popularize the sport all over the world.

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07-20-2010 , 12:36 AM

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Thanks a lot. I missed that question to finish second in a national trivia contest (longest unbeated streak in NHL). I guessed the Islanders who I think had a dynasty going at the time of the contest. Don't know my hockey at all. I was just reminded of that contest earlier today and here you are. Twilight zone.

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07-20-2010 , 12:39 AM

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What is interesting about the Internet and information, is that you realize that most every great athlete had some terrible misfortune (like 99 percent of people). Just 15 years ago, you would have to read about it, or see it on television.

The Bradmans lived in the same modest, suburban house in Holden Street, Kensington Park in Adelaide for all but the first three years of their married life.[179] They experienced much personal tragedy in raising their children. Their first-born son died as an infant in 1936,[180] their second son, John (born in 1939) contracted polio,[181] and their daughter, Shirley, born in 1941, had cerebral palsy since her birth.

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