So I was sitting at work today, daydreaming harder than Wei in Chem 100, and started thinking about great sports moments. The best sports memories are ingrained in the membrane; you remember where you were, who you were with, what beverage was in hand, and most importantly, those chills. The goosebumps that run up your arms as you see the play unfold for the first time or the 99th time. It's what I like to call the chill factor. Breathtaking plays, tremendous games, and memorable seasons all rank as a 10 on the chill factor. With that said, while killing the last 2o min of work, I came up with (though struggled) to come up with my top 3 sports fan moments of my life.
3. Steve Yzerman-Game 7-Western Conference Semis
Double OT, Stevie snakes the puck away from the Great One, carries the puck over the blue line and fires a laser over John Casey's shoulder, off the post and into the net.
2. Mario Manningham's catch vs. Penn State
We all know what happened. What made this one for me was being there. Seeing the play unfold, Manningham cutting the post route and the henne cannon between the numbers. The celebration that ensued. Tossup with the MSU game as the greatest Michigan game I have ever seen.
1. Magglio's walk-off
A magical season with a storybook homerun to top it off. We were bad, just terrible, for my entire life. Every spring I talked myself into guys like Paul Bako, Shane Halter, Deivi Cruz, Dean Palmer, and Todd Jones (wait a second...), only to lose another 100 games. I don't care that we didn't win the world series in 2006, because it felt like we did. I was at my apartment, standing up the entire game, trying to catch the end of the Tigers before the big Michigan Penn State game. Most definitely a case of keystone deep when, on a 1-0 count....
There's a drive, deep to left, the Tigers, march, to the world series.....
Let me know your top 3.
-Ryan
