...in my lifetime....
1. Kirk Gibson vs. Goose (1984)
2. McCarty goal (1997)
3. McCarty-Lemieux (1997)
4. Maggs HR (2006)
5. CMU: 29 MSU: 27 (2009)
6. Tanana 1-0 (1987)
7. Yzerman 2OT winner (1996)
8. The Dez: Hello Heisman (1991)
9. Woodson one armed INT (1997)
10. Igor 3 OT winner (2002)
11. 007 (1990)
12. The Dez: 4th and a ft vs. ND (1991)
13. 3-1 comeback vs. Toronto (Bro-phy!) (1987)
14. Probert- Coxe (1987)
15. Barry Sanders
Showing posts with label Central Michigan Chippewas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central Michigan Chippewas. Show all posts
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Greatest Detroit Sports Moments #5: CMU: 29 MSU: 27 (2009)
Once again the mighty Chippewas of Central Michigan defeat the Spartans of Michigan State. This marked the third time since 1991 that CMU beat Sparty. It was another in a long line of epic MSU defeats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7IbqUrBMl4&p=3F50753D083F386D&playnext=1&index=11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7IbqUrBMl4&p=3F50753D083F386D&playnext=1&index=11
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Michigan Games of the Decade for the Aughts #1-10
1. Red Wings: 2 Avalanche: 0 (May 29, 2002): The Statue of Liberty. The Avs led the Wings 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals. Brendan Shanahan shot the puck at Patrick Roy. The flighty Avs goalie tried to olay the puck and held it up as a trophy. Only problem was he did not have the puck and it slid into the net. Darren McCarty added a second goal and the Wings forced Game 7. Detroit won Game 7 by a touchdown and ended Colorado’s reign of terror. The Avs have not been the same since. Roy would play one more year before retiring.
2. Red Wings: 3 Penguins: 2 (June 4, 2008): Stanley Cup Finals Game 6. In Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings led the Pens 2-1 in the third period. Henrik Zetterberg scored at the 7:36 mark of the third to ice the game. Marian Hossa scored late to make it 3-2, but Pittsburgh ran out of time. The Wings won their 11th Stanley Cup and Sydney Crosby cried. Hahaha.
3. Tigers: 6 A’s: 3 (October 14, 2006): ALCS Game 4. The Tigers led the A’s 3-0 in the ALCS. The A’s jumped to a 3-0 lead on Jeremy Bonderman. Bondo battled and kept the Tigers in the game. After 6, the game was tied 3-3. In the 9th, Magglio Ordonez hit his second homer of the game. It was a 3-run pennant winning walk-off. The Tigers won their first pennant since 1984.
4. Red Wings: 3 Hurricanes: 2 (3OT) (June 8, 2002): Stanley Cup Finals Game 3. Detroit lost game 1 to Carolina in overtime. They won game 2 to even the series. Game 3 proved pivotal. It went three overtimes before Igor Larianov scored the game winner. It was his second of the game. Detroit dominated the next two games to win their 10th Stanley Cup.
5. Twins: 6 Tigers: 5 (12 innings) (October 6, 2009): Game 163. This could have been the best game of the decade had the Tigers won. This game had everything. Rick Porcello pitched his heart out. The game turned when Brandon Inge was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, but it was not called. The Twins went on to lose the LDS while the Tigers retooled.
6. Spartans: 67 Jayhawks: 62 (March 27, 2009): NCAA Tournament. Kalin Lucas scored seven points in the final 49 seconds as Michigan State defeated the defending champion Kansas Jayhawks. Goran Suton scored 20. MSU rallied from a 13 point deficit to win. MSU made the finals after beating #15 Robert Morris, #10 USC, defending champion Kansas, #1 Louisville, and #1 Connecticut. They ran the gauntlet and then fell to North Carolina in the final.
7. Penguins: 4 Red Wings: 3 (June 2, 2008): Stanley Cup Finals Game 5. Wings were seconds away from Stanley Cup #11 and gave up the game tying goal. The Pens scored in the third overtime to send the series to a 6th game. I hate Pittsburgh.
8. Pistons: 100 Lakers: 87 (June 15, 2004): NBA Finals Game 5. The Pistons won their third NBA Championship by defeating the Lakers in 5 games. This series was not that close as the Lakers imploded and the NBA could not do anything to throw the games to Shaq and Kobe. Larry Brown became the first coach to win a NCAA title and a NBA title. Chauncey Billups won the Finals MVP Award.
9. Chippewas: 29 Spartans: 27 (September 12, 2009): Once again, CMU defeats the Spartans in East Lansing. MSU pulled a MSU with stupid penalties sealing the Chip victory!
10. Wolverines: 41 Gators: 35 (January 1, 2008): The Citrus Bowl. The Wolverines beat the defending national champion Gators and Tim Tebow in Lloyd Carr’s last game. It was the end of an era. The Schembechler coaching tree seemingly came to an end and Chad Henne and Michael Hart graduated.
2. Red Wings: 3 Penguins: 2 (June 4, 2008): Stanley Cup Finals Game 6. In Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings led the Pens 2-1 in the third period. Henrik Zetterberg scored at the 7:36 mark of the third to ice the game. Marian Hossa scored late to make it 3-2, but Pittsburgh ran out of time. The Wings won their 11th Stanley Cup and Sydney Crosby cried. Hahaha.
3. Tigers: 6 A’s: 3 (October 14, 2006): ALCS Game 4. The Tigers led the A’s 3-0 in the ALCS. The A’s jumped to a 3-0 lead on Jeremy Bonderman. Bondo battled and kept the Tigers in the game. After 6, the game was tied 3-3. In the 9th, Magglio Ordonez hit his second homer of the game. It was a 3-run pennant winning walk-off. The Tigers won their first pennant since 1984.
4. Red Wings: 3 Hurricanes: 2 (3OT) (June 8, 2002): Stanley Cup Finals Game 3. Detroit lost game 1 to Carolina in overtime. They won game 2 to even the series. Game 3 proved pivotal. It went three overtimes before Igor Larianov scored the game winner. It was his second of the game. Detroit dominated the next two games to win their 10th Stanley Cup.
5. Twins: 6 Tigers: 5 (12 innings) (October 6, 2009): Game 163. This could have been the best game of the decade had the Tigers won. This game had everything. Rick Porcello pitched his heart out. The game turned when Brandon Inge was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, but it was not called. The Twins went on to lose the LDS while the Tigers retooled.
6. Spartans: 67 Jayhawks: 62 (March 27, 2009): NCAA Tournament. Kalin Lucas scored seven points in the final 49 seconds as Michigan State defeated the defending champion Kansas Jayhawks. Goran Suton scored 20. MSU rallied from a 13 point deficit to win. MSU made the finals after beating #15 Robert Morris, #10 USC, defending champion Kansas, #1 Louisville, and #1 Connecticut. They ran the gauntlet and then fell to North Carolina in the final.
7. Penguins: 4 Red Wings: 3 (June 2, 2008): Stanley Cup Finals Game 5. Wings were seconds away from Stanley Cup #11 and gave up the game tying goal. The Pens scored in the third overtime to send the series to a 6th game. I hate Pittsburgh.
8. Pistons: 100 Lakers: 87 (June 15, 2004): NBA Finals Game 5. The Pistons won their third NBA Championship by defeating the Lakers in 5 games. This series was not that close as the Lakers imploded and the NBA could not do anything to throw the games to Shaq and Kobe. Larry Brown became the first coach to win a NCAA title and a NBA title. Chauncey Billups won the Finals MVP Award.
9. Chippewas: 29 Spartans: 27 (September 12, 2009): Once again, CMU defeats the Spartans in East Lansing. MSU pulled a MSU with stupid penalties sealing the Chip victory!
10. Wolverines: 41 Gators: 35 (January 1, 2008): The Citrus Bowl. The Wolverines beat the defending national champion Gators and Tim Tebow in Lloyd Carr’s last game. It was the end of an era. The Schembechler coaching tree seemingly came to an end and Chad Henne and Michael Hart graduated.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Greatest Games of the 1990s: #11-20
11. Lions: 38 Cowboys: 6 (January 5, 1992): At this point, people asked whether the Lions or Cowboys would be the next great team in the NFL. This was the high point for the Detroit Lions since 1957. Behind Eric Kramer, they won their first playoff game since Bobby Layne.
12. Wolverines: 31 Buckeyes: 23 (November 25, 1995): #2 Ohio State was undefeated, then came Tim Biakabutuka and his 313 yards. Michigan also wrecked OSU’s season in 1993 and 1996. hehe
13. North Carolina: 77 Michigan: 71 (April 5 1993): TIME OUT!
14. Lions: 13 Jets: 10 (December 21, 1997): The Lions make the playoffs and Barry hits 2000 yards. For the game, Sanders had 184 yards rushing and a TD.
15. Tigers: 10 Yankees: 3 (October 3, 1991): No one had hit 50 homers in a season since George Foster in 1978. Cecil Fielder belted #50 and 51 in this blowout. He should have been AL MVP, but lost to Rickey. His accomplishment is largely forgotten because of the numbers the roid heads put up in the steroid era
16. Colorado: 28 Michigan: 27 (September 24, 1994): The Miracle at Michigan. I missed this game and caught the highlights on TV after returning from the library.
17. Packers: 28 Lions: 24 (January 8, 1994): NFC Wild Card Game. Favre to Sharpe. Lions led 24-21 with 55 seconds to go. The worst Lions loss of my lifetime. The Wild Card Packers beat the Central Champions Lions and moved onto lose to Dallas the next week.
18. Lions: 44 Vikings: 38 (Thanksgiving, 1995): The Lions had 534 yards of total offense and Scott Mitchell threw for 410 yards and 4 Touchdowns. Three players, Johnny Morton, Brett Perriman, and Herman Moore all had over 100 receiving yards.
19. Lions: 19 Steelers: 16 (Thanksgiving, 1998): The Steelers and Lions went into overtime. The officials muffed the coin toss. The Lions got the ball after losing the toss and won the game.
20. CMU: 20 MSU: 3 (September 14, 1991): If you put the two MSU scores from 1991 and 1992 together, they still lose in 1992.
12. Wolverines: 31 Buckeyes: 23 (November 25, 1995): #2 Ohio State was undefeated, then came Tim Biakabutuka and his 313 yards. Michigan also wrecked OSU’s season in 1993 and 1996. hehe
13. North Carolina: 77 Michigan: 71 (April 5 1993): TIME OUT!
14. Lions: 13 Jets: 10 (December 21, 1997): The Lions make the playoffs and Barry hits 2000 yards. For the game, Sanders had 184 yards rushing and a TD.
15. Tigers: 10 Yankees: 3 (October 3, 1991): No one had hit 50 homers in a season since George Foster in 1978. Cecil Fielder belted #50 and 51 in this blowout. He should have been AL MVP, but lost to Rickey. His accomplishment is largely forgotten because of the numbers the roid heads put up in the steroid era
16. Colorado: 28 Michigan: 27 (September 24, 1994): The Miracle at Michigan. I missed this game and caught the highlights on TV after returning from the library.
17. Packers: 28 Lions: 24 (January 8, 1994): NFC Wild Card Game. Favre to Sharpe. Lions led 24-21 with 55 seconds to go. The worst Lions loss of my lifetime. The Wild Card Packers beat the Central Champions Lions and moved onto lose to Dallas the next week.
18. Lions: 44 Vikings: 38 (Thanksgiving, 1995): The Lions had 534 yards of total offense and Scott Mitchell threw for 410 yards and 4 Touchdowns. Three players, Johnny Morton, Brett Perriman, and Herman Moore all had over 100 receiving yards.
19. Lions: 19 Steelers: 16 (Thanksgiving, 1998): The Steelers and Lions went into overtime. The officials muffed the coin toss. The Lions got the ball after losing the toss and won the game.
20. CMU: 20 MSU: 3 (September 14, 1991): If you put the two MSU scores from 1991 and 1992 together, they still lose in 1992.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Greatest Games of the 1990s: #21-25
Again, these are local Detroit/Michigan games...
21. Lions: 20 Dallas: 17 (September 19, 1994): On a Monday night, the Lions beat the two-time Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. People went nuts and thought the Lions time had arrived.
22. Bulls: 115 Pistons: 94 (May 27, 1991): The two-time NBA Champion Pistons got old quick. The Bulls swept them in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals after being whipped by the Bad Boys every year. This game is notable for the controversy following the game. The Pistons walked off the court and did not congratulate the Bulls. The reason? Michael Jordan claimed he was doing the NBA a favor by knocking off the thuggish Pistons. Nowadays, people barely remember Michael.
23. Red Sox: 4 Tigers: 0 (September 18, 1996): In a lousy season for both Clemens and the Tigers, the Rocket came with his A game and whiffed 20. Alan Trammell would retire at the end of the year, Clemens moved on to Toronto and won two Cy Young Awards, and the Tigers finished under .500 for the next 10 years.
24. Spartans: 28 Wolverines: 27 (October 13, 1990): Michigan scored late to make it 28-27 and went for 2. Spartan defender Eddie Brown mugged Desmond Howard, but no call was made. State wins and Michigan loses the #1 ranking.
25. CMU: 24 MSU: 20 (September 12,1992): Just to prove a point, CMU beat MSU for the second year in a row. What a night in Mt. Pleasant that was!
21. Lions: 20 Dallas: 17 (September 19, 1994): On a Monday night, the Lions beat the two-time Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. People went nuts and thought the Lions time had arrived.
22. Bulls: 115 Pistons: 94 (May 27, 1991): The two-time NBA Champion Pistons got old quick. The Bulls swept them in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals after being whipped by the Bad Boys every year. This game is notable for the controversy following the game. The Pistons walked off the court and did not congratulate the Bulls. The reason? Michael Jordan claimed he was doing the NBA a favor by knocking off the thuggish Pistons. Nowadays, people barely remember Michael.
23. Red Sox: 4 Tigers: 0 (September 18, 1996): In a lousy season for both Clemens and the Tigers, the Rocket came with his A game and whiffed 20. Alan Trammell would retire at the end of the year, Clemens moved on to Toronto and won two Cy Young Awards, and the Tigers finished under .500 for the next 10 years.
24. Spartans: 28 Wolverines: 27 (October 13, 1990): Michigan scored late to make it 28-27 and went for 2. Spartan defender Eddie Brown mugged Desmond Howard, but no call was made. State wins and Michigan loses the #1 ranking.
25. CMU: 24 MSU: 20 (September 12,1992): Just to prove a point, CMU beat MSU for the second year in a row. What a night in Mt. Pleasant that was!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2009 Sports Awards
Best Team: New York Yankees
Game of the Year: CMU: 29 MSU: 27 (Like I was going to pick anything else!)
Athlete of the Year: Peyton Manning
Play of the Year: Curtis Granderson's catch against Cleveland saving the game.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/05/detroit_tigers_center_fielder.html
Game of the Year: CMU: 29 MSU: 27 (Like I was going to pick anything else!)
Athlete of the Year: Peyton Manning
Play of the Year: Curtis Granderson's catch against Cleveland saving the game.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/05/detroit_tigers_center_fielder.html
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