oakland ehs Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 done20. The Stanley Cup playoffs (late spring, various NHL cities)58. Calgary Stampede (July, Calgary, Alberta)63. Camp out for tickets (any event)79. Junior league hockey in small-town Canada (winter throughout Canada)90. Little League game (spring, early summer, everywhere)to do/would be interesting2. World Cup (every four years in a different country)3. Winter Olympics (every four years in a different city)4. The World Series (every October, various cities)6. Spring training (February-March, Florida and Arizona)7. NFL conference championship (January in various NFL cities)8. The Masters (April, Augusta, Ga.)9. Wimbledon (late June-early July, London)10. Tour de France mountain stage (July in various rotating cities in France)11. Premier League Soccer game (fall-spring, England)12. Rose Bowl (New Year's Day, or thereabouts, Pasadena, Calif.)14. College World Series (June, Omaha, Neb.)15. Red Sox-Yankees game (April-October, Boston or New York)16. Hall of Fame induction (July, Cooperstown, N.Y.)22. Cubs game in the Wrigley bleachers (April-September, Chicago)25. A soccer game at Maracana Stadium (various dates, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)29. U.S. Open tennis (late August, New York)34. MLB Opening Day (April, various cities)36. Frozen Four (April, various cities)37. Canadiens-Leafs game (winter, Montreal or Toronto)41. An NBA game from courtside (winter-spring, any NBA city)42. Baseball All-Star Game (July, rotating cities)50. Heavyweight championship bout in Vegas (sporadic)53. Green Bay Packers game in the snow (December, Green Bay)55. All Blacks rugby game (various dates, New Zealand)65. U.S. Pond Hockey Championships (January, Minneapolis)72. The Beanpot hockey tournament (first two Mondays in February, Boston)73. Field of Dreams Ghost Sundays (select days in summer, Dyersville, Iowa)75. Beach volleyball (summer, various cities)81. Minnesota high school hockey tournament (March, Minnesota)84. A Raiders game in the Black Hole (fall, Oakland, Calif.)86. The Ironman (June, Hawaii)87. "Monday Night Football" (September-December, various NFL cities)92. Pakistan-India cricket (occasional meetings)94. Tough Guy (January, outside Wolverhampton, England)95. Ultimate Fighting Championship bout (various dates, Vegas)96. The All-American Soap Box Derby (July, Akron, Ohio)101. Driving the Ring (daily, western Germany).edit: sorry, didn't realize i was posting in such an old topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'm 2/101... but most of these are U.S. only events, so I'm forgiving myself. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I've only been to 2.......20. The Stanley Cup playoffs (late spring, various NHL cities)90. Little League game (spring, early summer, everywhere)In the next 12 months I will probably attend 3 more...16. Hall of Fame induction (July, Cooperstown, N.Y.) Hopefully my uncle will take me. His friend may back out, and said if he does back out I am going.74. Racing at Saratoga (late July-August, Sarasota, N.Y.) My aunt lives in Saratoga, and I am going to visit her in mid-August87. "Monday Night Football" (September-December, various NFL cities) 10-8 Bills vs. CowboysWell, turns out of the three I thought I may attend, I will mabye attend only the Monday Night game. My uncle didn't take me to Cooperstown, and my aunt had a friend die, so we didn't visit her this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Two of the three soccer mentions are English. Jim Caple would seriously rather watch, say, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers than El Clasico at the Bernabeu? I'm not asking for more soccer mentions -- although my list would have a few extra -- just slightly better selection. The other two are fine, but just any old league match at 11? That's a little silly.Here's some better ones...Rangers-CelticBarcelona-Real MadridFC Porto-Sporting LisbonHamburger SV-Werder BremenMarseille-LyonAjax Amsterdam-PSV Eindhoven-Feyenoord Rotterdam-AZ Alkmaar (Any combination of the four)Bayern Munich- TSV Munich 1860Inter Milan-AC MilanTorino-JuventusAS Roma-LazioBest of all...River Plate-Boca Juniors Attend in Riot gear only. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Things I've done:15. Red Sox-Yankees game (April-October, Boston or New York) done both16. Hall of Fame induction (July, Cooperstown, N.Y.) went the year Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount & George Brett went in. At least 40,000 people, the same time as Woodstock '9920. The Stanley Cup playoffs (late spring, various NHL cities)35. Boston Marathon (April, Boston)61. Midnight Madness (October, all over the country) I've gone for hockey, much less publicized90. Little League game (spring, early summer, everywhere) I umpire Little League baseballother things I've done/attended that should go on the list:AHL All-Star Game/Skills competition. They try just as hard as their NHL brethren.Calder Cup FinalsWorld Curling ChampionshipsHockey East ChampionshipBoston Red Sox Patriot's Day Game (makes it easy to see the Marathon as well) Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 [AS Roma-LazioAgreed. When I went to Rome, you could tell it was a city divided. Roma's the Yankees of Italian calcio (No matter what any Juventus or AC Milan fan tells you),while Lazio (the best calcio ever to take the field) is more of the A's of Serie A. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzyva Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 89. Show-Me State Games (July, Columbia, Mo.)WTF, mate!?I've lived in Missouri all my life, and this has never registered as something monumental. I remember seeing a few pretty athletic kids in middle school with t-shirts from the games, but I've never even heard someone verbally mention them. Caple doesn't even give further explanation... are the Show-Me State Games even unique? I thought most other states had analogues... There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Best of all...River Plate-Boca Juniors Attend in Riot gear only. Oh yeah and you didn't see the other Argentinean derbies: Independiente vs Racing and Newell's vs Rosario Central. They are more riotous and thrilling than the marketed Boca-River. It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAsterisk Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Two of the three soccer mentions are English. Jim Caple would seriously rather watch, say, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers than El Clasico at the Bernabeu? I'm not asking for more soccer mentions -- although my list would have a few extra -- just slightly better selection. The other two are fine, but just any old league match at 11? That's a little silly.Here's some better ones...Rangers-CelticBarcelona-Real MadridFC Porto-Sporting LisbonHamburger SV-Werder BremenMarseille-LyonAjax Amsterdam-PSV Eindhoven-Feyenoord Rotterdam-AZ Alkmaar (Any combination of the four)Bayern Munich- TSV Munich 1860Inter Milan-AC MilanTorino-JuventusAS Roma-LazioBest of all...River Plate-Boca Juniors Attend in Riot gear only. Good choices, but Marseille-PSG is the true French derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 GREEN = done itBLUE = in the planning stage and will be done barring a catastropheRED = under serious considerationThe 101 Things Sports Fans Must Experience Before They Die:1. Summer Olympics (every four years in a different city)2. World Cup (every four years in a different country)3. Winter Olympics (every four years in a different city) - we're going to Vancouver in 2010!4. The World Series (every October, various cities) - 1983 and 1993; also attended the 1993 NLCS clincher5. NCAA subregional (March, various sites) - twice, going back for more this year6. Spring training (February-March, Florida and Arizona) - but not in almost 20 years, sadly7. NFL conference championship (January in various NFL cities) - Eagles/Panthers, another Birds loss to an NFC South team... *sigh*8. The Masters (April, Augusta, Ga.)9. Wimbledon (late June-early July, London) - there's a trip to Europe in the works for 200910. Tour de France mountain stage (July in various rotating cities in France)11. Premier League Soccer game (fall-spring, England) (Go GUNNERS!)12. Rose Bowl (New Year's Day, or thereabouts, Pasadena, Calif.)13. NBA Finals (June, various cities) Lakers @ 76ers. Meh - the Game 7 v. Toronto was more exciting.14. College World Series (June, Omaha, Neb.) - a friend of mine is moving back to Omaha and is currently #11 on the waitlist for season tickets. He'll be on by next year, and if/when UNC makes it back to Omaha, so will I.15. Red Sox-Yankees game (April-October, Boston or New York)16. Hall of Fame induction (July, Cooperstown, N.Y.)17. Michigan-Ohio State football (November, Columbus, Ohio, or Ann Arbor, Mich.) - been to each stadium, but not for this game... yet18. The F.A. Cup (fall-spring, England)19. Duke-North Carolina basketball game (winter, Chapel Hill or Durham, N.C.) - 4 times in Chapel Hill. UNC won 7 of 8 matchups when I was an undergrad. Good times, and go to hell Duke.20. The Stanley Cup playoffs (late spring, various NHL cities) - many Flyers games, and my wife (Devils fan) got tickets to the Cup finals last time they won the Cup21. British Open (July, Great Britain)22. Cubs game in the Wrigley bleachers (April-September, Chicago) - Cubs/Marlins. Greg Maddux v. Dontrelle Willis. Best enjoyed with a can of Old Style.23. A game at Notre Dame (fall, South Bend, Ind.) - have lodging and tickets lined up, just a question of when; I had seats for UNC @ ND last year, which I gave up for the birth of my first child - a trade I'd happily make again.24. ACC basketball tournament (March, various sites) - 5 times. About the only reason to go to Greensboro.25. A soccer game at Maracana Stadium (various dates, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)26. Little 500 (late April at Indiana University) - a buddy is working on his PhD at IU, so this will get done soon.27. Tailgating in the SEC (fall, SEC campuses) - LSU @ Auburn. Great game, great fans, great food. Like nothing I'd experienced before or since.28. A game at Rucker Park (anytime, Harlem)29. U.S. Open tennis (late August, New York)30. Bayou Classic (November, New Orleans)31. Kentucky Derby (May, Churchill Downs, Ky.) - meh... it was an experience, but horse racing's not my scene.32. The Indy 500 (Memorial Day weekend, Indianapolis)33. The All-Africa Amputee Football Tournament (Sierra Leone)34. MLB Opening Day (April, various cities) - several times35. Boston Marathon (April, Boston) - running it, or just watching it? I'll watch, but if I have to cover 26+ miles, I'm driving it.36. Frozen Four (April, various cities)37. Canadiens-Leafs game (winter, Montreal or Toronto)38. Auburn-Alabama football game (November, Tuscaloosa or Birmingham, Ala.)39. Town ball in Minnesota (summer, towns throughout Minnesota)40. The Iditarod (February, Anchorage to Nome, Ala.)41. An NBA game from courtside (winter-spring, any NBA city)42. Baseball All-Star Game (July, rotating cities)43. Il Palio horse race (July and August, Siena, Italy) - whenever we decide to go to Italy, part of the trip will be planned around this44. Play Pebble Beach (year-round, Pebble Beach, Calif.) - not yet, but I have walked Pine Valley, which is just a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit more exclusive and damn near impossible to even see (took off a day from med school just to walk the course)45. Daytona 500 (February, Daytona, Fla.)46. Running of the Bulls (July, Pamplona, Spain)47. Triple Crown Surfing (November-December North Shore, Oahu)48. Lady Vols game (winter, Knoxville, Tenn.)49. Caribbean World Series (January, various sites)50. Heavyweight championship bout in Vegas (sporadic) - do title fights in Atlantic City count? If so, paint this green.51. Indiana high school basketball tournament (March, Indiana)52. Golden Gloves tournament (regional)53. Green Bay Packers game in the snow (December, Green Bay)54. Koshien baseball tournament (spring and summer, Nishinomiya, Japan )55. All Blacks rugby game (various dates, New Zealand)56. World Figure Skating Championships (annual, around the world)57. Dubai World Cup (late March in Dubai)58. Calgary Stampede (July, Calgary, Alberta)59. National Veterans Wheelchair Games (summer, Milwaukee)60. Maui Invitational (November, Maui, Hawaii) - Thanksgiving 2008... I will be there61. Midnight Madness (October, all over the country) - live from the Dean Dome in the heart of Blue Heaven, for 3 Final Four teams62. A Big 5 Game at the Palestra (winter, Philadelphia) - too many to count from growing up in a Big 5 family... I miss the streamers. 63. Camp out for tickets (any event) - as much fun as you can have waiting for tiny pieces of paper64. Wife Carrying World Championships (June in Sonkajarvi, Finland)65. U.S. Pond Hockey Championships (January, Minneapolis)66. World Armwrestling Championships (annual, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.)67. Sumo championship (various cities, Japan)68. 24 Hours of Le Mans (May, Le Mans, France)69. Prefontaine Classic (June, Eugene, Ore.)70. The USTA boys tennis championship (August, Kalamazoo, Mich.)71. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (August in Sturgis, S.D.) - only 'cause I've heard the stories...72. The Beanpot hockey tournament (first two Mondays in February, Boston)73. Field of Dreams Ghost Sundays (select days in summer, Dyersville, Iowa)74. Racing at Saratoga (late July-August, Sarasota, N.Y.)75. Beach volleyball (summer, various cities)76. Swimming championships in Australia (various dates, Australia)77. The Dakar Rally (January, southern Europe and North Africa)78. Rickwood Classic (summer, Birmingham, Ala.)79. Junior league hockey in small-town Canada (winter throughout Canada)80. Henley Regatta (July, Oxfordshire, England)81. Minnesota high school hockey tournament (March, Minnesota) 82. Little Brown Jug race (September, Delaware, Ohio)83. Bay to Breakers (May, San Francisco)84. A Raiders game in the Black Hole (fall, Oakland, Calif.)85. Iowa-Iowa State wrestling match (winter, Iowa)86. The Ironman (June, Hawaii) - mostly 'cause it'd be a way to weasel my way back to the Big Island...87. "Monday Night Football" (September-December, various NFL cities)88. Women's College World Series (June, Oklahoma City)89. Show-Me State Games (July, Columbia, Mo.)90. Little League game (spring, early summer, everywhere)91. A Permian High School football game (fall, Odesssa, Texas)92. Pakistan-India cricket (occasional meetings)93. Hot dog eating championship (July 4, Coney Island)94. Tough Guy (January, outside Wolverhampton, England)95. Ultimate Fighting Championship bout (various dates, Vegas)96. The All-American Soap Box Derby (July, Akron, Ohio)96. NCAA women's volleyball championships (December, rotating sites)97. Calaveras Frog Jumping Jubilee (May, Calaveras County in California)98. The Baja 500 (June, Baja Peninsula)99. A Harlem Globetrotters game (many dates, many cities) - had courtside seats for one when I was 9100. Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (February, New York)101. Driving the Ring (daily, western Germany). - the tentative plans for a trip to Europe may have to include a sidetrip to Germany, preferably in October... which would be hard since we'd be in Siena, Italy in the summer... Hmm... "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I've done 10 of these:2. World Cup (every four years in a different country)3. Winter Olympics (every four years in a different city)15. Red Sox-Yankees game (April-October, Boston or New York)16. Hall of Fame induction (July, Cooperstown, N.Y.)34. MLB Opening Day (April, various cities)41. An NBA game from courtside (winter-spring, any NBA city)42. Baseball All-Star Game (July, rotating cities)62. A Big 5 Game at the Palestra (winter, Philadelphia)90. Little League game (spring, early summer, everywhere)99. A Harlem Globetrotters game (many dates, many cities) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakwood Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Two of the three soccer mentions are English. Jim Caple would seriously rather watch, say, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers than El Clasico at the Bernabeu? I'm not asking for more soccer mentions -- although my list would have a few extra -- just slightly better selection. The other two are fine, but just any old league match at 11? That's a little silly.Here's some better ones...Rangers-CelticBarcelona-Real MadridFC Porto-Sporting LisbonHamburger SV-Werder BremenMarseille-LyonAjax Amsterdam-PSV Eindhoven-Feyenoord Rotterdam-AZ Alkmaar (Any combination of the four)Bayern Munich- TSV Munich 1860Inter Milan-AC MilanTorino-JuventusAS Roma-LazioBest of all...River Plate-Boca Juniors Attend in Riot gear only. Good choices, but Marseille-PSG is the true French derby.If you wanna get technical, Marseille-PSG isn't a derby. That is for sure a big rivalry, but there is not a real derby in France because no city has 2 teams in the top flight. Lyon-St. Etienne is the closest to a true derby (in the proximity sense) that you get, and it just happens to take place this weekend.My list of soccer games to go see in person would be like this:Lyon-St. EtienneFenerbache-GalatasarayRed Star-PartizanLazio-RomaRacing-Independiente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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