Sports Time Machine

[Unibomber]

Game 6 of 2003 NLCS and I would sit right next to Bartman. I would bearhug him on the pop fly and see if the Cubs woulda got out of it.

 

[Birdscribe]

Game 6, 1919 WS.
Game 7, 1926 WS.
Game 8, 1972 Summit Series.

I'll just hop in the time machine with you, and we can make a stop at the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field, Sportmans Park too.

What, no trip to the Polo Grounds on Sept. 23, 1908 for the Merkle game, Buck? I'm disappointed in you. ;)

Let me join both of you, although on the way back, you'll have to make stops in Lake Placid on February 22, 1980 for the aforementioned U.S.-U.S.S.R. hockey semifinal and in Augusta, GA. on April 13, 1986 for Jack's sixth green jacket.

 

[Oz]

Immaculate Reception -- with a camera on Franco Harris

Good call, I'm embarrassed to say that I forgot to consider that.

 

[Football_Bat]

Y'all got it all wrong. I'd take the time machine and go FORWARD.

August 6, 2013: Angels designated hitter Alex Rodriguez hits his 764th home run, breaking the six-year-old career homer mark set by Barry Bonds in 2007. Bonds was convicted of perjury in 2008, but was pardoned by President Fred Thompson at the end of his one term in December 2012.

April 2, 2019: With the first swing of the new baseball season, 39-year-old Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals swats no. 832 of his career to pass A-Rod, and now has Sadaharu Oh squarely in his sights.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Tyson-Douglas, Toyko, 1990. I can only imagine the electricity in the arena once everyone realized that Douglas had a chance.

The Thrilla in Manila.

Dodger Stadium, Game 1, 1988 World Series.

 

[friend of a friend]

Game 6 of 2003 NLCS and I would sit right next to Bartman. I would bearhug him on the pop fly and see if the Cubs woulda got out of it.

I guess you missed the part about not altering history?

Oh, and **** Bartman.

 

[John]

The 1980 Wimbledon men's final, when Borg beat McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16-18), 8-6.

I was watching on TV, my brother actually taped it on our 85-pound VCR, but I wasn't old enough to truly appreciate it.

 

[mike311gd]

October 25, 1986 at Shea Stadium: Game 6 of the World Series. What a story that would be to tell everyone.

 

[Mayfly]

The hour before all of the promising athletes decided to throw their careers away in prison or on the streets. Give me one good punch and invincibility. Then we're in business.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Any of the Steelers Super Bowl wins or Pirates World Series wins would be fine by me. I'd also love to hit USA vs. USSR in Lake Placid.

After that, my list is...

August 1936 - Berlin Olympics to see Jesse Owens dominate

June 29, 1950 - US 1, England 0 in the World Cup aka The Miracle on Grass.

Kentucky Derby 1973 - Secretariat

May 26, 1999 - Man U scores twice in stoppage time to win the Champions League final, 2-1, against Bayern Munich.

 

[Eagles1 in London]

not to threadjack..but let's expand it...what concert and historical event would you want to see...

concert: any Zeppelin concert from the mid 70's
event: signing of the declaration of independence

 

[playthrough]

Any Big Red Machine-era game. Wouldn't even have to be the obvious like Game 6 of the '75 series but just an average day at Riverfront when Bench, Rose, Morgan, etc. were all on the field at once. I was raised on stories about those teams.

And the '86 Masters.

 

[dreunc1542]

Any Big Red Machine-era game. Wouldn't even have to be the obvious like Game 6 of the '75 series but just an average day at Riverfront when Bench, Rose, Morgan, etc. were all on the field at once. I was raised on stories about those teams.

You watch Sunday Night Baseball a lot, too?

 

[buckweaver]

not to threadjack..but let's expand it...what concert and historical event would you want to see...

concert: any Zeppelin concert from the mid 70's
event: signing of the declaration of independence

Concert: Jan. 30, 1969. On a London rooftop.