Sports And The City: 10 Years in Six and a Half Minutes

January 10, 2010

10 Years in Six and a Half Minutes

I came across this one late, courtesy of my man bkblades. It's rather stunning, and confirms the old adage: better late than never ...

Professional sports: the greatest escape.

11 comments:

Ian Hunter said...: Wow - some really great stuff here. I can't believe the decade is over already.

Did you notice Domi antagonizing that fan from the penalty box?; 1/10/2010 7:30 PM
Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...: It's hard to believe all that happened in the last 10 years. Then again, it's not.

And I definitely noticed Tie. I think that was the last of Toronto's two and a half cameos in the clip.

The first one was the Bills, and the fucking "Music City Miracle." The second was Vince Carter at the dunk off - good times. And the third was Domi penalty box skirmish, which was pretty awesome.; 1/10/2010 8:17 PM
Down Goes Brown said...: Unless I missed some, I saw exactly one hockey clip of an actual on-ice play.

That ties the NHL with competitive hotdog eating in terms of impact, in the eyes of ESPN.

So... great job, Bettman!; 1/10/2010 10:23 PM
looshV said...: No Chapman.....oh well. What can be said? I'm really impressed with the Raps though, we'll beat Boston one of these days.; 1/11/2010 1:37 AM
Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...: @ DGB: So true, and so sad. Did the NHL stagnate or regress in the past decade? I think you well have to agree it's the latter.

@ LooshV: If the Raps can't beat the Celtics without KG, it may never bloody happen.; 1/11/2010 2:01 AM
bkblades said...: I know you loved this one especially because of Coldplay.; 1/11/2010 6:36 AM
William J. Tasker said...: What a fantastic piece of work. By the end, I was blubbering like a little kid. I love sports. I know they are just games, but the effort, the miracles, the achievements just move me. That's all there is to it for me.; 1/11/2010 9:46 AM
stucky said...: goddamn that was chill-inducing. Even if it didn't have enough hockey for my taste. Still, what a recap, the good, bad and ugly of the double-oh's.

I probably care too much about sports. And I don't care.; 1/12/2010 2:03 AM
Alex Rob Collins said...: No respect for Fed once again...; 1/12/2010 6:10 AM
Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...: @ BK: Let's just say I certainly wasn't complaining about the soundtrack.

@ William: It's those magical moments - victory, defeat, against all odds, etc. - that always move me. It was a great video.

@ stucky: Yeah, not a lot of hockey, but nails nonetheless. Manufactured in America, so we shouldn't be surprised. I'd love it if TSN did one, with a lot more hockey and a lot less college football/basketball. And I think by writing this blog, it shows that I too care too much about sports. I just don't think of the athletes as role models, etc. I love sports for the escape they provide.

@ aapd: Fed was featured a few times in there. He's pretty much universally respected by this point, no?; 1/12/2010 3:07 PM
Alex Rob Collins said...: He is. Just thought he could've got a live clip instead of a couple stills, especially for the FO Win. Nit picking, but they gave Roddick more ha.; 1/14/2010 9:58 AM