Best Sports Streaks

[ebirnhol]

In honor of Tiger Woods missing the cut for the first time in 142 tries, here's a simple thread to talk about famous records and streaks and how they rank up against each other.

Like, which of the following streaks do you consider most impressive?

1. Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak
2. 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers winning 33 games in a row
3. Tiger Woods making the cut 142 times in a row
4. UCLA men's basketball winning 88 games in a row (1971-1974)
5. New England Patriots winning 21 games (including regular season and playoffs) in a row over two seasons
6. Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt kicking 42 field goals in a row
7. Dodgers closer Eric Gagne converting 84 saves in a row
8. Mark Roberts' streak in Super Bowl XXXVIII (I know, different kind of streak!)

Discuss.

[TheTechnician]

brett favre starting 200+ games at QB in a row

Cal Ripkin starting xxxx games in a row

could both be added to the list.

[Devastation]

The Kentucky Wildcats' 154 home-game winning streak from the late 1940's to the mid '50's.

[ebirnhol]

Definitely. I think Cal's streak got up to 2,632 games until he decided to sit the next game out for the heck of it! And Favre....I'm a Bears fan but damn, that guy's a warrior.

Just to add my own two cents about the above list:

I consider Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and Cal Ripken's iron man streak to be the most impressive. For Joltin' Joe to read a pitcher and get on base that many games in a row is pretty amazing. And for Ripken -- for one man to appear in about 14 or 15 years worth of games without missing one for any reason (injury, suspension, family emergency, etc) and rack up the stats worth a Hall of Fame induction is the height of professionalism.

I consider Eric Gagne's 84-save streak to be the least impressive. Not that it was easy to do....but somehow I imagine that recording the final 3 outs of a game, where he had help with a 2 or 3-run cushion in many of them, was a little easier than accomplishing the record streaks listed above. It's definitely impressive, but in my mind less so than the others.

Any others?

[UltimateFIEND78]

Arsenal's 49 game undefeated streak, broken by none other then Manchester United. Too bad Man. U. is kinda fucked now.

[YankeesSuck]

Gagne's streak was hard, I mean teams look at video and crap to try to figure him out.

[ebirnhol]

We also can't forget Orel Hershiser's 59-scoreless innings streak. And one from UIllinois men's basketball: Cory Bradford hitting at least one 3-pointer in 88 consecutive games.

UltimateFiend, which suburb of Chicago are you from? I'm from Highland Park.

[Devastation]

The Kentucky Wildcats' 154 home-game winning streak from the late 1940's to the mid '50's.
Still the best one on here.

'Tis an NCAA record, and it won't be broken anytime soon.

[disturbed2]

Still the best one on here.

'Tis an NCAA record, and it won't be broken anytime soon.
quote yourself now you feel like a badass

[Devastation]

quote yourself now you feel like a badass
You bet I do.

Second sentence.

[ebirnhol]

Also Lance Armstrong's streak of 6 straight Tour de France victories, and maybe a 7th one. Who knows when that will be beaten?

The Boston Celtics winning 8 championships in a row from 1959-1966....

Here's a streak that's also pretty impressive to me, though it's likely to upset some of the fans out there:

Almost one year without the NHL.

[Devastation]

Almost one year without the NHL.
What's the NHL?

*Rim-shot*

;)

[ebirnhol]

From track and field: Edwin Moses winning 122 races in a row at the 400-meters. Yowza.

[rammer67]

what about that one HS football team in california with 151 straight wins. de la salle i think

[ebirnhol]

I'll just say it because I'm a Cubs fan who loves pain.

97 years and no Series. :mad:

[Devastation]

I'll just say it because I'm a Cubs fan who loves pain.

97 years and no Series. :mad:
Actually, it's only 60 years with no Series. Cubs went to the World Series in 1945.

97 without a championship.

[TheTechnician]

Also Lance Armstrong's streak of 6 straight Tour de France victories, and maybe a 7th one. Who knows when that will be beaten?


Fuck yea, I dont think that will get beaten for a long long time, if ever.



I consider Eric Gagne's 84-save streak to be the least impressive. Not that it was easy to do....but somehow I imagine that recording the final 3 outs of a game, where he had help with a 2 or 3-run cushion in many of them, was a little easier than accomplishing the record streaks listed above. It's definitely impressive, but in my mind less so than the others.



Gagne is a closer, closers only go into the game when they are winning, or sometimes if its a really tight game just to keep it tight at the end for a comeback. Otherwise if its a loss, they dont pitch.

[wils0646]

Yea, I'm a huge fan of Ripken and the O's. His streak is simply amazing. I'd also have to add Favre's streak to the list because of how injuries fly through the NFL.

[ebirnhol]

Here's another cool baseball record, probably not one that'll be broken soon, but you never know:

Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long each share the record of most consecutive games (8) with at least one home run.

And on the same note -- Johnny Unitas holds the record for most consecutive games (47) with at least one touchdown pass. My goodness.

[poopchow]

What about Jerry Rice's 180+ games with a reception, thats over 10 seasons with a catch in every game

[ebirnhol]

To cheer up the NHL fans:

Brian Boucher holds the NHL record for shutting out opponents. He didn't allow a single goal for 332 minutes and 1 second, stopping 146 shots. Sheesh.

[TheTechnician]

To cheer up the NHL fans:

Brian Boucher holds the NHL record for shutting out opponents. He didn't allow a single goal for 332 minutes and 1 second, stopping 146 shots. Sheesh.

and bobby boucher holds the NCAAF record for most sacks in a game, wonder if theyre related.

[56Bulldogs]

Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hit streak is by far the hardest, and most unbreakable streak in sports. Out of all the great hitters to ever play baseball, even Pete Rose, the all time hits leader, couldn't get within 10 games of the record. In today's age, any hit streak that would come close to this record would generate so much pressure that I seriously doubt any player could keep it up.

Not to mention, in the 57th game, Dimaggio was called out on an grounder in which everyone agreed he was safe on. After that game he started another 16 game hit streak, meaning without that bad call we could be talking about a 73 game hit streak!

[venslow]

How about that hot dog eating contest they have on ESPN every year on the 4th of July? Other than that, I would say Mark Roberts streaking in the Superbowl. Does Janet Jackson count too?

[ebirnhol]

Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hit streak is by far the hardest, and most unbreakable streak in sports. Out of all the great hitters to ever play baseball, even Pete Rose, the all time hits leader, couldn't get within 10 games of the record. In today's age, any hit streak that would come close to this record would generate so much pressure that I seriously doubt any player could keep it up.

Not to mention, in the 57th game, Dimaggio was called out on an grounder in which everyone agreed he was safe on. After that game he started another 16 game hit streak, meaning without that bad call we could be talking about a 73 game hit streak!
I hear ya. Though, I once heard an argument that Pete Rose's 44-game hit streak was more impressive, given that the pitchers he faced gave up fewer hits and had lower ERA numbers than the ones Joe DiMaggio saw.

How about that hot dog eating contest they have on ESPN every year on the 4th of July? Other than that, I would say Mark Roberts streaking in the Superbowl. Does Janet Jackson count too?
Very nice call on Nathan's Hot Dogs. Takeru Kobayashi's world record of 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes is something for the ages. Even more amazing is how the guy isn't even obese.

Unfortunately, Janet Jackson doesn't count. She gets an honorable mention for Sports' Best Flashes, but not a Streak. Mark Roberts though? Indubitably.

[TheTechnician]

i wouldnt call the hotdog thing a streak. Unless you count the number of years he wins it in a row.

[ebirnhol]

Wow, talk about good timing! ESPN is thinking about the same thing we are:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/050517

That wrestling streak by Cael Sanderson is pretty impressive, no?

[UltimateFIEND78]

I'll just say it because I'm a Cubs fan who loves pain.

97 years and no Series. :mad:

Maybe if they didn't suck they would get in. Now don't get me wrong, I am a Cubs fan. But I'm at least willing enough to realize when they are sucking. And everyones saying the Sox are gonna make it, but of course they wont. No Chicago baseball team will win the World Series in the next ten years at least.

[tophizzle]

OMFG TIGER MISSED THE CUT!

Fiend, you're right, because it's not how you play in May, its how you play in September.

[piggyman18]

Fiend, you're right, because it's not how you play in May, its how you play in September.

The White Sox won't win the division, but they could have a shot at the wild card. The West and East are both strong enough now that no AL team will win 100 games, and because the central is so weak, two teams slaughtering 3 others every time they play them could make for two with 90 wins.

[Devastation]

Here's an interesting streak for y'all:

The Northern Kentucky University Softball team will enter the NCAA D-II World Series a No. 1 seed with a record of:

53-0

I don't care who you are, in a sport like baseball or softball, when you play that many games, an unblemished record is amazing.

[ConanTL]

Well for a streak within a basketball game, the prize definitely goes to Wilt (the Stilt) Chamberlain: 100 points in one basketball game on March 2, 1962. :bow:

As for a season streak: One season he averaged 50 points a game :bang:

[ebirnhol]

As for a season streak: One season he averaged 50 points a game :bang:
And Oscar Robertson once averaged a triple-double for a season. That one takes the cake over Wilt the Stilt in my opinion.

Maybe if they didn't suck they would get in. Now don't get me wrong, I am a Cubs fan. But I'm at least willing enough to realize when they are sucking. And everyones saying the Sox are gonna make it, but of course they wont. No Chicago baseball team will win the World Series in the next ten years at least.
The reason the Cubs are doing badly right now is because they don't have, but need, each of the following:
1. A bullpen
2. Baserunning
3. Contact hitters
I heard a couple of days ago that the Cubs lead the NL in home runs, but have still scored the fewest runs among all other teams. That's a good summary of the Cubbies -- all power, no smarts. Having a decent closer wouldn't hurt, neither.

I wouldn't count the White Sox out in May. I wouldn't count them IN, either. It's too early to say. If you had told me last year at this time that the Red Sox would win the Series, you're lying.

Their pitching game is far and away the best in the league at the moment. How else can you have the best record in the league when only ONE guy on the team (Tadahito Iguchi) is hitting above .300?

[TheTechnician]

Well for a streak within a basketball game, the prize definitely goes to Wilt (the Stilt) Chamberlain: 100 points in one basketball game on March 2, 1962. :bow:

As for a season streak: One season he averaged 50 points a game :bang:


those arent streaks.....Theres a difference between a record/average and a streak.

[TaKiLLa]

Rugby league streak: St george dragons won 11 premierships in a row in the 60s/70s. farkn eleven grand finals in a row...

[RedDragon399]

tiger woods is the best golfer to ever live

[bobooh17]

[QUOTE=ebirnhol]And Oscar Robertson once averaged a triple-double for a season. That one takes the cake over Wilt the Stilt in my opinion.

Wilt averaged 50 points and 26 rebounds a game in one season, you can take a triple double a game, Ill take the points and rebounds.

[Jimothy51]

bobho you double posted. I like the Royals streak of 3 straight wins over the yankees.