Well here we are another year coming to a close and it time to look back at the year that was and give my top 10 sports moments of 2009.
10
June 24, 2009
US Mens Soccer defeats Spain
Now let me start by saying that i really don't watch soccer or to be honest even like at all period but anytime the United States performs well in anything i always take pride in it. And not only was this a win over a damn good team Spain was the number one team in the world when the US beat them.
9
July 11, 2009
Brock Lesnar defeats Frank Mir at UFC 100
It amazes me how popular and how quickly this sport has become so popular and UFC 100 was the pinnacle of it. Brock Lesnar is a beast plain and simple and his destruction of Frank Mir was fun to watch as sick as that may sound, hopefully for Brock and the UFC the heavyweight Champ can get healthy fast.
8
May 2-13, 2009
Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff Series
Another sport i don't watch a lot of until this series happened that featured arguably the two best players in the NHL, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. The best game of the series was Game 2 in which both Crosby and Ovechkin netted hat tricks, the eventual winner Penguins would win the Stanley Cup.
7
March 12, 2009
Syracuse and UConns Epic 6 Overtime Game in Big East Tournament
I watched this game at my house and i couldn't turn away as big shot after big shot was made it was riveting television. I had no rooting interest in the game but it to me was the best basketball game of 2009 pro and college combined, and even though it was 6 OTs you almost didn't want the game to end.
6
July 23, 2009
Mark Buehrle is Perfect....Again.
One of the hardest things to do in the game of baseball if your a pitcher is throw a perfect game. Well Mark Buehrle has now done it twice in his career and both have been against two of the best hitting teams in all of baseball, he Rangers and the Rays, and oh yea Buehrle owes a huge thank you to DeWayne Wise for this perfect game.
5
November 7, 2009
Navy beats Notre Dame
This is a personal favorite of mine not only do i loathe Notre Dame but i am also a Navy Football Season Ticket Holder, Navy had to suffer 43 straight losses to the Fighting Irish so to beat the Irish 2 of the last 3 seasons and send their season down the toilet couldn't ask for anything better than that.
4
June 30, 2009
Orioles beat Red Sox after 9-1 deficit
It was the largest comeback in Orioles history trailing the Red Sox 9-1 in the 7th Inning, the Orioles scored 5 in the 7th and 5 in the 8th to beat Boston 11-10. It was a season of plenty of lows but this was the highest of highs for a team that looks to be heading in the right direction.
3
2009 College Football Season
TCU & Boise Create BCS Chaos
This season was yet another reason we desperately need a playoff system in FBS College Football, TCU and Boise have had tremendous undefeated runs and because their conferences don't measure up they don't get a shot at the title, also putting them against each other in the Fiesta Bowl is stupid.
These next 2 are hard for me to say are the best but you cant deny them.
2
October 28-November 4 2009
The Yankees back on Top
As a die hard Orioles fan it pains me to see the Yankees on top again but the way they did was extremely memorable. A-Rod had a tremendous postseason run (finally) and it looks as though the money spent on Sabathia, Burnett and Teixeira was money well spent, hopefully don't wont do it again in 2010.
1
February 1, 2009
Steelers beat Cardinals in Super Bowl
Again being from Baltimore this one hurt, especially since the Ravens were so close losing to Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game. But this game was maybe the best Super Bowl ever and Santonio Holmes made a catch that will be remembered for a long time, but just like the Yankees here is hoping they don't do it again for a long time.
