Please list your Top 10 Baseball Stories for 2006

[Mattingly]

Like Dave himself, a little humor goes a long way. Be it the season, the postseason, spring, or simply this winter's crazy signings, please list your favorite signings for us all to reminisce and discuss.

If you can't do a Top 10, then do a Top 5 and leave it at that, or fill in the blanks later on. ;)

Thx. :)

[mojorisin71]

Baseball stories? Here goes:

10. Jason Grimsley's forced retirement

9. Utley's 35-game hitting streak

8. The WBC

7. Joel Zumaya injuring himself playing Guitar Hero

6. Aníbal Sánchez's no-hitter

5. St. Louis upsetting New York in the NLCS

4. The Tigers' improbable success story

3. Cory Lidle's plane crash

2. BBWAA's idiotic non-induction of Buck O'Neil

1. Miracle Monday (9/18/06)

[W_Marone]

1. Matsuzaka Mania
2. Tigers' unlikely success
3. Barry's trip to 715 and beyond
4. Jason, you know Roger and Andy, and they juice?
5. WBC
6. Lidle's Crash
7. Rocket's Return
8. Long time no see; a no hitter
9. Philadelphia, we have a winner!
10. What!? A guy from New York didnt win AL MVP?

[Old Sweater]

Season

1/ Tigers going to the WS after so many losing seasons.
2/ 83 win Cardinals taking the WS.
3/ Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth.
4/ Trevor Hoffman passing Lee Smith as the all time Saves Leader.
5/ Ryan Howard edgeing out Pujols in the NL MVP voting.
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6/ Zito and Matsuzaka signings.
7/ Cory Lidles tragic accident.
8/ Is McGwire HOF Worthy.
9/ Kenny Rogers "Pine Tar Game."
10/ Digging up the can of worms on 2003 PED testings

[Chisox73]

Here are my Top 10 stories of 2006.

1. The roar restored in Detroit capped by Magglio Ordonez' pennant winning HR against Oakland in the ALCS.
2. The Mets ending Atlanta's 15 year stranglehold on their division.
3. The emergence of young studs Francisco Liriano and Jeremy Bonderman.
4. Ryan Howard's 58 home run and MVP season.
5. Guys like Gil Meche and Ted Lilly breaking the bank this off-season.
6. Corey Lidle's tragic plane crash.
7. The White Sox missing the playoffs after winning the Wotrld Series in '05.
8. Joe Mauer becoming the 1st AL catcher to win a batting title.
9. Trevor Hoffman passing Lee Smith on the all-time saves list
10. Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list.

[mojorisin71]

#10 didn't happen

[Chisox73]

#10 didn't happen

My mistake.Thanks for catching that.

[Old Sweater]

#10 didn't happen

. ?

[Chisox73]

I listed Hank Aaron instead of Babe Ruth.I corrected it.

[Old Sweater]

I listed Hank Aaron instead of Babe Ruth.I corrected it.

. ah

[cutchemist42]

In no particular order

1.Joel Zumaya, both for his speed......and guitar hero playing (addictive game)

2.A WBC with a Canadian upset and a final of Cuba vs. Japan

3.Liriano and Verlander

4.Canadian wins MVP

5.The craziness of the Matsuzaka month

6.Frank Thomas' comeback season

7.Detroit Tigers

8.Chien Ming Wang- could have the Ichiro effect for Taiwan baseball

9. Dodgers hitting those 4 home runs

10. Marlins contending with 14 million payroll

[KCGHOST]

2. BBWAA's idiotic non-induction of Buck O'Neil


I agree with your sentiment, but the BBWAA never had anything to do with it.

[KCGHOST]

1. Tigers coming from no where to dominate the AL for 159 games.

2. The sad passing of Buck O'Neill without receiving the much deserved phone call.

3. The BoSox ponying up $103M for a pitcher who has never thrown a pitch in MLB.

4. The farcical "trade" between the Yankees and Phillies that sent Abreu, Lidle, and their salaries to the Yanks for minor league cannon fodder.

5. The Marlins trading away all that experience talent and being the better for it. The Phillies might have taken a lesson here.

6. Mauer winning AL batting title and becoming first catcher to ever lead the majors in hitting.

7. ESPN's orchestration of Ryan Howard's MVP award. (Not that Howard wasn't a viable candidate, but that ESPN did a virtual "highlight" blackout on the other serious contenders).

8. The absolute inability of Tigers pitchers to cope with batted balls during the WS.

9. Cory Lidle's death. Sad.

10. The Royals firing Allard Baird.

[Cubsfan97]

No special order, just 10 big ones that came to my mind, however I believe Barrett/Pierzynski needs to be number 1. People will remember this on a "look back at the 21st century."

1) Barrett Decks Pierzynski (no one said this?!)
2) Barry Passes the Babe
3) Howard hits 58 HRs
4) Lidle Plane Crash
5) McGwire HOF Debate
6) Cubs Off-season spending Spree
7) Yankees 26 million dollar bid for Igawa gets completely ignored
8) Matsuzaka
9) Marlins Contending with Small Payroll
10) Joe Girardis Future

[SwissRedSoxFan]

I cant's list 10 things, but the top is for me undoubtly:

The Dodgers coming back in the ninth aginst San Diego, with 4 (!) straight hoemrs. From 5-9 to 9-9.

And Nomah walks off in the tenth with a two-run homer after they were trailing 9-10.

This was the greatest baseballmoment of 2006.

[EvanAparra]

No special order, just 10 big ones that came to my mind, however I believe Barrett/Pierzynski needs to be number 1. People will remember this on a "look back at the 21st century."


I hope this was sarcasm.