Favorite Sixers Moments Ev, Starring the Phillies, Eagles, and not the Flyers

Because there are moments like Keith Primeau’s playoff run that I might want to choose for the Flyers or the entire last 8 minutes of the Miracle at the New Meadowlands(even though it was last year but I know I will remember for the rest of my life)?

I, an 11-year-old with an AI jersey that still probably wouldn’t fit me, knew we were about to beat the Lakers.

I now feel epic-ally old. I was in college at the time. (a 19 y/o freshman, mind you, but still in college).

Remember when people went crazy and went out in the streets, honked their horns, ran out with sparklers, and set fireworks when the Sixers won game 1 of the finals?

That finals run was more fun than the Flyers, Eagles, and Phillies’ runs.

Of all the 4 Philly teams that made a finals run from 2000-2010, which one was your favorite?

Eagles: Westbrooks TD vs Tampa Bay
Phillies: Patt Burrell’s double in game 5 of WS
Sixers: Kyle Korver’s 3 at the buzzer vs. Boston in that triple overtime game

76ers—there was a triple OT Sixers-Celtics game back in the AI era….Korver hit a buzzer beater in I think OT number 2 to send it to the last one where we won…C-Webb had a crazy behind the back through the legs move in traffic…see video below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCHGBzkm3pY

Eagles—the comeback against the Giants capped with DeSean Jackson’s punt return.

Phillies—the riot after the 2008 world series win

Flyers—last years playoff run

For the Phillies there’s two: winning the world series, then watching the replay of it with Harry Kalas and Chis Wheeler in the booth. Watch it if you haven’t seen it, it’s great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3wTs-t2A

Eagles: Deseans punt return to beat the Giants.

Sixers: The day Ed Stefanski was fired. Wait, that hasn’t happened yet?

I gotta go with the triple OT game vs the Celtics. I don’t watch the other teams often, although I have been to a Phillies game before. It was so cold I don’t think I remember being there sometimes (huh?).

I did see Iverson step over Lue and I still went with Triple OT. First and only 3-OT game I watched from start to end. Glad they won, (wo)man.

Oh almost forgot, I love the caption for Iverson’s photo. Perfect!

I honestly think it’s easier to think of LEAST favorite moments for the sixers. Can we do one of those?

Eagles – hands down for me, McNabb hooking up with Freddie “Hands” Mitchell on 4th and 26 against the Packers in the playoffs.

Phillies – Victorino hitting the walk-off home run against the Barry Bonds led Giants on Shane Victorino Hula figurine night. I’m a bit biased with this because I was there and it was pouring down rain, and it was a perfect baseball moment.

Sixers – Eric Snow’s game winning shot against the Bucks in the 2000-01 playoffs. I know it wasn’t that big of a deal, but he was playing with a fractured ankle, and he was always an important player on the Sixers finals run that year. Also, anytime Mutumbo did the finger wag was superb.

I play Ultimate for Millersville U and yeah, you capitalize it—good work!

anyone have any basketball/general sports-related book recommendations?

Have the Sixers had any memorable moments in my lifetime that didn’t happen in 2001?

I know you said no Flyers but I remember I was in high school at the time of the 5 OT game. I remember falling asleep during the first OT and waking up and seeing the goal. I figured it was a replay of the game and turned the TV off and went back to sleep. The next day in a programming class I checked espn.com and saw that what I probably saw was live footage.

I started liking the Eagles in the mid-90s. I was a 49er fan when I was a young kid and didn’t know any better. I remember actually getting excited about the Bobby Hoying era. Oh how naive I was. I also remember the first time getting seriously excited about Donovan McNabb when he ran for 125 yards against the Redskins.

I have a lot of random Phillies memories. Game 1 of the 1993 NLCS when Kim Batiste came in as a defensive replacement and committed an error that led to the tying run. Then he won the game with an RBI double in extra innings. Curt Schilling’s complete game shutout in game 5 of the World Series. Robert Person’s 2 homerun game. $10 walk-up tickets at The Vet. Myers striking a National out to finally clinch a playoff spot for the first time in 13 seasons. JRoll’s diving double play to clinch again in 2008. Myers drawing a walk against CC and Victorino’s subsequent grand slam. Several walk-offs against closers in the 2008 and 2009 playoffs (namely 2 vs. Broxton and one against Huston Street.) Lots of rain. Hinske swing and a miss strike 3. And of course, Eric Bruntlett’s beard.

Tennessee Titans: Hands down music city miracle
L.A. Angels: game winning catch to win world series back in 2002 i think.
Sixers: LAst years game winner over the heat. Ive followed this team since the A.I. aaron McKie days. But i didn’t get serious until a few years ago. This was my favorite for a few reasons. ET and Jrue are my two favorites and the fact that they stepped up big was just awesome. Also just seeing the fight in the team. I respect how much we fight. Also, because Boss was the one that made the winner. I mean nothings funnier than a GW by BOSS.

Favorite Moments:

Flyers: 4 goal, 4 game comeback against Bruins in 2010.
Phillies: Brett Meyers walk against CC followed by Victorino’s HR.
Eagles: Any Phillies or Flyers game I can go to where nobody proves they can spell Eagles
Union: Sebastien LeToux’s hat trick in their first ever home game.
Sixers: the 98 lockout.

was Game 2 of the NLDS against Sabathia and the Brewers….Highlights include:

Victorino with a GS off Sabathia
Brett Myers drawing a 9 pitch walk, and getting a base hit in his next AB.
Our modest Brett Myers earning the W while the mighty Sabathia (top 3 in the league in 2008) received the L.

That game was pure magic.

Mo Cheeks dunking against the Lakers in 1983. I was in the 8th grade and didn’t know it would be 25 more years before I had that feeling again.

My favorite Phillies moment…I have two actually.
Obviously Brad Lidge striking out Eric Hinske to end the 2008 World Series. And the second would be the game in Colorado where the Phillies came out of the dugout to help the Rockies ground crew to get the tarp on the field. That was just a pretty awesome moment.

Favorite Eagles Moment: Miracle At the Meadowlands Part 2.

Favorite Flyers Moment: The day they traded Jeff Carter. Though admittedly it was soured by them also trading Mike Richards.

Favorite Sixers Moment: A.I stepping over Tyronne Lue in what can only be described as a “That just happened.” moment.

Eagles: Westbrook punt return vs. Giants, Hollis Thomas stuffing Vick on the 1 yard line in NFC Championship the year we finally got over the hump and made the Super Bowl.

Phillies: 2009 vs Rockies Jayson Werth’s “We play all 27 outs” and Howard’s “Get me to the plate boys” quotes after the Phillies came back and won in the 9th AND obviously Lidge going 48/48 and closing out the World Series with the strike out of Eric Hinske.

Sixers: AI stepping over Lue, Iggy/Thad game winners vs Magic, AI/Carter going back and forth in playoffs in 01.

Flyers: Going to the Wach to watch game 7 vs the Bruins on the jumbotron and the Flyers storming back from 3-0 in the game and series with Gagnes wrister in the slot, and the following series on Richie’s hustle goal after he beat Halak to the puck.