I have compiled some of the records for the four major sports leagues in America. Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, and Nationa Football League. I have gathered some records from each sport that have lasted at least 15 or more years and seem almost impossible to break. The records I have gathered have been set in one season and not over a span of seasons or careers. Which one do you think will stand the longest without being broken or equaled? If you have another you think will last longer please list it.
Removing Dorsett's record, I think the two NHL records will be tough to ever accomplish again. Even though they keep changing the rules to allow for more scoring, it's still difficult to score a goal in the NHL. A close second would be DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak...although, today's players have a distinct technological advantage over the players of the mid and early 1900's. Scouting reports are better, pitchers are not as good and the ball might be juiced...so I'm apt to believe that today's modern records regarding batting should hold some sort of imaginary associated astrick to denote that MLB "allegedly" played with the basic structure of the game by modifying the design of baseballs. This said, it's still hard to hit in 56 straight games, juiced or no juiced, so I think it will stand for a long time.
it may just be because it's fresh on my mind...but Bonds stealing 500 bases and hitting 500 homers in a career...i'm not sure anyone will ever match that again. Certainly, today's game would be quite difficult to ever reach 500 steals again...of course, the game may change yet again and emphasize the stolen base.
Man, it's probably easier to say which record WILL be broken. If that's the case, I think the 7 goal game could be broken.
I agree but I have a feeling that we would see someone score 100 points again in a game before we would see someone pull down 55 rebounds in game!! 55??!! Are you kidding me?? Seeing someone get 30 would be just as rare.
I'm really off today, but there was a guy who pitched back to back no-hitters. Now, if we're just talking equal, then I still think it's an incredible long shot...but if we're talking beat, it will simply never be done. The odds against it are astronomical. You would have to have three consecutive no-hitters. Wish I could recall who it was. Of the options presented, Joe D...
LOL..that team would seriously come close to breaking the infamous 9 win season of the '72-73 76er team.
Johnny Vander Meer, my son. Other records I think will be hard to top: Oscar Robertson averaging a triple double for a season Nate Archibald's feat of leading the league in scoring average and assists Whoever has the NL record, I think Owen Wilson (no, not the actor), for triples in a single season which is 36. Also, I used to think that Hack Wilson's single season RBI record was safe but Delgado has a good chance of breaking it. The long jump and the 200m run were 2 track and field records that took a long time to be broken (by Powell and Michael Johnson).
That is why I started this thread, to learn about some sports history that I didn't know before. WOW! Two no-hitters back-to-back. Guy must have been off the meter that week.
Other. Don Bradman's career Test batting average: 99.94 For the those uninitiated in cricket, they NY Times calculated an equivalent BA in baseball for his obituary. That average came in at .392 Pretty impressive!
Yeah ... also make sure not to let Francis into the game otherwise he would steal a few rebounds from Ben.
