Comments on: WHO HAS BEEN TO THE MOST 100 SPORTING EVENTS YOU MUST SEE LIVE?

By: Dom

Dom — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:35:14 +0000

Lakers-Celtics? I’ve been to one in Boston and it feels like the finals compared to any other games in the regular season. Amazing. Go LA.

By: patrick

patrick — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:49:53 +0000

12. i have been to 11, would strongly suggest you consider the following: a) Palio in Siena– there is simply nothing quite like it…the race itself, plus the 2-3 days of lead up and the emotional aftermath..simply extraordinary…check out on youtube; b) St. Joe’s vs. Villanova at the Palestra; c)a GAA final– hurling or gaelic football– at Croke Park (this year it would be the football final– Kerry vs. Cork…82,000 fans in a country of 4 million).

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:33 +0000

Great list. I have been to 12 events on the list.

I was surprised not to see Il Palio (horse race in Siena). What an amazing spectacle!

By: john

john — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:11:13 +0000

i have only been to 2 of these events but hope to go to a lot more. here are the ones i’ve been to.

9. Red Sox vs. Yankees at Yankee Stadium
(unfortunately the yanks lost 10-3 but it was on the 4th of july and it was my 1st baseball game!)

86. Harlem Globetrotters Performance
(i thought this was a funny performance. i caught a ball and was able 2 throw it back. i was impressed by their tricks but there is a reason why they’re doing that and its cuz they’re not good enough to make nba. overall, i didn’t love it cuz its staged and im not sure if staged sports events should be in top 100)

By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:57:19 +0000

5 6 7 9 12 14 20 22 28 39 48 55 56 66 70 76 86 90 97 is what I have
>>> under my belt

By: Keith Cutler

Keith Cutler — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:35:47 +0000

I’ve been to 29, and a few of my great sports events/days not on this list include–

10/28/95-in one of only two Fla-Ga games not played in Jacksonville (since 1933), I attended the historic Fla-Ga game in Athens, GA when the Gators laid “half a hundred” on the ‘dawgs “between the hedges”. That’s never done before and hasn’t been done since (Fla won 52-17). But what made 10/28/95 extra special was that I was with a good friend, a fellow big Gator fan and he was also a lifelong huge Atlanta Braves fan.
SO…as soon as the final gun sounded we ran to our car and drove to Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium to arrive in time for World Series Game Six where the Braves finally won a World Series in a classic 1-0 series clinching win over the Cleveland Indians.

Now that’s a once in a lifetime great sports day attending two historic sports events!

By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:17:10 +0000

“A VERY subjective list”
So? There’s no definitive way to create an official list of this kind. Any list will be subjective; how can that be a criticism?

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Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:02:26 +0000

[...] full list is right here on Tuchman’s website, and the author is trying to find someone who has seen 40 or more of these events [...]

By: C Z Heyward

C Z Heyward — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:12:20 +0000

A VERY subjective list and the author does not give a great deal of insight on the best ways to attend a given event; just a big promo for gotickets.com.

Why no NBA Finals?

Opening day at any MLB stadium is always special not just Cincy? Boston – Cubs – Dodgers – NYY come to mind.

By: BLT

BLT — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:26:44 +0000

Here is my list – 8…it isn’t 21 but working towards it. Also, I’m in Canada, so some of the events are a bit tougher to get to (anything on the west coast).

78. Cowboys Monday Night Football Game in Buffalo (a little cheating)
67. NFL Draft
55. Baseball Game at Fenway Park
43. Calgary Stampede
30. Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs in Toronto
29. Late Season Green Bay Packers Game at Lambeau Field
14. Cubs Game at Wrigley Field
1. Masters