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durl · 03-01-2007, 04:10 PM

Of those made available, I went with Wilt. Given the state of the NBA these days, I just can't see a single player scoring 100 points in a game. Has anyone even come within 30 points? I'm not an NBA fan so I don't know.

HumnHilghtFreel · 03-01-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by durl

Of those made available, I went with Wilt. Given the state of the NBA these days, I just can't see a single player scoring 100 points in a game. Has anyone even come within 30 points? I'm not an NBA fan so I don't know.

Kobe Bryant scored 81 last year

15fan · 03-01-2007, 04:30 PM

http://www.baseball-reference.com/le...p_career.shtml

Randy Johnson (42) and Roger Clemens (43) are still over 1,000 strikeouts behind Nolan Ryan.

Pedro is 34 years old with 2,998 career Ks. Even if he averages 250 Ks / year (something he's only done in 4 of his 15 ML seasons) for the next decade, he'll still be short of the mark. Smoltz & Mussina have decent shots at cracking 3,000 Ks. That's just a little more than 1/2 of what Ryan has.

Jason Schmidt leads the under 35 crowd with 1,728 Ks at age 33. Javier Vasquez leads the under 30 crowd with 1,602 Ks at age 29. They'd each have to keep up their current pace for another 20 years to get within shouting distance.

1972-1974, Nolan Ryan threw 942 & 2/3 innings and piled up 1,079 Ks.

Ryan's record is so far out of reach that it isn't even funny.

reds1869 · 03-01-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Leader

If I didn't read the first couple of posts on this thread first, I would have voted "other" and voted for Cy Young. As is, I'm going with Gretzky. That's second in line of the "untouchable" list for me.

Have you seen Sidney Crosby play? If he stays healthy he can do it. 97 points in 56 games this season at such a young age!

UKFlounder · 03-01-2007, 06:23 PM

I doubt anybody throws more than 2 consecutive no-hitters in a row (and will be shocked if anybody even matches it).

Farney · 03-01-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Redsland

Cy Young's 511 wins.

Even more impossible is Cy Youngs record 316 losses. A pitcher would have to lose 20 games every season for 16 years to break that record!

Grounds_Crew · 03-01-2007, 07:07 PM

Maybe not the most unlikely to get broken, but very doubtful:

Chicago Bulls 72-10

Degenerate39 · 03-01-2007, 07:32 PM

Why isn't Pete's record up there?

Chip R · 03-01-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Grounds_Crew

Maybe not the most unlikely to get broken, but very doubtful:

Chicago Bulls 72-10

I could see that getting broke. But how about this one: Georgia Tech over Cumberland 222-0.

westofyou · 03-01-2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Herd Fan

Have you seen Sidney Crosby play? If he stays healthy he can do it. 97 points in 56 games this season at such a young age!

Nah... almost a 1000 points separate The great one from Messier... that's the telling part, plus he had all those assists feeding Messier, the NHL will increase scoring, chances are good it will never be the way it was in the 80's again. Goalies are better and the defense is faster.

KronoRed · 03-01-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip R

I could see that getting broke. But how about this one: Georgia Tech over Cumberland 222-0.

Only if D1 teams are allowed to play D3 guys.

vaticanplum · 03-01-2007, 08:14 PM

Another one just to throw into the mix: Hack Wilson's 191 RBIs. A heck of a lot of things would have to fall into place for that to happen.

03-01-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by degenerate10

Why isn't Pete's record up there?

Because there are posters on here that don't like Pete and they actually consider themselves Reds fans.

AS for me, Pete Rose's 4,256 hits will stand the test of time.

RedsBaron · 03-01-2007, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Farney

Even more impossible is Cy Youngs record 316 losses. A pitcher would have to lose 20 games every season for 16 years to break that record!

Actually Nolan Ryan came pretty close, racking up 292 losses. Phil Neikro made it to 274.

NastyBoy · 03-02-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Grounds_Crew

Maybe not the most unlikely to get broken, but very doubtful:

Chicago Bulls 72-10

You haven't see Dallas play this year, have you?

They started the season 0-4 and have gone 49-5 since. They may lose one more game all season.

View Poll Results: Which record will go unbroken?
Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game	9	16.07%
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak	3	5.36%
Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 career points	5	8.93%
Jerry Rice's 208 career TD's	0	0%
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2632 consecutive games played streak	26	46.43%
Other: list it in thread	13	23.21%
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03-01-2007, 04:10 PM	#16
durl Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nashvull Posts: 1,743	Re: Which sports record least likely to be broken? Of those made available, I went with Wilt. Given the state of the NBA these days, I just can't see a single player scoring 100 points in a game. Has anyone even come within 30 points? I'm not an NBA fan so I don't know.

03-01-2007, 04:30 PM	#18
15fan Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,465	Re: Which sports record least likely to be broken? http://www.baseball-reference.com/le...p_career.shtml Randy Johnson (42) and Roger Clemens (43) are still over 1,000 strikeouts behind Nolan Ryan. Pedro is 34 years old with 2,998 career Ks. Even if he averages 250 Ks / year (something he's only done in 4 of his 15 ML seasons) for the next decade, he'll still be short of the mark. Smoltz & Mussina have decent shots at cracking 3,000 Ks. That's just a little more than 1/2 of what Ryan has. Jason Schmidt leads the under 35 crowd with 1,728 Ks at age 33. Javier Vasquez leads the under 30 crowd with 1,602 Ks at age 29. They'd each have to keep up their current pace for another 20 years to get within shouting distance. 1972-1974, Nolan Ryan threw 942 & 2/3 innings and piled up 1,079 Ks. Ryan's record is so far out of reach that it isn't even funny. Last edited by 15fan; 03-01-2007 at 04:32 PM.

03-01-2007, 06:23 PM	#20
UKFlounder Go Reds Go! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Northern KY Posts: 1,824	Re: Which sports record least likely to be broken? I doubt anybody throws more than 2 consecutive no-hitters in a row (and will be shocked if anybody even matches it).

03-01-2007, 07:07 PM	#22
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