Trophy Lives

07/24/2023

I did not know about most of these "near" moves.

https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-franchise-moves-that-almost-happened/?fbclid=IwAR2Gvzpxy0Kc3janGgQaQH4voyE6jY4_ovrZqxLpc4Aukggr1NYiGcCpK_M

Can you imagine the Senators in Los Angeles? Or the Giants in Toronto? It could have been.

07/16/2023

1941: Joe DiMaggio has two singles and a double in the Yankees' win over the Indians extending his record hitting streak to 56 games (it would end the next day). A record that stands today, with Pete Rose's 44-game streak in 1978 (which tied Willie Keeler's 1897 record with the NL Baltimore Orioles) being the closest challenge since.

Throughout baseball history, there have been many legendary streaks that defined endurance and consistency in the game. From June 1, 1925, to April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 straight games before taking himself out of the lineup. Fifty-six years later, Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed what was on...

01/15/2023

https://trophylives.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/seattle-kraken-set-nhl-record-with-7-0-road-trip/

The Seattle Kraken, in only their second season, became the first NHL team to go undefeated on a road trip of seven games or more with an 8-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The win extended their…

01/07/2023

- the Lakers win their 33rd straight game - a record that likely will never be broken. https://trophylives.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/jan-7-1972-lakers-crush-hawks-for-33rd-straight-win/?fbclid=IwAR2ew5-i9usO5onbTfTRig6NQSRg7go-NaqZEqodJjg4I19YPH1csL0teeQ

Jan-7-1972: Lakers Crush Hawks for 33rd Straight Win On this day in 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Atlanta Hawks by 134-90 for their 33rd consecutive win. A month earlier they had beaten…

01/06/2023

Few remember the Indianapolis , but they won the longest game in history https://trophylives.wordpress.com/2019/01/06/jan-6-51-indianapolis-olympians-win-in-6-overtimes-longest-nba-game/?fbclid=IwAR3qZMXEObtrhm-sbDIwYvFzzg-p8CKXz-dbVBraY1QpDaOEFeoV4Y0EqCw

On this day in 1951, the visiting Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals in six overtimes in what is still the longest game in National Basketball Association history. This was in the ear…

01/05/2023

During the 1968 season, Bob Gibson had a 1.12 ERA - 28 Complete Games - 304.2 IP.
He won both MVP and Cy Young that season😳🔥

12/18/2022

I just discovered that ESPN 30 for 30 podcast has a show on the 1981 PawSox - Rochester game that went 33 innings and is the longest game in baseball history. Wade Boggs, Cal Ripken who played for the Sox and Red Wings respectively are some of the people interviewed and it turns out someone taped the local Rochester radio broadcast of the game, so there is audio.

Baseball holds its records sacred. Most home runs, strikeouts, career wins. But what about the longest game ever?

12/08/2022

One person in this photo is great at handling a stick, loves to bury it 5-hole and really knows how to score!
...the other is Alex Ovechkin.