Comments on: Book Review: The world’s essential sporting events

By: michael l. goliti

michael l. goliti — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:13:22 +0000

great book idea

By: Colin Steele-Perkins

Colin Steele-Perkins — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:01:26 +0000

Great to hear about 100 sporting events you must see live.
Are you including the Olympics held at various world city locations?

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:41:17 +0000

I just finished stadium 9, will hit 10 this week, 11 and 12 next year, and just started planning 13 and 14 for ’11. Anybody else doing the Stadium Tour?

Saw Clemmons in the minors for both comeback tours. AppState winning two Natl Championships. Fenway and YSIII, Army/Navy, hurricane-adjusted LSU home game (tailgating at six am!).

By: Accent Shallow

Accent Shallow — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:52:26 +0000

The only travel he references is through his company?

Wow, how incredibly obnoxious.

By: V

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:45:49 +0000

My only Yankees/Sox game at the stadium sucked – was last year before Mussina had ‘figured things out’. He gave up a couple HRs to Manny, and Ellsbury basically stole bases at his own whim.

The All Star game last year was AWESOME. Though, the pre-game ceremonies kind of overmatched the actual game, though, lol.

By: DJ

DJ — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:34:46 +0000

I got to see the US Open women’s semi-final and men’s quarter-final matches at Ashe from the 5th row in 2000, and it was the greatest live sporting event of my life. Second place: World Series at Yankee Stadium; third place: Yankees vs. Red Sox ALCS game; fourth place: the Palio di Siena (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio_di_Siena)

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:11:01 +0000

The Old Firm game is unbeatable. The game takes over the whole country for the week leading upto the game and after the game the fans of whichever team that wins has bragging rights until the next game.

By: Jim in Bingo

Jim in Bingo — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:52:34 +0000

Manchester United/Liverpool at Old Trafford.

The FA Cp Final.

Ah, see those made the list. As well as a match at the Marcana.

But I don’t see some other great football rivalries — how bout El Super Classico (Boca Juniors vs River Plate, especially at the Bombonera), El Classico — Barca/Real (either at the Nou Camp or Bernabeu), Arsenal/Spurs (White Hart Lane), Inter/AC Milan at the San Siro and especially the Old Firm Derby — Celtic vs Rangers (Celtic Park)?

Too many marathons etc on that list — who cares?

By: Chicken Underwear

Chicken Underwear — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:07:30 +0000

“I’ve watched the marathoners jog by in the city on many a chilly November mornings.”

We don’t jog.

By: Luis Polonia

Luis Polonia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:37:57 +0000

Honestly, I would rather WATCH a Yankee Stadium playoff game on TV than experience some of the other items on the list in person. The games just have such a special feel to them.

Football-wise, it’s hard to beat the University of Tennessee. Of course, I’ve never been to Notre Dame (it’s on the to-do list, even if I’m not a big fan of the Irish). Obviously OSU-Michigan and Alabama-Auburn are bigger for a one-game setting, but UT takes the cake week in and week out.

Most pro football stadiums don’t hold much appeal to me, but Lambeau for a playoff game in January seems like it would be special. Soldier Field would’ve made the list until they turned it into a spaceship.