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15 (Possibly) unbreakable sports records

Viet Vet said:
The USA held the America’s Cup for 132 years.
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from what I remember, it was kind of rigged. Every boat had to be built in its own country and then sailed across the ocean to Newport. Each ship had to be built sturdy enough to cross the ocean meaning it wasn't going to be very fast.
 
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temery said:
from what I remember, it was kind of rigged. Every boat had to be built in its own country and then sailed across the ocean to Newport. Each ship has to be built sturdy enough to cross the ocean meaning it wasn't going to be very fast.
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True early on. However in 1851 the U.S. yacht "America" sailed across the Atlantic to win the race around the Isle of Wight. Hence the naming of the trophy the America's Cup.

Incidentally, it is the oldest international sporting competition still being contested. The oldest U.S. collegiate competition, begun a year later in 1852, is the Harvard-Yale crew race.
 
baggerbob said:
No one will break Nolan zzRyans strike out record or 9 no hitters. No starting pitchers pitch enough innings, and no one completes a game anymore.
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With the way it is going, just about all the pitching records are frozen. Not necessarily because of talent, but because the way the game has changed.
 
baggerbob said:
No one will break Nolan zzRyans strike out record or 9 no hitters. No starting pitchers pitch enough innings, and no one completes a game anymore.
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Seven no-hitters. Ryan said that his no-hitter record is more breakable than the strikeout record, but that was 20 years ago, and pitchers pitch even fewer innings now as you alluded.
 
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I responded to Sarge in the Sue Bird thread, and I got to thinking will someone ever break the record of 6 Olympic women's basketball gold medals? I think not, and if it happens, I probably won't be alive to see it. A woman would have to be pushing 50 to get 7 Olympic gold medals.
 
Nolan Ryan was an unbelievable strike out pitcher but it turns out he is also the all time walks leading pitcher - 2795 - this exceeds the second place pitcher Steve Carlton by over 900. Not sure anyone is going to come close to that record.
 
temery said:
from what I remember, it was kind of rigged. Every boat had to be built in its own country and then sailed across the ocean to Newport. Each ship had to be built sturdy enough to cross the ocean meaning it wasn't going to be very fast.
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Rich people rigging their game? I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
 
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I looked at the 15. The one record not on the list that should be #1 is most consecutive NBA games played that number held by ac green is 1196 which is 14 and 1/2 years. There is only one active player just over 500 is Bridges for the Knicks. No star plays in back to backs and others take rest days. Usually at the end of the year 3 players have played in every game but 14 1/2 years I don’t think will ever be reached. After Bridges 550 the longest is 250 games in a row Harrison Barnes.
 
Rudy1927 said:
I looked at the 15. The one record not on the list that should be #1 is most consecutive NBA games played that number held by ac green is 1196 which is 14 and 1/2 years. There is only one active player just over 500 is Bridges for the Knicks. No star plays in back to backs and others take rest days. Usually at the end of the year 3 players have played in every game but 14 1/2 years I don’t think will ever be reached. After Bridges 550 the longest is 250 games in a row Harrison Barnes.
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My folks went to Oregon St. We were fans of Green well before his NBA days. Thanks for posting this.
 
Wilt's 100-point game will never be broken. Same with LeBron's scoring mark.
 
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OldSchooler said:
Joe DiMaggio.
No, not his 56-game hitting streak, but the fact that over his entire major league career (1936-51), he had more home runs than strike-outs.
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His home run/strikeout totals were amazing but he did strike out 369 times and hit 361 home runs, still fantastic.

My dad told ne that Joe D was the best ballplayer he ever saw.
 
This is an article written several years ago and republished a few times about Tony Gwynn’s career. Amazing stuff. Well worth the read. His birthday was 5/9. My opinion best modern day hitter in the last 50 years

There are several stats which could qualify as records that will never be broken.

Some highlights -

Including postseason play, Gwynn faced 18 Hall of Fame pitchers for a total of 541 plate appearances. That’s essentially a full season’s worth of plate appearances exclusively against Hall of Famers. Gwynn batted .331/.371/.426.

Gwynn batted .300 in every season but his rookie year, giving him a record 19 straight seasons above .300. J.D. Martinez is the current leader with four straight .300-plus seasons.

Gwynn faced Greg Maddux 107 times in his career -- more than any other pitcher. He batted .415/.476/.521 against the four-time Cy Young Award winner and Hall of Famer. That's easily the highest average against Maddux for any player with at least 70 plate appearances.

In the past 100 years, nobody has more batting titles than Gwynn's eight. Only Ty Cobb, who won 12, all before 1920, had more.

Since World War II, Gwynn is the only player to bat above .350 in five consecutive seasons (from 1993-97). Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby and Al Simmons did so before him.

www.mlb.com

19 facts about the wonderful career of Gwynn

A version of this story original ran in May 2020.
www.mlb.com www.mlb.com
 
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Of the records listed the only one I consider unbreakable is Cy Youngs 511 wines.

I might argue that extending the Dan Hurley to both leagues might make breaking Ripkin's a bit easier, but still difficult.

My #2 most unbreakable record would be Wooden's 7 consecutive NCAA MBB championships. With the one-and-done's and money in the NBA, I can't imagine anybody getting close (absent the money bubble seriously imploding). Would Bill Walton have stayed 4 years in the current environment? Kareem three?
 
Purduke said:
Of the records listed the only one I consider unbreakable is Cy Youngs 511 wines.

I might argue that extending the Dan Hurley to both leagues might make breaking Ripkin's a bit easier, but still difficult.

My #2 most unbreakable record would be Wooden's 7 consecutive NCAA MBB championships. With the one-and-done's and money in the NBA, I can't imagine anybody getting close (absent the money bubble seriously imploding). Would Bill Walton have stayed 4 years in the current environment? Kareem three?
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Come to find out Cy Young also has the record for the most losses - 316
 
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Looking at the Celtic vs. Lakers run for most NBA Championships, I found another:

Bill Russell's Rookie Record for rebounds in a Championship series: 160; He had 32 rebounds in a double OT win in game #7 to win by 2, 125-123 over St. Louis in 1957.

Apparently, he believed that rebounding wins Championships, winning 11 in 13 years, two as a player-coach in 1968 & 1969. Only missed winning Championships in 1958 & 1967.

Bill's old trivia question was, "How many NBA Championships did Red Auerbach have as a coach without Bill Russell playing?"

Answer: ZERO! (... but had 9 with Bill Russell; he traded the NBA Top Scorer to St. Louis for the rights to draft Bill Russell, so Red wasn't without skill as a talent scout)
 
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