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Mr. Carnac got me thinking, what would you consider the most incredible sports records? Some food for thought: 111 game D1 WCBB win streak, the NCs and string of , how about the 1 billion (roughly) consecutive games without back-to-back losses?
 
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Penn St. women's volleyball was in UConn territory w/ 109 straight wins, maybe even more incredible was 111 straight sets without dropping won. They were not only beating everybody for several years, they had a really long stretch of sweeps. Also claimed 4 straight National Titles during that time period (and 6 of 8 when they added 2 more a couple years down the road).
 
Cy Young holds records for wins, losses, decisions and innings pitched but his most unattainable record of all is his 749 complete games. If a pitcher comes along who averages 30 complete games per season over a 25-year career, he'll finish with 750. Until then...
 
Golden Husky said:
Cy Young holds records for wins, losses, decisions and innings pitched but his most unattainable record of all is his 749 complete games. If a pitcher comes along who averages 30 complete games per season over a 25-year career, he'll finish with 750. Until then...
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Wilt scored 100 pts in a game, 36 field goals, and 28 free throws, no 3 point goals at that time.
 
Skeets said:
Mr. Carnac got me thinking, what would you consider the most incredible sports records? Some food for thought: 111 game D1 WCBB win streak, the NCs and string of , how about the 1 billion (roughly) consecutive games without back-to-back losses?
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All of the the records you mentioned in my opinion are hallowed and safe. I’d call those Mount Rushmore records. Anyone that thinks a team will win 112 games without losing one is extremely optimistic. That’s a situation (for any team) I’d bet against at 4 to 1 odds, and laugh all the way to the bank.

A team would have to put together 2+ seasons of undefeated play to reach that milestone. There will always be that “yeah but” guy who will always remind us that records are made to be broken. Some records are, but not all of them. If Dee plays 2 more years and gets to 10,000 points, THAT record might as well be on the moon, because no player on earth will be able to break it. ;)
 
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Having to choose only one - it's DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak.

There are no hitters in MLB today that have that potential. And the game is very different from when Joltin" Joe played.
 
baggerbob said:
Wilt scored 100 pts in a game, 36 field goals, and 28 free throws, no 3 point goals at that time.
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Denham Brown scored 111 points in a single game in high school.
 
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Between 1977 and 1987, Edwin Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) in 400m hurdles and set the world record in the event four times. He was the 1976 and 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m hurdles (as well as winning the bronze medal in 1988).
 
On an individual scale, some incredible records include:
-Lebron's career playoff scoring (almost 1700 points ahead of #2)
-John Stockton's steals and assists
-Tom Brady's 7 Super Bowl wins, playoff streak, touchdown passes combined with lack of interceptions
-Wayne Gretzsky's goals scored/assisted
-Misty May/Kerri Walsh's 3 Golds, 112 and 89 match win streaks
 
Carnac said:
All of the the records you mentioned in my opinion are hallowed and safe. I’d call those Mount Rushmore records. Anyone that thinks a team will win 112 games without losing one is extremely optimistic. That’s a situation (for any team) I’d bet against at 4 to 1 odds, and laugh all the way to the bank.

A team would have to put together 2+ seasons of undefeated play to reach that milestone. There will always be that “yeah but” guy who will always remind us that records are made to be broken. Some records are, but not all of them. If Dee plays 2 more years and gets to 10,000 points, THAT record might as well be on the moon, because no player on earth will be able to break it. ;)
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Yeah but ... :cool:
Actually you don't need two consecutive unbeaten seasons as Uconn in that streak didn't have two either. One unbeaten season sandwiched around a single loss in their first or second game in the first season and a loss at the FF in the third season gets you there.:)
 
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Jack Chesbro - won 41 games one season. Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters
 
From 1920-1925 Rogers Hornsby's batting averages were: .370, .397, .401, .384, .424, and .403. Don't know what the overall average is, but nobody will ever have a higher batting average over a 6 year period. He also led the NL in RBIs 4 of those 6 years.
 
Several of Wayne Gretzky’s records, UConn’s not losing consecutive games streak, Ripken’s consecutive games played, Tom Brady’s seven Super Bowls are a few that I don’t expect to be broken for a very long time, if ever!
 
Still say Ripken’s streak hurt the team at points he should have sat a lot earlier over values record
 
That may be, but the fans in Baltimore would have rioted...
 
The most unbeatable record in sports belongs to Wilt. In a full season of NBA games he played every minute of every game, averaging over 48minutes (including overtime ) Obviously he never fouled out as well, which could be another unbeatable record for a career of 15+ years.
 
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