Top 10 things in Sports you wish were still around.

I knew that would make at least one diehard crawl out of the woodwork.

 

11. Eagerly awaiting the February issue of Grand National Scene that had all the season's new paint jobs on the race cars.
12. Ham and cheese sandwiches from King's service station across the road from Bristol International Raceway.
13. NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs, engine builders that were former/active moonshiners.
14. Junior Johnson
15. The Southern 500 on Labor Day in Darlington
16. Most NASCAR drivers being from North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
17. Tim Richmond not being from the above mentioned.
18. Holly Farms and Valleydale
19. My dad and his buddies going their annual World 600 weekend, slipping my teddy bear into his suitcase as my mom packed it and wishing I was big enough to go too.
20. The guy that jumped a school bus over motorcycles as part of the pre race

 

ice barrel jumping

 

1. Magic running the point
2. The original LA Kings logo

3. Chick Hearn
4. Lotus in F1
5. Boxing
6. The NASL
7. F1 of the 70s - competitive privateer teams, innovative designs, far more interesting tracks, great personalities
8. Hearing the squeak of the shoes at an NBA game
9. Lester Hayes
10. Bullpen cars

 

PC, the old bullpen car is still on display right under the field-level stands back of third base at Dodger Stadium.

 

1.) The Pirates having the best farm system in baseball.
2.) The Steelers' block lettering.
3.) Bucco Bruce and Denver's Orange Crush color scheme.
4.) Topps wax packs.
5.) Barry Sanders
6.) The NBA of the 1980's.
7.) No athlete media training.
8.) Reebok pumps.
9.) The days when athletes felt like heroes, not money-hungry frauds.
10.) Peanut heaven seats at Three Rivers Stadium.

 

That is a badass logo. Love it. The team's current logo is great as well.

 

Is it really? Haven't been to the stadium in years - I should try to get over there this summer.

 

I don't mind the new one. HATED the silver and black Chevy logo era.

 

Forgive me for not surfing through six pages of answers:

1. Derrick Thomas
2. Dan Quisenberry
3. Baseball cards in boxes of cereal, Twinkies, on RC Cola cans, Slurpee cups ...
4. Home Run Derby (the original -- not the All-Star version)
5. The Yankees' payroll being smaller than the Royals'
6. Reggie Bars
7. The Kansas City Kings
8. The Pittsburgh Pirates 1970s ball caps
9. baseball uniforms that actually fit (with stirrups)
10. The NFL without a team in Los Angeles. Um, wait -- never mind.

 

I'm old enough to remember all of those plus my favorite, the Arizona Wranglers. Can't honestly say that I wish those were still around, though.

 

Could've fooled me.