But Marge, They Were Using Their Whole Ass
I know its easy to pick on lists, and everyone has an opinion (that's why they publish them) but this effort from the Star is beyond useless. They get number one right, but it goes downhill in a hurry (number three is a freaking golf shot!), and the whole list reeks of being lazily slapped together in a quest to fill some page width, and seems to reflect the peccadilloes (hint: they love golf) of the Star's toy department rather than moments that captured the imagination of Toronto sports fans.
It's hard to decide what's worse: the omissions (any on-ice Leafs moment, Hogan-Warrior tearing it up at Wrestlemania VI) or the commissions (Bailey-Johnson, two horse races, Jim Freaking Furyk???).
And no one picked "April 28, 1991: Todd Stottlemyre going six innings in an 8-5 win over Baltimore," so we don't even get any leads in our ongoing investigation.
I'm sure we could do a better job, Blocheads. At the very least, we could come up with a list that includes this....
Your cherished memories in the comments, please.
Apr. 17, 2002 - After an injured Vince Carter (!) shuts it down for the season (!) the Raps win 12 of their last 14 games and clinch a playoff spot in their last regular-season game, smoking Cleveland 103-85. Antonio Davis, Keon Clark, Dell Curry... ah, those where good times.
How did Dichio's first goal for TFC just make honourable mention? Or his last of the season?
And yes, the Gilmour goal should be there and it's omission just proves that The Red Star is out to get the Leafs ;)
What about the Gary Roberts triple OT goal against Ottawa?
The 1989 Dave Ridgeway 'The Kick' happened in Toronto. And to think, all it took for my Riders to win it all again was me leaving the country.
(And I like jPod.)
If they're going to put in the accomplishments of visitors (Stewart's no-hitter), as much as it sucks, I think you have to put Gretzky's hat-trick in game 7 in '93. The best player ever's best game ever.