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Dyhard is a certified stoner said 06/07, 05:38 PM
TOPIC: Best sports related event from 1985

I think the best sports related event from 1985 has to be when the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3 after being down 0-2 to start off the season. I did have some other ideas like Dwight Gooden's 1985 season, but that isn't an event. The World Series? That's an event. The Super Bowl? That's an event. An entire season? No. This World Series is often referred to the I-70 Showdown Series. It's the interleague rivalry between the two Missouri teams as well and was a huge event for all Royal and Cardinal fans.

An even amazing feat for the Royals was that after going down 2 games to none, they won game 3 by the score of 6-1 but ended up losing 3-0 in Game 4 and being down 3 games to 1 game. They had to win the final 3 games and they did just that winning by scores of 6-1, 2-1 and 11-0. The Royals lost game 1 because Dick Howser decided to send Charlie Leibrandt out to close the game with a 2-0 lead and allowed 4 runs to be scored. In Game 6, there was a famous call that was known as "The Call" which is what this series is remembered for the most and the reason why it's the best sports event.

Dyhard is a certified stoner said 06/08, 06:24 PM
Anything can happen in a 1 game showdown and Villanova was playing well throughout the entire tournament. While the 1985 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Final was a big upset, it doesn't beat the 1985 MLB World Series. The Royals were a good team. The Cardinals were even better. Just look at the Pythagorean Win-Loss records... The Royals finished the season at 91-71. Pythagorean Win-Loss record was 86-76, showing that they should've had 5 less wins on the season. The Cardinals finished the season at 101-61. Their Pythagorean Win-Loss record was 100-62, showing that they should've had 1 less loss than they did, but were an even better team than what the original records showed.

In the 1985 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Final, Villanova was winning at halftime and didn't show any signs that they were going to lose. They kept their winning going throughout the entire game while the Royals had to make an impressive comeback after being down 2 games to none and then down three games to 1 game even. There was also history made in this game and something that has never been duplicated either. The last team to even come back from down 3 games to 1 was Kansas City! History.

Dyhard is a certified stoner said 06/08, 11:33 PM
The only claim to fame is coming back from a 3 game to 1 game deficit? That's wrong. They also came back from a 2 game to nothing deficit and it was the I-70 Rivalry series that meant a lot to the Royals and Cardinals' fans and made the rivalry just that much more. That's what there is about that. The 1985 NCAAB Championship Game isn't remembered for much more than a major upset. That's it. I bet most people who were alive and saw this game don't remember it. I bet more would remember the 1985 World Series than this NCAAB Championship Game that wasn't all that spectacular.

A 16 seed can take down a 1 seed. It can happen. Just because it hasn't happened, doesn't mean that it cannot. And when I mention the Pythagorean win-loss record, I'm showing how the teams actually were, not just based off of their record, because that's mis-leading. The Cardinals had a clear advantage both talent wise and skill wise. They were the clear-cut favorites. They were even up 3 games to 1 game, yet Kansas City still came back and won the Series. That is why it was the greatest event from 1985. It was a great series, kept the fans into it, had an upset, comeback and a great series!