Thursday, December 31, 2009

2000s: Decade in Review - Sports

I was hoping to include more, but here's what I have anyway.

MLB

MLB All Decade Team

First Team:
Catcher: Jorge Posada
First Base: Albert Pujols
Second Base: Chase Utley
Shortstop: Derek Jeter
Third Base: Alex Rodriguez
Left Field: Barry Bonds
Center Field: Carlos Beltran
Right Field: Ichiro Suzuki
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz
Starting Pitchers: Johan Santana, Randy Johnson, Roy Halladay, Pedro Martinez, Roy Oswalt
Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera

Second Team:
Catcher: Joe Mauer
First Base: Lance Berkman
Second Base: Jeff Kent
Shortstop: Miguel Tejada
Third Base: Chipper Jones
Left Field: Manny Ramirez
Center Field: Andruw Jones
Right Field: Vladimir Guerrero
Designated Hitter: Travis Hafner
Starting Pitchers: Curt Schilling, Andy Pettitte, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Buerhle, Tim Hudson
Relief Pitcher: Trevor Hoffman

Best Manger: Joe Torre
Best General Manager: Theo Epstein

Best Team:
New York Yankees - 2009

NBA

NBA All Decade Team

First Team:
Point Guard: Steve Nash
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant
Small Forward: LeBron James
Power Forward: Tim Duncan
Center: Shaquille O'Neal

Second Team
Point Guard: Jason Kidd
Shooting Guard: Allen Iverson
Small Forward: Paul Pierce
Power Forward: Kevin Garnett
Center: Yao Ming

Third Team
Point Guard: Chauncey Billups
Shooting Guard: Dwyane Wade
Small Forward: Tracy McGrady
Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki
Center: Ben Wallace

Best Coach: Phil Jackson
Best General Manager: R.C. Buford/Greg Popovich

Best Team:
Los Angeles Lakers - 2001

My Personal Favorite Moments/Games (in no particular order)

-USC vs. Notre Dame 2005 - 4th and 9 from Matt Leinart to Dwyane Jarrett/Leinart sneak for the win

-USC vs. Oklahoma 2004 National Championship Game (USC 55 - Oklahoma 19)

-Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trailblazers in 2000 NBA Western Conference Finals - Game 7 comeback/Kobe Bryant alley-oop to Shaquille O'Neal

-Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings in 2002 Western Conference Finals - Game 7 win/Robert Horry 3-pointer buzzer beater in Game 4

-Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs - 0.4 Derek Fisher

-2004 Boston Red Sox overcome 3-0 series deficit to New York Yankees in ALCS.

-Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer - 2008 Wimbledon Gentleman's Singles Final

-Tiger Woods - Several moments, but top two were: 2005 Master's chip-in on 16th hole and his entire performance at the 2008 U.S. Open

1 comment:

Maroussia said...

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