Where does the Denny Green tirade rank among the all-time great sports soundbites?
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To answer this question, we pull up the top five. Hilarity Index Rating is given in parentheses.
1. Allen Iverson, "Practice." (59.4*)
2. Lee Elia, "...and print it!" (58.2)
3. Pedro Martinez, "Who ees Karim Garcia?" (56.7)
4. Tommy Lasorda, "Bevacqua" (52.1)
5. Bobby Knight, "Gameface" (52.0)
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13. Jim Mora, "Playoffs?!" (48.1)
14. Dennis Green, "We let 'em off the hook!" (47.9)
15. Dick Vermeil, "Trent Green *sniff*...broke his *sniff*...leg..." (47.2)
So it didn't come close to the top five, but he's among pretty elite company nonetheless.
*HIR is out of a maximum of 60. Like figure skating.
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3 comments:
So who was the French judge who didn't give Lee Elia a perfect score?
Somewhere on that list you need the following:
Marcus Vick: "Ain't no thing, I'll just take it to the next level, baby."
and...
Pedro II: "If I pitch against Babe Ruth, maybe I bean him in his fat ass."
and, one I'm shocked that you forgot:
Randall Moss: "When you rich you don't write checks...straight cash, homey. Next time I might shake my dick."
The Randy one trumps the 60-point system. It's greatness can only be expressed in poetic, ESPN Classic-style over-drama.
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