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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
May 24 2010 00:49 GMT
#1
Many sports have at least one very big accomplishment that is difficult to complete. Often it is only possible when the athlete/gamer gives a perfect performance. Most of us will be lucky to have even one of these under our belt by the time we die.

Golf has a hole in one (and an albatross too), bowling has a 300 (and an 800 series), baseball (pitching) has a no hitter (varies in magnitude depending on ability of opposing team), etc.

What are some other sports accomplishments that are very difficult to achieve and only happen rarely? Which are harder? Which are statistically less likely to occur overall? I think it's an interesting topic that I want to know more about.

I'm pretty sure that a 300 is much more common than a hole in one... after all I see 300s at the bowling alley fairly often when skilled bowlers are up (it depends on the difficulty of the oil). My friend has had one or two already. I also witnessed a mulligan hole in one once on a 200 yard hole with a difficult greenside bunker guarding it... the guy was SO PISSED hahaha.

What major sports accomplishments have you had personally? Or witnessed?

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Housemd
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1407 Posts
May 24 2010 01:01 GMT
#2
i've witnessed the 400 score in cricket from a batter-forgot the name

also, achieving the rare 6-sixers in an over in cricket is really hard. Fours is the same.

what else....an inside-home-run bunt is rare.

and thats it for me
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Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
May 24 2010 01:02 GMT
#3
Unassisted triple play in baseball has to be the most uncommon great play that doesn't only happen due to freak accidents.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 01:03:37
May 24 2010 01:03 GMT
#4
On May 24 2010 10:01 Housemd wrote:
i've witnessed the 400 score in cricket from a batter-forgot the name

also, achieving the rare 6-sixers in an over in cricket is really hard. Fours is the same.

what else....an inside-home-run bunt is rare.

and thats it for me

Cricket is one that I wouldn't know anything about... but I'll keep this in mind I guess!

I can't really think of any batting accomplishments in baseball that aren't completely arbitrary aside from a grand slam but that still isn't that rare compared to most other accomplishments of this nature. Triple play is pretty rare in major league baseball I guess.

edit: ahh Pokebunny ninja'd in the triple play before me :p
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Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
May 24 2010 01:03 GMT
#5
You forgot about a perfect game
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
May 24 2010 01:05 GMT
#6
On May 24 2010 10:03 Saturnize wrote:
You forgot about a perfect game

Yes I should have said that (assuming you mean baseball) but can you explain the difference between a perfect game and a no hitter?
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seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
May 24 2010 01:05 GMT
#7
Grand Slams in baseball, tennis and golf (though the latter two are different).
Hat trick in hockey, soccer.
Triple-double in basketball.
Century in cricket.
Perfect games of pool, darts, etc.

Of those, hat tricks in hockey and triple-doubles are probably the most common. Grand slams in tennis and golf are mad hard.
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Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
May 24 2010 01:06 GMT
#8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis

Broke the 10 second barrier for 100m dash.
[NyC]HoBbes
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States803 Posts
May 24 2010 01:07 GMT
#9
Hitting for the cycle is a batting accomplishment that isn't arbitrary, and is very rare
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seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 01:09:27
May 24 2010 01:08 GMT
#10
A perfect game is a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base.

A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. It is possible to reach base without a hit (most commonly via a walk or error)
J- Pirate Udyr WW T- Pirate Riven Galio M- Galio Annie S- Sona Lux -- Always farm, never carry.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 01:12:36
May 24 2010 01:11 GMT
#11
On May 24 2010 10:05 seppolevne wrote:
Grand Slams in baseball

As in four people scoring on a home run?

, tennis and golf (though the latter two are different).

Meaning winning all of the major tournaments in a given year?
Hat trick in hockey, soccer.

Can you explain what this is?

Triple-double in basketball.
Yeah I thought about mentioning this... it would be at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists?

Century in cricket.
Another cricket thing so I have no idea lol

Perfect games of pool, darts, etc.
Ah yeah very good ones.

Of those, hat tricks in hockey and triple-doubles are probably the most common. Grand slams in tennis and golf are mad hard.

They are mad hard because you have to play like the best in the world for several tournaments I suppose right? How many grand slams have their been in each sport?

On May 24 2010 10:07 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:
Hitting for the cycle is a batting accomplishment that isn't arbitrary, and is very rare

What is this?

On May 24 2010 10:06 Sadistx wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis

Broke the 10 second barrier for 100m dash.

Ah is this the major one for running or is there another infamous barrier that has been or might be broken?

On May 24 2010 10:08 seppolevne wrote:
A perfect game is a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base.

A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. It is possible to reach base without a hit (most commonly via a walk or error)

Ah thank you for explaining the difference to me.
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Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
May 24 2010 01:12 GMT
#12
A perfect hat trick in football where 3 goals are scored by one player in one game using the left foot, the right foot and the head.
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CatioN
Profile Joined February 2009
United States136 Posts
May 24 2010 01:12 GMT
#13
On May 24 2010 10:07 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:
Hitting for the cycle is a batting accomplishment that isn't arbitrary, and is very rare

Was going to say this, also I would say inside the park home run.....
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 01:13:46
May 24 2010 01:13 GMT
#14
On May 24 2010 10:12 Wohmfg wrote:
A perfect hat trick in football where 3 goals are scored by one player in one game using the left foot, the right foot and the head.

How often does this happen? Do players aim for this or does it just coincidentally happen sometimes?

On May 24 2010 10:12 CatioN wrote:
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On May 24 2010 10:07 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:
Hitting for the cycle is a batting accomplishment that isn't arbitrary, and is very rare

Was going to say this, also I would say inside the park home run.....

Don't inside the park home runs usually happen when the fielder doesn't field well or am I wrong about that?
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mmp
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2130 Posts
May 24 2010 01:14 GMT
#15
I once let this guy play through, it's a par 3 and he plants it decimeters from the hole. I don't think it's that uncommon, especially if you make a career out of sports.

Tiger Woods in action:
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24679 Posts
May 24 2010 01:15 GMT
#16
On May 24 2010 10:14 mmp wrote:
I once let this guy play through, it's a par 3 and he plants it decimeters from the hole. I don't think it's that uncommon, especially if you make a career out of sports.

Tiger Woods in action:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADgA1beJaTc

Well yeah even I have landed it to nearly a tap in on a par 3 hehe... but getting it in the hole is a lot harder!

BTW while I was researching the topic of this blog a bit I watched that same video haha.
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Housemd
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1407 Posts
May 24 2010 01:15 GMT
#17
On May 24 2010 10:05 seppolevne wrote:
Grand Slams in baseball, tennis and golf (though the latter two are different).
Hat trick in hockey, soccer.
Triple-double in basketball.
Century in cricket.
Perfect games of pool, darts, etc.

Of those, hat tricks in hockey and triple-doubles are probably the most common. Grand slams in tennis and golf are mad hard.



Triple-double in basketball is very common, Lebron, Kobe, D-Wade have them once in like 5 games, sometimes more.

Century in cricket is pretty common, around 30% of games have them. Double-century isnt

Hat tricks are arguable but most commonly are not seen, around %10?

And a grand slam in baseball, thats just common one in every 3-4 games?
Fantasy is a beast
seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
May 24 2010 01:19 GMT
#18
Hitting for the cycle in baseball is getting a single (1-base hit), double, triple, and a home run in one game (in order? not sure).

A "hat-trick" is scoring 3 goals in one game. The "Gordie Howe hat trick" is a goal, an assist, and a fight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(tennis)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(golf)
J- Pirate Udyr WW T- Pirate Riven Galio M- Galio Annie S- Sona Lux -- Always farm, never carry.
Wohmfg
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1292 Posts
May 24 2010 01:19 GMT
#19
On May 24 2010 10:13 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2010 10:12 Wohmfg wrote:
A perfect hat trick in football where 3 goals are scored by one player in one game using the left foot, the right foot and the head.

How often does this happen? Do players aim for this or does it just coincidentally happen sometimes?


It just coincidentally happens sometimes, I'm sure the players would be more concerned with getting the ball in the back of the net whichever way they can rather than scoring a certain way. :D

It's very rare.
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ii.blitzkrieg
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada1122 Posts
May 24 2010 01:21 GMT
#20
Hat trick (3 goals) happens pretty often in hockey, idk what % of games feature one but I would guess around 5%?

5 goals or more is VERY rare nowadays but there is no name for it afaik

I'm trying to think of other things that happen rarely in hockey uhh if you want to count comebacks then coming back from 0-3 game deficit in hockey/basketball/baseball is extremely rare, Philadelphia Flyers did it a couple weeks ago(Fuck yeah!). It's the 4th time it has happened in NHL/NBA/MLB in history

3 times in the NHL '42 '75' and the series a couple weeks ago and it also happened in MLB in 2004 (Red Sox vs Yankees I'm sure many here remember that.)
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