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Who goes on Boston Sports Mount Rushmore?
« on: August 09, 2012, 12:57:22 PM »

Offline Rondo2287

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I think we may have had this convo before but its always fun and last night Gary Tanguay said that Aly Raisman deserved to be on Boston's Mount Rushmore.

Who do you think?  Im going to go with one player from each team

Bird
Pedro
Orr
Brady
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Re: Who goes on Boston Sports Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM »

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Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.
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Re: Who goes on Boston Sports Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2012, 01:02:10 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell


Same four and there isnt much for debate in my book.

Celtics might be the one where I thought for a second.
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Re: Who goes on Boston Sports Mount Rushmore?
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2012, 01:02:54 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.

Se here's why I didnt go with Ted Williams.  Pedro was equally as dominant a pitcher as williams was a hitter but Pedro did win a championship.  Also, as Bill simmons has noted Pedro has had the Rocky 4 experience where rival crowds start chearing him on against their own team.

And I chose Bird over Russel because Russel really didnt want anything to do with Boston for a long time after his career was over, but thats just knitpicky i guess.

I also considered Belichick over brady
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2012, 01:04:46 PM »

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If we're going my lifetime ('80 to present), then its:

Ray Bourque
Roger Clemens
Larry Bird
Tom Brady

I'm really torn between Clemens & Pedro.
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2012, 01:08:28 PM »

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Quote from: Donoghus on August 09, 2012, 01:04:46 PM
If we're going my lifetime ('80 to present), then its:

Ray Bourque
Roger Clemens
Larry Bird
Tom Brady

I'm really torn between Clemens & Pedro.

No love for Papi or Wake?
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2012, 01:09:01 PM »

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Quote from: Rondo2287 on August 09, 2012, 01:02:54 PM
Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.

Se here's why I didnt go with Ted Williams.  Pedro was equally as dominant a pitcher as williams was a hitter but Pedro did win a championship.  Also, as Bill simmons has noted Pedro has had the Rocky 4 experience where rival crowds start chearing him on against their own team.

And I chose Bird over Russel because Russel really didnt want anything to do with Boston for a long time after his career was over, but thats just knitpicky i guess.

I also considered Belichick over brady

Pedro wasn't equally as dominant as Williams.  Pedro's peak might've been a bit higher (and that's certainly debateable) but Williams was dominant in a much longer window that Pedro and that's incorporating the seasons he missed fighting in two different wars.
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2012, 01:09:36 PM »

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Quote from: AB_Celtic on August 09, 2012, 01:08:28 PM
Quote from: Donoghus on August 09, 2012, 01:04:46 PM
If we're going my lifetime ('80 to present), then its:

Ray Bourque
Roger Clemens
Larry Bird
Tom Brady

I'm really torn between Clemens & Pedro.

No love for Papi or Wake?

This is Mount Rushmore, not the Hall of "Very Good".
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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2012, 01:10:03 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.

You got my 4 with agreement that Bird is the 5th head.
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« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2012, 01:10:36 PM »

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Quote from: Donoghus on August 09, 2012, 01:09:01 PM
Quote from: Rondo2287 on August 09, 2012, 01:02:54 PM
Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.

Se here's why I didnt go with Ted Williams.  Pedro was equally as dominant a pitcher as williams was a hitter but Pedro did win a championship.  Also, as Bill simmons has noted Pedro has had the Rocky 4 experience where rival crowds start chearing him on against their own team.

And I chose Bird over Russel because Russel really didnt want anything to do with Boston for a long time after his career was over, but thats just knitpicky i guess.

I also considered Belichick over brady

Pedro wasn't equally as dominant as Williams.  Pedro's peak might've been a bit higher (and that's certainly debateable) but Williams was dominant in a much longer window that Pedro and that's incorporating the seasons he missed fighting in two different wars.

True, but Pedro also went up against Steroid guys, (and has never shown up on a list himself) If he did what he did while clean against guys that were cheating that definitely puts him above williams in my mind.

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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2012, 01:27:26 PM »

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Tanguay is easily the worst sports media member in Boston . The guy is a pompous idiot . Ali Raisman won 2 gold medals , wooooow 2 whole gold medals ? come on this is so freaking ridiculous.

Anyone think this has to do with Raisman having a documentary on Comcast? Tanguay is so pathetic. This statement really bothers me with all of the great athletes that have come through Boston over the years, he is just trying to build up the Raisman name so comcast can get more viewers whenever her doc airs.
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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2012, 01:30:12 PM »

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Quote from: rondohondo on August 09, 2012, 01:27:26 PM
Tanguay is easily the worst sports head in Boston . The guy is a pompous idiot . Ali Raisman won 2 gold medals , wooooow 2 whole gold medals ? come on this is so freaking ridiculous.

Anyone think this has to do with Raisman having a documentary on Comcast? Tanguay is such so pathetic. This statement really bothers me with all of the great athletes that have come through Boston over the years, he is just trying to build up the Raisman name so comcast can get more viewers whenever her doc airs.

Yeah, if you're talking Boston Olympians, then Jim Craig or Mike Eruzione needs to be on there.
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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2012, 01:34:04 PM »

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Quote from: Neurotic Guy on August 09, 2012, 01:10:03 PM
Quote from: Roy H. on August 09, 2012, 12:59:48 PM
Bobby Orr
Ted Williams
Tom Brady
Bill Russell

If you're expanding Mt. Rushmore, you've gotta find a place for Larry and Red on there, though.

You got my 4 with agreement that Bird is the 5th head.
tough call between Russell and Bird.  Russell won all those titles but wasn't as beloved in Boston as Bird.  (not that Bird was a slouch on the court by any means). 

If we're limited to 4 heads, we probably have to split the difference and pick Red as the orchestrator of the franchise that outsmarted all the other GMs to get both those players in Boston.
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2012, 01:38:16 PM »

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Foxboro isn't even within a half hour of Boston, and they are the New England Pats....they can have their own New England Mount Rushmore with a random Whalers player, Geno Auriemma, Aly Raisman, and Charlie Weis.
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« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2012, 01:45:48 PM »

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Bill Russell
Bobby Orr
Red Auerbach
Tom Brady
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