Movies: most improbable sporting event/feat?

[Sooga]

Yea, the thing is, that movie was based on a true story.... I'm not sure of the exact story, so exactly how much of that movie is fact is a mystery to me.

[Sooga]

Hmm, I dunno... they seemed to have decent pitching, with a solid veteran rotation and a lights-out closer (Vaughn), and as for their batting, they had a speed demon (Hayes), and a masher (Cerrano), and Taylor and Dorn seemed to be at least average offensively. I'm not saying this team would have run over the competition, but they definitely had talent.

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Yea, the thing is, that movie was based on a true story.... I'm not sure of the exact story, so exactly how much of that movie is fact is a mystery to me.

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That doesn't necessarily disqualify if, though.

[Josh W]

Miracle.

No way the US beats that Soviet squad.

[Sooga]

Oh i'm not saying it's disqualified.... I'm just wondering if the poster knew it was based on an actual story.

[Sooga]

You know, it's funny you bring that up, because that's EXACTLY what I was thinking about when posting this thread... but then I thought, "Nah, there had to have been something made-up that was even more improbable"... but reading these responses, I think that that US win over Russia truly was the most improbable.

[youtalkfunny]

--Tom Cruise has no idea how to drive a stock car at the beginning of "Days of Thunder", yet wins "five of the last six races, an unprecedented feat" a few months later.

--The umpires don't consider a rain delay during a monsoon at the end of "The Fan".

--Lou Brown brings in The Wild Thing to face a guy who has homered off him every time they have met; Willie Mays Hayes scores from second on a bunt; Jake Taylor BEATS IT OUT??? If they had Butch Hobson playing third base, charging the bunt, panicking, and air-mailing one to the seats behind the dugout, that would've been much cooler--AND the run would still be allowed to score!

--The Sports Guy recently pointed out that Kelly Leak bats in just about every inning of every Bad News Bears movie.

--Jean Claude van Damm stopping a penalty shot.

[Vavavoom]

Mighty Ducks 2 - There is no way they would beat the Iceland Team...

NO F'In Way !!

[ChipWrecked]

Robert Redford yanking a homer into the lights.

[baumer]

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Miracle.

No way the US beats that Soviet squad.

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The US actually beat the USSR in 1980.

Haven't seen the movie, but it's based on the true "Miracle On Ice"