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A Few Other Games That Are Going To Be Replayed
By Jay Busbee | January 12, 2008
By now you’ve probably heard the absurd news that the NBA’s going to replay the ending of a game between the Hawks and the Heat. Why? Well, because Shaq’s involved, of course. You think if Chris Kaman or Rajon Rondo had fouled out/not fouled out of a game, we’d be having this conversation? Of course not. Bearing that in mind, here are a few other games for which we can look forward to re-dos…just to make sure everything’s on the up-and-up, of course.
The Bartman game. Original result: A fan in
terfered with the Cubs’ Moises Alou, costing Chicago an out and, eventually, their best chance at a World Series in many a decade. Reason for replay: Because if there’s anything more fun than watching Cubs fans suffer, it’s watching them suffer the same agony twice in a row.
The 1995 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. Original result: The Orlando Magic defeated the Chicago Bulls, with newly returned immortal Michael Jordan, in six games. Reason for replay: A thorough review of Jordan’s contract with David Stern specifically stipulated that after 1990, he was not to lose in the playoffs. Ever.
The 2002 NFC Playoffs. Original result: A young Michael Vick stormed into Green Bay and dealt the Packers their first-ever Lambeau Field playoff loss, 27-7. Reason for replay: Vick is evil and all evidence of his value to the NFL must be expunged. Plus, Atlanta fans need a little more pain.
The 2001 World Series, Game 7. Original result: The Arizona Diamondbacks mounted an amazing bottom-of-the-ninth comeback against Mariano Rivera to win the World Series. Reason for replay: The Arizona who now? We can’t have them winning the championship! And against the Yankees, no less? We call shenanigans!
The 2008 AFC Playoffs and Super Bowl (if necessary). Original (potential) result: 
The Patriots lose to the Jaguars, Colts, or other contender in the postseason. Reason for replay: Come on, you think the Patriots are going to lose? Why, that’d deprive the media of fifty thousand fawning “perfection” stories! We can’t have that!
Of course, there are a few sanctified games that are off the table. The Jeffrey Maier 1996 playoff game, when a Yankees fan reached into the playing field and grabbed a sure out away from Orioles outfielder Tony Tarasco? Sorry, Baltimore, them’s the breaks. The “tuck rule” playoff, when Tom Brady apparently fumbled his way into an incomplete pass against Oakland and would go on to start the Patriots’ dynasty? Trust us, you don’t want to see what would happen if that were replayed. Michael Jordan’s pushoff foul against Bryon Russell to clear himself room for a shot to win the 1998 NBA Championship? Russell should have known that even breathing the same air as Air was considered a foul. Others?
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