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I love to reminisce.
Perhaps this is why I love ESPN Classic so much. I like ESPN with its constant SportsCenter airings, Pardon The Interruption with Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, Around The Horn, and Jim Rome Is Burning. While these shows are highly entertaining and informative, nothing quite compares with Classic's reairing of Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals or the 1983 Orange Bowl or Buster Douglas' upset win over Mike Tyson in 1990.
Shows like these work wonders for me, and apparently many others or ESPN would not keep programming like this on the air.
Like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Classic takes me back to the comfort of my youth and young adulthood. Reacting to a missed layup by Magic Johnson in 1984 takes me back to the first time I saw him miss that layup in Game 7 in Boston Garden, complete with what I was snacking on at the time (Doritos), who I was watching the game with (my buddies), and the feeling that maybe, just maybe, the Lakers will win that game this time around (not really, but it seems like it).
So, thank you, ESPN, for giving us Classic and providing us with memories of not only the games themselves, but of a a time when life was much simpler and less stressful.
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Kelly,
Once again you have captured the essence of sports. When I remember, or see, "the immaculate reception," I cry for my Raiders all over again!! I am glad you have decided to start a blog. You are a great writer and are able to put your finger on the pulse of sport.
Thank you for your kind words, Brian.
I can't say I remember the "immaculate reception" with tears of sadness. I loved the Steelers even though I didn't love Franco Harris.
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The classics of sport will live on in our memories forever...but, it is nice of 'the leader in sports' to provide us a channel where we can relive the action and excitement of the original brodcasts. Not only are we provided with nostalgia, but evidence of the progress (or lack thereof) is presented to provide comparisons with the happenings in sports today.
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