The Most Hallowed Record

Barry Bonds is creeping up to Hank Aaron’s all time homeruns record. Do I care? Honestly no. But I might just because one, a record is supposed to be surpassed by an athlete who has admitted hitting most of those homeruns while on steroids and two, MLB chooses to call this record, “”the most hallowed record in all of sports.” Unfortunately, this “most hallowed record” is in a sport that isn’t even truly international and the ‘World’ Series winners are called World Champions just because they have two teams from Canada. And they don’t even win the Olympic gold. Of course, this reminds us of typical American sports arrogance. But then we are also reminded how the NBA-powered American team was humbled at the Olympics.

If any sport can be considered popular in simply sheer numbers of nations playing, it has to be soccer. If the number of fans or followers is counted, then even cricket might have a chance. What would be the most hallowed record in soccer? Is Pele’s thousand-plus goals already breached? Is Brazil’s World Cup winning streak ever going to be challenged? What about cricket? Will there be a day that Bradman’s almost-hundred average record will fall? Other records like most number of centuries, highest runs scored (ODI and Test), most wickets, or even the highest score in an ODI have already been broken. Records are indeed set to be broken. It is the pursuit of that seemingly impossible feat that makes watching sports so incredibly exciting. There never can be “the most hallowed record in all of sports” because for every fan, his sport is king.

Tweet This“The Most Hallowed Record” [Short URL: http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=1245] was published Thursday, April 6th, 2006 at 9:53 am by Patrix, filed under Sports, and tagged as . Both comments and linkbacks are closed.

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  • http://www.retributions.wordpress.com confused

    I completely agree.

    Except for Basketball, and to some extent Golf, most of the popular American games are played only by Americans, at the most Canadians.

    Soccer is ”the” game… I dont think any game gives more pleasure than soccer, that artistry, those skills, those feints are a sight to behold. Though personally I like Hockey too.

    About the records, I dont think Pele’s record has been broken yet, though in future it might very well be. Perhaps one reason, is that in its heart Soccer still remain a very simple game. Its still played in the ground and not in the labs.

    While all records maybe broken, I dont think anyone will ever come close to replicating Bradman’s near 100 average. The gap is simpley too wide-in 50 years since Bradman retired, all subsequent great players have hovered around 60 but no more. This is one record which will stand the test of time, until of course there is drastic change in the rules of the game.

    I have always wondered , why did the master not play one test more, so he could achieve an average of 100. Afterall, only 4 runs seperated him and this monumental achievement. Perhaps, this near perfection, this near God yet human approach makes him accessible in many ways, perhaps allows us to believe he was human after all.

    Perhaps, the master understood the importance of failure more than anyone else.

    p.s Jesus, thats a freaking long comment! My bad

  • http://ipatrix.com Patrix

    Confused, no probs with the long comment. Go right ahead and comment all you want. I agree that Bradman’s record might just last forever primarily because it is a record of averages and not a flash in the pan performance. It takes more effort than it took to score 800 in an ODI. About Pele’s record, I might have to google it and recheck. I hope you are gearing up for FIFA 2006.

  • http://bharatblog.blogspot.com rajagopal

    I think it is very easy to say Americans are arrogant and they only think about basketball or baseball played in their country (forget American style football for now). But honestly, how much did we know about NBA or MLB before we set foot in the US?. They don’t get to see much cricket, if any, and they don’t care because there is enough sport there to fill the entire year.

    If we are going to start counting team streaks in the list of hallowed records, who is ever going to beat UCLA’s record of 10 straight NCAA basketball championships?.

    Ofcourse, as far as individual records go, Bradman’s career is pretty much unparalled by anyone else in any other sport.

  • http://ipatrix.com Patrix

    Rajagopal, I am not belittling American sports. I love them and love more the way they market them thus leading to more interest in the public. What I don’t appreciate is the sentiment that American sports like baseball are all-conquering. Honestly, even in the United States, baseball is a distant third after football and basketball in terms of popularity. There is too much “remembering the past” in baseball.

  • http://www.retributions.wordpress.com confused

    Yo, I am all set. Infact, I do have some tentative plans of flying in to Germany..let c…and hey btw thats 2007..lol

    @Rajgopal,

    Much as I admire Bradman, Dhyanchand’s achievements have never been given the importance they deserve. For him Bradman once said, ”this guys scores goals as I make runs”!

    Perhaps, because he was Indian, and we have never been good at remembering heroes in India.

  • http://ipatrix.com Patrix

    Confused, I think you *are* confused…the FIFA WC is this year.

  • http://www.retributions.wordpress.com confused

    Yoho, You are right, I got ”confused”(shamefaced) with the Cricket World cup, thats where I plan to fly…..lol

    My bad..

  • http://www.retributions.wordpress.com confused

    And hey, I know where the Cricket World Cup is, and I know its not Germany…lol..Now just dont lay into me bro…I am so ashamed already….

  • http://ipatrix.com Patrix

    Hehehe…you asked for it.


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