Creepy sports predictions

[Guest Anglesault]

We've all had them. We have a funny feeling that something might happen, we make a bold prediction, not entirely serious, and low and behold, it (or some variation of said prediction) comes true, leaving you dumbfounded and slightly scared.

 

My father predicted the Aaron Boone homerun before game one. I had called him up before the game, and just chatting, I asked "So, what fucked up thing will happen to the Sox this year?"

 

"Aaron Boone will hit an extra inning homer in game seven"

 

We both laughed for a good five minutes.

 

I called him immediately after the game, and we were both speechless.

 

More recently, I predicted Sheets' 18 K game, just not that it would be him specifically. I woke up Sunday and said "better watch the game, someone's gonna get 18 Ks"

 

I heard about that game later and was shocked.

[Guest Redhawk]

All I can think of is the Sports Illustrated from two or three years ago that had the headline: "What's wrong with Kobe Bryant?" or something close to that. This was during the time when people thought Kobe was getting "mean." He got into that fight with Reggie Miller, after which Miller said (in equally creepy fashion), "Kobe has some issues that he needs to work out." This was also around the time when the Kobe-Shaq feud I think first became public.

[Guest Crazy Dan]

My best sports prediction came when I was watching the Braves vs Padres in the Playoffs. And I had said that Caminiti was going to hit a homerun to win the game. And low and hehold, Caminiti just happens to hit a game winning homerun. And my college buddy who is huge baseball fan, had his eye's bug out and say "Great Call"... so that has been my best sport prediction.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0]

At last seasons Ducks home opening, I told my dad the Ducks would win the Stanley Cup. They were one game short of it.

[yankovic fan 0]

Before the twenty man battle royal on Raw in like 93-94 that came down to Razor Ramon and Rick Martel, I dreamt that Razor was one of the winners and that he eliminated Bam Bam Bigelow...

 

oh sports...

 

When the Saints played the Bengals in 2002, I said "Watch the Saints mess it up and loose to the Bengals."

 

At that point the Bengals had only won one game that season, and of course they beat the Saints.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

I too called the Boone HR, but it was as he was getting up to the plate.

 

Last year's Saints game where they did the four or five laterals and scored a TD. Fox had just cut away to this game after the Giants were over, so figuring something crazy might happen, I stayed with it. I was cheering them on as they scored, and then sat and wondered how awful it would be if they missed the PAT. So of course, they did.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

I predicted the 1980 Miracle.....

[Ripper 0]

I have two and have never been right again.

 

 

1: In the 1995 finals go up 3-2 on the Rockets and everyone is assuming that the Knicks are going to win it all. I tell everyone "The Rockets are going to win it in 7 and John Starks is going to shoot the Knicks out the game." Lo and Behold. I was A basketball wizard that year, mostly because of my other prediction.

 

2: "The Sonics are going to lose to the Nuggets in the first round." Everyone laughed at me. Funny thing is, I thought the Lakers would get that spot(lakers ended up like a game or 2out that year) and said THEY would beat the Sonics. When the Lakers were eliminated, out of spite I said, "It doesn't matter...that just means that the Nuggets are going to win it." And then the Nuggets went down 2-0 and every mocked me. Then they won and I had my day.

 

Of course, I haven't had a day since then.

[Der Kommissar 0]

A few years ago, I bought a Quebec Nordiques hat, and then I suddenly had a passing thought that the Colorado Avalanche would face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup finals that year. I remember telling a friend who thought I was insane since no one really believed the Avalanche had a hope in hell against the record setting Red Wings team of that year.

 

Also, during the playoffs of this year, I had a dream where Tampa Bay lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2 and the Flames beat the Red Wings 3-1. Strangely ironic, since the Flames lost to the Red Wings 4-2 and the Lightning beat the Canadians 3-1 on that particular day.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

A season or two ago, the week after the Bears won in OT on a Mike Brown INT return against the Niners, they were playing the Browns, and it came down to OT. A buddy of mine pointed at the screen with both fingers and went "MIKE BROWN INT RETURN FOR A TD!" Blam, happened again. He didn't call the first one though, so it wasn't quite as cool.

[razazteca 0]

I predicted that the Panthers would make the Superbowl last season. This year I will say it will be Texans vs Vikings!

[Ripper 0]

Oh, I called Chauncy Billips half court heave to send the Nets/Pistons game into overtime the other night.

[Damaramu 0]

My dad predicted Steve Young's last game and injury. Before the season even started.

[treble 0]

I guess it's not technically a prediction, but earlier in the season I saw someone from the Flames getting interviewed in the team's locker room and saw a poster of the Stanley Cup on the wall so I kind of laughed and said to myself, 'They have no chance of winning the Cup'. Of course, now they're one win away from the Finals.

[Just John 0]

I called Patriots and Panthers in the Super Bowl about halfway through the regular season.

[Art Sandusky 0]

My grandfather called Puckett's game-winning home run in Game 6 of the '91 World Series.

 

"Ah, goddamn Charlie Liebrandt... Puckett's gonna hit the first pitch out of the park!"

 

Of course, that was a prediction based more on how much my grandfather and I despised Liebrandt.

[Red Baron 0]

2002 World Cup.

 

Senegal will beat France 1-0 in the first game. What happens, Senegal wins.

 

recently.

 

Montreal can comeback and defeat Boston down 3-1 in the series

[Red Baron 0]

5 more wins, and I would get Calgary is going to win the playoffs

[Gert T 0]

In fairness predicting the Saints losing in December is commonplace! At least the Bengals one. That Jags game is a whole other bag.

 

That was one of the greatest radio sound bites ever, it sounded like the color guy for the Saints was going to jump out the window.

[Dogbert 0]

I predicted the Flames would finish 6th in the conference.

 

Then I said Flames over Nucks in 7, Flames over Wings in 6, and Flames over Sharks in 6.

 

Uncanny. Remind me never to bet against them.

[Guest Smues]

I'm only good on predictions that I don't want to come true.

 

After the Patriots missed 2 field goals in the superbowl I was fucking angry becuase I KNEW that it was going to come down to a fieldgoal, whcih of course they would make, at the last second, for redemption and blah blah blah.

 

It happens all the damn time if a team I hate is going to win something big I know it well ahead of time. Before the playoffs I knew the Lakers would struggle at some point, the media would write them off, then they'd miraculusly come back blah blah blah, and look even better, soley because the media blows things out of proportion. I hate the damn media the way they do that. (Granted LA could lose to the T-wolves, but I doubt it). Hell, they'll probably play like shit for 2 games again, get written off, and come back blah blah blah I'm going to go shoot myself. Good night.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I correctly predicted 9 of the past 11 Super Bowls, leading all the way back to the `93 game (Dallas-Buffalo part I). I turn 21 this year so hopefully I can start making money off of my good predictions starting next year. The only two I got wrong were Green Bay-Denver and St Louis-Tennessee.

 

I said right after Faulk got traded to the Rams from the Colts, "watch them go all the way just because of Faulk".....I was speechless. Seriously towards the end of the season I was such a non-believer in the Rams that I thought their whole season and playoff run was fixed to grab ratings for Warner's "cinderella" story, until the same thing happened with Brady two years after.

 

Of course I was a non-believer right up until midway through the 2000 season when they grabbed the nickname "The Greatest Show On Turf" and they won games without bothering to kick for field goals or extra points because Wilkins was injured.

 

Another scary prediction was the T.O. Catch in the 98 playoffs against Green Bay. I was like "Ha, watch Young fling one in there at the last second." Of course Cisco was down by 4 and they were on the 36 yard line so I didn't think they'd complete a 30+ yard pass with only 8 seconds left, and I was thinking "Here we go it's redemption time for last year if someone can get past the fucking Vikings." That was truly earth-shattering I kept staring at the TV as if I was having a nightmare or hallucination or something.

 

Hmm come to think of it that's probably how Spurs fans felt this year in Game 5...

[Ripper 0]

More of a jinx than a prediction. I said "It would be fucked up if he misses the extra point" after that amazing touchdown by the Saints last year.

[Fuzzy Dunlop 0]

Almost every time Sammy Sosa steps up to the plate, I can tell whether he'll hit a homerun or not. I've been doing this since mid-98 and my predictions are about 80-85 percent.

[Guest acnx]

2002 World Cup.

 

Senegal will beat France 1-0 in the first game. What happens, Senegal wins.

 

recently.

 

Montreal can comeback and defeat Boston down 3-1 in the series

I remember staying up to watch the Senegal/France game, because I thought for sure Senegal would upset France. Just had this feeling...

 

I also predicted that Marty Morninweg would take the wind, rather than the ball against the Bears...it was more of a, watch this idiot give the game away thought, but still...

[C Dubya 04 0]

I called the end of the 93 World Series in between innings. I told everyone sitting around that if Joe Carter came up with a man on, "ballgame". And that Mutha Fuckin Son of a Bitch Asshole went out and did it. (still might be a bit bitter)

[Guest TUS_02]

During the NCAA's... I picked Florida to beat #1 UCONN in the sweet 16... this was a LOONNNNGGG time ago, I think during the Donyell Marshell years. No one else had it marked... I got the win and came in 1st or 2nd in my dad's pool

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

A few years ago, they had those "chicks dig the long ball" commercials featuring Tom Glavine & (I think) Greg Maddox. I flipped over to a Braves game (forget who they were playing), and Glavine was batting, so I turned to my brother and said "chicks dig the long ball." Sure enough, Glavine knocked one out.

[Slayer 0]

Opening ceremony 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, after watching the torch begin to run through the stadium, I said (paraphrased) "They'll probably break out some super-secret special star near the end, like, I dunno, Muhammad Ali"

 

Sure enough...

[KK Rage 0]

Last year before a Canucks and I think the Wild (I can't remember) playoff game, my buddy asked me, "So what's goin down in the game tonight?" and I just blurted out, "The Canucks will win 4-3 due to the Wild hitting the post." In the second period the Wild proceeded to hit the post twice. Then, with one second left in the game, Wild up 3-2, Bertuzzi scores, sends it to OT, and the Canucks win it. My jaw dropped for a good 2 hours after that one.