Poscast Drafts

As Selected By Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur

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10: Individual Seasons

1. (JP1) Wilt Chamberlin 1961-62

2. (MS1) Pedro Martinez 2000

3. (JP2) Barry Bonds 2004

4. (MS2) Tiger Woods 2000 

5. (JP3) Wayne Gretzky 1981-82

6. (MS3) Barry Sanders 1988

7. (JP4) Martina Navratilova 1983

8. (MS4) Steffi Graf 1988

9. (JP5) Jim Brown 1958

10. (MS5) Tom Brady 2007-08

September 24, 2012

9: Star Wars Characters

1. (MS1) Han Solo

2. (JP1) Obi-Wan Kenobi

3. (MS2) Darth Vader

4. (JP2) Luke Skywalker

5. (MS3) Yoda

6. (JP3) Leia

7. (MS4) Chewbacca

8. (JP4) Lando Calrissian

9. (MS5) Boba Fett

10. (JP5) R2-D2

March 14, 2012

7: BEST RECORDS IN SPORTS

1. (MS1) Nolan Ryan’s 2,795 career walks 

2. (JP1) Eric Dickerson’s 2,105 yards rushing in a season

3. (MS2) Dan Marino’s 5,084 yards passing in a season

4. (JP2) Wilt Chamberlin’s 48.5 minutes per game in a season

5. (MS3) Michael Phelps’s eight gold medals in one Olympics

6. (JP3) Mike Powell’s 29 ft. 4½ in. long jump

7. (MS4) Tom Brady’s 50 TD passes in a season

8. (JP4) Pete Rose’s 4,256 hits in a career

9. (MS5) Ellis Hobbs’s 108 yard kick-off return

10. (JP5) Jack Nicklaus’s 18 major championships

August 30, 2011

6: SPORTS ANNOUNCER CLICHES

1. (MS1) “What was going through your mind when…”

2. (JP1) (QB lines up, calls time out.) “He didn’t like what he saw.”

3. (MS2) “Defense wins championships.”

4. (JP2) “Perfect (shot/drive/storm/etc.)”

5. (MS3) “He’s got good (basketball/football/etc.) IQ.”

6. (JP3) “…has no quit/did not quit.”

7. (MS4) “He just has fun out there.”

8. (JP4) “The goalie is standing on his head.”

9. (MS5) “This is like a heavyweight fight, the teams are feeling each other out.”

10. (JP5) “Stranger things have happened.”

August 23, 2011

5: EXCITING PLAYS

1. (JP1) play at the plate

2. (MS1) walk-off home run 

3. (JP2) behind the back pass (basketball)

4. (MS2) long snap sailing over punter’s head

5. (JP3) blindside sack

6. (MS3) flea flicker

7. (JP4) breakaway (hockey)

8. (MS4) goal (soccer)

9. (JP5) the turn in Olympics 200M & 400M races

10. (MS5) championship point at Wimbledon

August 2, 2011

4: TYPES OF BALLS

1. (MS1) baseball

2. (JP1) football

3. (MS2) wiffle

4. (JP2) basketball

5. (MS3) golf

6. (JP3) 8

7. (MS4) tennis

8. (JP4) soccer

9. (MS5) four-square/kickball

10. (JP5) bowling

July 5, 2011

3: OBSOLETE SPORTS THINGS

1. (MS1) non-commodified baseball cards

2. (JP1) Mattel hand-held football game

3. (MS2) externally held umpire chest protectors

4. (JP2) bullpen cars

5. (MS3) appropriate names for teams

6. (JP3) relief pitchers with acts

7. (MS4) old tennis rackets

8. (JP4) Atari football

NON-SPORTS PORTION:

9. (MS5) actual mail

10. (JP5) typewriter

June 6, 2011