The top 10 bad weather games

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New York Yankees trainer Gene Monahan sprays pitcher Joba Chamberlain with bug spray in a swarm of insects during an Oct. 5, 2007, playoff game against the Cleveland Indians.

Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 | 2 a.m.

Baby, it’s best when cold outside

The top 10 all-time bad weather games — “these are the most memorable ones we could come up with” — according to theloveofsports.com Web site:

10. A Mound-Blowing Experience: Giants pitcher Stu Miller is blown off the pitcher’s mound at the 1961 baseball All-Star Game at Candlestick Park.

9. Heinz Field Fiasco: Heavy rains transform the re-sodded playing field into a quagmire at the 2007 Steelers-Dolphins Monday Night Football game.

8. Snow Plow Game: Former UNLV coach Ron Meyer demands a snow plow driver sweep off a patch of field so John Smith can kick the winning field goal for the Patriots in a key 1982 game against the Dolphins.

7. The Rain Bowl: Neil O’Donoghue kicks the winning field in a monsoon at Tampa Stadium as the Bucs clinch a playoff spot by beating the Chiefs in 1979.

6. The Heat Game: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar needs an oxygen mask to keep from fainting in 100-degree heat as the Lakers fall to the Celtics in a 1984 playoff game at air-conditioner-less Boston Garden.

5. Philly Blizzard: Steve Van Buren scores the winning touchdown in a snowstorm as the Eagles beat the Chicago Cardinals in the 1948 NFL championship game.

4. The Bug Game: Tiny insect swarms invade Jacobs Field during the 2007 ALDS, nearly driving Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain insane.

3. The Fog Bowl: The Eagles and Bears — we think — knock helmets in the fog at Soldier Field during the 1988 playoffs.

2. The Freezer Bowl: The Bengals ward off a wind chill of minus 59 degrees to beat the warm-weather Chargers 27-7 in a 1982 playoff game.

1. The Ice Bowl: The Packers beat the Cowboys for the 1967 NFL title on the frozen tundra (minus 13 degrees) of Lambeau Field. Brrrr!

Discussion: 1 comment so far…

By juanchaco

1/16/09 at 10:15 a.m.

Suggest removal

you can tell this list was done by a U.S. reporter, or the list would have had a couple of soccer games on it. "Top 10 all-time bad weather games in US history" is a better headline...