According to the AP, Winston Griffiths signed with Vancouver of the A-League. Imagine if that shot had dipped a little lower on that October day?
MLS Cup 2002. Griffiths shot dippes and hits the crossbar, minutes later Ruiz scores the heartbreaker.
That wasn't Wolde Harris?? EDIT: You're right. Here's a whole breakdown on their playoff run that year. Weird thing is that he was pretty insignifigant throughout the year for the Revs. Code: POS PLAYER GP GS [b]MIN[/b] G A PTS SHT SOG FC FS OF CK C E CP MID Winston Griffiths 8 6 [b]428[/b] 0 2 2 7 2 13 7 0 8 0 0 0
I can think of quite a few (read tons) of Revs players we could make that same statement about. Monty
A lot of the time in sports, the "unexpected hero" is often an insignificant player. Why is that? In some instances, it could be pressure (read: lots of attention) on the star(s), and someone else they didn't worry about is able to take advantage. In situations like NHL marathon OT games, the game winning goal often comes from a guy with fresh(er) legs because he hasn't been playing as much as a Ray Bourque, who would often play 2/3 of every game. Yeah, I often think of how much difference a quarter of an inch would have made around here. 61,000+ fans witness one of the most improbable championships in the history of all sports. Who knows what might have been... Good luck to Winston in Vancouver. Tom