The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2014, and explain what made them so special. Here they are. Madison Bumgarner's Game 7
When I played little league baseball, we had a kid on our team named Paul who was the best pitcher in the league. Paul wasn't really bigger or stronger than any of the other kids in the county, but he could throw much, much harder than any kid his age should.
We were basically guaranteed to win every third game or so, because Paul would take the mound, throw fireballs right past a bunch of kids who looked like they were about to pee their pants, and rack up 10-12 strikeouts. Those of us in the infield would stand around and crack jokes with each other until the game was over. To this day, Paul is still the most dominant athlete …