Bay Area YouTube Top 30

It is a site that has revolutionized procrastination. You watch it at work, you peruse it at home. It has changed the world of blogging as we now know it. And you have undoubtedly typed "porn" into the search field and come away disappointed. Yes, I am talking about YouTube, one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century. A couple of month's ago, Bill Simmons created a YouTube Hall of Fame (insider) for his readers to divulge. While a novel idea, Simmons' list left something to be desired, namely being unable to fulfill every sports fans' desire to see his own team's triumphs and memorable moments. This isn't his fault; it is impossible to placate everyone. And that's what we're here for, anyway.

Starting September 1, HMB will be counting down the YouTube Top 30 Bay Area sports moments. Each day we will post one video until we get to #1 on September 30. We are ranking the clips on a few criteria:

• Coolness of the clip. Was it a big play in a big game? Is it an indelible historical image? Was it done by a Bay Area sports legend? Do you get goosebumps? Does it get a little dusty when the clip is shown? That kind of stuff.
• Does the clip possess YouTube qualities? Montages with cool music make great YouTube clips; we love them.
• Is it good quality? No one likes watching grainy old sports tapes taken off of someone's VCR.

There are other factors, but those are the main ones. Hope you all enjoy and we invite any type of responses. Looking forward to a good month! Here is a sample of what didn't make the cut.


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