The 2011 Class Of The Animated GIF Hall Of Fame: Shane Victorino

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By Jon Bois - Featured Contributor

In 2011, fans made hundreds of animated GIFs of the best, worst, silliest, and most amazing moments in the world of sports. Here are the 50 greatest animations we saw all year.

Jan 4, 2012 -

In the 2011th Year of our Lord, we proudly recognize

SHANE VICTORINO, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

as a member of the inaugural class of the SPORTS ANIMATED GIF HALL OF FAME.

Mr. Victorino is being recognized on account of:

lol,

rounding the bases on a foul ball because nobody bothers to tell him it's a foul ball because it's Shane Victorino,

and lol.

We hereby celebrate and honor your contributions to the animated GIF industry, Mr. Victorino.

Intro | 50 through 46 | 45 through 41 | 40 through 36 | 35 through 31 | 30 through 26
25 through 21 | 20 through 16 | 15 through 11 | 10 through 6 | 5 through 1
The 2011 GIF Hall of Fame inductees: Chris Bosh | Jack Wilson | Shane Victorino

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Comments

Shane Victorino kills it.

Never forget Wolf Island, or pie! #AHAMF, it's vaguely sordid.

by Spider_Monkey on Jan 4, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Wow

I think baseball is the most boring of all of America’s main sports (NASCAR isn’t a sport), but damned if it doesn’t have some of the very best derps. Fantastic.

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BOYCOTT ESPN!

by Sean T on Jan 6, 2012 5:09 PM EST reply actions