Great moments in sports you’ve witnessed

Nolan Ryan’s 7th no hitter in Arlington.  Place was electric from the 5th inning on!

Have rotten luck on this. Probably closest is 10/7/01 at Qualcomm Stadium: Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit came in Tony Gwynn's final game. Lots of tears at the end when Tony just missed the 5.5 hole in his final AB.

I've mentioned my #1 on this site before here it is and will never happen again:

Yankee Stadium: One Arm Man throws No Hitter - I was at the Jim Abbot no-hitter in 1993.

I've been to Yankees clincher game 6 in 2009 at Yankee Stadium (FUN),  Not a great sports moment but game 1 sat on top of the Yankee dug out at turner field (yankees did win).  Missed the all century team announcements which were game 2,  was at game 6 at yankee stadium in 1981 when Dodgers won the world series (not a good game for me).  One of my fav times is taking my son to MSG to watch Linsanity at the height of the hype.... 

1985 - Royals/Cards Game 6 - Denkinger (Royals fan, so loved it)

1998 - Clint Stoerner stumble and fumble vs. #1 Tennessee (Arkansas fan, so hated it)

2000 - Music City Miracle (TN Titans/Oilers season ticket holder, so loved it)

Wes Mathews Sr hitting a half court shot to beat Michigan State, and seeing the incredibly fake Magic Johnson all dejected.  Priceless.

I was at the Raiders-Colts playoff game in Baltimore that went into OT and Kenny Stabler threw the winning touchdown

I have not been fortunate or willing to spend a lot of coin on the memorable play off games. I did take my kid's to Mariano Rivera's last game at Yankees Stadium.

The infamous Game 3 of the 1989 Series between the Giants and A's at Candlestick.  Initially thought the rumbling was from fans stomping their feet at first only to look out and see the concrete rim of the stadium and outfield grass in rf look like a rolling sea.  

most of FSU’s memorable football moments in the 90’s. I was there when Marshall MacDougall hit 6 bombs. Tampa Bay Lightning’s first game. 

Probably not as memorable to others, but as a kid growing up it was awesome.... I saw several bench clearing brawls at Fenway in the late 80s-early 90s. 

Have to be honest here:

Watching one of my sons pitching a complete game, 3-hit shutout against Clemson at the College World Series to propel his team into the winner's bracket in 2006. Coming into the game, Clemson had the highest batting average in Division I. It was also on Fathers' Day. Hard to top that combination from my perspective.

P.S. The Clemson pitcher that day, Stephen  Farris, pitched almost as well in a 2-0 loss. If I'd been his father that day, I'd been proud, as well. It's all about parenting.

Same year, two games, was at 2008 AFCCG (Steelers fan) where Troy Palamalu sealed the game with an incredible pick 6, then took my then 7 yo son to the Super Bowl and James Harrison’s 100+ yard pick 6 right before halftime, then the final TD catch by Santonio Holmes.  Two amazing  games and incredible plays to see live.

Not a game per say, but I was at Martinsville, VA in 2015 for a NASCAR race when Jeff Gordon scored the final win of his career.  Hard to say what was more awesome - his win or Matt Kenseth pile driving Joey Lagano into the wall late in the race.  The crowd loved it.

@Prepster posted:

Have to be honest here:

Watching one of my sons pitching a complete game, 3-hit shutout against Clemson at the College World Series to propel his team into the winner's bracket in 2006. Coming into the game, Clemson had the highest batting average in Division I. It was also on Fathers' Day. Hard to top that combination from my perspective.

P.S. The Clemson pitcher that day, Stephen  Farris, pitched almost as well in a 2-0 loss. If I'd been his father that day, I'd been proud, as well. It's all about parenting.

I remember that game like it was yesterday.  Had to be one of or the best pitching dual in CWS history.

Ok so I am gonna be honest too. The best moment in sports for us was watching son close out the super regional game at Clemson to get us to Omaha to watch that game on Father's Day!

Hard to compete with what has been mentioned. But the most amazing sporting event that I ever attended was the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The US basketball team was amazing and featured Michael Jordan, before he ever played a game in the NBA. Watching them play at the Forum was unforgettable. At the Coliseum I saw Carl Lewis win the 100 meters and Edwin Moses win the hurdles. But what I remember more than anything was the ground swell of patriotism that was alive in the air. You could feel it - and the sound was deafening. People were proud to be Americans and it was on display for all to see. If everyone could see a sight like that right now we would all be better off for it. 

@adbono posted:

Hard to compete with what has been mentioned. But the most amazing sporting event that I ever attended was the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The US basketball team was amazing and featured Michael Jordan, before he ever played a game in the NBA. Watching them play at the Forum was unforgettable. At the Coliseum I saw Carl Lewis win the 100 meters and Edwin Moses win the hurdles. But what I remember more than anything was the ground swell of patriotism that was alive in the air. You could feel it - and the sound was deafening. People were proud to be Americans and it was on display for all to see. If everyone could see a sight like that right now we would all be better off for it. 

My roommates and I discussed renting our condo and heading to aEurooe during the Olympics. We decided to leave work at noon and attend an afternoon and evening event each day. We spent a ton of money. But it was all worth it. There was such a stream of gold medals in track and swimming they don’t stand out other Han Benoit’s because I knew her.

I did attend an a 1984 Olympic event that was the best party I’ve ever attended. It was cool to see 100,000 people from all over the world dancing together. Outside of the Patriots first Super Bowl win this was the most expensive ticket I’ve ever purchased.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zixh

Saw Rick "The Rocket" Mount score 61 against IOWA. IOWA won 108-107.

Years later the Purdue engineering dept watched the game and added a 3 point line to see how many it would have been today. Sorry I do not remember but it was a lot. He would shoot s fast his team would meet him going the other way.

My husband (then boyfriend) was a starter for the University of Richmond basketball team that beat Syracuse...the very first time a 15 seed beat a 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Game was at Cole Field house/University of Maryland and my parents were there with me. Talk about an electric atmosphere. Super fun to be there. 

Baseball-wise we were there for CC Sabathia's final game with the Yankees after 19 years in the MLB. 

Football...unbeknownst to us...my family was at the Colts' last football game in Baltimore before they stole away in the dark of night in Mayflower moving vans. 

Years ago we had a rare quiet weekend. My guy is a bb/bb player and had never wrestled. I decided to take him to a large tournament near us. Everyone else entered as a team, but we showed up in gym shorts and a tee and alone.

Entered him to wrestle. Right before his first match he said 'I don't know anything about wrestling. What do I do?"

I told him he needs to know 2 things. First Dan Gable says " the person who gets the first takedown almost always wins!" So at the whistle you take him down as fast as you can. Number 2 is do not let him up until you hear my voice.

Too damn funny. Won the whole tournament and still have the bracket on his wall. 

Good experience for a pitcher!

Same kid. Calls me from the golf course 1 day and says and old guy wants to play a few holes with us, what do you think?

I told him play and then introduce yourself and send me a note.

Hour later he says to me " He said his name was Johnny Lujack!"

The oldest living Heisman trophy winner! How cool is that!?

Course he never heard of him.

Not a "Great" moment but I attended the infamous NFL Snowball game at the Meadowlands where the Giants played the Chargers. We arrived at the stadium that day and there was over a foot of snow. The stadium had not been cleaned and you had to dig a hole in the snow to place your feet when you sat down. Security was also light.... in our section there were only two ushers, a female and a small male.

During the first half, a lot of snowballs were thrown but it started to tail off. At the begining of the second half, they announced the UPS delivery of the game where one lucky fan won some prize. They would show the winner on the jumbo-tron running up one of the stairway carrying a football. Well, the lucky winner was wearing a Steeler Jersey. All you could see from my nose bleed seats was the Steeler fan running up the steps between two sections, it was a gauntlet. He had hundreds of snowballs thrown his way. After that, the stadium went nuts and the snowballs were flying. A Charger coach was knocked out by a piece of ice. The game became infamous............It was also the reason stadiums are shoveled out before game time today.

I forgot one of the biggest. I was stationed at Long Beach Naval Station at the time and some friends and I went to watch the WCC basketball tournament. I was at the game where Hank Gathers dropped dead on the court. Of course, we didn't know what was going on until hours later. They simply canceled the game and cleared the arena. What an amazing college basketball player Gathers was.

@RJM posted:

My roommates and I discussed renting our condo and heading to aEurooe during the Olympics. We decided to leave work at noon and attend an afternoon and evening event each day. We spent a ton of money. But it was all worth it. There was such a stream of gold medals in track and swimming they don’t stand out other Han Benoit’s because I knew her.

I did attend an a 1884 Olympic event that was the best party I’ve ever attended. It was cool to see 100,000 people from all over the world dancing together. Outside of the Patriots first Super Bowl win this was the most expensive ticket I’ve ever purchased.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zixh

Damn. You're way older than I thought. 

growing up in Hawaii, I didn't have too much access to big time sports and big moments (my youth coach rode the pine for Chaminade when they played Virginia but I wasn't there for it) but two "great for me but not for thee" moments stand out.

1982 Rainbow Classic tournament:  before there was the Maui Invitational there was the Rainbow Classic.  It was the premier winter college basketball tournament after the Great Alaska Shootout and they used to draw big time teams.  as a kid on winter break, we were able to roll up at 9 AM, but a cheap ticket and watch hoops all day (16 teams, iirc so 8 games a day). 1982 didn't have any particularly memorable moments, from a historic standpoint (although Wayman Tisdale throwing down a 2 handed tomahawk right in front of me while sitting courtside under the basket is firmly etched in my mind) but the field that year had Jordan and Perkins from UNC and a year removed from winning it all, the aforementioned Tisdale as well as Byron Scott with Arizona State.   there were also a number of other future NBA players in the field  (Jon Sunvold and Steve Stipanovich from Missouri among others).  It was a great year to be a sports crazy kid in Hawaii)

the second is fun for me.  I was living and working in the SF area and my dodgers were in town. 1995, I think. I was doing shift work and working midnights so I was able to walk up to Candlestick, buy a cheap ticket and move my way down to field level (the Stick drew zero fans on the best of days and even less during midweek day games), even when my beloved (and hated by everyone else there) Dodgers were in town.  Thus, I was front row when Raul Mondesi flattened Kurt Mainwaring and sparked a benches clearing brawl.  if IG or YouTube had been around then, everyone would have known about it.

@mattys posted:

growing up in Hawaii, I didn't have too much access to big time sports and big moments (my youth coach rode the pine for Chaminade when they played Virginia but I wasn't there for it) but two "great for me but not for thee" moments stand out.

1982 Rainbow Classic tournament:  before there was the Maui Invitational there was the Rainbow Classic.  It was the premier winter college basketball tournament after the Great Alaska Shootout and they used to draw big time teams.  as a kid on winter break, we were able to roll up at 9 AM, but a cheap ticket and watch hoops all day (16 teams, iirc so 8 games a day). 1982 didn't have any particularly memorable moments, from a historic standpoint (although Wayman Tisdale throwing down a 2 handed tomahawk right in front of me while sitting courtside under the basket is firmly etched in my mind) but the field that year had Jordan and Perkins from UNC and a year removed from winning it all, the aforementioned Tisdale as well as Byron Scott with Arizona State.   there were also a number of other future NBA players in the field  (Jon Sunvold and Steve Stipanovich from Missouri among others).  It was a great year to be a sports crazy kid in Hawaii)

the second is fun for me.  I was living and working in the SF area and my dodgers were in town. 1995, I think. I was doing shift work and working midnights so I was able to walk up to Candlestick, buy a cheap ticket and move my way down to field level (the Stick drew zero fans on the best of days and even less during midweek day games), even when my beloved (and hated by everyone else there) Dodgers were in town.  Thus, I was front row when Raul Mondesi flattened Kurt Mainwaring and sparked a benches clearing brawl.  if IG or YouTube had been around then, everyone would have known about it.

Nice. I always thought Tisdale would be, in the NBA, what Jordan turned out to be.

@roothog66 posted:

Nice. I always thought Tisdale would be, in the NBA, what Jordan turned out to be.

he was a better bassist, thought.  I also remember he was really cool. maybe because he was a freshman and hadn't won a NC but he was very accommodating to us kids waving programs in his face asking for autographs.  others...not quite as nice.

@TPM posted:

I remember that game like it was yesterday.  Had to be one of or the best pitching dual in CWS history.

Ok so I am gonna be honest too. The best moment in sports for us was watching son close out the super regional game at Clemson to get us to Omaha to watch that game on Father's Day!

I smile when I read posts like this - hell, I almost cry. How satisfying it must be to experience that kind of moment. Most of us here just think, "maybe one day." You're truly blessed with good kids who were also great ball player, but I assume you know that.

@roothog66 posted:

Nice. I always thought Tisdale would be, in the NBA, what Jordan turned out to be.

Had you seen Jordan play in the ‘84 Olympics I bet you wouldn’t have thought that. He was incredible and obviously destined to be a star. I told friends I had never seen a player like him before. Was often said the only person that could ever hold Jordan under 20 ppg was Dean Smith

@adbono posted:

Had you seen Jordan play in the ‘84 Olympics I bet you wouldn’t have thought that. He was incredible and obviously destined to be a star. I told friends I had never seen a player like him before. Was often said the only person that could ever hold Jordan under 20 ppg was Dean Smith

Oh, I watched all of those games. Jordan was obviously destined for superstardom, but Tisdale just had more...pizzazz. One of my most memorable moments as a Razorback basketball fan was watching Arkansas beat #1 North Carolina and Jordan in Pine Bluff.

@roothog66 posted:

Oh, I watched all of those games. Jordan was obviously destined for superstardom, but Tisdale just had more...pizzazz. One of my most memorable moments as a Razorback basketball fan was watching Arkansas beat #1 North Carolina and Jordan in Pine Bluff.

Another guy who I HATED, but you could tell was going to be a superstar was Larry Bird. I recently went back and was watching the 1979 Arkansas/Indiana regional finals (where Arkansas got screwed out of a final four) and, even today, some of the stuff Bird did was just unbelievable.

@roothog66 posted:

Another guy who I HATED, but you could tell was going to be a superstar was Larry Bird. I recently went back and was watching the 1979 Arkansas/Indiana regional finals (where Arkansas got screwed out of a final four) and, even today, some of the stuff Bird did was just unbelievable.

Okay, let me get this straight. You hated Larry Bird, you saw Jordan play in the ‘84 Olympics, and you still thought Tisdale had more...anything?!?  I’m afraid you have lost all basketball cred with me. Not that I think you care 😀

@adbono posted:

Okay, let me get this straight. You hated Larry Bird, you saw Jordan play in the ‘84 Olympics, and you still thought Tisdale had more...anything?!?  I’m afraid you have lost all basketball cred with me. Not that I think you care 😀

Well, obviously I was wrong, but I wasn't alone when you consider Jordan was drafted third behind...Sam Bowie???!!! At least Tisdale was only considered second fiddle to Patrick Ewing. Tisdale, in college, was "allowed" to show more skills than Jordan was in college. Tisdale just had more of that "Pete Maravich" kind of vibe. Again, I think history shows I was very, very wrong in my assessment.

@roothog66 posted:

Well, obviously I was wrong, but I wasn't alone when you consider Jordan was drafted third behind...Sam Bowie???!!! At least Tisdale was only considered second fiddle to Patrick Ewing. Tisdale, in college, was "allowed" to show more skills than Jordan was in college. Tisdale just had more of that "Pete Maravich" kind of vibe. Again, I think history shows I was very, very wrong in my assessment.

The NBA draft took place before the ‘84 Olympics were played. Olympics were Jordan’s coming out party. Had Olympics been played before the draft Jordan it’s been widely acknowledged that Jordan would have been the first player taken. 

@adbono posted:

The NBA draft took place before the ‘84 Olympics were played. Olympics were Jordan’s coming out party. Had Olympics been played before the draft Jordan it’s been widely acknowledged that Jordan would have been the first player taken. 

Apologize for that last sentence structure. 

I was a little  hesitant at first but for ME....it has to be a part of my son's baseball journey thus far (yeah I know, cop out answer ) .  I've narrowed down a few things off the top of my head:

- Watching his last college game that solidified his winning a few NCAA D1 baseball titles and finishing in the top 10 of several other categories for the season. A perfect way to say goodbye for the last 3 years.

-  Being part of 60 - 70 relatives, friends, and teammates, and coaches watching the MLB Draft and he being selected in the 1st round.

-  Being there for his MLB debut as we heard his name over the loudspeaker being introduced as a starter in front of 31,000 plus fans in attendance (ok truthfully there were only 3 of us who were actually paying attention).

I have lived a storybook life thus far, can't wait to see how the book ends.  All you baseball parents and players, time goes by fast, enjoy and take in as much as you can.

@adbono posted:

The NBA draft took place before the ‘84 Olympics were played. Olympics were Jordan’s coming out party. Had Olympics been played before the draft Jordan it’s been widely acknowledged that Jordan would have been the first player taken. 

I also found that team to be a farce. If you watched the trials that year (I was big into basketball in the early/mid 80's), Charles Barkley dominated and was somehow cut by Bobby Knight.

*edit* "Farce" may be a bit of an overstatement. I was mainly interested in watching Alvin Robertson and Joe Kleine.

@roothog66 posted:

I also found that team to be a farce. If you watched the trials that year (I was big into basketball in the early/mid 80's), Charles Barkley dominated and was somehow cut by Bobby Knight.

*edit* "Farce" may be a bit of an overstatement. I was mainly interested in watching Alvin Robertson and Joe Kleine.

I did follow the trials and you are correct about Barkley. He clearly should have made the team. 

@adbono posted:

I did follow the trials and you are correct about Barkley. He clearly should have made the team. 

I think Knight hated him. Bobby Knight is, well...Bobby Knight. Interesting story; in the 1988 Olympics, I won about $1,000 off my shipmates by taking 10 points and the Soviets. They all paid when we lost, but also held my ass down for a very patriotic pink belly session I'll never forget.

@roothog66 posted:

I also found that team to be a farce. If you watched the trials that year (I was big into basketball in the early/mid 80's), Charles Barkley dominated and was somehow cut by Bobby Knight.

*edit* "Farce" may be a bit of an overstatement. I was mainly interested in watching Alvin Robertson and Joe Kleine.

It was Joe Klein who prompted my draft philosophy of “avoid great white slugs.” Back in the day centers mattered only Bill Walton was agile. As a low post forward Kevin McHale was agile despite having the appearance of a deer taking his first steps. Now everyone plays facing the basket or they’re considered weak offensively.

Since some people are getting into personal thrills rather than known to everyone thrills ... 

When I was fourteen a friend and I sneaked into the visitors locker room at the Boston Garden. I met Oscar Robertson and chatted with him about playing guard and shooting for ten minutes before being tossed out. 

A friend’s brother was the visiting team ball boy and locker room assistant.  He told me the door would be unlocked. From that point I was on my own. And don’t mention I knew the door would be unlocked.

@RJM posted:

It was Joe Klein who prompted my draft philosophy of “avoid great white slugs.” Back in the day centers mattered only Bill Walton was agile. As a low post forward Kevin McHale was agile despite having the appearance of a deer taking his first steps.

That was at a time when the 7' centers were the focus of the draft. I want to say that year, 4 of the first 6 picks were center. That season, Ewing, Kleine and Jon Konkac all had similar senior seasons and played each other. Kleine dominated Koncak, Koncak dominate Ewing and Ewing dominated Kleine head-to-head. Ewing was obviously the better NBA prospect, Kleine had a pretty decent journeyman career (not what you want from a top-5 pick, though) and Koncak was a bust. Kleine also used to absolutely dominate Olajuwan every time they went head-to-head. College is just a different game.

@roothog66 posted:

I smile when I read posts like this - hell, I almost cry. How satisfying it must be to experience that kind of moment. Most of us here just think, "maybe one day." You're truly blessed with good kids who were also great ball player, but I assume you know that.

I thank you for your post. We have been fortunate to have really great memories. I also have been fortunate to know Prepster for many years.

My post was in reply to his post.  Our sons have been in the same place at the same time when in college,  in Omaha, and at the ACC tourney in Jax, where I finally met Clayton Woodard.

Anyone who doesn't know his son, Robert Woodard,  should do a search. 

A great part of this is that our sons have become friends. They have spent many hours talking baseball during tournies. Ironically, their teams were to meet up this year once again, in CUSA conference play.

That damn COVID got in the way.

@TPM posted:

I thank you for your post. We have been fortunate to have really great memories. I also have been fortunate to know Prepster for many years.

My post was in reply to his post.  Our sons have been in the same place at the same time when in college,  in Omaha, and at the ACC tourney in Jax, where I finally met Clayton Woodard.

Anyone who doesn't know his son, Robert Woodard,  should do a search. 

A great part of this is that our sons have become friends. They have spent many hours talking baseball during tournies. Ironically, their teams were to meet up this year once again, in CUSA conference play.

That damn COVID got in the way.

 

This post, to me, perfectly describes the beauty of HSBBW. Except for the part about COVID. 

I attended Marquette University playing @Saint Bonaventure University in Basketball at Rochester (neutral site) in 1980. I remember watching a guard from Marquette shred through the Bonnies defense. Though may may have though this electric guard would have a great NBA career, who would have thought that Glenn Doc Rivers would coach a championship team in 2008 with the Celtics. 

In a deja vous, that same basketball season, I would watch another future Celtics great run a similar coast to coast play in an NCAA tourney game on TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHIIJNXysG8

Hey and I definitely can't forget this great moment I witnessed. Special too as it was a father-son event. In a spur of the moment, two days before the game I secured tickets and made flight reservations for a NLCS playoff game. With little notice RipkenFanSon had to take a train from Providence to home, so we could flyout to Chicago. We went to Wrigley Field in October 2016 in the hopes that the Cubs would close out the Dodgers and not need a seventh game sending them to the World Series for the first time since 1945.  Tickets were better than I expected (about 15 rows from field, RF).  We didn't want to leave the field..such a celebration. Crowded L-station heading back to hotel. Such exuberation (pre-"social distancing.").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQiqptj4oDI

This is my favorite. You don’t have to have a great NBA career to have a great NCAA moment.

https://youtu.be/pHceOvR464s

The game ended late. After going nuts I heard, very sarcastically from upstairs. “I’m guessing they won. Now go comfort your kids. You scared the hell out of them.” They were 7 and 2 at the time.

here's one I wasn't there for but that I have indelible memories of.  1975.  I was 5. we had recently moved from the flatlands in Honolulu up to a rental house in one of the  nearby valleys.  back then, tv signals were all through the air so, if you weren't in an area where you could get a signal, you had to get an aerial antennae on top of your house. we couldn't afford one at the time so we didn't have a TV. My dad, being a huge baseball fan, convinced my mom to go shopping at the huge mall (ala moana for those who are familiar) where he and I plopped ourselves in front of the TVs in the Sears basement for hours as game 6 (Game 6!!) of the World Series played out in front of us on twenty screens.  5 hours behind east coast time, we watched in sears (with popcorn from the nearby snackbar that Sears had) as Pudge willed the ball to stay fair and force a game 7

@RJM posted:

This is my favorite. You don’t have to have a great NBA career to have a great NCAA moment.

https://youtu.be/pHceOvR464s

The game ended late. After going nuts I heard, very sarcastically from upstairs. “I’m guessing they won. Now go comfort your kids. You scared the hell out of them.” They were 7 and 2 at the time.

And when he couldn't go after trying to start the Championship game with a bad ankle, I just assumed we (Arkansas) were about to roll to a second straight NC. But...nah.

4/30/90 Infamous incident immortalized in irreverent Tank McNamara comic is the first that comes to mind. I attended many IBM classes in the mid 80s to early 90s and my evenings were spent at Fulton County Stadium whenever the Braves were in town. One of the many games I saw was the night David Cone argued what should have been the third out to end the inning. Instead, time was not called and two Braves' runners continued rounding the bases and scored.

Another significant game was 9/11/91 when three Braves pitchers, Kent Merker, Mark Wholers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no hitter. Reading the game reports prove my memory isn't very good. I could have sworn that I heard during the game radio broadcast that Merker was pulled because of a pitch count limit after a recent injury. He pitched 6 innings.

My personal favorite involved the Braves again. This time it was just last year. It was not a win for them this time.

Short Version (a few clips)

Long version  (I particularly liked the post game interview)

1975 Montreal Canadiens v. Red Army on New Year's eve. Ended in a 3-3 tie. Some consider it the best game ever played.

The Forum was a magical place to watch a game, and the Habs were the equivalent of the 27 Yankees at that time, while Red Army was a collection of the best players in the Soviet Union, who were billeted in a camp year round, away from their families, training nothing but hockey. Gives me chills just to think about it.

Game Clinching Game 6 Yankees vs Braves in 1996

Also Saw the Yankees Orioles Playoff game earlier with Jeter's Jeffrey Mayer ball and Bernie walk off in Xtra innings..

Tom Browning's no hitter vs Dodgers.  Game was rain delayed for <> 2 hours.  There was probably 3,000 left in attendance when the game started.  

Watertown, South Dakota, I am in the batters box 60'6' from Mr. Bob Gibson. When he threw his "warm up" pitches I could not see the ball [a blur]. I decide to hit by sound.

After removing the back line in the batters box, I was hitting from the "backstop". Placing my bat in front of the projected fastball, I "prayed" for a contact and the ball struck the 34" wood bat and disappeared over the RF fence. 7 rbi's that night. "TRUE STORY"!!!

Bob

I am surprised you did not get special batters only "Gibby autograph" at your next AB. Well done Bob, you are the HSBBW equivalent of the "Bayonne Bleeder"

Today, I thought for a minute that the following was a great moment.

I was listening to a podcast with Archie Bradley and missed a bit of his story's preface. He was talking about hitting a triple when he was a relief pitcher.  I remembered a game in San Diego where I thought he hit a triple and drove in a couple of runners that were TMM's responsibility. Since the CF mis-played the ball the scorer gave Bradley a single and charged Tim only one ER. Archie looked like he needed oxygen and more after the play.

It turns out that he was just preparing for his real, record setting 2 RBI triple by a relief pitcher in a play-off game a couple of weeks later.

Hope this qualifies. I had to return home early with my oldest son from a family vacation but my wife and two younger kids had some time to kill in Seattle so I ordered tickets for a Mariners game for them. 8/15/2012.  Boys were 12 and 9.  

During the game, I get a text from my wife: Kirk says Felix is throwing a no-hitter.

Me: Really? Cool.

Her: Wait...now he says it's a perfect game, whatever that is.

Me: What inning is it?

Her: 7th. Top.  Every time there's an out people are going nuts. (roar in background). Hear that? Is this a big deal?

Me: Uh, yeah, it's a big deal. Perfect games hardly ever happen.  It basically means no one on the Mariners has made a mistake. Not Felix. Not the fielders.  No one on the other team gets on base. At all. We probably jinxed it by talking about it.

Her: What?

Me: Never mind. Give the phone to Kirk, please.

I listen to a garbled play by play from Kirk, punctuated by a cheering crowd.  Game ends on a K looking, perfect game done.  Wife is back on the phone, says, "Wow, people are really excited.  This old guy next to us was actually keeping score. I think he's crying.  He told Kirk he's waited 65 years for this."

Me: It's kind of a big deal.

I was at Dwight Gooden's no hitter for the Yankees in 1996 and David Cone's perfect game in 1999. Mid to late 90s I was just starting to work, and wasn't married yet and had various ticket plans and season tickets for the Yankees. Was a good period of time to go to their games.

Oh and was at the A's/Yankees game in 2000 (I think) where Randy Velarde turned and unassisted triple play.

Texas Tech going back to back to back in the bottom of the 10th yesterday to walk it off.

https://twitter.com/TTU_Baseba...540493960613893?s=20

I just watched Northwestern hit 3 grand slam home runs 3 innings in a row (by 3 different batters) in their opening game against Michigan State!! Apparently, they tied an NCAA record. It was glorious!!

https://community.hsbaseballwe...75#68880328116433675

Go Cats!!!

@Go44dad posted:

Texas Tech going back to back to back in the bottom of the 10th yesterday to walk it off.

https://twitter.com/TTU_Baseba...540493960613893?s=20

I hope you were on the right side of that. I know a few that were not......

Game 5 Monday October 27 and Wednesday the 29th 2008 - Phillies WS win! An epic 48 hour window that included a sons birthday on the 28th in between game nights. Funny side note he is still pissed at me to this day for taking my father and not him to that game!! One of our favorite family discussions to annoy him!

Close 2nd was other sons team win 6A state championship his SR year. He was solid kid would have been a starter on many teams, on that squad he was a chief bench squad leader and bullpen catcher. He embraced it, the team with 14 seniors gelled and they all had an amazing ride. The bench on the team would have been a .500 squad. Very proud moment to see your son embrace a role he doesn't want and ultimately have an incredible spring. I still look at the banner in the gym every time I walk in it.

Game 6 of the 2010 NLCS -- Giants v Phillies in Philly with Brian Wilson getting Ryan Howard to strike out looking to end the game with the tying run on second -- sending the Giants to the World Series.  The silence that came over a rowdy Philly fan base was delightful.

Was at the Richfield Coliseum and saw Chuck Wepner knock Ali down......ask Ali, Wepner stepped on his foot.