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.

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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.