What's the best baseball game you went to and why?

GoingNutty Posted: Apr 21, 2005 04:39 PM

What's the best baseball game you went to and why?

We went to Baltimore cuz I am a big Cal Ripken fan... they were playing the Yankees so we went up for a weekend trip. We get to the stadium and I noticed right away Cal's name wasn't in the lineup! We went to the game where he BROKE the streak after traveling there to see him! It was such an incredible experience though, and a big part of baseball history.

I also went to three of the games during his retirement which were pretty cool. Standing ovations every time!

FeliciaDA Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:01 PM

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I've been to so many amazing baseball games, but hands down the best was the 4th game of the World Series in 2001

First of all, it was so emotional because of 9/11 and all that NY had been through. Everyone was so nervous and on edge, and just so overwhelming sad. But somehow baseball seemed so uplifting and 'right' .. I can remember how it really captured everyone's hearts that year

President Bush threw out the first pitch.. and like him or hate him, it was a spine chilling moment (IMO)

Lastly - it was an absolutely electrifying game!! Yankees come from behind, the whole 9 yards... one of those games you can definitely call a 'classic'

Bottom of the 9th inning, Tino up at the plate - 2 run homer... TIED GAME

10th inning... Jeter at the plate. BAM, HOME RUN...

The Yankees win .. THEeEeEeEeEeE YANKEEES WIN

I have NEVER FELT the STADIUM Shake the way it did that night - NEVER . IT was the best experience of my life, and I can smile and cry just thinking about it

Even though the Yankees went on to lose the WS to the Diamondbacks it was still the most amazing time at a game I EVER had on SO many levels.

My friends and I STILL talk about the game as if it were yestserday... hands down, the best game I've ever been lucky enough to attend!

don424 Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:13 PM

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don't jump on me, i am responding to this only because the question was what was the best 'baseball' game you've been to

i would say fireworks night at shea about 6 years ago

mets were down, 2 out bottom of the 8th, the score was 8-0. Everyone was forced to watch this beating cuz it was fireworks night.

They scored 11 runs in the bottom of the 8th, capped off by a piazza three run homer

we also went to a game last year, where they were down 4-0 in the 9th, and came from behind to win 5-4.

FeliciaDA Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:21 PM

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Posted by don424

don't jump on me, i am responding to this only because the question was what was the best 'baseball' game you've been to

i would say fireworks night at shea about 6 years ago

mets were down, 2 out bottom of the 8th, the score was 8-0. Everyone was forced to watch this beating cuz it was fireworks night.

They scored 11 runs in the bottom of the 8th, capped off by a piazza three run homer

we also went to a game last year, where they were down 4-0 in the 9th, and came from behind to win 5-4.

OMG DON -- ANTHONY was at that game too!! He always tries to go to fireworks nights, but this one is one game he ALWAYS talks about

HE and his brother alwyas talk about it and say it was the BEST METS GAME they ever went to ...

don424 Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:22 PM

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i'll never forget it, it was truly the best game i was ever at, i still talk about with my friends to this day

FeliciaDA Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:24 PM

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Posted by don424

i'll never forget it, it was truly the best game i was ever at, i still talk about with my friends to this day

Oy vey, you and Anthony would have a field day then

He and his brother and their 2 friends will go into EVERY LITTLE DETAIL about that game as if it were yestrday... I didn't even KNOW Anthony back then, yet I've heard the story so many times that I feel like I was there myself

don424 Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:25 PM

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oh yeah, it was a keeper

of course i have a 'worst' game too

but for the purposes of this board, i'll decline comment, because for some it would be their best

FeliciaDA Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:28 PM

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Posted by don424

oh yeah, it was a keeper

of course i have a 'worst' game too

but for the purposes of this board, i'll decline comment, because for some it would be their best

You can share with me over drinks sometime

And now why don't ya stay off our board

I kid, I kid.......................

don424 Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:29 PM

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i will do

RedHead Posted: Apr 21, 2005 05:39 PM

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dm24angel Posted: Apr 21, 2005 07:22 PM

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Posted by RedHead

CAN'T ANSWER

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dm24angel Posted: Apr 21, 2005 07:23 PM

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Mine was May 17th...my 23rd b-day...Had semi good seats..moved to seats right near first base, Met Tino, and didnt get kicked out of the most awesome seats in the house! LOL

dm24angel Posted: Apr 21, 2005 07:25 PM

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Would have added one, felt guilty but adding anyway, even though it wasnt MY best game..but my ex and I were at the 2001 world series and he caught a home run ball ( grabbed it from the guy behind us really)by I think ( I know HORRIBLE Yankee fan, forgets WHO it was) BErnie Williams...It ended in a bad night ( hence the ex thing) but it was great.
p.s We were on ESPN in a blurb for like 2 sec's..mostly him, but There was my head in it!

cindyandkevin Posted: Apr 22, 2005 01:13 PM

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I can't really think of one. Except the time during Senior Week when I went with a bunch of my friends before we graduated, that was cool. Too bad the Yanks lost tho! But it was still fun. Altho another time my boss gave me free tix, that was great! I'd love to go to a Subway Series with my FI cause he's a Mets fan (originally from Queens so he can't help it), I can't change him.

FeliciaDA Posted: Apr 22, 2005 01:21 PM

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Posted by dm24angel

Would have added one, felt guilty but adding anyway, even though it wasnt MY best game..but my ex and I were at the 2001 world series and he caught a home run ball ( grabbed it from the guy behind us really)by I think ( I know HORRIBLE Yankee fan, forgets WHO it was) BErnie Williams...It ended in a bad night ( hence the ex thing) but it was great.
p.s We were on ESPN in a blurb for like 2 sec's..mostly him, but There was my head in it!

We were probably at the same game, Donna .. I was at Games 4 and 5 of the WS games in 2001

I wasn't with an ex.. I went with my crazy girlfriends.. but I WAS single back then and I'm telling ya being a group of ladies at a Yankee game is THE WAY to meet men

bridegirl Posted: Apr 27, 2005 08:25 PM

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FH and I went to the game last summer in Boston where arod got in the fight with pedro martinez and everyone went onto the field. we were sitting in like the 15th row right behind home plate. it was totally amazing, I was standing on my chair and everyone was screaming their heads off!! It sucked that the yanks lost, and we had to drive home that same night because we couldnt go anywhere in public with all our yankee gear on!!!!!!!!

micmar Posted: Apr 29, 2005 08:30 AM

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I have two favorites:

David Cone's perfect game in 1999
Game 5 of the 2001 World Series when they tied it in the 9th on Scott Brosius home run & went on to win in 12 innings.....doesn't get any better!!