Sunday, January 29, 2012

What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?

Of any level?



As a Twins Fan the best I have witnessed was at Johan's Santana's 17 strikeout game in August of '07, and a month later Scott Baker's perfect game brought into the 9th inning.What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?When Roger Clemens threw the bat Mike Piazza broke at mike piazza while he was running to first. That was So funny.What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?
I have two. First, I was priviledged enough to see a no-hitter in person (Clay Buchholz, 2007). However, I also saw a feat even rarer than a perfect game or unassisted triple play: Gary Matthews Jr, then with Texas, hit the majors last NATURAL cycle (single, double, triple, home run) with me in attendance.



Also interestingly: I saw two Tigers games that week while in town for a funeral. Matt Stairs was a Ranger in that game. Two days later, he was a Tiger.What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?September 21, 2001, Shea Stadium. New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 2.



Mike Piazza hits a two-run homer in the 8th inning, the eventual game-winner against the Atlanta Braves.



It was the first professional sporting event in New York after the events of September 11, 2001.



Liza Minnelli performs "New York, New York" with a kickline of New York emergency responders during the 7th-inning stretch.



So many eerie things that night - the ribbon over the blacked-out World Trade Center in the skyline artwork above the rightfield scoreboard. The solemn pregame tributes. The emotions shown by players and staff from both teams. This city needed any kind of a spark to prod us along into trying in any way possible to continue to go about our lives as normally as was possible. The return of baseball was a step in that. Little by little, New York had to come back.



Honorable mention - October 3, 1999. New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Game 162 of 163.

Mike Piazza steps up to the plate in the bottom of the 9th, the bases loaded in a tie game, with a tie in the wild-card standings intact. Pirates reliever Brad Clontz jogs in from the bullpen, leaving Piazza waiting another few minutes to dig in, heightening the suspense. Clontz's first pitch bounces in the dirt and over the backstop, Piazza keeps the bat on his shoulder, and Melvin Mora races home into a jubilant Mets pile. All eyes glance to the out-of-town scoreboard to see a big "R" for rain next to the ARZ-CIN game. Later in the day, after a lenghty rain delay, the Cincinnati Reds win their own Game 162, and force Game 163 the next day in Cincinnati. Al Leiter wrote the rest of that story, but I wasn't there.
When the Philladelphia Phillies beloved anouncer Harry Kalas died and first inning after his death there was no announcing. Well thing i've seen with my own eyes when Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game. I think the best moment in all of baseball was when one of the Angels outfielders went out and thumped on the poster on Adenhart. I wasn't there but how could you forget that??What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?Game 6 1986 world series Mets vs. Red sox.I was at shea for the game and their were 2 outs bottom nine . I looked up at the scoreboard and it said Congragulations Red Sox 1986 World Series Champions. My wife said she wanted to go home. I said well you always want to see the final out of the world Seris and next thing you know 10 minutes later Shea is rocking And theirs a Game 7What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?
September '77, Red Sox - Yankees in Yankees Stadium. Reggie Jackson taking a called third strike in both the bottom of the 9th and 14th innings with bases loaded. Gamed was postponed w/ the Sox winning the next day in the 17th inning.
David Cone's perfect game vs. the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999. Yankees won 6-0.What is the most memorable moment that you have witnessed at a baseball game?
I saw my local minor league team enter the bottom of the ninth down by four. A solo home run cut that by one, and then the other team fell apart -- with the conclusion a walk-off grand slam. Oh, it was luverly!
I was in Seattle on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, and I got to see Manny hit his 499th homerun. Even though the Sox lost, it was still really cool.
Reggie jackson last game or bo jackson first homerun after hip replacement surgery
I was at the Mets game in 1984 when Dwight "Doc" Gooden became the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in a season.
Johan Santana's shutout on the second to last game at shea stadium
I saw somebody get hit by a baseball in the stands.

:D
Chicago Cubs triple play
I got to see Jeff Francouer hit a walk off homer for the Braves

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