My experience in seeing a World Championship won live.
 

The phrase "experience of a lifetime" gets used too much to describe an event in someone’s life but in this case it definitely applies.

My friggin knees are sore from jumping up and down on concrete all night like we were Duke Cameron crazies.I've already had a bunch of people call or email me saying that they spotted me on TV at the end of the game so it must have been me.

The electricity in the ball park was amazing. These were hard core fans that had waited 24 years for another title and were one game away. There were thousands and thousands of people outside in the closed off streets just wanting to be close to the action and be a part of history. That only added to the moment.

I've been a season ticket holder of the Chiefs since the Montana days and the Cardinals stadium was as loud as Arrowhead was after a DT KC strip on a QB in the mid 90's. My ears were ringing. It was as loud as Arrowhead has ever been and it was like that the whole game.

Before the game fans are high fiving each other, complete strangers stopping and talking and telling their personal stories of how they were Cardinal fans and their family’s history with the Cardinals. Sharing stories their Grandpa told them about the 1925 WS etc. They would have a little bad of dirt with them from the pitching mound of the 1982 final game when the fans stormed the field, tickets stuns from the 1946 WS that Stan "The Man" signed for luck etc.

Tickets were going for $600.00 for standing room only. $1,000 for nosebleeds and $2,500 - $10,000 for the lower level but even at those prices there was now way I was selling my ticket.

Weaver came out to warm up before the game and the crowd starting chanting Weaver, Weaver, Weaver as he was jogging out to the fence and he gave the crowd the fist pump like he was confident and was going to get it done, We were impressed in our section with his confidence. One of my favorite moments of the post game celebration (well besides all the ladies hanging out their car windows as they drive by and flashing the crowd their Bobbies) was at about 12:30 pm at night. Games had been over for a couple of hours. There are probably about 10,000 people in the stadium and Weaver comes out of the dugout and makes a victory lap around the stadium high fiving people lined up along the field.

When Stan "The Man" made his appearance in the pregame that was as loud as I have ever heard a stadium. He doesn't make it to games very often because he's getting really old so it was pretty special to see him at a game again.Everyone put their towels on the back of our heads to hang down like we have mullets in honor of Billy Ray Cyrus. As I said it was a very festive atmosphere.

The whole game everyone was on pins and needles because of our more recent history of blowing WS leads. But after we took the lead we knew this was going to be our night. Did you guys hear the crowd chanting Weaver, Weaver etc? We started counting it down in our section 6 more outs, 5 more outs, just one more strike etc.How can you describe the feeling of elation and pure joy when Wainright struck out the last batter? Everyone is high fiving, hugging each other and yelling at the top of their lungs while the players are mobbing each other and the fireworks are going off. I have no voice today. That was the loudest moment I’ve ever experience ever and I’ve been to Heavy Metal concerts in the 80’s. Hopefully my voice will recover in time for the Chiefs game tomorrow.

To hug and share that championship moment with my son will be an experience that will last long after I’m gone. It was kind of surreal because we weren’t suppose to he here but because of the rain out and luck we were. We were all aware of how lucky we were to be able to experience this moment. To cherish this moment in time.

After the game and all the ceremonies were done and people started filing out into the streets to celebrate the Cardinals opened up the stadium gates and let the crowd go in and out of the stadium at will. They were showing the locker room and the champagne showers and interviews on the big screen inside the stadium. There were people crying tears of happiness all over the place. Me and my son would go out into the street for a while and then go back into the stadium so we could experience both parts of the celebration. As far as I know there was no looting, vandalism etc. People were very proud of that. There was a lot of drinking, yelling and car horn honking but no cars were set on fire.It was a delirious madhouse in downtown St. Louis after the game but I never felt it was out of control of any danger to my son.

When we left downtown we were beside the Detroit Tiger buses that had the players in them stuck in traffic. As we went along the crowd would applaud the players in the buses and tell them good job and some would stick the heads out of the buses and say thanks or stick an arm outside and give the thumbs up sign to the crowd.I’m still on this adrelene rush today. I’m still in awe that I was able to experience something like that personally and then to be able to experience that with my son……Priceless.

Congratulations, man. You're a true fan, and you deserved to experience something like that.

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Yeah, I saw you too.

I saw another friend during game 4. Besides Superfans, I've never seen anybody I knew at a televised sporting event so I thought it was cool that I saw 2 in back to back nights.

Awesome story. Glad you had such a great night! :thumb:

Thanks, My son is a 5th generation fan but the stadium was filled with fans with the same stories, same family history. Just take the guy sitting next to me in the stands. He bought a ticket on Ebay to go for his Dad who died slowly of cancer last year. His dad wanted to see another World Championship before he passed on. He went to the game for his dad. When we won he pointed to the sky and said you were here to Dad.

BRC I saw you on TV as well.

Enjoyed it with friends out in the wilds of New Melle....local bar with a bunch of True fans as well.


Still have that feeling as well 24 years is long time.

When was it? I want to go look at the DVR and check it out.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.


Should have been me, though.

Dammit, rain, dammit.

Not bitter though, I bet it was experience of a lifetime, I had a blast thursday night there. I'm sure the clincher was triple the excitement.

Heres to the rest of us getting to experience that feeling with the Chiefs someday soon.

Your telling us that you were going to the game with your son, prior to the game, made me put aside my mojo, and not root against the Cardinals as much as I normally would have.

For you to experience this with your son, is an unreal memory that will be cherished forever. Your great grandkids, the 7th generation Cardinals fans will hear about the 2006 series and live it vicariously through DVD and the memories...

Cool deal man, Congrats. I hate the ****ing Cardinals, but Im glad you had an extraordinary time, and Im happy your team won.

Karma can be a bitch. I'm sure you will have some great karma heading your way for not rooting for the Cards to fail. Even though you didn't root for them, not rooting for them should get you some good karma anyway.:)

Can't take away the memory....Getting the Sunday extra
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I was at the seventh game of the WS in 85. It was awesome.

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BRC,

AWESOME AWESOME story. I'm very happy for you.

I can't beleave how my memories of my dad came back this fall during the playoffs myself. We use to play catch for hours while listening to Jack Buck.

Your son is one lucky young man.

Thanks for sharing that story with us. Its great.

I can't imagine the electricity the two of you
mus have been feeling. What did your son think of the ladies {flashing} ?

I'm... grrrr .....happy.... grrr...for you... grrr....

It was a lot more fun at the Stadium.:rolleyes:

i didnt go because the tickets were too expensive. but after the game, i wished i would have done it. it would have been worth the money.

That is awesome for yoy BRC! World Series Championship, AND you got to see bobbies that you have never seen before. You must plan a trip to England!

Congrats on your Championship. Glad it came this year and not in 2004 ;)

Seeing the Red Sox celebrating in our stadium after kicking our butts all over the fired was quite the bitter pill to swallow but I think we benefited from that experience and it showed this year. We seemed calmer and looked like we belonged than Detriot.

Hr thought they were great obviously....I took him to a Motley Crue concert and they had the Bobbie cam out and had all the ladies flash their boobs for about 10 mintues. He thought that was cool.:)

BRC,

What a great story.....

Your luck with the rainout was almost my misery. I had bought Game 5 tickets figuring at worst it would be the last home game at Busch.....

Thursday night was great, but there was part of me that just felt I had to go down on Friday night just to be around the action. It turned out to be my lucky night when I ran into a guy down by the Westin in the middle of the 1st who had a single he had to get rid of or his girl was going to divorce him. $50 over face value later, I had a seat 5 rows off the field in the left field corner.

Stayed until about 12:30am....left just after Weaver took his victory lap.

I'm just glad I was there to be a part of it, it must have been even more special for you to share it with your son......

Here's video I took of the final out......for Hamas, Frazod, and any other Cards fan.


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I've got it on Tivo, but thanks. I'm definitely Netflixing and burning all the DVDs when they come out :thumb:

DAMNIT CARL!!!!

Still "processing"........

10k for a ticket-I would have sold them.

While I do not doubt BRC, that was probably the exception, not the rule...

I was walking around downtown for 2 hours before the game looking for a seat and never came across anyone selling for more than $2000/pair.

IIRC, face value ranged from $250 for Field Box, to $90 for SRO/Bleachers.....

Guys I saw the tape of the game and the person they show before the last pitch defintly looks like me and was dressed like me but its not me. I was up in the nosebleeds.
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I hope you don't mind... I'm just going to keep telling people I saw a guy I knew at the WS. It completes me.

They should have given out deja vu 85 signs. :p

I am hoping to experience this in 2010 at Kauffman Stadium. :)

I haven't had time to watch the game, but I've been told by several people that I was on TV when Rolen hit that line shot foul down into the left field corner.......

Why does it take so long for YouTube to process a video? It took no time at all to upload it....

go cards!

Looks like Harpos went a little crazy.

Also I about hit 4 or 5 idiot fans running around the street. Gave them all the bird. :)

Why do your reeruned friends have sunglasses on? I don't get it.

they are cards fans

yep

You my friend are a true fan. You should be applauded for your excellency.

From ESPN's Gammons:
Some baseball and media officials groused when the Cardinals opened the gates in the eighth inning and allowed thousands of fans to come in out of the street to see the Cardinals -- those Cardinals most of their grandparents loved -- win. Two years earlier in the fourth (and final) game of the 2004 series, that same management opened the gates at the old Busch Stadium so more than a thousand Red Sox fans could finally see their team win the World Series.

Thats pretty classy.

Glad to help out :thumb:

A saw the world championship won live too!

WHy you SUMABITHINGMUTH*&$%#@$*%&#

The memory of seeing Johhny Damon and his hair win a title on my home turf. :Lin:But I now have a World Series memory that is much better than that suicide enabling moment in Cards history .And I didn't have to wait 98 years.:harumph:

Sounds like a good time.

The town is in post WS mood now. Beating the lambs this week should top it off.

Not going to make the trip over there for that game. But we should beat the rams. What are they saying in St. Louie? Easy game for them?

Actually, every sports-talk show host I've heard expects LJ to run for over 200.....

I think they went into the game with SD ranked 30th against the run.

The funny thing is, people who call in to the shows seem really disappointed. IMO, they should be freaking thrilled they got off to a 4-1 start....they could very easily have been winless. They haven't dominated anyone, and they've played a ridiculously easy schedule.

Beat Denver without scoring a TD.....thanks to Jake thowing the ball to everyone but his teammates.

Lost to SF. 'Nuff said.

Should have lost to Arizona. Thanks again to Kurt Warner for fumbling the snap.

Needed a last minute score to beat the Lions at home.

Beat Green Bay. See Arizona game for details.

Blew a 21-7 lead at home to the Seahawks.

Were blown up by the Chargers.



I know a lot of people here are concerned about this game, but I just don't see it, other than our piss-poor history as a road team, I'm not concerned.

The Rams are far and away the worst 4-3 team in the league......

Good. Don't give a chit about the Rams especially when they are playing the Chiefs but my hatred has been toned down lately because Martz got fired.

Frazod, What were you doing when they won on that Friday night?

Wondering in Chicago with Cub fans and the sentiment for their big Rival.

At least there was one World Championship in MO in 2006. :clap:

Watching My Cardinals WIN with several town buddies at the local watering hole.

Watching at home, following the game thread here. When the final pitch was swung on and missed, I threw open the windows and blasted We Are The Champions for the enjoyment of all the Cub fans in the neighborhood :evil: then I went to get some champagne.

Obviously no where near is cool as your experience, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I expect to see a lot of threads like this one very soon Royals fans. Dartgod, Guru, Blowfish etc. start planning on spending way too much money.

No matter what it costs, no matter how short you are on money. If the Royals get a chance to clinch here in KC, you have to be there in the stadium. Take your kid(s).

It's a bucket list cross off that you never know will ever happen again. Spend the money, seize the moment to experience your team win a WS in person.

Yup.

Courtesy of a ****ing KANSAS CITY TEAM...