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Favorite baseball moment
I remember the 1992 NLCS game between the Braves and the Pirates like it was yesterday.
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Melt down of Cards (spanning the rest of game 6 and all of game 7) after Denkinger's blown call.
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Adam Wainwright freezing Carlos Beltran in game 7 of the 2006 NLCS with an 0-2 curveball sent by God.
Ted Williams couldn't have hit that pitch with a tennis racket. |
I was there on June 2, 1999 when Ken Harvey went 3-4 and drove in 5 in a 12-7 loss.
It was ****ing nails. It was a Tuesday, and, luckily, I didn't spill anything on my Jose Offerman t-shirt that I received for being one of only 7,000 in attendance. |
Ken harvey getting drilled in the back with a throw from the outfield, Ken harvey punching grimsley in the face when trying to throw home, Ken harvey falling over the tarp.
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Steve Finley's grand slam that give the Dodgers the division crown over the gnats.
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I was at George Brett's final game. It was awesome, something I will never forget. He had a nice game, and rode around the field and then kissed the plate. Brett was Royals' baseball.
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And that worthless **** was our lone all-star one year. |
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he Royals' 5-3 loss to Boston on Sunday was painful not because it was the deciding game in a three-game series with an AL East pennant contender, or because it kept the Royals in double digits in the games-behind column of the AL Central standings.
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The play that led Jack Buck to utter, "and we'll see you tomorrow night!"
Puckett's home run off Leibrandt in game six of the '91 series. The play made my favorite baseball game of all time possible; Jack Morris' ten inning shutout in game seven. |
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I remember that. Awesome. |
I'm surprised that Grimsley's HGH laden face didn't break that ****er's arm.
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Brett's 3 run home run off Goose Gossage to send us into the World Series. My memory is a lil fuzzy but I believe it was game 7 in the playoffs and the Yanks had dicked us like 3 years in a row in game 7. Also sweet Brett moment against the A's Billy Martin had the pitcher throw 3 pitches way outside as if to intentionally walk brett, then come back with a fastball over the plate which George yanked out of the park :) I have lot's of good memories from those years and wish I could remember exact dates but alas I've been drinking again so sorry I can't articulate as well as I'd like. Like Denny Mathews said, you don't tug on superman's cape, ya don't spit in the wind and ya don't pull the mask off the lone lone ranger and you do not pitch to the hottest hitter in baseball. Sorry just an o;d guy getting excited for some Royals baseball after years of apathy. |
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Tuffy Rhodes hitting 3 HR on opening day.
The Netherlands beating the Dominican Republic. Twice. |
"0-1 to Pujols...IN THE AIR LEFT FIELD AND PUJOLS HAS GIVEN ST. LOUIS THE LEAD!! A dramatic, towering, 3 run shot!"
Wainwright breaking his dick off in Beltran Wainwright breaking his dick off in Brandon Inge Edmonds pumping one into the 9th deck in the 12th inning of game 6 of the LCS in 2004 Yadi Molina fisting the Shea faithful in the top of the 9th. Rolen telling Clemens, "Look at this. Look at how stupid you are", roping a double in Game 7. Jeff Suppan, the clutchest mother****er there ever was. |
After Vaughn held the tie game by striking out Haywood, Taylor called his shot(fake) then layed down a bunt and beat it out with great effort. This allowed Hayes to score all the way from second on the bunt(great speed) and the Indians win.
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It was like he was a different person. |
Blew my mind! One year he's getting his bed taken outside and has to impress with his sprint speed to get on the team, then the next he's Mr. Big shot. Same with Vaughn.
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Well... with Vaughn, at least the crowd let him hear it. I never heard the crowd turn on Hayes.
I think Tanaka was seriously under rated as an outfielder. Decent arm but was willing to give up the body for the catch every single time. |
You know I agree 100% with what you said there. They were used to seeing Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn and let him know it. Hayes they never got that side, they always saw a fast, cocky kid with an attitude. Then he showed up with the long ball and I'm sure the crowds loved that.
Tanaka was everything you'd want from a player on your team. Team first attitude and a great motivator that wouldn't hesitate to say you lost your balls. It's always great to talk Major League Baseball, but I didn't mean to hijack your serious thread. I haven't been a major baseball fan long enough to have a great memory yet, the best I could come up with was ARod's 499th HR then his attempt at 500 at the K. Everyone was booing him all game until after 499 and then on his last at bat the entire stadium was on their feet cheering louder than I have ever heard. It was pretty cool, then he didn't hit a HR and the entire place booed him. |
Bo Jackson nailing Harold Reynolds at the plate.
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Harry Carey talking about not finding a prize in his "Crackerjack"
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Aaron Boone's walkoff homer vs. the Sox to win the pennant. Too bad we blew it against the Marlins.
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Tony Solaita hitting a 500 foot HR in Tiger Stadium. The ball hit about 20 feet below the spot where Reggie hit his in the ASG. A true "bomb".
Hal McRae whacking an Oakland fan with an umbrella after somebody poured beer on him in the OF in Sept of 76 as the boys were fighting for their first pennant. Frank White beating the living shit out of a fastball while being the 1st 2b to bat cleanup in a WS since Jackie Robinson. That HR went into the bowels of Busch Stadium and was never found again. Amos Otis hitting the 1st base bag wrong in his first AB in the 76 ALCS, causing him to miss the rest of the series. Changed everything. Danny Jackson winning the two biggest games in Royals history. Both game 3 of the ALCS and Game 3 of the WS after we had dropped the first two of each series. No Danny J = no championship. |
When Randy Johnson made the long walk as a relief pitcher in the bottom of the 9th to shut down the Yankees side after pitching 100+ pitches the previous night. When Womack tied it. When Gonzo blooped it. When Bell ran into his homosexual lover's arms at home plate. And everyone in the stands started making out to a scratched cocky version of Frank Sinatra's New York New York.
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Saberhagen watching the last out sail over his head while Brett crept up behind him in Game 7 of the '85 World Series. Too bad it was against the Cards, but oh well.
Tied for second is Wainwright's savage series-ending curves against Beltran and Inge. Even though the one against Inge won the World Series, I'd have to give the nod to the one against Beltran, since I hate that ****er so much and also because it was against the Mets, in New York, and it was so sweet to watch 50,000 arrogant New York assholes collectively choke on a dick. |
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And before the Cards fan start yelling about it again they should remember... like they never seem to do... that Orta was thrown out trying to go from first to third on a single by the next hitter... Jim Sundberg I think it was... so Orta never scored... the bad call was erased... and the Cardinals melted down all on their own. CHAMPIONSHIP! :) |
Well since I'm younger, the best memory I can think of is George Brett's final game.
I also enjoyed watching Luis Gonzalez punch that hit up the middle to defeat the Yanks in 2001 WS in game 7. This is where Randy Johnson came back in after one day starting to relief pitch. Great game. |
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Still 10 WS is 2nd only to the Yanks. Winning in 06 was doubly sweet because it was so unexpected. |
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One of the top ten experiences of my life. And I've had some fun for a chick. |
When David Cone was pitching in New York he always at the yearly Steeple Chase (horse race) and I talked to him quiet a bit. He's one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet. I was actually a Yankees Fan when he was pitching for them.
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This is something I will tell my kids about over and over. I was crushed, we just got the shit kicked out of us all over the field. Now here we were bottom of the 8th elimination game, it was over. But still I watched, alone, dejected waiting for the inevitable. This is what I got.
Rivera allowed a lead-off walk to Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts pinch ran. Everyone knew what he was going to try and do next. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jEvepm86rDM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jEvepm86rDM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Shit I thought he was out!?!? Some life still left!!! <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTCjvBOaIFw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTCjvBOaIFw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Mueller's single scored Roberts, giving MO the BS and the sending the game into extra innings, tied 4-4. bottom 12. Manny led off with a single against, and Ortiz hit a two-run walk-off home run to right field. And this is about how I was at home. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1szUC3ZiEo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1szUC3ZiEo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> |
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Kirk Gibson's homer in the '88 series. That ****er could barely walk to the plate and took Eckersly's drunken ass downtown. Clutch.
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Seeing my team win a World Series live and being able to share that experience together with my son.
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The 2004 ALCS (games 4,5,6, & 7) Especially David Ortiz's walk off homer in Game 4. And Damon's Grand Slam in Game 7. After Damon hit that Grand Slam you could just see the horror in Yankee fans faces.
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One other one- I was at an Orioles game when Albert Belle hit 3 homers in a game. When he came up the next at bat the pitcher from the Angels hit him with a pitch. He stood there at the plate sort of yelling and pointing his bat at the plate. Ray Miller (the Orioles manager) came out and talked to him, the ump was talking to him, but Belle was just yelling at everyone. Finally he took the base. Come to find out, he tried to refuse the base. He was yelling that he wanted the count to be 1-0, and he would just stay there and bat. I'd never seen that before, I thought that was kind of cool.
And Cal Ripken had the game winning hit that day too. |
FWIW, Mark McGwire's 62nd HR was one of my faves. Steroids are not, Him and Sammy Sosa saved baseball from a spectators standpoint.
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I have to say it was when the Padres beat the Braves in the 1998 NLCS.
I believe Steve Finley caught a pop-fly for the final out. That was back when we had QULIVIO VERAS! |
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