Last night I watched the Dodgers suck it up against the Padres and thanks to zesty outfielding play by Podsednik, the Padres scored two on an inside the park home run. Got me thinking what else I've seen live. These are some of the things I've seen.
Baseball
1. Inside the park home run
2. 4 Back to back home runs
3. Game winning home run
4. Grand Slam
5. Home Run that left the park (McGwire during batting practice at Dodgers Stadium)
Hockey
1. 8 round penalty shootout with home team winning (I don't even know if I said that right)
Basketball
1. Game winning shot (High school...our school won)
Football
1. Interception off a bounce off the WR's foot taken back to the house (High School....again, we won)
E tu?
baseball - i was the phils pirates game in i think 98 that contained the only combined extra inning no hitter in baseball history
basketball - was at iversons 60 pt game against orlando
hockey - was at the playoff game where hextall scored a goal against the caps and jj daigneaults goal game
football - none really....4th and 26 i guess
was at the kenner league (an epic summer basketball league in dc) where jj reddick hit 34 straight three pointers in warm ups
You know...its easy to say that certain NBA players 'suck' when we compare them against the superstars...but put them anywhere else...and they're incredible. Doesn't surprise me about Reddick...must have been cool to watch.
Baseball-I actually turned a triple play by myself in little league. We were only 11 or 12 so it wasn't anything amazing considering how dumb kids are running the bases at that age. But still not something that happens every day.
Football-I saw Kevin Kolb's first start lolz...maybe that'll be something to brag about some day
In high school during the championship game, we tied the game up with minutes left in the 4th quarter on a 4th and 1 play action touchdown pass, then took the lead in the final minute when our LB blocked a punt and forced a safety. Definitely the most exciting moment for a football team that I played on.
Basketball-Watched Elena DelleDonne drop 50 points on the other team in the girls basketball state championship, which not only set a record but also outscored the entire other team's score.
I havn't been to a Fyers or Sixers game since I was too young to remember what games I really saw.
yeah it amazing how many maryland fans around here rip reddick for sucking in the nba...number one hes come around to become a pretty good bench shooter and oh yeah he also MADE AND PLAYS IN THE fargING NBA
people have no clue how good that league is and how much talent it takes to make it...think about it 12 man rosters in a sport thats world wide
I saw the Westbrook return against the Giants at the Meadowlands. Easily the greatest sports moment I've been party to.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 06, 2010, 09:24:20 PM
I saw the Westbrook return against the Giants at the Meadowlands. Easily the greatest sports moment I've been party to.
i would have killed to have been there for that and have thought about it maybe thousands of times in my life
nothing better than being witness to a dagger on the road
i was the mcnabb mark carrier ankles game in dc which was just incredible and still doesnt come close to westbrook
runner up to that would probably be the first MLB game I ever attended I saw Cal Ripken hit a grand slam
my old lady was at the game Ripken sat out, ending his streak. she had no idea who he was or what it meant
Baseball
long list
Championship clinch 2008 WS Game 5 part 2, i missed part 1 due to the rain delayed a flight i was supposed to be on to land that afternoon
Werth's steal of home
1993's 4am double header
Rollins game winner in the playoffs last year
I've been to 8 different world series. Phils 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009; White sox in 05, NY in 2000, arizona in 2001
I've seen Brad Lidge lose 2 different world series game for 2 different teams.
football
Eagles comeback in pittsburgh in 2000 or 2001
the blocked FG vs san diego
westbrooks punt return in the meadowlands
basketball
game 5 of the sixers losing to the lakers is the only nba game i have ever been to
saw malik rose with drexel in the ncaa touny beat tennessee (i went there and was neightbors with malik)
hideous list that shows you just dont get the question
i was at game 5 part II and didnt even list
and i was embarrased to say 4th and 26 which is probably better than 3/4 of your list
the 1993 4am game is legit but next time come better
Oh, i'm sorry, next time i will check with you to see if my list of events is cool or rare enough to post in a thread about cool or rare events i have been at.
Maybe KDS has an opinion on this?
:-D
Best games in each sport:
Laettner shot.
4th & 26/Super Bowl.
ECF game 6 vs TB where Primeau scored with 2 mins left to tie it (weak I know but it was nuts in there).
Nothing really odd about a Phillies game I've been at. Was at Game 5 part 2 as well.
Wow, now I've got to think.
Baseball - saw a no hitter back at old Honolulu Stadium. It was triple A ball, Hawaii Islanders vs Tacoma Twins. I was just a young kid and can't recall the dudes name on the Twins but it was very exciting seeing the Hawaii fans cheer for the guy in the bottom of the ninth.
Basketball - saw Chaminade beat Denny Crum and Louisville. Not quite up there with their beating of Ralph Sampson and Virgina but still a lot of fun. OK sixer fans remember Ron Anderson? Saw him with Fresno State in that same Chaminade tournament.
Football - first Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Yes the game is a joke but i will never forget the feeling as young kid and walking into Aloha Stadium and seeing my first NFL player, Roger Staubach of all people. I was in heaven seeing Harold Carmichael, Jaws, Wally Henry - who actually returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. To a kid it was like Christmas morning.
I saw the Eagles lose the Super Bowl, the Flyers lose the Stanley Cup and the Phillies lose the World Series all in person!
i was there for 4th and 1, twice and it's my all time favorite sports moment
ive got far too many to list but you iceholes would like this one most - game 7 06' nlcs
What exactly is rare about the mets losing a big game?
that would be the "big game" part
I don't know if this qualifies, but I had courtside seats to a Sixers game and got into a verbal confrontation with some Qyntel Woods when he played for the Knicks after calling him a bust a million times during the game he had enough.
oooh, a verbal confrontation!
I hope you cursed at him.
I just kind of laughed at him and told him when he's working in the concession stands next year that I'll drop by and say hello. He used the word "flag" a few times.
he should have just laughed at you for not knowing what a bust is
The legend of cole strikes again
My dad was at Wilt's 100 point game in Hershey. He's told me that story a couple of times, which I find pretty entertaining just to hear about it.
Yea, so I was at the Jays game today and left after the 5th to catch a plane so I missed all the Morrow no hit drama. Seriously, the skydome sucks. Not recommended.
could have been a lot worse for you....he could have gotten the no hitter
yea, i was listening on the radio on the way to the airport and felt a huge weight of my shoulders when longo broke it up in the 9th. would never have been able to forgive myself.
I'm surprised to read that there haven't been many rare moments experienced. Maybe there are a lot more that people don't care about sharing.
Pretty much every game I've ever been to has been generic, but my first ever Phils game at the Vet, I saw Von Hayes' first career walkoff HR. I win.
Quote from: hbionic on August 09, 2010, 11:03:39 AM
I'm surprised to read that there haven't been many rare moments experienced. Maybe there are a lot more that people don't care about sharing.
I'm pretty sure they are all waiting for igy's approval of their list before posting.
Send them to me, I'll use my manager override.
I was at game 6 of the 80 WS. I was 4 so I really didn't comprehend the magnitude of what I was seeing. My grandfather was a team sponsor or some ish like that so he had one of those suites that sat just under the 500 level. I don't really remember much from the game, but I do remember my dad and grandfather pointing down to Steve Carlton and telling me who he was. I also remember eating a couple of meatball sammiches, drinking all orange soda I wanted and the madness that ensued after McGraw got the final out.
So I guess being at a WS clinching game for the Phils is both cool and rare.
That's pretty much it for the rare stuff. Most of the games I've been to haven't had any rare, notable or extraordinary events take place. But I have seen a few cool things:
- Was at the MNF clobbering of Dallas back in 92.
- @ SF in 2006 when Mike Patterson returned a fumble 98 yds for a TD. (Reggie Brown also had 100+ rec yds that game which could also be considered rare)
- @ Was in 06 when Mike Lewis returned an int 80some yds for a TD. Not sure how the Eagles won that game because Betts ran for like 175 yds. It was also the first game I had the pleasure of sitting with IGY and SunMo which made me the real winner that day.
- First Grand Slam (first HR of any kind) I ever saw was in my 2nd Little League game. I was 7 and standing on 2nd base. This kid comes up and launches one over the LF fence. I just stood there and watched it and then kept watching as the left fielder was trying to climb over the fence to get the ball. Next thing I know, the kid who was on 1st base is pushing me and I hear the coach yelling at me to start running.
- First Grand Slam I saw in a ML game was in 02 I think......Pat Burrell hit one against the Giants.
- @ KC in 2005 for the 17pt comeback, which was the biggest lead the Chiefs had ever surrendered at Arrowhead.
it was rare to see someone as drunk as you at 06 skins
hahahaha, I remember jumping up and down on the Lewis pick and tripping over a beer bottle laying on the ground and busting my ass. Good times.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 09, 2010, 10:31:51 AM
yea, i was listening on the radio on the way to the airport and felt a huge weight of my shoulders when longo broke it up in the 9th. would never have been able to forgive myself.
If it's any consolation we wouldn't have forgiven you either. We would have mocked you until you cried.
Not game related, but this could be classified as a sport happening.
My first vivid memory of Philly sports was the kiteman debacle. I was around 5 or 6 years old. Kiteman was supposed to glide down to the field and deliver the opening pitch, but the hack couldnt even get down the runway, and he crashed in the 600 level. I vaguely remember that game, think it was against the Cards.
Googled up a pic of it. And yes the bum was rightfully booed bigtime for that shtein.
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/174906/Phillies_Kiteman_medium.jpg)
I was at Franklin Field when Santa was boo'd
Quote from: SD on August 09, 2010, 02:01:41 PM
I was at Franklin Field when Santa was boo'd
you got me trumped on that one
Wilbert!!
Know anyone called stillupfront?
Quote from: Diomedes on August 09, 2010, 03:45:00 PM
Wilbert!!
Know anyone called stillupfront?
No, dont know of anyone with that name.
charlie = stillupfront, not wilbert.
^^^^
this is accurate
I'm hiring a private investigator.
I've concluded that charlie is not stillupfront
i dont really know who stillupfront is but i think hes beane...and charlie is def beane...amongst numerous other names
you are mistaken on all counts
charlie is beane and thats not even up for debate...the lil guy can probably remember his other monikers better than i can....
like i said i dont know who stillupfront is...he predates me here
beane is mpmgraw.
charlie is not him. and he's not stillupfront
thats right mcgraw too...that be charlie
Jezzzzzus Christ.
Am I going to have to submit to a federal scale background check. Damn this is a tough room. ???
shut the farg up biged.