Most historic game you saw in person

[AMBST95]

The most historic game I saw in person was the first and second half of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series. The weather was awful but the delay made the second half even more exciting, talking about what the managers would do.

The other I wish I could forget 8/22/2007 there was a doubleheader in Bmore. Dave Trembley had just signed a deal to be the new manager of the O's and had a 3-0 lead over the Rangers. Then the Orioles gave up 33 unanswered runs. They went on to lose Game 1 30-3 to the Rangers. They didn't want to waste the bullpen for Game 2 and Texas just teed off on the hapless Orioles arms. The O's went on to lose Game 2 as well by a more respectable 9-7.

[Touch'EmAll]

My dad took me to the 1974 Game in which Ryan recorded the fastest pitch - still record in Guinness Book.

I really don't know if he should legit still hold record? Some pitchers have posted faster? Something about when they clocked it - apparently in 1974 the clocked it as the baseball went over home plate with 100.9 mph. If they clocked at release point, it may have been much faster than that, upwards of 105 mph or even faster. I do know that the pitch had to be a strike to qualify for the record. Perhaps today they clock pitchers at release point instead? And maybe nowadays pitches do not have to be strikes? Help. Thanks.

[Al C.risafulli]

As a boy, I was at the Bobby Murcer game in 1979, the first game after Thurman Munson's funeral, when Murcer delivered the eulogy and then drove in 5 runs to singlehandedly beat the Baltimore Orioles. Probably the only highlight of the 1979 season for Yankee fans.

Also as a boy, on the football side, I was at the New York Giant game that resulted in "the fumble," when instead of sitting on the ball with less than 30 seconds in the game, Joe Pisarcik handed off to Larry Csonka, who fumbled the ball. Herm Edwards picked up the ball and galloped for a touchdown and an impossible Eagles win.

Since I've been a grown man, I haven't been to any games of historical consequence.

-Al

[dealme]

Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. Picked up one of my college baseball coaches on the way from Indy to St Louis to watch the Sox win. It couldn't have worked out better. Even going into work the next day having not slept at all was rather enjoyable after that. Hard to believe it's been nearly 10 years ago.

Mark

[dabigyankeeman]

Time for this thread to pop up again.

I saw an historic game, but then I didnt.

I was at Yankee Stadium on Saturday August 9th and Derek Jeter got the hit that moved him past Honus Wagner on the alltime career hit list. It was a hot brutal day but seeing this made it worth it.

Then a few days later I read that they later (a couple of days later) made an official scoring change on a hit that Jeter was given in a game prior to the game I was at. They took a hit away from him and now this means that the hit I saw only TIED Wagner, it was NOT the hit that put him ahead of Wagner. Geez.

[Jobu]

Two come to mind.

The 2002 All Star game, "The Tie"

Dave Winfield's 400th homerun