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1996 Big East Championship Final for Ray Allen's game winner

I was there, but since I was 10 and everyone around us was standing, I did not actually lay eyes on it. Still fun though.
 
Kemba’s step-back game winner vs. Pittsburgh in the Big East Tournament at MSG. I was wearing my Rip Hamilton jersey; I ran down to the concourse and sprinted the entire way around MSG screaming my head off.

I also won $200 gambling with strangers in my section, which I used on two steak dinners for my buddy and I before the evening session.
 
Was at the 2001 World Series game where Jeter hit the walk-off homer on Byung-hyun Kim to become “Mr. November”.

That was the year they pushed the playoffs back after 9/11. The game was on Oct 31st, but went into extra innings and past midnight, into November.

We were in the upper deck of the old Yankee Stadium, and I have a vivid memory of feeling the whole stadium shake. Then walking out of the stadium to everyone singing Sinatra.

Doubt I will ever top that sports experience in my lifetime.

My Dad got us those tickets and pulled me out of school early to head into the city for the game. Years later he told me that as the game started to drag later in the night he debated leaving to get me back home at a reasonable hour on a school night so he wouldn’t have to hear it from my Mom the next day. But said screw it and decided to stay.

My Dad unfortunately passed away earlier this year. Going to that game is one of the best memories I have with him from my childhood.
 
ucp990411 said:
When Bucky F….n Dent hit a 3 run home run off Mike Torrez
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Yep, me too.

Sitting in the right field bleachers, and knowing instantly it was going out, and my future brother-in-law and I looked at each other and both mouthed, "Bucky Dent?!?," leaving out his middle name in real time.

Also, in 1974, I was there the night streaking came to the Fenway Park.

It was a few random incidents throughout the game with security keeping a watchful eye, and chasing/catching anybody who went into the field, until in the 7th inning or so, when the first woman dared to remove her top, and the hammer came down. She was descended upon by security, and immediately covered up.

The next day's Globe briefly reported the incident within an article that focused on and emphasized a zero tolerance point going forward.
 
In 1976, I was at the Sunday night World Series game at Riverfront Stadium where MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn wore a sweater beneath his sports coat to rebut complaints that it was too cold to play night games in October.

I was at Yankee Stadium for either Yaz's final game there, maybe his 400th home run, possibly both. My stronger memory was that it didn't feel entirely safe to enthusiastically riot for the Red Sox in the Bronx, though I think the crowd was more respectful than I'd expected.
 
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Finally, another baseball memory: I think it's the 3rd or 4th mention of witnessing a triple play in this thread, which is interesting because today I learned that there have only been 735 in MLB history. It averages to about 5 per season.

Mine was in 1982, when there were only 4 triple plays that year, and 2 were by the Mets against the Cubs. The first was in August at Wrigley Field.

During the final Shea Stadium home stand, the last place Mets held little interest, so I got all 4 tickets for my company's box, and could only interest a friend who lived in Manhattan to join me we with a fellow copywriter from his ad agency. I came in from Syosset and lived in Suffolk County, LI. The total crowd was a meager 3,200 or so. I'd never seen a stadium so empty.

My cohorts found the game suitably uninteresting, so they skipped out during an inning to get beers, and missed the triple play. It happened so fast that it was a real, "Wait, what?" experience, and I experienced somewhat alone.

Later in the game, my friends decided they'd seen enough on a work night, so they left to catch the 7 train back into the city. I stuck around until the end, or at least close to it. In a late inning, there was a play with either 2 on (or even bases loaded), and a sharp line drive that was caught and gave the fielder a seemingly casual choice of which bag to double up a runner. It was only because there was already one out that it wasn't a second triple play; it was that much of a case of runners breaking off the bag and putting themselves in easy position to get caught. Obviously not as much of a miss for my friends, but they weren't in the stands to see either. And I again experienced it in a weird lonely way. You all believe me, right?

Turns out, as Yogi said, "You could look it up." September 29, 1982. It's pretty great that it's so easy to find such baseball stats so easily, and it confirms my impression that baseball cards before age 10 were my gateway drug into multi-sports fandom.

Funny that I can only remember the baseball stories. I'm pretty sure I've got some others, maybe even legendary games with Wes B. and Bill Corley's 50 point game, but I was so young that I can't be sure. I did see a Putt-Penn State football game decided by a field goal by one of the Barr brothers (Matt & Chris) who kicked for the opposing teams. Might have been Pitt winning an upset, or going ahead and then losing. I'm not going to look it up...at least not right now. I think it'd be 1975 or 74.
 
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned - Along with about 4,000 of my closest friends, I was at the famous 35-32 slow down game against heavily favored Rhode Island in 1970. 9-7 at the half. Three UConn players (two starters and the first guy off the bench) were suspended for some off the court "shenanigans" earlier in the week. Little used sophomore Doug Melody was the primary ball handler and ran the four corners beautifully. That was Dee Rowe's first year. He always said his biggest mistake was to win 14 games his first year (following a 5-19 season the year before his arrival). The Huskies were sub .500 the next two years before they turned it around.

Also saw "well past his prime" Michael Jordan score 45 points for the Wizards against the Nets on New Years Eve in 2001. Was visiting family in Northern Virginia and my brother got us some tickets.
 
Not quite a classic since it was just a regular season game in the old Metro conference, but best game I've ever been personally in attendance for:

Southern Mississippi at Virginia Tech, double overtime game that ended 141-133 for Tech. Bimbo Coles had 51 in the game
 
Oakland A's game 1992. 3 consecutive home runs by Bordick, Canseco and McGwire.

I was a student when JC and Geno arrived at UConn.

At MSG for the 1988 NIT Championship.

Was at the Red Sox game where Pedro Martinez 's # was retired.
 
Last minute decision to take my Dad to a Saturday night Yankees Game, Got upper deck seats by the left field foul pole. Saw Ron Guidry's 19 strikeout game against the Cal Angels (Yankees team strikeout record).
Summer of 1985: Wife & I decided to take my grandmother to a Thursday matinee Yankees game & saw Deion Sanders slug a homer in his brief stint in pinstripes.
 
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Was in Duluth for a quick biz trip summer of 1997. Friendliest city I've ever been to. Was only there for 2 days/1 night, so asked about what to do for fun. "Go to the baseball game," was the common reply. So I did. And it was Ila Borders' first professional win, over Sioux Falls, first woman to do so at any level of professional integrated baseball.
 
storrsroars said:
Was in Duluth for a quick biz trip summer of 1997. Friendliest city I've ever been to. Was only there for 2 days/1 night, so asked about what to do for fun. "Go to the baseball game," was the common reply. So I did. And it was Ila Borders' first professional win, over Sioux Falls, first woman to do so at any level of professional integrated baseball.
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I was there at the masters when norman imploded and lost to faldo. Remember standing 10 feet from him as he teed off 11 to begin amen corner. Found out from a buddy who played professional golf what happened the night before. Apparently norman was flying via helicopter to his yacht in savannah for lodging. That evening his wife decided to surprise him and caught him with his bimbos. Apparently he got no sleep that night.
 
Steve UConn72 said:
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned - Along with about 4,000 of my closest friends, I was at the famous 35-32 slow down game against heavily favored Rhode Island in 1970. 9-7 at the half. Three UConn players (two starters and the first guy off the bench) were suspended for some off the court "shenanigans" earlier in the week. Little used sophomore Doug Melody was the primary ball handler and ran the four corners beautifully. That was Dee Rowe's first year. He always said his biggest mistake was to win 14 games his first year (following a 5-19 season the year before his arrival). The Huskies were sub .500 the next two years before they turned it around.

Also saw "well past his prime" Michael Jordan score 45 points for the Wizards against the Nets on New Years Eve in 2001. Was visiting family in Northern Virginia and my brother got us some tickets.
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My dad was at UConn the same time as you it seems (68-72). I asked him about it just now and he said he remembers that game but especially remembers Doug: my dad's best friend at uconn was also HS buddies with Doug. Either way, all of these memories from your guys' class seem to be shared by all alum. There seems to be a collective consciousness from the early 70s classes. Seems like a pretty great time to have been a Husky.
 
I was at the last win at Shea Stadium. 10/13/2018

Santana took the mound on 3 days rest and pitched a complete game shut out in a must win game against the Marlins.

117 pitches, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K

They lost the last game of the season and were eliminated from the postseason.
 
Deepster said:
I was at the last win at Shea Stadium. 10/13/2018

Santana took the mound on 3 days rest and pitched a complete game shut out in a must win game against the Marlins.

117 pitches, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K

They lost the last game of the season and were eliminated from the postseason.
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I just had a freak out moment when I saw 2018. I'm assuming 2008. Either way, I remember that last season. What a weird time for Mets fans. They all hated Shea but were so upset to see it go. I know I'll always miss those cheesy neon players on the outside structure.
 
I was at the 1976 Chambliss walk off homer game 5 when the Yankees defeated George Brett (late three run homer to tie the game in the 8th I think) and the Royals to get their ticket punched to the World Series. It fits here because I’m not a Yankee fans and I had no idea I’d be at the game the day before. I was 14 and my mom’s boss invited her. I don’t know how she pulled that off as this wasn’t some mid week regular season game. The stadium was electric all game and erupted when Chambliss connected. In the aftermath everything was gone from the field. All the bases including home plate, the pitcher’s rubber and there were even the large blue, padded outfield panels on the ground. Did someone think they could take them home unnoticed?

My brother, also not a Yankees fan, was in the stands along the first base line when Billy Martin decided to pull Reggie Jackson from the game mid inning and Reggie raced in to confront Martin setting off all kinds of fire works.

Some live disappointments because I love watching great center fielders were Chet Lemon getting tossed in the top half of the first for arguing strike calls at Fenway and Griffey Jr being the Dan Hurley and not playing CF at Camden Yards. He struck out three times!
 
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March 15, 1992 at the old Boston Garden.

Larry Bird’s last triple double in a 2OT 152-148 thriller over the Portland Trailblazers. He ended up with 49 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, the highest scoring triple double of his career. Bird hit a last-second leaning, awkward 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into OT. Clyde Drexler put up 41 points and 11 assists.
 
I was there, right behind the basket, when Shabazz Napier hit the last second shot to beat Florida in 2014. When the shot went up, it felt like slow motion slowly going to the basket. When the ball went through, back to real time. Bedlam!!!
 
I forgot this crazy one, I was at the Jets Pats game at Shea Stadium when the halftime show went awry, the radio controlled flying lawn mower (a radio controlled model airplane) crashed into the crowd, killing 1 and seriously injuring another. Nuts! The Flying Lawnmower that Killed a Man
 
In September of 2017 went to Texas to see a Yankees-Rangers game and a Giants-Cowboys (first game of the NFL season) game on the same day.

In the baseball game Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez hit 2 hrs each the Yankees scored 18 runs.

Walk over to Cowboy stadium, one of the few venues you can see both games, walking distance wise. Cowboys beat Giants 19-3 game was very boring but the atmosphere was very electric was watching in standing room tickets. There were a lot of Yankee-Cowboys fans at both venues.

Cowboys were very friendly Jerrys world is definetly a tourist attraction, was able to take a tour of the place the day before and be on the field that stadium is over whelming being under the huge jumbo tron.
 
Forgot about being in the house for our win vs ND in front of Touchdown Jesus.

And was inside the Big House when Denard Robinson seemed to run for about 500 yards as Michigan gave us an over the knee spanking in front of the largest college football crowd ever at the time.
 
speckle said:
Saw Pedro Martinez throw an old man by the face one time.
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I was there too. Had a beer poured on me as a 14 yr old because I was wearing a 1999 Yanks WS shirt...but its what my parents taught me to expect living amongst Sox Fans/Massholes. (Best part was driving home after the game and laughing at the Cowboy-Up signs on I-90).
 
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A few cool moments:

1994 - Donyell 360 dunk vs Seton Hall in Gampel.

2001 - Game 5 World Series - Yankees down 2 in the bottom of ninth and Scott Brosius hits 2 run HR to tie (after Tino did the same thing the game before) and then Soriano plates Knoblauch in the 12th. Was so crazy loud there.

2002 - When UConn scored 9 points against UMass and came back in the second half. That was a swing of emotions.

2004 - San Antonio

2010 - David Garrard Hail Mary to beat Texans in Jacksonville. Bonus is the Gus Johnson call which I didn't hear until home.

2023 - Jaguars playoff comeback vs Chargers after being down 27-0 in the first half to win on FG as time expired 31-30.
 
‘90 Big East Semis against GTown. Arrived early and yelled across an empty arena at Brent Musburger who barely acknowledged the team that year (he was knocked off his perch by CBS weeks later, replaced by Jim Nantz).

A great win against a team that spanked the boys handily at the Cap Center the week before after the famous UConn win in January.
 
Eric K said:
I was there too. Had a beer poured on me as a 14 yr old because I was wearing a 1999 Yanks WS shirt...but its what my parents taught me to expect living amongst Sox Fans/Massholes. (Best part was driving home after the game and laughing at the Cowboy-Up signs on I-90).
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Wow!!! Cowboy up. I can't believe that was a thing.

I had a similar thing happen at a Jets broncos game. I'm a broncos fan and i was a 10 year old in my broncos wool hat. Some drunk jet fan ripped it off my head and started passing it around the stands, until...a 6'8" monster in an Elway jersey stood up, ripped it out of a jets fans hand walked it down to me, glaring at the dudes as he went back to his seat. I still own that hat.
 
In my opinion, this should be the only rule.

If you went to USA/Russia olympic hockey in 1980, you win.

I didn't but if I could attend any sporting event in time and space, that would be it. My favorite game I attended was UConn/BCU in the Garden, NIT semi-final. Dana Barros is killing us. Calhoun put Lyman DePriest on Barros. LD simply shuts him off. Buries him. We win. We win the the next night. It's the first real glow of the national spotlight and start of the Calhoun climb to greatness. The birth of the modern Huskies.
 
NCHusky91 said:
‘90 Big East Semis against GTown. Arrived early and yelled across an empty arena at Brent Musburger who barely acknowledged the team that year (he was knocked off his perch by CBS weeks later, replaced by Jim Nantz).

A great win against a team that spanked the boys handily at the Cap Center the week before after the famous UConn win in January.
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I’m not a Musberger fan to put it mildly. He did no homework for the 1990 regular season game Granted UConn was having their first BE success but He kept calling the team “The UConn”. The UConn with the ball and such. Also remember the last regular season BE game that year was Georgetown vs Syracuse. The winner would be co-champs of the BE with UConn. They called the game as if it was for the outright championship never mentioning UConn that I remember.
 
Bonamassa said:
I was at the Whalers game when Mark Howe slid into the goal and got skewered. They pulled him off of it like a side of beef. Blood all over the ice.
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I was at that game also, yes a lot of blood. Tragic.

I was a junior or senior at camp Trin Trin.
 
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