What's the greatest play/moment you have ever seen?

77smbg9177 · 01-28-2007, 03:30 PM

I'm just about 16 so i haven't really seen must but this past year i got to ses Delgados 400 Homerun, Reyes cycle, Pedros 300 win but one of the best moments for me would the Opening Day this past year when Billy Wagner came in to get his first met save and the whole stadium up on their feet chanting BILLY BILLY

what are some of yours

dlb · 02-24-2007, 06:15 PM

Assuming you don't mean saw in person, I think the greatest single-game performance was Reggie Jackson's 3-homerun performance in the 1977 World Series. I think the last would still be rising if the bleacher seats hadn't gotten in the way.

The greatest single moment, however, had to have been Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit homer in the 1988 Series. It was pure magic (and I've never liked the Dodgers).

Zen653 · 03-19-2007, 09:25 PM

In terms of what I witnessed in person, I was at Fenway Park on consecutive nights when David Ortiz hit his Boston single season record-tying 50th homerun, and then his record-breaking 51st and 52nd homeruns against the Minnesota Twins. The atmosphere was incredible.

I've also been to a couple of regular season Red Sox games where Ortiz hit walk-off game winning homers. The one that immediately springs to mind is an extra-inning walk-off against the Phillies in 2006.

I saw a rare triple play at a Phillies vs. Astros game a few years back. I had been driving around the east coast with my then-girlfriend and daughter, touring some ballparks.

I was at Schilling's 200th win but that wasn't really a moment. I also went to a Pedro Martinez-Bartolo Colon pitching duel back in 1999. Both pitchers threw complete games and the Red Sox won 1-0 on a solor HR by Midre Cummings. That was certainly the best pitching performance I've ever seen.

On TV, I'd have to go with the Ortiz walk-offs against the Yankees in Games 4 and 5 of the ALCS. Also the Johnny Damon slam to give the Red Sox a comfortable lead in Game 7. And the Bellhorn dinger off Tavarez in the World Series that year. Of course, the Dave Roberts steal. I can't leave out Schilling and the bloody sock either. So many moments from the 04 playoffs.

BMW · 03-19-2007, 10:06 PM

The greatest moment I've seen in person was World Series game 4 New York Yankees @ Florida Marlins Roger Clemens "last game" 13 innings, Alex Gonzalez walk-off HR.

My favorite Brewers memory would be when I was visiting Milwaukee for a weekend and my uncle and I went to the Brewers game and watched Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks hit their first career HR's against the Twins. Johan Santana no less.

My favorite fantasy baseball game was when the Brewers were playing the Marlins and I had Ben Sheets and AJ Burnett both on my fantasy baseball team, and Sheets struck out like 14 in 7 innings and Burnett struck out 16 in 7 innings...so many points...unfortunately the Brewers lost...it was a long 2 hour drive home...

aCutb · 03-19-2007, 10:23 PM

The Chris Burke walk-off homer or the the 6 pitcher no hitter thrown against the Yanks.

TITANFAN · 03-19-2007, 10:52 PM

In person....I'd have to say seeing Joe Morgan jack one outta Busch Stadium in 1976. I was a Big Red Machine fan and they won that day 6-5. It was the first big league ball game I had ever seen. He had the only knock of the day. I didn't think it was ever gonna come down. We were about 14 or 15 rows back of 1st base. Great seats. I'll never forget it.

Not in person....Sid Bream crossin' the plate to send the Braves to the World Series. I'm STILL hoarse from that one.....LOL!!!!!

Otter · 03-19-2007, 10:56 PM

Greatest moment in person for me was witnessing Kenny Rogers' Perfect game in '94

Nocahoma · 03-20-2007, 10:46 AM

Wow -- how many of us can say we have seen a perfect game or a no-no??

As for me, I haven't seen any truly "great" event, but the best performance I have seen was Alejandro Machado of the Macon Braves go 5-for-5 against the Charleston River Dogs (Single-A South Atlantic League). I hadn't seen a 5-for-5 output before or since.

cardinals_10 · 03-20-2007, 07:33 PM

Greatest moment in person for me was when I went to Game 3 of the NLCS this past year and saw Jeff Suppan hit a home run and pitch eight plus innings of great baseball

Not in person in my opinion would be Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gerhigs consecutive game streak.

TITANFAN · 03-20-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinals_10

Greatest moment in person for me was when I went to Game 3 of the NLCS this past year and saw Jeff Suppan hit a home run and pitch eight plus innings of great baseball

Not in person in my opinion would be Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gerhigs consecutive game streak.

OK.....Good post....Great memorys.....Not in person: I'd have to add sittin' on the couch as a kid and watchin' Hammerin' Hank swat 715. I was there!!!! Best seat in the house.

TITANFAN · 03-20-2007, 10:09 PM

Well except for the guy that got to pat him on the back.......

Nocahoma · 03-21-2007, 11:22 AM

You know, I really shouldn't have limited mine to on-field play. I did get to see Game 2 (?) of the 1999 World Series from about 12 rows behind the dugout (behind the Commish & Ted Turner). The kicker there was the presentation of the All-Century Team -- seeing Ted Williams, Hank Aaron & Johnny Bench was a kick.

Still, it was a low point in my pride as a Southerner when Peter Edward F-ing Rose got a bigger standing ovation than Hank Aaron, whose name is on the street sign in front of the $#@$ stadium.

Steve Avery · 04-23-2007, 11:31 AM

The greatest plays:

5) In 1991, a hitter for somebody hit the ball on and ESPN broadcast and lost control of the bat. The bat went out in the field of play and connected with the fairly hit ball again. I know it was the Giants and Dodgers, but I don't remember who.

4) Javier Lopez' pick-off of Manny Ramirez at first in game two of the 1995 World Series that preserved the win. Javy also homered in that game.

3) Kirk Gibson's homer

2) Otis Nixon running up the center field wall and snagging a sure home run off the bat of Andy VanSlyke in 1992. It clinched the 13th straight win for the Braves.

1) In 1979, Gary Matthews made a sensational catch reaching over the wall to rob Dave Kingman (I think it was) of a homer.

jtur88 · 04-23-2007, 07:41 PM

Mickey Mantle, Seventh game 1960, but not the play you are thinking about.

Hal Smith's homer had put the Pirates ahead, 9-7, after 8 innings. The Yankess staged a comeback. Still down 9-8, Mantle was on first and Bauer (I think) was on third with the tying run. Berra (I think) grounded to Rocky Nelson at first. Nelson steps on first for the second out, and tried to pick up Bauer heading home to throw him out, but apparently lost him in the background. Now comes the most miraculous clutch play I hve ever seen.

Somehow, Mantle is diving, rolling, crawling back to first, avoiding Nelson's tag, and the tying run scores. If Nelson puts the tag on Mantle, the Pirates win 9-8 and Mazeroski never comes to bat. How I hate to admit it, but a Yankee (and Mantle at that) gave his team just a few more minutes of life with quick thinnking, gymnastic athleticism and pure hustle. My jaw dropped and I whispered to myself "How did he evade that tag?" and I've never seen nsuch an astonishing play since.

TITANFAN · 04-23-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jtur88

Mickey Mantle, Seventh game 1960, but not the play you are thinking about.

Hal Smith's homer had put the Pirates ahead, 9-7, after 8 innings. The Yankess staged a comeback. Still down 9-8, Mantle was on first and Bauer (I think) was on third with the tying run. Berra (I think) grounded to Rocky Nelson at first. Nelson steps on first for the second out, and tried to pick up Bauer heading home to throw him out, but apparently lost him in the background. Now comes the most miraculous clutch play I hve ever seen.

Somehow, Mantle is diving, rolling, crawling back to first, avoiding Nelson's tag, and the tying run scores. If Nelson puts the tag on Mantle, the Pirates win 9-8 and Mazeroski never comes to bat. How I hate to admit it, but a Yankee (and Mantle at that) gave his team just a few more minutes of life with quick thinnking, gymnastic athleticism and pure hustle. My jaw dropped and I whispered to myself "How did he evade that tag?" and I've never seen nsuch an astonishing play since.

That was 6 months before I was even breathin'.

Great story.

01-28-2007, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
77smbg9177 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 670	I'm just about 16 so i haven't really seen must but this past year i got to ses Delgados 400 Homerun, Reyes cycle, Pedros 300 win but one of the best moments for me would the Opening Day this past year when Billy Wagner came in to get his first met save and the whole stadium up on their feet chanting BILLY BILLY what are some of yours __________________ METS 07 WS CHAMPS i like how that just rolls of the tongue cant wait until that comes true

03-19-2007, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	In terms of what I witnessed in person, I was at Fenway Park on consecutive nights when David Ortiz hit his Boston single season record-tying 50th homerun, and then his record-breaking 51st and 52nd homeruns against the Minnesota Twins. The atmosphere was incredible. I've also been to a couple of regular season Red Sox games where Ortiz hit walk-off game winning homers. The one that immediately springs to mind is an extra-inning walk-off against the Phillies in 2006. I saw a rare triple play at a Phillies vs. Astros game a few years back. I had been driving around the east coast with my then-girlfriend and daughter, touring some ballparks. I was at Schilling's 200th win but that wasn't really a moment. I also went to a Pedro Martinez-Bartolo Colon pitching duel back in 1999. Both pitchers threw complete games and the Red Sox won 1-0 on a solor HR by Midre Cummings. That was certainly the best pitching performance I've ever seen. On TV, I'd have to go with the Ortiz walk-offs against the Yankees in Games 4 and 5 of the ALCS. Also the Johnny Damon slam to give the Red Sox a comfortable lead in Game 7. And the Bellhorn dinger off Tavarez in the World Series that year. Of course, the Dave Roberts steal. I can't leave out Schilling and the bloody sock either. So many moments from the 04 playoffs. Last edited by Zen653; 03-19-2007 at 09:36 PM.

03-19-2007, 10:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
BMW Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cape Coral Florida Posts: 830	The greatest moment I've seen in person was World Series game 4 New York Yankees @ Florida Marlins Roger Clemens "last game" 13 innings, Alex Gonzalez walk-off HR. My favorite Brewers memory would be when I was visiting Milwaukee for a weekend and my uncle and I went to the Brewers game and watched Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks hit their first career HR's against the Twins. Johan Santana no less. My favorite fantasy baseball game was when the Brewers were playing the Marlins and I had Ben Sheets and AJ Burnett both on my fantasy baseball team, and Sheets struck out like 14 in 7 innings and Burnett struck out 16 in 7 innings...so many points...unfortunately the Brewers lost...it was a long 2 hour drive home... __________________ BMW Green Bay Packers 14-4

04-23-2007, 07:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,712	Mickey Mantle, Seventh game 1960, but not the play you are thinking about. Hal Smith's homer had put the Pirates ahead, 9-7, after 8 innings. The Yankess staged a comeback. Still down 9-8, Mantle was on first and Bauer (I think) was on third with the tying run. Berra (I think) grounded to Rocky Nelson at first. Nelson steps on first for the second out, and tried to pick up Bauer heading home to throw him out, but apparently lost him in the background. Now comes the most miraculous clutch play I hve ever seen. Somehow, Mantle is diving, rolling, crawling back to first, avoiding Nelson's tag, and the tying run scores. If Nelson puts the tag on Mantle, the Pirates win 9-8 and Mazeroski never comes to bat. How I hate to admit it, but a Yankee (and Mantle at that) gave his team just a few more minutes of life with quick thinnking, gymnastic athleticism and pure hustle. My jaw dropped and I whispered to myself "How did he evade that tag?" and I've never seen nsuch an astonishing play since. Last edited by jtur88; 04-23-2007 at 07:44 PM.

02-24-2007, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
dlb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,606	Assuming you don't mean saw in person, I think the greatest single-game performance was Reggie Jackson's 3-homerun performance in the 1977 World Series. I think the last would still be rising if the bleacher seats hadn't gotten in the way. The greatest single moment, however, had to have been Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit homer in the 1988 Series. It was pure magic (and I've never liked the Dodgers).

03-19-2007, 10:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
TITANFAN Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 365	In person....I'd have to say seeing Joe Morgan jack one outta Busch Stadium in 1976. I was a Big Red Machine fan and they won that day 6-5. It was the first big league ball game I had ever seen. He had the only knock of the day. I didn't think it was ever gonna come down. We were about 14 or 15 rows back of 1st base. Great seats. I'll never forget it. Not in person....Sid Bream crossin' the plate to send the Braves to the World Series. I'm STILL hoarse from that one.....LOL!!!!!

03-19-2007, 10:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Otter Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 116	Greatest moment in person for me was witnessing Kenny Rogers' Perfect game in '94

03-20-2007, 10:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nocahoma Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,238	Wow -- how many of us can say we have seen a perfect game or a no-no?? As for me, I haven't seen any truly "great" event, but the best performance I have seen was Alejandro Machado of the Macon Braves go 5-for-5 against the Charleston River Dogs (Single-A South Atlantic League). I hadn't seen a 5-for-5 output before or since.

03-20-2007, 07:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
cardinals_10 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 49	Greatest moment in person for me was when I went to Game 3 of the NLCS this past year and saw Jeff Suppan hit a home run and pitch eight plus innings of great baseball Not in person in my opinion would be Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gerhigs consecutive game streak.

03-20-2007, 10:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
TITANFAN Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 365	Well except for the guy that got to pat him on the back.......

03-21-2007, 11:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nocahoma Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,238	You know, I really shouldn't have limited mine to on-field play. I did get to see Game 2 (?) of the 1999 World Series from about 12 rows behind the dugout (behind the Commish & Ted Turner). The kicker there was the presentation of the All-Century Team -- seeing Ted Williams, Hank Aaron & Johnny Bench was a kick. Still, it was a low point in my pride as a Southerner when Peter Edward F-ing Rose got a bigger standing ovation than Hank Aaron, whose name is on the street sign in front of the $#@$ stadium.

04-23-2007, 11:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
Steve Avery Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22	The greatest plays: 5) In 1991, a hitter for somebody hit the ball on and ESPN broadcast and lost control of the bat. The bat went out in the field of play and connected with the fairly hit ball again. I know it was the Giants and Dodgers, but I don't remember who. 4) Javier Lopez' pick-off of Manny Ramirez at first in game two of the 1995 World Series that preserved the win. Javy also homered in that game. 3) Kirk Gibson's homer 2) Otis Nixon running up the center field wall and snagging a sure home run off the bat of Andy VanSlyke in 1992. It clinched the 13th straight win for the Braves. 1) In 1979, Gary Matthews made a sensational catch reaching over the wall to rob Dave Kingman (I think it was) of a homer.