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Ed P Has asked for some of my favorite Baseball moments.
I don't remember the Fisk home run, but that sure was something. As for Fisk's kid: we made him cry on the field. He could not handle the pressure of a ballgame. (Hot) Carlton was pissed at us.

Anyway, here are my best rememberances of games past (in no particular order):

1-It's hard to deny the 1988 Dodgers. They should not have showed up against the A's that year. Well, Kirk had that gimpy blast and Orel out hit Mcgwire, Canseco and Lansford in the series (and outpitched them).

2-7th game of the 1991 world series. Both Morris and Smoltz were awesome.

3-Sandberg's two home runs off of Sutter in June of 1984. That game let people know that team was for real that year.

4-Seeing George Brett go 5-5 at Comiskey during the 1983 season.

5-Carter's series walk off home run off of Williams

6-Carlton Fisk's double put out at home that preserved Seaver's 300th win at Yankee stadium

7-Meeting Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Minnie Minoso as a youngster. They were quite impressed that an 8 yr old knew all their stats. I even took grounders from Ernie. He liked my glove and footwork at third base. Nice guy that Ernie.

8-I had a great view of Will Clark's grand slam off of Maddux in the 1989 playoffs. That was a shot!

9-Heckling drug prone Reuben Sierra in three differnt decades. Twice at Comiskey and once at Wrigley.
That guy had could have been somebody....

10-Yankees at Wrigley Field in 2003. The Yankee hitters were not used to being intimidated for a whole series. Clement, Wood and Prior knocked down everyone of them. Jeter was on his ass every at bat.

11-I wish I would have seen Koufax pitch. He only had two pitches and they were both unhittable.
Even Mays recounts, "the ball gained velocity and height as it came in. That's against the laws of physics."
He was something special.

12-Nolan Ryan beating the shit out of White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura. Why did you even try Robin? (first time I had smiled since Theisman's broken leg!)

Worst baseball moments I saw:

1-1985 Cardinals meltdown in the seventh game of the world series. It was embarrasing. Andujar and Herzog should have been taken out back and shot for that.

2-1994 Strike. It took me two years to come back. I am still pissed they took that baseball away from me.
Labor negotiations should be reserved for the off season only.

3-1984 Cubs. What the? I am still pissed at them. And what did the front office do...sign has beens the next couple years to support Sandberg. I am amazed he stayed his whole career with that team.

Well, that's it for now. I will be adding to these before the next season starts.
I love that game too much (despite the money issues and players attitudes). It's always been an issue in that sport. The owners have money they want to spend...Let 'em. Certain players will have ego's and some will thank whomever just for the chance to play in the big leagues. That has all been going on since 1876. No "era" has been immune to problems in baseball.



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