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12-18-2008, 11:06 PM
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Location: Marshfield, MA
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Favorite Sports Moments in Person
My buddy and I saw the documentary film last week about the Harvard-Yale 29-29 game in 1968. We went because we were both 13-year old ticket-takers that year at the Stadium and saw the game in person.
Afterwards, my buddy asked if that was the greatest sporting event I ever attended. As I had also been at the Pats-Raiders 'Snow Bowl' at Foxboro in 2001 it was a tough choice.
We then started to talk about what sporting events we wished we could have been at. My list, in no particular order:
USA vs. Soviets at Lake Placid in 1980
Red sox over Cards in game 4 of 2004
Pats first Super Bowl over Rams in New Orleans ( I'm jealous because I know a bunch of people who were there.)
Game 6 of the 1975 World Seies
Larry Bird/Dominique Wilkins mano-a-mano in the playoffs.
So, two querstions for everyone:
1) What great events have you witnessed in person?
2) And if they could put you in a time machine, what would you choose to attend?
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12-19-2008, 12:15 AM
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I was at Dwight Evans return to Fenway game....that guy was a class act.
Went to the Bee Game at three Rivers Stadium when i was in Pittsburgh.....a swarm of bees buzzed everybody in the stadium
Almost got to go to game 7 acls at yankee stadium...guy was on his way to see me to give me his ticket and got intercepted by the Cute Girl in the office....He Was Friggin Weak
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12-19-2008, 06:05 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Was at the Bruins game and it was Bobby Orr's 21st birthday and he scored the winning goal against the Chicago Blackhawks. Great game. Stan Mikita, Golden Jet, Tony O, fights, that whole 9 yards.
That was also the year he won all 4 trophy's and was sportsman of the year. The best , by far.
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12-19-2008, 06:55 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Was at Carl Yastrzemski's last 2 games in 1983! Yaz Day (2nd to last game) had front row in front of the visiting on deck circle! When he made his lap around Fenway to say goodbye to the fans......I got to "high five" him after I took what I think is one of the best photos of him making his farewell lap! I will post a pic shortly! I saw 15 games that year including his last Opening Day! He sure was a great ball player!  Also went to his induction ceremony 5 years later and saw him inducted along with Johnny Bench, Red Schoendist, Al Barlick and Harry Carey!
Saw Ted Williams in the first ever "Old Timers Game" at Fenway Park!! The most amazing thing about this day was what happened when Teddy Ballgame stepped into the batting cage to take a few warmup swings!!!! The media was just crammed up against the outside of the cage and when Ted got in there they all squatted down so as not to block everyones view......the place fell silent as he took a few swings and I gotta tell you.....it gave me chills to see him, even at his age line one into the outfield.....his swing was still a thing of beauty! He also made a shoe string catch of a ball hit to left.....the crowd went berserk!!!! Wow! Ted Williams!! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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12-19-2008, 09:29 PM
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Location: Whitman,Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
Was at Carl Yastrzemski's last 2 games in 1983! Yaz Day (2nd to last game) had front row in front of the visiting on deck circle! When he made his lap around Fenway to say goodbye to the fans......I got to "high five" him after I took what I think is one of the best photos of him making his farewell lap! I will post a pic shortly! I saw 15 games that year including his last Opening Day! He sure was a great ball player! Also went to his induction ceremony 5 years later and saw him inducted along with Johnny Bench, Red Schoendist, Al Barlick and Harry Carey!
Saw Ted Williams in the first ever "Old Timers Game" at Fenway Park!! The most amazing thing about this day was what happened when Teddy Ballgame stepped into the batting cage to take a few warmup swings!!!! The media was just crammed up against the outside of the cage and when Ted got in there they all squatted down so as not to block everyones view......the place fell silent as he took a few swings and I gotta tell you.....it gave me chills to see him, even at his age line one into the outfield.....his swing was still a thing of beauty! He also made a shoe string catch of a ball hit to left.....the crowd went berserk!!!! Wow! Ted Williams!! |
Larry..I was on the other side of the field, 1st row ,that same day..What a day..  |
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12-20-2008, 09:40 AM
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1978 1 game playoff yanks/sox
Bucky bleepin Dent   not the best game but memorable.
also saw the 1996 afc championship game pats/jags wind chill of 25 below that night, great game. Big play Willie Clay came up with the clinching pick at the end.
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12-20-2008, 11:07 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Slip I know you have seen alot of great Pats games...there must be more??
Tune in tonight and I will post some great Yaz pics.....Mike you will like these!
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Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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12-19-2008, 08:11 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Yaz , man I luved that guy when I was a kid
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-19-2008, 09:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: acushnet,mass.
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2007 Red Sox vs Yankees when the Sox hit back to back to back to back home runs.i was sitting 10' from Pesky's pole.awesome game.
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12-21-2008, 08:58 AM
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I was in one of my plow trucks with in 2 miles of Foxboror stadium during the F***ing snow bowl !
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LETS GO BRANDON
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12-21-2008, 09:28 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Bourque pre-handing over his number "7" to Phil Esposito!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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12-21-2008, 10:15 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
I was in one of my plow trucks with in 2 miles of Foxboror stadium during the F***ing snow bowl !
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must of been a of incedental plow damage that day..... |
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12-30-2008, 04:01 PM
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slow eddie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rhode Island
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i had the luck to be at the old garden for havlichek"s last game. i actually felt the hair rise on the back of my neck. never to be forgotten.
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put them back alive. i do have grandkids.
as your hair gets whiter, your gear gets lighter. 
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