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Spring training will be here sooner than you know. We start off the baseball area with this:<P>What is your favorite ballpark moment.<P>Name the park and what happened that makes this moment so special !!!!!<P>This should bring back some memories of days gone by

The days of the birds' of the chesapeake<P>As a kid in the early 70's my father would take me to memorial stadium to watch the greatest team to ever hit the diamond....5 20 game winners in one season,,,,, unheard of- lead by mcnally( sp?- i was young) and a young phenom by the name of Jim Palmer.....Magic was in the air!<BR>I also have fond memories of the yankees in the mid to late 70's and my trips out of central jersey into the bronx ,,,,Thurmond Munson epitomized what a catcher should be, and catfish and the goose were unstoppable!<BR>I think however the pirates victory over baltimore in the 79' series was perhaps a very fond memory for pitt fans! I must say it was impressive.<BR>Who was a pirate fan in those days!<BR>~peace<p>[This message has been edited by ShawNee922 (edited 02-08-2001).]

I have two that really stuck with me, both at the Astrodome.<P>1980 Gm 4 Playoffs - Houston vs Philly. I was in the second row behind the 3rd base dugout (great seats). I was 15 at the time. Anyone remember the controversial triple play? <P>1986 - Mike Scott throws a no-hitter against SF to clinch the division. I was standing on every pitch. What a great game !!

1965 NYY IN TOWN TO PLAY ANGELS AT CHAVEZ RAVINE. ROGER MARIS IN RF, MICKEY MANTLE IN CF, CLETE BOYER AT THIRD, ELSTON HOWARD C, MOOSE SKOWRON 1B, BOBBY RICHARDSON 2B, WHITEY FORD ON THE MOUND OPPOSING DEAN CHANCE. NEED I SAY MORE.

1969 ST LOUIS BUSCH STADIUM HOUSTON IN TOWN. BOB GIBSON VS LARRY DIERKER. WAS STATIONED IN MO THAT YEAR AND ME FROM CA FOUND MYSELF ROOTING FOR THE CARDINALS THAT YEAR AND WHAT A YEAR IT WAS. SL LOSING IN 7 TO DET THE YEAR McCLAIN WON 31 BUT MICKEY LOLICH WON 3 GAMES IN SERIES.

first game i ever went to - yankee stadium, 1968. mickey mantle, in his final year, was playing first base and batting clean-up. we didn't have a color TV at the time - i'll never forget my first glimpse of the field at yankee stadium, and the sound of bob shepard - STILL the yankee stadium announcer - giving the starting lineups... "batting fourth, at first base, number 7, mickey mantle. number 7."<P>chills........<P> <p>[This message has been edited by trane (edited 03-11-2001).]

Seeing the marlins win game 7 of the 1997 world series. What A series that was!

damn I wasnt even alive for many of your guys stories

I guess my favorite ballpark moment was being there when Pete Rose had his record breaking hit. The excitement & the ovation were astounding.<P>The moment I remember with joy was one hot July afternoon when I took my 13 year old sun to the park. In the 5th inning a torrential down pour hit. Most everyone ran for cover. Since it was a nice warm rain, my son & I decided to ride it out..along with 2 braless blondes in white tee shirts jumping around and hollering 2 rows down !! My son is 19 now and reminds me of that trip every baseball season.<BR>I don't remember the score...take me out to the ballgame !!