Greatest sporting event you ever attended?

gettysburgfreak · 10-16-2008, 09:26 AM

The greatest sporting event I ever went to was July 24, 2004 when Varitek and Purple Lips got into into it at Fenway. I was five rows from the field. The Sox came back and won it in the bottom of the 9th on a walk off home run. It was pretty much the greatest high school graduation gift ever.

Smokin Gator · 10-16-2008, 09:28 AM

The infamous Gators vs Canes "lay down" play game in 1972 in the Orange Bowl.

A close second was the Italy/Germany game in the last World Cup.

Gophernut · 10-16-2008, 11:03 AM

Game 7 of the 1987 World Series when the Twins beat the Cardinals!

Close Runner up: The semi-final game of the 2002 Frozen Four when the Gophers beat Michigan to get to the finals where they beat Maine in OT!

10-16-2008, 11:36 AM

18 inning Yankees v. Tigers back in the 80's. Claudell washington won it with a walk off 2-run HR with two outs in the bottom of the 18th. The stadium was so empty, that we we able to bet down in the third base boxseats. That was awesome for a 10 year old. Also saw Jim Abbot pitch, and Bo jackson climb the wall at Yankee Stadium to rob Jack Clark of a HR

10-24-2008, 10:28 PM

September 16, 2007. U.S. Cellular Field Jim Thome 500th homerun!!!!!
It was the bottom of the ninth, 2 outs, and we were just about to leave. We decided to stay to see if just maybe Jim could pull through. And he did! That was only the 5th game all year i went to. I had a choice of 5 games the whole year and i picked the 16th of september!

Don Fernando · 10-25-2008, 10:24 AM

Champions League final in Vienna, may 24 1995, (my favorite team) Ajax Amsterdam vs AC Milan. Ajax won, I cried of exitement. Still get goosebumbs whenever I see Patrick Kluivert's goal on tv.

ripper · 10-26-2008, 12:23 PM

Been to World Series, Super Bowl, Final Four, Indy 500, Rose Bowl, many NCAA basketball tournament games, thousands of MLB games in my previous life as a newspaper reporter.
The most spectacular events for spectacle and tension were fights at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas - Hagler-Hearns the best for power, Leonard-Hagler for showmanship. And Ali-Frazier II at Madison Square Garden for courage and drama - great warriors.

Made in Dade · 10-26-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

The infamous Gators vs Canes "lay down" play game in 1972 in the Orange Bowl.

A close second was the Italy/Germany game in the last World Cup.

Otherwise known to Cane fans as the Gator flop.

10-16-2008, 09:26 AM	#1
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? The greatest sporting event I ever went to was July 24, 2004 when Varitek and Purple Lips got into into it at Fenway. I was five rows from the field. The Sox came back and won it in the bottom of the 9th on a walk off home run. It was pretty much the greatest high school graduation gift ever. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

10-16-2008, 09:28 AM	#2
Smokin Gator Just plain insane! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 6,237 Trading: (106)	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? The infamous Gators vs Canes "lay down" play game in 1972 in the Orange Bowl. A close second was the Italy/Germany game in the last World Cup.

10-16-2008, 11:03 AM	#3
Gophernut Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,661 Trading: (15)	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? Game 7 of the 1987 World Series when the Twins beat the Cardinals! Close Runner up: The semi-final game of the 2002 Frozen Four when the Gophers beat Michigan to get to the finals where they beat Maine in OT! __________________ "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson

10-16-2008, 11:36 AM	#4
:eevis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? 18 inning Yankees v. Tigers back in the 80's. Claudell washington won it with a walk off 2-run HR with two outs in the bottom of the 18th. The stadium was so empty, that we we able to bet down in the third base boxseats. That was awesome for a 10 year old. Also saw Jim Abbot pitch, and Bo jackson climb the wall at Yankee Stadium to rob Jack Clark of a HR

10-24-2008, 10:28 PM	#5
ChicagoWhiteSox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? September 16, 2007. U.S. Cellular Field Jim Thome 500th homerun!!!!! It was the bottom of the ninth, 2 outs, and we were just about to leave. We decided to stay to see if just maybe Jim could pull through. And he did! That was only the 5th game all year i went to. I had a choice of 5 games the whole year and i picked the 16th of september!

10-25-2008, 10:24 AM	#6
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? Champions League final in Vienna, may 24 1995, (my favorite team) Ajax Amsterdam vs AC Milan. Ajax won, I cried of exitement. Still get goosebumbs whenever I see Patrick Kluivert's goal on tv.

10-26-2008, 12:23 PM	#7
ripper Busy doing nothing Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bart Location: Gig Harbor WA Posts: 497 Trading: (12)	Re: Greatest sporting event you ever attended? Been to World Series, Super Bowl, Final Four, Indy 500, Rose Bowl, many NCAA basketball tournament games, thousands of MLB games in my previous life as a newspaper reporter. The most spectacular events for spectacle and tension were fights at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas - Hagler-Hearns the best for power, Leonard-Hagler for showmanship. And Ali-Frazier II at Madison Square Garden for courage and drama - great warriors. __________________ Ripper