Best Sports Game/Event Attended

Game 5 of 1995 American League playoffs between Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.  Edgar Martinez' double off Jack McDowell scores Ken Griffey from 1st base in the bottom of the 11th to win 6-5.

The Phillies game I talked about in the other thread is still probably number 1 for me just because it was a walk off but the Flyers game today was a close second.  It was awesome seeing them finish off the Penguins, even though it was only the first round the Penguins are one of the Flyers biggest Rivals so it had the intensity of a later round.  Place was going nuts the entire time.

I'd have to say seeing Phil win his 1st major at Augusta is probably the best sporting event I've seen. When he made that putt on 18 that place went crazy but I also have some very close 2nds.

Raiders winning the AFC in 2001-02 over the Titans in Oakland I was glad I was in prime drinking shape or wouldn't have made it through the day

Game 1 of the World Series Red Sox vs Cardinals in 2004 was a great experience and I don't like either team.

My first time going to Notre Dame to see a game (Love em or Hate em it's still a cool experience)

Mine would be seeing Kevin Millwood's no-hitter nine years ago.

...that was nine years ago?

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Mine would be seeing Kevin Millwood's no-hitter nine years ago.

 

 

...that was nine years ago?

Aw man I remember that I was watching on TV.  I have a signed baseball I got at the Phillies Phestival that year that he wrote "No Hitter 4-27-03" under his signature.  I can't believe it has been 9 years since that happened!

The easy answer is Game 7 of the 2002 World Series when the Angels finished off the Giants.  But since I am not an Angels or Giants fan, and the game wasn't a nail-biter I'd have to go with:

Game 3 of the 1998 World Series, Padres vs. Yankees.  It was the first game in San Diego with the Padres down 2 games to 0, their entire season rested on this game.  When the Yanks started a rally in the eighth inning they decided to bring in Trevor Hoffman.  That moment was the most exciting, intense moment of any sporting event I have been to.  What followed - a home run by Scott - effing - Brosius - not so much.

Also, divisional playoff game in 04-05 between Chargers and Jets.  In the rain in San Diego, Chargers tied it on the last play of the game to send it to OT (after a penalty on the previous last play of the game).  Of course, again my team lost - this time because of a couple of missed field goals.

Apparently, I need new teams.

2010 BCS Championship Game Auburn over Oregon followed by the Auburn comeback win over Alabama (28-27) in the same 2010 season. Two awesome games...

1993 Sugar Bowl - Alabama 34 - Miami 13.  No shot... shouldn't even play the game... Miami is the greatest... what?  

2011 BCS Championship Game - Alabama 21 - LSU 0.  Shouldn't be there... blah, blah, blah... shut the hell up... shut the hell out.  Greatest defensive effort ever!

1986 Masters final round (Nicklaus over Norman and Kite)

1975 Masters final round (Nicklaus over Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf)

Braves-Mets, July 4th 1985, 19 inning game

I love Jack Nicklaus, but at the time I was pulling for Weiskopf in 75 and Norman in 86.  The Golden Bear broke my heart both of those days.

And in the Mets-Braves game, they finished at 5:00 AM the next morning.  Since it was the July 4th game it was followed by fireworks.  There were many calls to the police that morning that the Russians were bombing Atlanta.  (I have two adopted kids from Russia, so I mean no offense to that nation... but at the time we were still in the latter stages of the Cold War)

Being a San Diego pro sports fan is for people who don't get enough bitter disappointment in the daily life.    I think we're a city of blindly optimistic masochists.        

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Being a San Diego pro sports fan is for people who don't get enough bitter disappointment in the daily life.    I think we're a city of blindly optimistic masochists.        

Ha, definitely!  I also went to game 4 of the NLCS in '98 and Game 3 of the 05' NLDS ... also both losses.  Maybe I'm just bad luck.

And I'm also bitter about a couple of things ... Tino Martinez struck out in Game 1 98' WS so he should never have gotten that extra pitch (my wife is from NY and teases me about that all the time) and in the 07' one game playoff against Colorado, Matt Holliday was out, so technically that game still isn't over.  Argh.

I haven't been to too many sporting events, but I have been to a Notre Dame @ USC back in 2003 when Carson Palmer was in his last year. My sister was attending USC and she and I were in the student section. Being that it was against Notre Dame, the atmosphere was crazy - especially with a small row of Notre Dame fans right in the heart of the student section (don't know how the hell they got there). USC won 45-14 so it was pretty exciting especially with that many touchdowns against ND. 

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My first time going to Notre Dame to see a game (Love em or Hate em it's still a cool experience)

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I haven't been to too many sporting events, but I have been to a Notre Dame @ USC back in 2003 when Carson Palmer was in his last year. My sister was attending USC and she and I were in the student section. Being that it was against Notre Dame, the atmosphere was crazy - especially with a small row of Notre Dame fans right in the heart of the student section (don't know how the hell they got there). USC won 45-14 so it was pretty exciting especially with that many touchdowns against ND. 

 

 

I went out to Notre Dame in 2005 for the "Bush Push" game and it was a lot of fun. I'm hoping to go out this year for the USC game but I'm leaning towards going to Ireland for the Navy game which could end up on my top events attended list.

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March 19, 2008 Chelsea v. Spurs in a 4-4 draw. A very wild affair. At one point one of the Spurs players jumped into my viewing section after a goal.
if you have never been to a European Football Match you should put it on your bucket list. I have been to 20-30 NFL games but none have had the electricity in the stadium that soccer match had. The smaller stadiums of the EPL make the intensity that much greater. I have been to games in Barcelona (both stadiums) and neither had the excitement of the EPL match.

Color me jealous.  I'm a West Ham fan, and I'd love to get the chance to get see them play at Upton Park.  Sadly, I probably won't because they're supposed to be moving to the Olympic Stadium after the games  If I can't, I'd like to get into a couple of smaller venues in League One or Two or maybe even Conference football.

Oh crap, I forgot about the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.  That was amazing as well.  4 games Thursday and 2 games Saturday, UCLA and Stanford came out as the 2 teams headed to the Sweet 16.