Bobby Thomson, who hit the most famous homerun in baseball history died today. It got me thinking: what are the most memorable sporting moments you all have seen, either on TV or in person?
A few that I was lucky enough to be present during:
Jerry Rice’s record-breaking TD catch against the fucking Raiders
The '94 NFC Championship Game that sent Steve Young and the Niners to the Super Bowl
The Catch 2 with Terrell Owens and Steve Young
The 12 inning Giants/Dodgers game when Brian Johnson hit the game-winning grand slam back in 1997.
The night game the day before Johnson’s slam. Bonds hit an upper deck 2-run shot in the first and Kirk Reuter, Rod Beck and Roberto Hernandez (touching 102 mph on the radar gun) made it hold up. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. A real nail-biter from start to finish in the heat of the first pennant race between the Giants and Dodgers in years up until then. Went to both games with my dad. Nothing like a good ball game with your dad.
Jonathan Sanchez’s no-hitter last year for the Giants
The Giants/Dodgers game on the first anniversary of 9/11. Not a dry eye in the park, including me. Fucking Dodgers spanked the Giants though.
Barry Bonds hitting two mammoth home runs to tie and pass Willie McCovey on the all-time HR list.
The Comeback when the Niners came from something like 30 points down in the NFC wildcard game to beat the NY Giants.
The first playoff game at the Oracle Arena when the Warriors stunned the Mavericks.
The first (of only three) Champ Car Series Grand Prix’s in downtown San Jose. Not a memorable race, but it was wild to see all these cars from about five feet away fly past me at 150-180 mph on the same streets I drove on everyday at 30 mph.
Edit: Count Rockula is a part of this thread and as such this thread will be relevant to everyone’s interests.
