Question for the baseball fans out there: wondering what your all-time favorite memory of any MLB game was? (could have heard on radio/seen live or on TV)  
Did not have to occur in the postseason, or be dramatic (i.e. walk-off HR).... simply your favorite memory....could be of an entire game or just one play, your call....

Thoughts?

But right before he hit it out, Piazza was fouling pitch after pitch. The fouls were ropes down the third base line, nothing cheap. I then told my then 8 yo son that Piazza had this pitcher's number, he's lock in on him and this next pitch is going to be gone. Sure enough, Piazza crush the next pitch into the left field pavillion. My son looked at me like I was a God, like I knew EVERYTHING..to this day, he still does.

The Van Tiffin 52-yard game field goal as time ran out gave 'Bama a 25-23 win. One of my fellow naval officers was an Auburn grad who kept cussing a blue streak about how "Auburn didn't lose to a real football player." I just smiled and said, "But they still lost." Still the greatest game I've ever seen.

Amazing...

...The Dodgers had just beaten the Mets in the LCS (was a HUGE Mets fan back in the day so was a little bummed), really did not have a rooting interest in this series but usually pulled for the underdogs.
Have heard both Vin Scully's call for NBC TV, and (the late, great) Jack Buck's call for CBS Radio several times over the years, and prefer Scully's hands down, due to the simple fact that after briefly exclaiming: "high fly ball into right field, SHE IS GONE!!!"..he didn't say another word and let the viewer soak in the hysteria of the moment. Buck couldn't seem to shut up, but I probably wouldn't have either.....it sucks that Gibby has Parkinson's Disease now, but we all know that Spartan won't go down without a fight!

The Jeter flip in Oakland was my first Yankee game. And the time Jeter dove into the crowd after catching a fly ball

...So it has to be this.

Very good call. If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend ESPN's Four Days in October - link below. Apologies if it's not the greatest quality but I can't really check while I'm in the office!

Yeah, I know he plays for the miserable Marlins, but he is a local boy to SoCal. Didn't he just hit one OUT of Dodger Stadium this year? And to think he's had 5 other home runs longer than that this year alone. No one hits the ball harder and longer. Too bad he doesn't get the recognition of Trout and Harper. I guess a $325M contract, even with Miami, is an acceptable consolation prize. And to think baseball was his 3rd best sport. He was targeted by USC, UCLA, and every other major university to be a tight end.  

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/70087564/v112594683/mialad-stanton-crushes-homer-out-of-dodger-stadium/?c_id=mlb
 

in game 7 of the Series that sent the hated Yankees down to ignoble and crushing defeat-the Yanks were much the better team, IMHO- and Casey Stengle, whom I liked was sadly fired because of it

2ndly, in 1981 beginning in the 7th inning or so, seeing the 'loyal' Yankee fans-including George- abandoning Yankee Stadium like hoards of rats deserting a sinking ship after my Dodgers were kicking the Yankmes like little puppies and winning the series in game 6-

Ah, yes   warms the cockles of my heart     8-)

...from Lenny Dykstra's walk-off HR in game 3 plus games 5 and 6 (being played within 24 hours of each other because of a rain-out) lasting a combined 28 innings (12 & 16 respectively)...what a battle between 2 great teams!

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Almost made up for the wretched 72 ' Punt, Bama, Punt' game and the  'Bo over the top' fiasco-Hope we can get a QB this year-Cheers

baseball memories I hold dear.  Narrowing it down to one will be extremely difficult, but here goes:  

1.  The '95 Seattle Mariners beating the NY Yankees in the ALDS and Ken Griffey JR's beaming smile from the bottom of the home plate dog pile as the M's celebrate their victory (probably the singular moment that saved baseball in Seattle).  

2.  The '84 Detroit Tigers winning the World Series.

3.  Cal Ripken's victory lap after he eclipsed Lou Gherig's consecutive games played streak (I once wrote a college paper on how Ripken's pursuit of this record brought baseball back from the brink of possible extinction).

4. The dozens of businessmen specials where I played hookey from work to attend Padres games in the $4 in the cheap seats.

5.  Watching Tony Gwynn play.

6.  Getting cable for the first time and watching many baseball (albeit the lowly Braves) games during the same season on TBS (possible explanation for how Dale Murphy became one of my favorite players).

7.  Listening to countless Tigers' games on the radio (utilizing a coat hanger as an antenna) as Ernie Harwell brought this youngster's diamond heroes (like Willie Horton for one) to life.  

8.  Watching a Dodgers' broadcast with Vin Scully behind the microphone.

9.  Kirk Gibson's improbable HR (in his only appearance of the Series) to win Game 1 of the World Series.

10.  My all-time favorite moment has to be attending my first Tigers' game-at the old Tiger Stadium; the bright sunshine beating down upon my face; the smells of the freshly cut grass and newly popped popcorn; the vivid colors of the perfectly manicured infield and outfield grass; learning how to keep score, all while spending a perfect afternoon with my father, a moment I still treasure to this day.

...he was listening to Vin Scully, lol.

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