Your Most Memorable Reds Game
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What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made it
so memorable?
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Kevin McClave
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> I'd like to start a new thread by asking the following question:
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> What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made it
> so memorable?
September 11, 1985. Tom Browning beat Eric Show.
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Chaos
I've seen so many games... including some great comebacks... like last year
against Houston.. .the first like 6 innings sucked big time and all of a
sudden both offenses EXPLODED for the last three and if memory serves me,
Taubensee hit a GS to win the game in the bottom of the ninth.....
but then... In 1990 (World Series Year) I saw the greatest catch I never
saw.... Sitting in the RightField Blue seats (in the fair section),
someone hit a long ball with HR potential... all of a sudden I heard a loud
'THUMP!!' and the crowd went nuts.... turns out Paul O'Neill actually
reached over the wall while the ball was going over and caught it...
fantastic....
then again... on my B-day (April 19) in 1988, I went to watch the Giants vs
Cincy... the REDS won 8-0... the very next night Lloyd McClendon hit a home
run to the very seat I was sitting at the night before.... weird? maybe...
but awesome...
then again (last one...)
This past season, my brother and I bought 4 tickets in April for the St.
Louis series at Cincy at the end of the season, figuring Big Mac could break
the record around that time.... we missed it by 1 game... but the energy in
the stadium that first time he came to bat and the HUGE fan camaraderie for
Big Mac is something words cannot describe. As a lover of the game that
may have been the best moment anyone can ever feel.... With the
Sosa/McGwire race, you sort of knew that baseball was back... but being
there and having that feeling of hair standing up on the back of your neck
from the electricity... It was Definite!!!!!!!!
DAMN I LOVE BASEBALL!!!
Mike G.
after Eric Davis launched his first-inning two-run homer against Dave
Stewart. It was if the Reds had just won the World Series. Which, come to
think of it, they just might have.
A close second:
October 17, 1990: Joe Oliver wins it with a single in the 10th off Eck.
Almost lost in the shuffle was Billy Hatcher's record-tying
seventh-consecutive hit. He tied Babe Ruth, by gawd.
Sure, I didn't use much imagination, but as long as I live I'll never
forget these games. Especially given the fact that I had driven nearly
straight through from Dallas to get to Cincy, slept on the hotel-room
floor of a sportswriter friend and waited anxiously for my cousin to speed
down I-75 after final exams in Ann Arbor, barely making game time (but
y'all don't care about that, so never mind).
In article <36CC5BF8...@prodigy.net>, Kevin McClave
Reds Fan
turning point in the series. The best thing was he didnt have a
mustache!!! (lol)
Phillip McNeil
18, 1967 in which the Reds beat the Cards 7-4 by scoring 7 runs in the
botton of the 7 inning. Jim Maloney and Steve Carlton started the game.
spor...@hotmail.com wrote in message <7ahj92$lp9$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>I'd like to start a new thread by asking the following question:
>
>What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made
it
>so memorable?
>
Eric King
Reds beat eliminated the Dodgers in the play-offs in '95. The pinch-hit grand slam
totally brought the house down. Although the Reds/Cards game this year the day
after Big Mac broke the record was awesome too. I've never seen so many flashbulbs
popping in one place.
John Kizer
>
> I'd like to start a new thread by asking the following question:
>
> What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what
>made it
> so memorable?
Game 2, '90 World Series. Just the fact that it was the World Series
and we won it. You really appreciate years like that during times like
these.
-- john kizer -- jki...@zoomnet.net --
ZZ Hug
California, and I took a bus to Candlestick park to see the Reds play the
Giants. Tony Perez pinch hit late in the game with the bases loaded, and
cleared the bases with a triple (I think this was the last of his career). Tony
Perez was always my favorite player, and he led the Reds to a victory that day
!
Jeff Tindall
> What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made it
> so memorable?
Unfortunately, mine would be the '95 NLCS when Lopez hit one out late in
the game right down the third-base line, which I was sitting about ten
rows from. Damn near got a whiplash that ball left so fast.
I haven't lived here long enough to have seen the '90 WS. My wife, who
has, says the city was electrified during that time. I wish I'd been here.
I was also at the McGwire game last year. Like everyone else, I was struck
by the playoff-like atmosphere. In fact, there was a bigger crowd for that
than the Reds-Dodgers in the '95 NLDS. I've got pix from the McGwire game
on my Web site, which I took with my trusty Ricoh digital camera.
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Phillip McNeil
Phillip McNeil wrote in message ...
>I guess mine would be the first Reds game I attended at Crosley Field July
>18, 1967 in which the Reds beat the Cards 7-4 by scoring 7 runs in the
>botton of the 7 inning. Jim Maloney and Steve Carlton started the game.
>spor...@hotmail.com wrote in message <7ahj92$lp9$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
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made
>it
>>so memorable?
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Matt
made it so memorable?+ADwAPA-
Without a doubt...being in the second row behind the Reds dugout for Tom
Seavers no-hitter.
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Steve Heller
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>I'd like to start a new thread by asking the following question:
>
it
>so memorable?
>
1. My first game ever at Riverfront, August of 1990. It was a doubleheader,
they lost Game 1, won Game 2. Just special for me to finally see a game
there after growing up a Reds fan in Syracuse, NY.
2. Last September, the night after McGwire hit his 62nd. I've never seen so
many flashbulbs in all my life. I also haven't heard that much cheering at
Riverfront in a long, long time.
3. The day they clinched the NL West in 1990. They actually lost the game,
but SF beat LA to give the Reds the title. It was during a rain delay and
even though it wasn't raining that bad, they cancelled the rest of the game.
All the players came back on the field to celebrate with champagne and
acknowledge the crowd.
4. April 1991. My brother came to see a game with a friend. In the 9th,
Dibble came in. My friend and my brother weren't impressed with him even
though he had a pretty good 1990. We had like 5th row seats behind home
plate. He blew the Pirates away in the 9th like I've never seen anyone mow
'em down before. We were all pretty impressed.
5. Johnny Bench. My favorite player growing up. Too bad only 30,000+ showed
up.
Steve Heller
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Bruce Buchert
october 1, 197(3, 4 or 5)
got my first foul ball. sitting far down the lf line, during braves bp,
gene garber
got a pop fly in foul ground. i stuck my cap out down over the railing
and he put the
ball in my cap. (always felt bad that i never said thanks.)
september 29, 1990
miserable weather day. rain, rain, rain. sitting in the rain, a buddy
and i were
getting soaked and listening to m&j on a shared walkman. we (and the
other few
hundred people who had radios) began cheering wildly when marty
announced that sf beat la and, "the cincinnati reds are the 1990 western
division champions!" those poor fools w/o radios had no clue. the
players, marge, and the dog came on the field in NL west champ tees and
caps.
summer 197(2,3,4?)
double dip against the pittsburgh lumber co. about 110 degrees in the
shade.
bench-clearing brawls in BOTH ends of the doubleheader! don't remember
who won the
fights or the games.
various fireworks, "farmer's nights," and one afternoon they honored
marty & joe.
bruce
new orleans
Kevin McClave
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> >spor...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made
> it
> >so memorable?
> >
>
> 1. My first game ever at Riverfront, August of 1990. It was a doubleheader,
> they lost Game 1, won Game 2. Just special for me to finally see a game
> there after growing up a Reds fan in Syracuse, NY.
Damn, I thought I was the only one! Still here in Syracuse, too.
> 5. Johnny Bench. My favorite player growing up. Too bad only 30,000+ showed
> up.
OK, now you're scaring me Steve. JB was my favorite player, too.
tri...@sep.com
>
> What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made it
> so memorable?
I risk sounding like an echo, but:
Last year, Big Mac rolls into town with the Cards less than 24 hours after
breaking the HR record. You had to know that very few of the Cards had slept
since they last took the field at Busch Stadium the night before. Still, they
put on a good show. Rumors on the radio all day were that McGwire might not
play. Big Mac took a couple of innings for the fans and then took a well
earned break. The ovation he got before his first at-bat was amazing. He
looked genuinely appreciative. He looked like he loved the game. Flashbulbs,
video cameras, the jumbotron, the capacity crowd on their feet for minutes.
Bret Boone hit 3 homeruns, but only half a stadium was left to see it. This
one belongs to the Reds, but they lend their house to Mark to celebrate his
record.
Unfortunately, it's also memorable for the things that weren't so uplifting,
like the fact that the place cleared out on such a beautiful night as soon as
Mark sat down. It reminded me of the Colts games up here where as soon as
the game looks decided one way or the other, the place empties. It's as if
the people are there against their will. Like it's an inconvenience that
they have to endure just until they get a little thrill, and then they are
excused.
But, I give a little more credit to the half who left than I do to the 25% who
stayed and booed McGwire's replacement every time he came to bat just because
of who he wasn't.
Todd Trimble
tri...@sep.com
Joshua Nerenberg
The first wsa Johnny Bench night. Bench was my favorite player and the
crowd went nuts when he hit that home run.
The second was the clinching game of the 1990 NLCS. I was sitting in
right field and had a awesome view of Glenn Braggs catch to rob Martinez.
Steve Heller
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>Steve Heller wrote:
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>> >spor...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:7ahj92$lp9$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com...
>> >
>> >What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what
made
>> it
>> >so memorable?
>> >
>>
>> 1. My first game ever at Riverfront, August of 1990. It was a
doubleheader,
>> they lost Game 1, won Game 2. Just special for me to finally see a game
>> there after growing up a Reds fan in Syracuse, NY.
>
>Damn, I thought I was the only one! Still here in Syracuse, too.
Oh, I, um, ah, sorry to hear that ;)
>
>> 5. Johnny Bench. My favorite player growing up. Too bad only 30,000+
showed
>> up.
>
>OK, now you're scaring me Steve. JB was my favorite player, too.
Ah, a classy 'Cusan!
Actually I knew a ton of Reds fans back when I was growing up. Gee you think
it had anything to do with the Big Red Machine? I knew more Reds fans than
Mets/Yankee fans. Of course that is probably not the case now up there.
Steve
Kevin McClave
>
> Actually I knew a ton of Reds fans back when I was growing up. Gee you think
> it had anything to do with the Big Red Machine? I knew more Reds fans than
> Mets/Yankee fans. Of course that is probably not the case now up there.
Nope. We're lousy with Yankee fans now. Go figure. ;^)
Justin Lowe
The old one was like, mid-June or so of maybe 91. Astros were in town.
Somebody hit one out, somebody threw behind somebody else, and both
benches emptied. I believe it was the game that Dibble got tackled by the
1st base coach and almost choked to death on his gum, then got suspended.
Anyways, the family and I get back the hotel and turn on SportsCenter to
see the fight. But it happened to be the same night that Nolan Ryan put
that severe arse-whuppin on Robin Ventura (or whoever that guy was who
charged the mound). So we didn't get to see 'our' fight.
Second, the Cubs series in May of 98. Sure, they lost both games on
Sat/Sun, but it was a good weekend. Saturday night we were in the yellow
in left, and a guy about two sections down took a Sammy Sosa BP shot right
off the chest, and hung on. He got a minor ovation. And if I remember
right, I think they honored Marty and Joe before the game.
Sunday was the Kerry Wood game, plus an oldtimers game beforehand. Joe
had the winning hit. Slapped one thru the infield, all the way to the
wall, and lumbered down to first. But it got the run home.
Third game was just for me. I drove down (from Columbus) on a Wednesday
morning for a businessman's special with the Braves. Couldn't find
anybody to skip classes to go. Ended up in like section 105, right behind
the plate. By the seventh, we're down like 10-2, and it starts raining.
By the eighth, it's pouring, and it's 13-3. But I hung in. I was already
soaked, so what did I care. Top 9, Chipper Jones steps to the plate. I
booed so loudly in that empty stadium that you can hear me on the tape I
popped into the VCR before I left. It's hilarious. "Now batting ing
ing...third baseman an an...Chipper ipper...Jones ones...." "BOOOOOOOO!"
--
"Witty quote"
Jeff Tindall
> 1. My first game ever at Riverfront, August of 1990. It was a doubleheader,
> they lost Game 1, won Game 2. Just special for me to finally see a game
> there after growing up a Reds fan in Syracuse, NY.
HAH! West Genny '78 here!!
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Jeff Tindall
> Damn, I thought I was the only one! Still here in Syracuse, too.
>
> > 5. Johnny Bench. My favorite player growing up. Too bad only 30,000+ showed
> > up.
>
> OK, now you're scaring me Steve. JB was my favorite player, too.
Heh heh. When I was playing little league ball down at Shove Park, I was a
catcher and put my throwing hand behind my back, just like Johnny. Coach
didn't like it much but I was the best hitter on the team so he didn't
squawk too much.
He didn't like it when I got thrown out of the All-Star game playing
against the Valley AS team at Meacham, tho. I was arguing a strike call
with the ump. Tsk, tsk...
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Jeff Tindall
> Actually I knew a ton of Reds fans back when I was growing up. Gee you think
> it had anything to do with the Big Red Machine? I knew more Reds fans than
> Mets/Yankee fans. Of course that is probably not the case now up there.
Not since the Chiefs are Toronto's farm club instead of the Yankees. I can
remember seeing Munson, Chambliss, et al. at the annual exhibition game.
Remember Roy White?
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Beetlejuice
played at Riverfront late last year. Not because of that, but because it
was my daughters very first NIGHT Reds game (she was only 2.5 at the
time). She was absolutely awe-struck with the lights, the crowd and the
electricity in the air. Furthermore, what made that night extra-special
was that I convinced my Dad to go as well. Three generations. Thanks, to
the Reds and to Mark McGwire for making this happen!
Beetlejuice :^)
Kevin McClave
>
> "Steve Heller" <s_he...@REMOVE.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually I knew a ton of Reds fans back when I was growing up. Gee you think
> > it had anything to do with the Big Red Machine? I knew more Reds fans than
> > Mets/Yankee fans. Of course that is probably not the case now up there.
>
> Not since the Chiefs are Toronto's farm club instead of the Yankees. I can
> remember seeing Munson, Chambliss, et al. at the annual exhibition game.
> Remember Roy White?
Hey, they're the SkyChiefs now.
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Kevin McClave
>
> The most memorable Reds game I attended was in June of 1990. The Reds were
> playing the Dodgers on a Sunday night ESPN game. The memorable thing about it
> was when Norm Charlton crashed into the Dodgers catcher to score at home plate.
> I remember the crowd just erupting with joy. At that point I thought the Reds
> had a shot to win the World Series. That year 1990 was so special. In the 30
> years I have watched the Reds, that was the year that seemed like a total team
> effort to win it all.
That one play, I think, personifies the '90 Reds. I'm smiling just
thinking about Normy bowling over the best plate blocker in the game.
Tross1222
ZZ Hug
I was at that game also. I had never seen a crowd at a Reds game get as fired
up as they did after that play. Wasnt Charlton on base because the Dodgers
pitcher threw one into his back?
Jeff Tindall
> Hey, they're the SkyChiefs now.
Yeah, what's that new park like, over by Carousel? I've never seen 'em
outside McCarthur. The new place looks nice from the highway.
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Tross1222
pitcher was that him?
Steve Heller
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>"Steve Heller" <s_he...@REMOVE.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually I knew a ton of Reds fans back when I was growing up. Gee you
think
>> it had anything to do with the Big Red Machine? I knew more Reds fans
than
>> Mets/Yankee fans. Of course that is probably not the case now up there.
>
>Not since the Chiefs are Toronto's farm club instead of the Yankees. I can
>remember seeing Munson, Chambliss, et al. at the annual exhibition game.
>Remember Roy White?
>
>
>--Jeff
Yep. Also saw Guidry play, Ron Bloomberg was good before he got injured all
the time. Otto Velez was my favorite for some reason. Then the Jays came and
well, this is for another group. :)
Kevin McClave
>
> <KPMc...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> > Hey, they're the SkyChiefs now.
>
> Yeah, what's that new park like, over by Carousel? I've never seen 'em
> outside McCarthur. The new place looks nice from the highway.
It is. A *huge* improvement over Big Mac. Of course, there aren't the
memories that MacArthur had. I attended both the last game there and the
first game at P&C Stadium.
Kevin McClave
My first autograph: Doug Ault.
Matt
+AD4-The most memorable Reds game I attended was in June of 1990. The Reds were
+AD4-playing the Dodgers on a Sunday night ESPN game. The memorable thing about
it
+AD4-was when Norm Charlton crashed into the Dodgers catcher to score at home
plate.
+AD4-I remember the crowd just erupting with joy. At that point I thought the
Reds
+AD4-had a shot to win the World Series. That year 1990 was so special. In the
30
+AD4-years I have watched the Reds, that was the year that seemed like a total
team
+AD4-effort to win it all.
I was at that game also...what I remember most was after the inning was
over...and Charlton went back to the mound...the crowd remained on their
feet cheering...and wouldn't let up until Charlton finally tipped his cap.
Jeff Tindall
> Yep. Also saw Guidry play, Ron Bloomberg was good before he got injured all
> the time. Otto Velez was my favorite for some reason.
OTTO VELEZ!!!
Wow... talk about yer flashbacks...
Cheers,
--Jeff
http://members.cincinnati.com/~tindall/
Mark E. Block
Petey won it with some timely hitting....
Mark in Music City
spor...@hotmail.com wrote in message <7ahj92$lp9$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>I'd like to start a new thread by asking the following question:
>
>What was the most memorable Cincinnati Reds game you attended and what made
it
>so memorable?
>
>KN
>
Mr. K
I've been living on the west coast since I moved from Cincy when I was 5
(just before the '76 series) so I've only attended about 5 games myself, but
I watch TBS and WGN, and now through the miracle of the internet, I can
listen to M & J everyday.
I'll mention a game that no one has. It was 198(7,8,9?) vs. Cubs at
Wrigley. A hard fought pitchers duel. The Reds scored late in the game to
take a one run lead. I was totally jacked up.
Franco came on for the save. A couple of guys got on base, there were two
outs. Wham! A line drive drilled into right center. I couldn't believe
it. Harry Caray was yelling, "Cubs w---." Then out of NOWHERE Eric Davis
comes flying out of center, fully extends for the ball, makes the grab and
slams into the bricks (and ended up being out for several games).
The changes in emotions from just those few seconds were amazing. Davis had
no business being anywhere near that ball, and he totally saved the game.
There's no doubt he was the best all around player in the majors from
'86-'89, and everyone would have known it if he ever played 150 games.
John
I was very young (6 or 7) and went to Crosley field (if you're a fan,
check this site out. http://www.foertmeyer.com/examples/crosley.html).
My dad and 4 or 5 of his friends were there. I was the one that got
to sit behind one of those darned poles that supported the second
section. I really don't remember much about the game itself. I just
remember that being my one and only visit to Crosley. circa 68-69
Another time was making a huge banner for banner day and me and dad
walking it around the field that day. (My first time on the field at
Riverfront.) circa 72-73
Another was in the blue seats down the first base side. A S.F. Giant
fouled off a ball and it hit someone 2 rows behind us, it popped up in
the air just as dad turned around and he put both hands on it.
Marichal pitched that day. circa 74-75
Another was dialing for one hour straight to get two full sets of
playoff and world series tickets in 1990. I remember the winning game
in the playoffs and hearing every person in the stadium cheering as
loudly as everyone else. The place was going wild. It wasn't just
the fact that the Reds' had won (plenty enough), but that everyone
there was in the same state of joy. It was like everyone there knew
each other. They were high-fiving, hugging, kissing, yelling, and
jumping up and down. Noone was unfriendly, noone was mad... everyone
was doing the exact same thing. We stood at the car for a second just
listening to the cheering ring through downtown. I wished it wouldn't
end. It took the full hour drive home to settle down. I'll never
forget that moment.
Gary Nichols
have been in sept. of 1981. went to the business mans day special on a
wednesday vs
the padres. weleft from wv on the amtrak and rodr to cincy. my dad and
an older cousin went with me. we stopped at the 580 gift shop downtown
and pop didntlike the tickets we had(
green level left field) so he asked the guy there if we could exchange
them. to our surprise he said yes and we got 3 fieild level box seats 10
rows from the padre dugout. my forite player was johnny bench and he
payed 1st that day.
in the 4th inning he hit ahr into the EMPTY green seats in left field.
an usher got the damn
ball! the old man still catches hell from me over it.
David Abel
Paul O'Niel bobbles the ball in right field in the btm. of the 9th.
Thinking the game is over and the runner has scored, he disgustedly
kicks the ball. Little does he know that the runner has been held at
third and he kicks a PERFECT drop kick to the third baseman!
Mike Mundy
12 rows behind the Reds' dugout. During BP I was leaning over the dugout
when John Franco walked by. He whistled at me and then threw me a ball.
Pretty great day, even better than when they retired Hutch and Johhny's
jerseys...
Greg B
-The game Pete Rose got his 3,000th hit. Blue seats, 3rd base line.
-The game Tom Seaver got his 3,000th strikeout. Lower Reds seats, Center
leftfield.
-The game Barry Larkin homered his 1st three times up, and flied out to deep
right center his last ab, lowere reds seats, center leftfield.
Drech
game of the 1977 season against the Braves. The Reds blew a big lead late
in the game. George Foster hit a Grand Slam earlier in the game and JB
cranked two, the last one to win the game in the bottome of the 13th
inning. It is a hazy memory, but I fell in love with baseball that day.
Second has to be the day Pete Rose came back as player manager. I had seats
in the Green in left field when Rose lined a single into left center his
first time up. Bob Dernier misplayed the ball into a triple and Pete dove
head first into third base. I've been to a hundred games by now, but that
crowd made the biggest noise of any I have ever seen. Riverfront was not
at capacity that night, but it was an amplified crowd. I can still see
Charlie Hustle rounding third and taking a nose dive into third as if it was
yesterday.
Gary Nichols wrote in message
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my most memorable reds game would have to
have been in sept. of 1981. went to the business mans day special on a
wednesday vs
the padres. weleft from wv on the amtrak and rodr to cincy. my dad and
an older cousin went with me. we stopped at the 580 gift shop downtown
and pop didntlike the tickets we