tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post115989051544288551..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Greatest Baseball Moment Ever?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159912407465060892006-10-03T17:53:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:53:00.000-04:00Greatest moment ever? I can say what mine was.Top...Greatest moment ever? I can say what mine was.<BR/><BR/>Top of the eighth. Runners on Second and third. Indians up 1-0 over the Mariners. I'm 10, watching Game 6 of the 1995 ALCS, far past my bedtime. <BR/><BR/>Randy Johnson checks the runners. He goes into his motion and...WILD PITCH! Runner scores from third as the catcher jogs after the ball. Turning, he sees Kenny Lofton bearing down on Johnson, running from second base. Johnson has no idea; his look of shock as the catcher hurls the ball to him says it all. Lofton slides across the plate, breaking the Mariners' spirit. I go nuts. The Indians go to the World Series for the first time in 41 years.<BR/><BR/>All-Time great moment? I can't say. I can say that it certainly was for me, and that's how you have to define the moments, personally.Brave Sir Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219327624473687797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159911006138813652006-10-03T17:30:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:30:00.000-04:00Greatest Baseball Moment - The first day of Pete R...Greatest Baseball Moment - The first day of Pete Reiser's first major league season. To be there and see the start of something special that is a common unknown to many sports fans, the agony that ensued and what can be defined as the epitomy of "having everything and being the best, except luck on your side".j. shererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439682184830648245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159910182305826412006-10-03T17:16:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:16:00.000-04:00Wait, I forgot about the 1994 World Series. That h...Wait, I forgot about the 1994 World Series. That had to be the BEST WORLD SERIES EVER.chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159909804922825052006-10-03T17:10:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:10:00.000-04:00Greatest baseball moment ever....there are a lot a...Greatest baseball moment ever....there are a lot and NOT being a Yankees fan I would have to go with Drysdale's perfect game in the World Series. Greatest feat would be DiMaggio's hit streak. Remember, I AM NOT A YANKEES fan (Cubs fan, ouch!).chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159905261858719762006-10-03T15:54:00.000-04:002006-10-03T15:54:00.000-04:00I am a die hard Dodgers fan, and I was born in 198...I am a die hard Dodgers fan, and I was born in 1984, so as much as I'd love to say Gibson's Homer wasa my #1 moment, I'd be lying. <BR/><BR/>I am going to have to say that this year's Miraculous dodgers back-to-back-to-back-to-back Home Run comeback against the Padres, followed by Nomar's Walkoff to win it, was my #1 Baseball moment. <BR/><BR/>#2 would have to be Jose (LimaTime) Lima's complete game shutout against the Cards in the playoffs a few years ago, mostly because watching Lima on the mound is entertaining in itself.<BR/><BR/>#3, as much as I loath the guy, is Steve Finley's walkoff Grand Slam to beat rival Giants and win the Division 2 years ago<BR/><BR/>good timesSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526832708037362566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159904844667583102006-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:002006-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:00I'm the real Dan Shanoff! No. Wait.. I'm the real ...I'm the real Dan Shanoff! No. Wait.. I'm the real Slim Shady! No, it's not that either. I'm Spartacus! No damnit.. I give up.FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159901079207518562006-10-03T14:44:00.000-04:002006-10-03T14:44:00.000-04:00How about Fransisco Cabrera in 1992? That single h...How about Fransisco Cabrera in 1992? <BR/><BR/>That single has set off a chain of events for Pirate fans like me that we never would have imagined.<BR/><BR/>Bonds leaves, becomes the greatest player of his generation, the Pirates tank, and again, and again, ad nauseum, until here we are 14 years later.<BR/><BR/>I hate you Fransisco Cabrera.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338217120051516790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159900472104749842006-10-03T14:34:00.000-04:002006-10-03T14:34:00.000-04:00In ranking these, great moments shouldn't be cause...In ranking these, great moments shouldn't be caused by others' failings....that's why Buckner's play isn't as great as Boone's homer. Someone making a play is always greater than someone NOT making a play to turn a game. <BR/><BR/>Same idea with the Yankees homers in '01 off of BH Kim....the first time it happened, it was a great moment, but then as he imploded game after game, the succeeding homers weren't universally "great moments", unless you're specifically a fan of the team it's happening for....does that make sense?<BR/><BR/>The great thing about Gibson's homer is that it's one of the few plays where the radio and TV calls are equally famous. Jack Buck's "I don't believe what I just saw" versus Vin Scully's "You talk about a roll of the dice...."Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159900222587480602006-10-03T14:30:00.000-04:002006-10-03T14:30:00.000-04:00My greatest baseball moment didn't even happen on ...My greatest baseball moment didn't even happen on the field.<BR/><BR/>It was Ken Griffey Jr. bucking the trend and taking LESS (a lot less) money to play for his hometown, small market team.<BR/>The injuries have dampened it slightly, but the idea of one of the greatest players ever taking less money...incredible. Humble, 'roid free, fun, and always, always plays 100% on the field.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159898430920770332006-10-03T14:00:00.000-04:002006-10-03T14:00:00.000-04:00My two seem to have been mentioned already, this i...My two seem to have been mentioned already, this is mainly personal (though I think 1986 cuts it as one of the greatest moments period).<BR/> <BR/>-- Piazza's post-9/11 home-run. I cried. I'm not sure I can explain what that entire first game meant (or that year's World Series, where I unashamedly rooted for the Yankees, and it did my heart a lot of good to see the New Yorkers at those games).<BR/> <BR/>-- Game 6. I was eight, and this game was single-handedly responsible for not only making me a Mets fan, but for making me a sports fan, period. And the drama of that comeback is truly unbelievable.mattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140791869711206907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159898367976354942006-10-03T13:59:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:59:00.000-04:00George is getting upset!!Gotta love the refernce!George is getting upset!!<BR/><BR/>Gotta love the refernce!Jake Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201105067598986800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159897771127944402006-10-03T13:49:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:49:00.000-04:00Aaron Boone. Enuff said!!!!!Aaron Boone. Enuff said!!!!!oasiserfedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119941281241359976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159896794050730282006-10-03T13:33:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:33:00.000-04:00I wasn't around to see it, but Bill Mazeroski's wa...I wasn't around to see it, but Bill Mazeroski's walk-off in game 7 of the 1960 Series has got to be the greatest HR of all time. It's the only walk-off to end a game 7. Yankee pitchers had shutout the Pirates in their 3 wins making a homer by the light hitting Maz even more improbable.bajumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061162954778023774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159896533145915032006-10-03T13:28:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:28:00.000-04:00I know we're not supposed to talk about Fantasy in...I know we're not supposed to talk about Fantasy in here, but lately my favorite moment had to be on Sunday, when Ray Durham got a pinch hit out during the meaningless Dodgers/Giants game... because Durham got an out for another team, I won my fantasy league by .001 in OBP. <BR/><BR/>Best pinch hitting out ever!<BR/><BR/>Other than that, gotta go when Damon hit the grand slam in game 7 of the ALCS, at the point when all the Red Sox fans looked at each other and said, "you know, I really think this is going to happen."<BR/><BR/>-Todd (Boston)ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159896108514012802006-10-03T13:21:00.001-04:002006-10-03T13:21:00.001-04:00Puckett's catch followed by his home run in Game 6...Puckett's catch followed by his home run in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series. He is a hero.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061308627191014279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159896075878999842006-10-03T13:21:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:21:00.000-04:00Real Dan here: Fake Dan, thanks for 'fessing up an...Real Dan here: Fake Dan, thanks for 'fessing up and stopping.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your enthusiasm for the blog -- seriously, I do.<BR/><BR/>But we're better off moving forward with no confusion about who "Dan Shanoff" is and what I'm saying on the blog.<BR/><BR/>I'm dangerously close to talking about myself in the third person ("Jimmy's getting upset!" -- anyone get that reference?), so I'll end it here.<BR/><BR/>-- D.S.Dan Shanoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126386161198401693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159895891113453552006-10-03T13:18:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:18:00.000-04:00Oh my lord I typed Keith Hernandez instead of Kirk...Oh my lord I typed Keith Hernandez instead of Kirk Gibson by mistake.<BR/><BR/><B>I am deeply, deeply sorry to Dodgers fans everywhere.</B><BR/><BR/>What about Scott Podsednik's HR to win Game 2 last year? How unlikely was that? <BR/><BR/>He hit a moonshot off Lidge. Pujols did it, but Pods is no Pujols by any stretch.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159895262120043272006-10-03T13:07:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:07:00.000-04:00Fake Dan...stop being a jerk and ruining it for ev...Fake Dan...stop being a jerk and ruining it for everyone else.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159895138985506582006-10-03T13:05:00.001-04:002006-10-03T13:05:00.001-04:00If we're talking personal greatest baseball moment...If we're talking personal greatest baseball moment ever it's this one ...<BR/><BR/>"The 2-2 pitch to Willie Wilson ... struck him out ... and the Phillies are World's Champions!"<BR/><BR/>Now, if we're talking a moment that could be considered in the Pantheon (TM) of Greatest Baseball Moment Ever ... how 'bout this one ...<BR/><BR/>Game Seven, 1926 World Series. Grover Cleveland Alexander comes in, unexpectedly, to pitch for the Cardinals with the bases loaded and the dangerous Tony Lazzeri at the plate.<BR/><BR/>Alexander is hungover, having gone on another of his famous benders after having beaten the Yankees in Game Six the day before. He tells his manager that he wants no warm-up tosses for fear that the Yankees will surmise that he is unfit to take the mound.<BR/><BR/>Ol' Pete fans Lazzeri, then hangs on to record the save and a Cardinal championship as Babe Ruth ends the Series caught stealing second. When asked after the game why he tried to steal, Ruth admitted that the way Alexander was pitching, Ruth needed to get to second on his own ... he figured they would never get two hits to bring him around.<BR/><BR/>BrienBrienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646494642859915601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159895131717393702006-10-03T13:05:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:05:00.000-04:00It's amazing looking at people's responses. I'm w...It's amazing looking at people's responses. I'm willing to bet that the majority of the responses are personal. So I'll pick one of each.<BR/><BR/>Personal: When the Reds swept the A's in the 1990 World Series...I was only 8 years old that the time and my dad let me stay up to watch games 3 and 4.<BR/><BR/>Non-personal: Luis Gonzalez's bloop to end the Yankee's dynasty. Also, that was 2001 and it made us forget about 9/11 for that brief moment.<BR/><BR/>Dan...let's hug it out bitch.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159894864478443322006-10-03T13:01:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:01:00.000-04:00OK, whoever logged in as "Dan Shanoff" earlier is ...OK, whoever logged in as "Dan Shanoff" earlier is totally an imposter. This ticks me off to no end.<BR/><BR/>-- The REAL Dan.Dan Shanoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126386161198401693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159894684438013282006-10-03T12:58:00.000-04:002006-10-03T12:58:00.000-04:00I was five years old when the Gibson game happened...I was five years old when the Gibson game happened, Dan. Just don't have any emotional attachment to it. Except the Wheaties commercials.Shumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427294708952512804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159894625276777012006-10-03T12:57:00.000-04:002006-10-03T12:57:00.000-04:00For my lifetime, born '81, it would be the Royals ...For my lifetime, born '81, it would be the Royals winning it all in 1985. For us Royals fans, that is a cherished memory since lately, we have had some bad, bad teams.pv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159894096696871842006-10-03T12:48:00.000-04:002006-10-03T12:48:00.000-04:00Oh, the Mariners!!From http://www.baseballlibrary....Oh, the Mariners!!<BR/><BR/>From http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/postseason/mariners.stm<BR/><BR/>1995 was the season that saved baseball in Seattle. Capping a miraculous September surge that saw them end the season tied with Anaheim, the Mariners earned the first post-season berth in franchise history by thumping the Angels in a one-game playoff at the Kingdome. After dropping the opening two stanzas of their five-game ALDS matchup with the Yankees, the Mariners pulled off three straight dramatic wins. In the classic Game Five the M's rallied from an early deficit against Yanks starter David Cone to force extra innings before Martinez brought them back one last time on a two-run 11th inning double, inspiring pandemonium at the Kingdome.LoganAvatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156269038113781638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159893996696987102006-10-03T12:46:00.001-04:002006-10-03T12:46:00.001-04:00Maz's homer in the series to seal the deal. Great ...Maz's homer in the series to seal the deal. Great drama- great swing of the bat.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759059813818382920noreply@blogger.com