What is the single most impressive play/hit you've seen in person?

[Docwaukee]

I was at the Dave Henderson game so........

Aside from that, a vivid memory for me was sitting in the DC.  Sexton at the plate and he was the winning run.  He crushes a ball that I was sure a HR.  The sound off the bat gave it away.  Torii ranges back in CF, leaps, and makes a game saving, hr robbing catch in CF.  

[meat]

Giants @ Dbacks on 8/30/03

It was Bonds first game back after his father died, and he homered in his 2nd AB. He was so overwhelmed they removed him from the game shortly after. The guy's a total dickhead, but he was obviously very close with his old man and you couldn't help but root for him in that moment.

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 minutes ago, meat said:

Giants @ Dbacks on 8/30/03

It was Bonds first game back after his father died, and he homered in his 2nd AB. He was so overwhelmed they removed him from the game shortly after. The guy's a total dickhead, but he was obviously very close with his old man and you couldn't help but root for him in that moment.

I think we all hate bonds. But we all should still acknowledge how great he was, too.

I caught some BP before game 7. And everyone in the stands was just kind of in awe. 

That one he hit in game 2 was like every swing in BP.

[T.G.]

From his nose to his toes...

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, ScottSted said:

Don't know the exact date but I think April 2006. First game at Angel Stadium where Doug Eddings was an umpire after...... the incident. The PA announced Eddings as an umpire and the entire crowd chanted. "YOU SUCK, YOU SUCK, YOU SUCK." I was 10. I was in heaven. 

Sounds like WWE fans were there in force.

Edited February 16, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

4 hours ago, Dochalo said:

I was at the Dave Henderson game so

Same here. 

Fuck.

[Kurt Z]

1985 Orioles/Angels. Eddie Murray had 3 HR's & 9 RBI's in the 1st 5 innings. Hit one to the CF warning track in the 7th &  just missed his 4th of the game. Fans were chanting Eddie, Eddie. That had to piss off Reggie.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, McTheKnife said:

1985 Orioles/Angels. Eddie Murray had 3 HR's & 9 RBI's in the 1st 5 innings. Hit one to the CF warning track in the 7th &  just missed his 4th of the game. Fans were chanting Eddie, Eddie. That had to piss off Reggie.

Not sure whats a worse memory as an angel fan.

You, seeing him murder the angels. Or me, seeing him as an angel, and played like hed already been murdered.

Man those years sucked. Always signing old dudes.

[tdawg87]

It wasn't "impressive" in the traditional sense, but I was in Boston when Trot Nixon threw the ball into the stands thinking it was the 3rd out of the 9th inning, when it was only the second. 3 runs scored because of it.

Can't find a video but it was 2003.

[Lou]

Speaking bad memories...

I was texting 

@Dochalo while sitting in the Sacramento Airport when he tells me Kendrys had just hit a walk-off GS. At first I didn't believe him, but he finally convinced me.

Then he follows up with a "something's wrong" text. 

 

Fuck. 

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Speaking bad memories...

I was texting 

@Dochalo while sitting in the Sacramento Airport when he tells me Kendrys had just hit a walk-off GS. At first I didn't believe him, but he finally convinced me.

Then he follows up with a "something's wrong" text. 

 

Fuck. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Kendrys breaking his ankle was the start.

With Kendrys pre ankle injury, you likely dont see pujols here. No pujols no hamilton.

Sigh...

 

[Docwaukee]

15 minutes ago, Lou said:

Speaking bad memories...

I was texting 

@Dochalo while sitting in the Sacramento Airport when he tells me Kendrys had just hit a walk-off GS. At first I didn't believe him, but he finally convinced me.

Then he follows up with a "something's wrong" text. 

 

Fuck. 

 I deleted that shit.  

[tdawg87]

Seriously what the fuck is this organization.

That Kendrys shit, Kotchman getting hit in the head and getting mono, Adenhart, Skaggs. I'm forgetting plenty of other weird shit but what the actual hell. I mean come on. 

Fuck.

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Seriously what the fuck is this organization.

That Kendrys shit, Kotchman getting hit in the head and getting mono, Adenhart, Skaggs. I'm forgetting plenty of other weird shit but what the actual hell. I mean come on. 

Fuck.

Donnie Moore

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Donnie Moore

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Seriously what the fuck is this organization.

That Kendrys shit, Kotchman getting hit in the head and getting mono, Adenhart, Skaggs. I'm forgetting plenty of other weird shit but what the actual hell. I mean come on. 

Fuck.

a super killer for me was Richards tearing his quad/patella in boston 2014.  He was just amazing that year.  

[T.G.]

Upton’s turf toe!

[eaterfan]

I saw Bengie Molina hit a triple in the playoffs. 

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, eaterfan said:

I saw Bengie Molina hit a triple in the playoffs. 

I saw him steal a base against his brother Jose!

[T.G.]

Lyman Bostock

Aaron Cox

Ex-Angels who died tragically...

Tommy Hanson

Aurelio Rodriguez

 

[tdawg87]

Just now, T.G. said:

Lyman Bostock

Aaron Cox

Ex-Angels who died tragically...

Tommy Hanson

Aurelio Rodriguez

 

Luis Valbuena

[tdawg87]

Also, we can't forget the disgusting antisemitism shown towards Andrew Bernstein.

[Tank]

20 hours ago, Lou said:

No sure what game it was (G3?), but my brother and I moved over from our seats behind the 3rd base dugout to right behind home plate to watch Frankie's pitches against the Yankees in the 2002 ALDS. He was incredible.

Not before or since have i witnessed a pitcher make major league hitters look so ridiculous. We were literally laughing.

He looked like this for a while. Man, that was so dang fun!

 

[T.G.]

55 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I saw him steal a base against his brother Jose!

The box score:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200609090.shtml

As a member of the Blue Jays...

Bengie Molina (1, 2nd base off Kelvim Escobar/Jose Molina)