PresIke
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Joined: 7/26/2001
Member: #33 USA
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Yo su!
I was also in the bleachers for Donnie's first playoff game too. Ha! I was at both games, including game 2 when Leyritz hit that homer in the rain in the 12th innning (?) to win it! Those were the days when you could actually go to Yankee stadium and buy playoff tickets if you got there early enough. I have PLENTY of stories about that to tell...but I'll keep them for now...
Man that was an amazing series, even though we lost. I remember how Griffey was absolutely unbelievable, as was Edgar Martinez. I think both hit over .700 and Griffey hit 5 homers in a 5 game series. Yet, what I vividly remember was that in game 1 and 2, a certain rookie called Mariano Rivera was the only guy that seemed to be able to get out Griffey.
I was also at the Division Series games against Texas in 1996, and was able to go to Game 6 of the 1996 World Series (after waiting by myself for 25 hours outside Yankee Stadium!) and see them win it all in person as I had always dreamed. I have to admit, it was a bit anti-climactic, and I think part of the reason I am not as crazy of a fan anymore.
I already miss the old bleachers, especially the cowbell chant which I wish they had kept.
The bleachers were sure crazy in the playoffs in 1995. You remember that? Traditionally they were general admission, but when you bought your tickets they told people that it was by seat. This caused huge problems between the bleacher creature types and others. Man there were sure a lot of crazy fights and really foul language, insults, object throwing there in 1995 and 1996. I remember when Pinella pulled his team off the field when bleacher fans were throwing batteries at Jay Buhner. Bleacher fans were also throwing objects at box seats (suck!) fans..haha. Damn that was cazy then, but hella fun. I never got hurt, and as long as you didn't make yourself a target you were fine.
I remember in the 1996 series against Texas a young teenager was wearing a black University of Texas Long Horns baseball cap (which were cool to rock back then) and some cats swiped it off his head, took out a lighter and burned it for all to see!
Well, themz dayz have been long gone, even when Yankee Stadium was still around. I missed a chance to go last week, but I'll never forget all of the memories.
Forum Po Po and #33 for a reason...
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