2007-02-04 23:30:51 · 17 answers · asked by popular_bond 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I have never been to Wrigley, but I remember watching the first night game at Wrigley on TV. That was kind of special.
I have been to Fenway many times, but I will start with the most memorable moment I saw on TV. That would be a tie between the time when they raised the banner and got the rings at the start of the 2005 season (The fact that the Yankees were there made it a little more special). The other one is the all-star game when Ted Williams came out on the golf cart and all the other major league all-stars gathered around him.
My favorite live moment at Fenway was a game when I was about 12 years. It was an overcast day and the Red Sox were down most of the game. Dwight Evens came up in the bottom of the 9th. As he stepped to the plate the clouds parted, the sun came out and he hit one out to send the game to extra innings. Later in the 11th inning, Dewey came up again and hit a walk off home run. It was just a very cool experience and certainly my favorite live major league moment.
Good question, thanks for bringing back those positive memories!!!
2007-02-05 02:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by mattlenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never been to Fenway Park and don't follow the Red Sox.
However, my most memorable memory at Wrigley Field was watching the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs on July 4th, 2003!!!
2007-02-05 04:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by busymom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Fenway Park, I would have to say that the most memorable moment is when Bucky Dent hit the home run off of Mike Torrez over the green monster. That was my favorite in Fenway Park. In Wrigley Field, I would have to say Ernie Banks's 500th home run. And those are my favorite moments in those parks.
2007-02-06 12:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fenway: How about in '99, the All-Star Game when they brought out Ted Williams? People went nuts. Most memorable thing to happen there in recent years that didn't happen in 2004.
Wrigley: Gotta go with Bartman. One little man gets blamed for something that wasn't his fault. Typical Cubs fan response. Blame it on someone else.
2007-02-05 11:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by T M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, nothing beats sitting on the grass in the middle of wrigley field looking up at the stands, touching the ivy on the walls. When I was about 11 they had a promo to let the first 100 women entering the park go on the field. Other than that no one can sing "take me out to the ballgame" like Harry Carey, though Ozzy Osbourne was pretty entertaining.
2007-02-05 04:13:27 · answer #5 · answered by Bliss0910 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Within my memory--
Wrigley Field--Fan Steve Bartman catching a foul fly in the stands, preventing the Cubs outfielder from making the play.
Fenway Park--Carlton Fisk's home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to won game 6 of the 1975 World Series vs Cincinnati.
2007-02-04 23:37:03 · answer #6 · answered by dentroll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scott Hatteberg hit a grand slam and hit into a triple play on the same night at fenway.....no wrigley memories
2007-02-05 07:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jim G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw two unusual things happen at Fenway.
End of 1988 season, I saw Mike Greenwell hit for the cycle at the first game I ever saw at Fenway.
And I think it was the 1992 season, I saw the Sox hit into TWO triple plays in the same game and still win! Both were identicle plays. No outs, men on 1st and 2nd, sharp grounder hit to Gary Gaetti who stepped on third and went around the horn 5-4-3.
But the most memorable, was in late October, 1978, after the famous "Bucky Dent" playoff game with the Yankees, the first time I ever was in Boston. I went with a bunch of friends to Fenway, at night. I had a "Reggie Bar" with me and we were trying to throw it over the Green Monster INTO Fenway. A police car surprised us with lights flashing. Turned out the cop was a Yankee fan. He autographed the candy bar ("Reggie Jackson") and took turns trying to throw it over the wall.
Those were pretty memorable occasions!
2007-02-05 05:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fenway Park:
Derek Lowe striking out/froze Terrance Long in game 5 of the 2003 playoffs on one of the best pitches I have evere seen. Long did not have a chance.
Wrigley Field:
Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Astros that had the Killer B's.
2007-02-05 05:44:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrigley - Watching my wife and her sisters cry as we left game 7 against Florida in 2003. I have never seen so many people with their hearts crushed. To this day, they all have a hard time talking about that year.
2007-02-08 06:38:26 · answer #10 · answered by That's what she said 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋