My ten year old sons Babe Ruth team that won the league championship(10-12 year olds)two years ago.I had been coaching that team for 4 years prior,two with my oldest son.The last year with no kid on the team waiting for my younger son to come up.We finished 5th,3rd,2nd,and 2nd the previous 4 years. We also won last year.Prior to this team,no team had ever won the league two years in a row.And we are the favorites again this year.Can anyone say dynasty??
Sorry about bragging but sometimes "ya gotta do what ya gotta do"
Vic
Most memorable without my kids:
1996 Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators destroy the Florida State Seminoles in the national championship game. (Sorry Twinron)
Vic
Please be kind to me. Even though I'm now a former postal employee, I'm still capable of snapping at any time.
1998 Game 4 World Series between the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees. I totally remember it, because my brother and I had the two farthest seats in the entire stadium. Top Right Field bleachers, last two seats on the end. I still laugh when I see our spot on the VHS tape I made of the game. Bill "diamantedude"
I've never been to any kind of championship game, or all-star game, or major milestone game like a no-hitter, but I have 5 moments that stand out. 1) 1998, last game before the All-Star break at the Ballpark in Arlington. Juan Gonzalez hits a pair of 2-run homers to give him 101 RBI before the break. When he came out to the field after hitting the second, the whole right side of the stadium erupted. Probably the biggest outpouring of joy and applause for a single player I've ever witnessed. 2) 1992 Georgetown at Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, about 34,000 people. All the GU/Syr games were huge, the ones we looked forward to all year, but this time I actually had the good student seats. John Thompson was ejected after getting 6 technicals (and they actually made 5 of 6, IIRC). Syracuse won, of course, but Alonzo Mourning was awesome. 3) Raffy Palmeiro's 400th home run at the end of the 2000 season, Arlington. 4) July 1994, Arlington again, for the Yankees. After riding up from Austin with my friend Brian who didn't have AC in his car, and drinking about 3 quarts of iced tea from Taco Bueno upon arrival, my first game in the new stadium, seats in the homerun porch. Got Wade Boggs's autograph on the ticket stub ("Wad Bogg"). In the first inning, Mattingly hit a homer that went right over our heads and landed about 5 rows back. Bottom of the first, David Hulse hits his only homer of the year, and I catch it, one-handed (actually just a thumb and 2 fingers, it wasn't hit very hard). Got interviewed by some Arizona TV station. That was a sweet day. 5) Growing up in Philadelphia with some great teams in all four sports. The best childhood a sports-loving kid could have.
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<< <i>We finished 5th,3rd,2nd,and 2nd the previous 4 years. We also won last year >>
Thats awesome Tipem. Is this the same son that was at the Nationals Lunch?
I coach a 3v3 10 year old soccer team. We just qualified for our 2nd Nationals in two years of playing. Finished 2nd in the Midwest regional. Its a rush.
Where have you gone Dave Vargha CU turns its lonely eyes to you What's the you say, Mrs Robinson Vargha bucks have left and gone away?
My then brother-in-law used to live in Oklahoma. He was an officer in the Army. He lived next door to the parents of Eugene Lockhart. Anyway, Eugene was picked in the NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys (under coach Landry). Eugene played Middle Linebacker.
In the late 80's the Dallas Cowboys went to Cincinnati to play the Bengals (under coach Sam Wyche). At the time, the Bengals had a pretty good team and this was the first time in many years that Dallas and Cincinnati had played. I asked my then brother-in-law to see if he could get tickets. He called Eugene and arranged for us to meet him to pick up the tickets the day before the game.
We arrived in Cincinnati at the (very nice) hotel and met several players and even the owner of the team (Tex Schram). We went to a nearby bar with many of the defensive players to just hang out.
This is when I first gained a lack of appreciation for professional athletes. They were nothing more than highly paid dumb jocks. I mean no offense to any professional athletes reading this thread, but that is what they were. I talked to them about Cincinnati and how they had the second best offense in the NFL at the time. The Cowboy players just spouted off and belittled them. It angered me to the point that I said "They (Cincinnati) are going to kick your butt and score 7 touchdowns."
My then brother-in-law and I then left with the tickets.
The next day we went to the game and saw the Bengals POUND the Cowboys. They scored 7 touchdowns plus at least one field goal. It was also memorable in that the Cowboys blocked a punt that led to a touchdown. The punter was Pat MacInally. It was the first punt of his that was ever blocked.
It was the best game I have ever attended in any sport.
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My ten year old sons Babe Ruth team that won the league championship(10-12 year olds)two years ago.I had been coaching that team for 4 years prior,two with my oldest son.The last year with no kid on the team waiting for my younger son to come up.We finished 5th,3rd,2nd,and 2nd the previous 4 years. We also won last year.Prior to this team,no team had ever won the league two years in a row.And we are the favorites again this year.Can anyone say dynasty??
Sorry about bragging but sometimes "ya gotta do what ya gotta do"
Vic
Most memorable without my kids:
1996 Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators destroy the Florida State Seminoles in the national championship game. (Sorry Twinron)
Vic
Bill "diamantedude"
1) 1998, last game before the All-Star break at the Ballpark in Arlington. Juan Gonzalez hits a pair of 2-run homers to give him 101 RBI before the break. When he came out to the field after hitting the second, the whole right side of the stadium erupted. Probably the biggest outpouring of joy and applause for a single player I've ever witnessed.
2) 1992 Georgetown at Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, about 34,000 people. All the GU/Syr games were huge, the ones we looked forward to all year, but this time I actually had the good student seats. John Thompson was ejected after getting 6 technicals (and they actually made 5 of 6, IIRC). Syracuse won, of course, but Alonzo Mourning was awesome.
3) Raffy Palmeiro's 400th home run at the end of the 2000 season, Arlington.
4) July 1994, Arlington again, for the Yankees. After riding up from Austin with my friend Brian who didn't have AC in his car, and drinking about 3 quarts of iced tea from Taco Bueno upon arrival, my first game in the new stadium, seats in the homerun porch. Got Wade Boggs's autograph on the ticket stub ("Wad Bogg"). In the first inning, Mattingly hit a homer that went right over our heads and landed about 5 rows back. Bottom of the first, David Hulse hits his only homer of the year, and I catch it, one-handed (actually just a thumb and 2 fingers, it wasn't hit very hard). Got interviewed by some Arizona TV station. That was a sweet day.
5) Growing up in Philadelphia with some great teams in all four sports. The best childhood a sports-loving kid could have.
2005 Origins Old Judge Brown #/20 and Black 1/1s, 2000 Ultimate Victory Gold #/25
2004 UD Legends Bake McBride autos & parallels, and 1974 Topps #601 PSA 9
Rare Grady Sizemore parallels, printing plates, autographs
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<< <i>We finished 5th,3rd,2nd,and 2nd the previous 4 years. We also won last year >>
Thats awesome Tipem. Is this the same son that was at the Nationals Lunch?
I coach a 3v3 10 year old soccer team. We just qualified for our 2nd Nationals in two years of playing. Finished 2nd in the Midwest regional. Its a rush.
CU turns its lonely eyes to you
What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
Vargha bucks have left and gone away?
hey hey hey
hey hey hey
My then brother-in-law used to live in Oklahoma. He was an officer in the Army. He lived next door to the parents of Eugene Lockhart. Anyway, Eugene was picked in the NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys (under coach Landry). Eugene played Middle Linebacker.
In the late 80's the Dallas Cowboys went to Cincinnati to play the Bengals (under coach Sam Wyche). At the time, the Bengals had a pretty good team and this was the first time in many years that Dallas and Cincinnati had played. I asked my then brother-in-law to see if he could get tickets. He called Eugene and arranged for us to meet him to pick up the tickets the day before the game.
We arrived in Cincinnati at the (very nice) hotel and met several players and even the owner of the team (Tex Schram). We went to a nearby bar with many of the defensive players to just hang out.
This is when I first gained a lack of appreciation for professional athletes. They were nothing more than highly paid dumb jocks. I mean no offense to any professional athletes reading this thread, but that is what they were. I talked to them about Cincinnati and how they had the second best offense in the NFL at the time. The Cowboy players just spouted off and belittled them. It angered me to the point that I said "They (Cincinnati) are going to kick your butt and score 7 touchdowns."
My then brother-in-law and I then left with the tickets.
The next day we went to the game and saw the Bengals POUND the Cowboys. They scored 7 touchdowns plus at least one field goal. It was also memorable in that the Cowboys blocked a punt that led to a touchdown. The punter was Pat MacInally. It was the first punt of his that was ever blocked.
It was the best game I have ever attended in any sport.
Numonebuyer
Edited to correct a spelling error.