Comments on: Six years later, Boone’s shot still resonates http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-629946 brian Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:21:52 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-629946 i still remember where i was that night. I was attending college in VA at the time but my then girlfriend had just transferred to SVA in NYC. So i was up visiting her in New York (my first time ever to the city, and i'm a lifelong yankees fan). We watched the game on TV but things were looking bad. I was upset about it, she turned it off. She asked me to run to the pharmacy on E 23rd street to pick something up and when i get there the clerk is watching the game. I see its tied in the 11th with Boone at bat. I stood there and watched it. When he hit the home run the few people in the store erupted in elation. I was high fiving and hugging complete strangers in a city i've never been in. We go on to the street and there were people dancing and celebrating. It was the first time i was able to celebrate a yankee victory like this, as I grew up in New Hampshire. Its probably my single greatest yankee moment outside of my first visit to Yankee Stadium. I wish i could have said i was there at the game, but i felt like for that night, for the first night ever, i was actually a part of it instead of just watching it like so many times before. i still remember where i was that night. I was attending college in VA at the time but my then girlfriend had just transferred to SVA in NYC. So i was up visiting her in New York (my first time ever to the city, and i’m a lifelong yankees fan). We watched the game on TV but things were looking bad. I was upset about it, she turned it off. She asked me to run to the pharmacy on E 23rd street to pick something up and when i get there the clerk is watching the game. I see its tied in the 11th with Boone at bat. I stood there and watched it. When he hit the home run the few people in the store erupted in elation. I was high fiving and hugging complete strangers in a city i’ve never been in. We go on to the street and there were people dancing and celebrating. It was the first time i was able to celebrate a yankee victory like this, as I grew up in New Hampshire. Its probably my single greatest yankee moment outside of my first visit to Yankee Stadium. I wish i could have said i was there at the game, but i felt like for that night, for the first night ever, i was actually a part of it instead of just watching it like so many times before.

]]> By: Greg F. http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-629755 Greg F. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:41:05 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-629755 I was there. It was amazing. I was there. It was amazing.

]]> By: DSFC http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-629734 DSFC Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:04:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-629734 The real fun of that one for me was getting even in the first place. I was stationed in Okinawa at the time. The game started relatively early in the morning. We were working outside that day and me and my fellow NY native Sgt Cooper grabbed the shop radio and took it out with us to listen to the game on AFN. Falling behind early and struggling against Pedro made us rather ornery. Still, we were looking forward to running over to the USO for lunch to watch the game on the big screen there. Giambi hits his second homer and we're psyched. We hopped into Coop's car to stop by the ATM - the USO only took cash. Right before I get out to get money, Ortiz hits his shot off of Wells. I have no appetite left. Still, Coop convinced me to come with him because anything can happen, he says. We get there and the place is packed with jeering Sox fans. Jeter's double has no effect on them. Bernie knocks in Jeter, and they groan a little and get a little quiet. A few yell at Little. Matsui smacks his double, and now the place is going nuts, as all the Sox fans are screaming at the TV to take Martinez out and shooting us dirty looks as we jump up and down. As Posada plates Bernie and Matsui, half the Sox fans leave in disgust and we went crazy mocking them. Stayed way past when we were supposed to be back from lunch (and got our asses chewed by the gunny, big time - good thing I wasn't the ranking NCO!) and had to listen to the rest of the game. I can remember groaning when Boone came to bat since he had been so godawful in the playoffs to that point. The real fun of that one for me was getting even in the first place. I was stationed in Okinawa at the time. The game started relatively early in the morning. We were working outside that day and me and my fellow NY native Sgt Cooper grabbed the shop radio and took it out with us to listen to the game on AFN. Falling behind early and struggling against Pedro made us rather ornery. Still, we were looking forward to running over to the USO for lunch to watch the game on the big screen there. Giambi hits his second homer and we’re psyched. We hopped into Coop’s car to stop by the ATM – the USO only took cash. Right before I get out to get money, Ortiz hits his shot off of Wells. I have no appetite left. Still, Coop convinced me to come with him because anything can happen, he says. We get there and the place is packed with jeering Sox fans. Jeter’s double has no effect on them. Bernie knocks in Jeter, and they groan a little and get a little quiet. A few yell at Little. Matsui smacks his double, and now the place is going nuts, as all the Sox fans are screaming at the TV to take Martinez out and shooting us dirty looks as we jump up and down. As Posada plates Bernie and Matsui, half the Sox fans leave in disgust and we went crazy mocking them. Stayed way past when we were supposed to be back from lunch (and got our asses chewed by the gunny, big time – good thing I wasn’t the ranking NCO!) and had to listen to the rest of the game. I can remember groaning when Boone came to bat since he had been so godawful in the playoffs to that point.

]]> By: Victoria http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-629690 Victoria Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:25:49 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-629690 It's true, Kill Bill is my favorite movie. It’s true, Kill Bill is my favorite movie.

]]> By: Riddering http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627967 Riddering Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:00:51 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627967 The author of this guest post has great taste. The author of this guest post has great taste.

]]> By: Riddering http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627961 Riddering Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:56:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627961 Clemens: vampire slayer. Clemens: vampire slayer.

]]> By: Victoria http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627931 Victoria Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:36:11 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627931 Seconded. Seconded.

]]> By: Steve S http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627910 Steve S Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:17:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627910 Great post, it really reminds you of what it can be like in the stadium and how special the actual experience is. I got to go to game 2 last week and I saw my first walk off homerun playoff game. It was amazing and I thought the crowd's energy was comparable, if not better, then what I had seen in other postseason games in the old stadium. I can't even imagine what a game 7 against the Red Sox no less would be like. That place must have been electric. Great post, it really reminds you of what it can be like in the stadium and how special the actual experience is. I got to go to game 2 last week and I saw my first walk off homerun playoff game. It was amazing and I thought the crowd’s energy was comparable, if not better, then what I had seen in other postseason games in the old stadium. I can’t even imagine what a game 7 against the Red Sox no less would be like. That place must have been electric.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627907 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:14:28 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627907 You're the most awesome mom ever, Marsha. You’re the most awesome mom ever, Marsha.

]]> By: miketotheg http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/six-years-later-boones-shot-still-resonates-18519/#comment-627900 miketotheg Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:11:32 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=18519#comment-627900 that was an incredible moment. i was in a hotel room in montreal with some friends and when boone hit the dinger i literally jumped up and punched a hole in the ceiling and had plaster chips rain down on me. nobody even heard the boom because of all the yelling and ten minutes later the person who's room it was finally noticed and didn't even care. i guess those montreal canadaians are short. anyway. great moment. that was an incredible moment.

i was in a hotel room in montreal with some friends and when boone hit the dinger i literally jumped up and punched a hole in the ceiling and had plaster chips rain down on me. nobody even heard the boom because of all the yelling and ten minutes later the person who’s room it was finally noticed and didn’t even care. i guess those montreal canadaians are short.

anyway. great moment.

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