NFT: Things in sports that you miss..

In comment 13048267 Greg from LI said:

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The Topps sticker albums, where the All-Star players would get a gold foil sticker. - used to get these every year. Wonder if they still make them? As a kid I was in something called the NFL Superpro Club, which gave you one of these nifty posters to track the standings

I loved the Topps sticker book more than the Topps cards.

Mcenroe/Connors/Borg/Lendl era tennis
70s-00s Yankee Stadium - I wish I got to see the original
Showtime Lakers
Bob Sheppard
Marv Albert doing Knicks and Rangers games - YES!
The old Garden PA guy saying Patrick Ewing's name
Hey [fill in the Yankee name], this Bud's for you.
Holy Cow! - From Scooter, not Harry Caray
White/Messer/Rizzuto

In comment 13048268 pjcas18 said:

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In comment 13048266 Chef said: Quote: was when Clements beaned Mike Piazza, I was right behind home plate, upper deck though.. lol that's a good memory? Classy.

To witness a historical baseball event yes.. no Met hater here.

I miss the stale stick of gum that was in my packs of Donruss baseball cards.

In comment 13048279 UConn4523 said:

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the new YS doesn't hold a candle to the older YS. That's where I became a baseball fan, same for my father, and my grandfather. Sure, upgrades were made over the years but it wasn't the corporate structure we currently have.

100%. And, the quick reaction from many when I say this is simply that I'm older now (44). It doesn't matter. Right up until the final year of the old Stadium, every single time I went to a game (every time, no matter how many games a year) the first time I stepped into the tunnel far enough to see the grass of the filed I got goosebumps. I was well into adulthood, married, had a child, etc. I was so looking forward to that feeling and haven't felt it once in the new stadium. The only thing that really saves the game day experience for me is going with my son or family. I have to ask my oldest son if the gets that feeling, though.

Not a sport

In comment 13048434 Chef said:

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In comment 13048268 pjcas18 said: Quote: In comment 13048266 Chef said: Quote: was when Clements beaned Mike Piazza, I was right behind home plate, upper deck though.. lol that's a good memory? Classy. To witness a historical baseball event yes.. no Met hater here.

Sorry, I shouldn't have commented on it. Everyone has their own reasons for nostalgia. and I shouldn't judge others.

I don't find anything historic about Clemens beaning Piazza (regardless of the teams I wouldn't change my opinion), but whatever, my opinion is no better than anyone else's and I apologize for suggesting you weren't classy for your opinion.

In comment 13048454 Vin R said:

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Haha, yeah those count. Nothing since has come close texture and tastewise, let alone the WWF star that comes on each one.

was, hands down, Mattingly's HR in Game 2 of the 1995 ALDS. I was literally in the last row of the upper deck and you could feel the building shaking. When I finally heard the broadcast of, "...hold on to the roof..." it was so appropriate.

2nd place was Jeter's 3000th hit

Another was a 14 K performance by Guidry in the 80s. If I remember correctly, it was not long after a DL stint and they pulled him after 7, I think. I thought he had a shot at besting his 18 Ks that day.

I don't recall the opponent or year, but going to an actual scheduled daytime doubleheader.

Sheffield hitting an opposite field upper deck HR. I have not seen that in Yankee Stadium before or since.

Loved Reggie Jackson ABs. - The only time I rooted for a non-Yankee while playing the Yankees was in Reggie's first game in the stadium as an Angel. I made my dad get me tickets and wore an Angels Reggie replica jersey. I wanted the Yankees to win, but so desperately wanted a Reggie HR. it felt weird when i got my wish off of Guidry of all people.

In comment 13048457 pjcas18 said:

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In comment 13048434 Chef said: Quote: In comment 13048268 pjcas18 said: Quote: In comment 13048266 Chef said: Quote: was when Clements beaned Mike Piazza, I was right behind home plate, upper deck though.. lol that's a good memory? Classy. To witness a historical baseball event yes.. no Met hater here. Sorry, I shouldn't have commented on it. Everyone has their own reasons for nostalgia. and I shouldn't judge others. I don't find anything historic about Clemens beaning Piazza (regardless of the teams I wouldn't change my opinion), but whatever, my opinion is no better than anyone else's and I apologize for suggesting you weren't classy for your opinion.

I agree with you. I don't find anything historic or iconic about that moment. It is an odd favorite memory of a stadium filled with so many more legitimate huge moments.

In comment 13048454 Vin R said:

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Yes. Absolutely counts. These were legendary.

I stopped watching wrestling 15 years ago but I will never forget watching Superstars every Saturday afternoon when I was a kid.

Man, the nostalgia is killing me right now. I miss the 90's.

Sure, it "counts" now. But, in the 70s and 80s, the leagues legitimately seemed to hate each other and the guys played hard. The AL couldn't stand losing every year. Plus, the game itself was enough. We didn't need the distraction of all the BS ancillary events they have now.

It used to be that was the only time you'd see AL players face NL players outside of the Series.

we'd go like twice a summer and I'd always get stuck with the Padres or Angels.

Never one of the good teams.

I forget which cereal it was but there was one where you used to be able to send a proof of purchase plus a few bucks to them and get a plastic batting helmet of any MLB team you wanted. I definitely bargained with my parents a few times to get them.

Also.. not sports related but when the Ellio's frozen pizza boxes had the ninja turtles cutout masks on the back of them that was outstanding.

And 10 cent beers on bat day....

In comment 13048464 Matt M. said:

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In comment 13048457 pjcas18 said: Quote: In comment 13048434 Chef said: Quote: In comment 13048268 pjcas18 said: Quote: In comment 13048266 Chef said: Quote: was when Clements beaned Mike Piazza, I was right behind home plate, upper deck though.. lol that's a good memory? Classy. To witness a historical baseball event yes.. no Met hater here. Sorry, I shouldn't have commented on it. Everyone has their own reasons for nostalgia. and I shouldn't judge others. I don't find anything historic about Clemens beaning Piazza (regardless of the teams I wouldn't change my opinion), but whatever, my opinion is no better than anyone else's and I apologize for suggesting you weren't classy for your opinion. I agree with you. I don't find anything historic or iconic about that moment. It is an odd favorite memory of a stadium filled with so many more legitimate huge moments.

No appology necessary, of course there were much better memories I was just stating one I happened to witness in person.

In comment 13048478 pjcas18 said:

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I may be the only person who actually liked them. I really thought it was a great candy bar. I was at the game they gave them out and couldn't understand why anyone would throw them on the field.

When they brought it back in line with Reggie's induction into the HOF, it wasn't nearly as good. I had one preserved for a while, but I no longer have it. I can't remember if I ate it or it just found it's way to the garbage.

In comment 13048474 Greg from LI said:

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It used to be that was the only time you'd see AL players face NL players outside of the Series.

One of the reasons I don't like interleague play.

Yeah, the luster of IL play has definitely worn off. I wish they'd either significantly cut it back or just scrap it altogether. I get why they do it.. there are some reasons why it makes sense. I mean, it's cool to see a team that rarely comes to town now and then but overall there's really nothing exciting about it anymore.

1994 strike. It's long since outlived it's usefulness.

I had one each for the Yankees and the Mets, the only piece of Mets gear I ever owned. It was my grandfather's attempt to win me over to his side.

In comment 13047742 pjcas18 said:

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didn't need TJS

The flip side, though, is how many greatly diminished and/or prematurely ended careers did we experience prior to TJS being a common thing?

In comment 13048242 Greg from LI said:

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They were so good for so long that I forgot what mediocrity was like. I've since been reminded.

Yeah, but even when they sucked, for me anyway, there was something magical about the place.

In comment 13048529 Greg from LI said:

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1994 strike. It's long since outlived it's usefulness.

Even in the first couple of years, the Mets-Yankees was a big seller. Most of the other interleague games were not. Even cubs/White Sox games were not the draw they thought they would be. Then games with no rivalries or history of any kind? No thanks.

from a sports viewing standpoint and maybe that's a completely different thread but:

HD TV - this is huge

continual score screen crawlers (I remember when I was a kid, every 20 minutes you'd hear that tone played and you look and they'd update scores across the bottom of the screen. Sometimes they'd cut in to your game with highlights from another but nothing like today. - but I have Sunday Ticket and they have the Game Mix channel which shows 8 games at once.

mobile watching (phone, tablet, etc.)

and that's just tip of the iceberg.

it's not all bad even amid the nostalgia reminiscing about all that was good with sports but no longer exists, I can recognize some positive change.

than MetLife just sucking? I hate MetLife, but I don't think I would be pining for Giants Stadium if they did a better job with a new stadium.

And lasted longer than most cars..

In comment 13048538 pjcas18 said:

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from a sports viewing standpoint and maybe that's a completely different thread but: HD TV - this is huge continual score screen crawlers (I remember when I was a kid, every 20 minutes you'd hear that tone played and you look and they'd update scores across the bottom of the screen. Sometimes they'd cut in to your game with highlights from another but nothing like today. - but I have Sunday Ticket and they have the Game Mix channel which shows 8 games at once. mobile watching (phone, tablet, etc.) and that's just tip of the iceberg. it's not all bad even amid the nostalgia reminiscing about all that was good with sports but no longer exists, I can recognize some positive change.

HD is huge. I got my first HD TV during the World Series. the first HD broadcast I tuned in to was intentionally a game. I was blown away by the colors of the field and uniforms. It really was almost being there-like.

In comment 13048540 Davisian said:

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And lasted longer than most cars..

Gretzky's stick, he used those Titans all the time. and the Jofa helmet - ugly as sin. Every now and then we get a guy in men's league that wears one. My father would kick my ass if he knew I was paying $150 for a hockey stick. I did have one replaced by Bauer that broke in the 30-day warranty period which was nice, but they don't last.

one hockey thing I disagree with others on is the Scott Stevens hit...I love toughness in hockey, but that was a dangerous play in any era, his signature move was he was usually the off D and blind-sided players with a high open ice hit. that's not tough. It's cheap and ended the careers of multiple players including Lindros and Kariya.

Removing that play from hockey was a positive move.

I used to go to a ton of baseball games. Even without kids, I can't see myself going to several games a year. With kids, it's 1 game usually. Two is about the max. And, to go with the whole family is shocking.

I think HD has actually had the biggest positive impact in the NHL. When I was a kid I used to lose the puck constantly on the tube and would have trouble seeing it. As I got older, I got better at following play to the point where I wouldn't need to even see it to know where it was.. and of course, FOXTRAX happened in the 90's.. but I just think the viewing quality in the NHL in particularly has been improved SO much by the HD technology.

In comment 13048552 arcarsenal said:

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I think HD has actually had the biggest positive impact in the NHL. When I was a kid I used to lose the puck constantly on the tube and would have trouble seeing it. As I got older, I got better at following play to the point where I wouldn't need to even see it to know where it was.. and of course, FOXTRAX happened in the 90's.. but I just think the viewing quality in the NHL in particularly has been improved SO much by the HD technology.

NHL, NFL (switch to standard definition and tell me you could watch it - youtube some 80's games that are still there even in part in SD, it's amazing), and even something like golf, which I was never a huge fan of on TV, but watch golf on TV in HD and it's just an amazing enhancement.

The puck could indeed be difficult to follow at times in standard def. HD made it as easy as watching the game in person.

It doesn't require the sharpness and fine details that hockey or baseball does.

In comment 13048539 Matt M. said:

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than MetLife just sucking? I hate MetLife, but I don't think I would be pining for Giants Stadium if they did a better job with a new stadium.

Of course that's the reason

In comment 13048549 Matt M. said:

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I used to go to a ton of baseball games. Even without kids, I can't see myself going to several games a year. With kids, it's 1 game usually. Two is about the max. And, to go with the whole family is shocking.

me too. If I want to see a live game without going broke its Bridgeport Bluefish time.

In comment 13048555 pjcas18 said:

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In comment 13048552 arcarsenal said: Quote: I think HD has actually had the biggest positive impact in the NHL. When I was a kid I used to lose the puck constantly on the tube and would have trouble seeing it. As I got older, I got better at following play to the point where I wouldn't need to even see it to know where it was.. and of course, FOXTRAX happened in the 90's.. but I just think the viewing quality in the NHL in particularly has been improved SO much by the HD technology. NHL, NFL (switch to standard definition and tell me you could watch it - youtube some 80's games that are still there even in part in SD, it's amazing), and even something like golf, which I was never a huge fan of on TV, but watch golf on TV in HD and it's just an amazing enhancement.

I have zero interest in golf but when HD arrived I would actually watch it once in a while just because it looked so nice from an aesthetic standpoint. I was like.. "whoa! I can see actual blades of grass.. this is cool!"

I've never gone for precisely that reason. Why should I drive 7 hours and pay those prices when I can just drive three hours to Baltimore and see them for a third of the price?

In comment 13048559 Greg from LI said:

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It doesn't require the sharpness and fine details that hockey or baseball does.

it seems blurry
1986 NFC Championship game vs SF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzCl4EsovB8

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2011 NFC Championship game vs SF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DamokvLB1kw

of course you could watch it, but it's so much better in HD

In comment 13048570 pjcas18 said:

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In comment 13048559 Greg from LI said: Quote: It doesn't require the sharpness and fine details that hockey or baseball does. it seems blurry 1986 NFC Championship game vs SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzCl4EsovB8 vs 2011 NFC Championship game vs SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DamokvLB1kw of course you could watch it, but it's so much better in HD

This is also partially the result of recording on tape and recording digitally also.

In comment 13048510 Matt M. said:

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In comment 13048478 pjcas18 said: Quote: I may be the only person who actually liked them. I really thought it was a great candy bar. I was at the game they gave them out and couldn't understand why anyone would throw them on the field. When they brought it back in line with Reggie's induction into the HOF, it wasn't nearly as good. I had one preserved for a while, but I no longer have it. I can't remember if I ate it or it just found it's way to the garbage.

Reggie Bars had a Choclatety coating not a chocolate one.

In comment 13048567 Greg from LI said:

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I've never gone for precisely that reason. Why should I drive 7 hours and pay those prices when I can just drive three hours to Baltimore and see them for a third of the price?

The sight lines are terrible. Way too many seats where you can't see the whole field while sitting down.

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In comment 13048635 PeterinAtlanta said:

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In comment 13048567 Greg from LI said: Quote: I've never gone for precisely that reason. Why should I drive 7 hours and pay those prices when I can just drive three hours to Baltimore and see them for a third of the price? The sight lines are terrible. Way too many seats where you can't see the whole field while sitting down.

The old Stadium had plenty of seats where you couldn't see the corners. What I find terribly egregious is that there are a ton of seats in both the LF and RF bleachers where you can't see about 1/3 or more of the OF because the Hard Rock Cafe. It takes "obstructed view" to an obscene level.

..at the Indy 500.

a whole day at the ballpark