The First 38

[otterjb]

March 31st to May 11th, all 38 as a collective, has been the best set of baseball games I've ever seen. As a fan, it's been {-insert adjective here-} to watch.

[Andyzipp]

I'm gonna go with Friday, August 20, 2004 - Sunday, October 3rd, 2004 as my favorite stretch.

Followed closely by Sunday, August 24th, 1986 - Sunday, October 5th, 1986.
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[UpTooLate]

I will say that this team has exceeded my expectations.  It is still early in the season so we'll see what happens.

[Limey]

I will say that this team has exceeded my expectations.  It is still early in the season so we'll see what happens.

The pitching has exceeded my expectations by quite a lot.  The offense, we knew, was meant to be good, but it's still a sight to behold when you see it in action.

[otterjb]

I'm gonna go with Friday, August 20, 2004 - Sunday, October 3rd, 2004 as my favorite stretch.

Followed closely by Sunday, August 24th, 1986 - Sunday, October 5th, 1986.
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Oh yeah. You're right. This one's current, so it's fresher, but those were the best.

As for one single moment, it's gotta be Kent's walk-off.

[DVauthrin]

Oh yeah. You're right. This one's current, so it's fresher, but those were the best.

As for one single moment, it's gotta be Kent's walk-off.

best game i've ever seen in person.   

[Astroholic]

best game i've ever seen in person.   

Bluebonnet's homer animation was the best OWA page header of all time.

[Limey]

best game i've ever seen in person.   

Ditto.

[ValpoCory]

Those 3 games at the Ballpark will be ones I remember forever.   What a weekend.  I couldn't talk anymore on Tuesday morning.

[matadorph]

Ditto.

Reading that again made me jump off the couch and do a fist pump.

What a moment that was.

[Limey]

Reading that again made me jump off the couch and do a fist pump.

What a moment that was.

It was the first notable occurrence of an Isringhausterfuck.  Thankfully, it's become quite commonplace now.

[remy]

Was at game 4.  Watching from the left field upper deck as Julia Tavarez came completely unravelled, as the Good Guys completed their comeback... that was pure unadulterated joy.  I can only imagine what it must have felt like to be there the next night.

[JimR]

Was at game 4.  Watching from the left field upper deck as Julia Tavarez came completely unravelled, as the Good Guys completed their comeback... that was pure unadulterated joy.  I can only imagine what it must have felt like to be there the next night.

Mark and i were there at #4, too. ditto on imagining being at #5. i cannot imagine more noise that we "heard" at #4.

[Limey]

Mark and i were there at #4, too. ditto on imagining being at #5. i cannot imagine more noise that we "heard" at #4.

I was in the field boxes for #4, but at Club level for #5.  It may have been louder for the second game because of being closer to the roof.  I dunno, to be honest, but it was definitely louder, which I agree is unfathomable given the decibel level of the previous day.

Oh, and while we're at it, a hearty "FUCK YOU, YOU WIGGY TWAT!" to Selig for the roofanasia of 2005.

[toddthebod]

best game i've ever seen in person.   

I read that wrong.

Thought you wrote "best game i've ever seen in prison"

And then I read it again.

[toddthebod]

March 31st to May 11th, all 38 as a collective, has been the best set of baseball games I've ever seen. As a fan, it's been {-insert adjective here-} to watch.

I've been talking to my brother who lives in Israel.  With the time difference, its hard for him to watch every game.  But he gets all of the day games and he wakes up early to catch the last few innings of the west coast games.  He has a totally different perspective from us.  Unlike us who go to sleep happy after a great win on the west coast, he just is pumped up all day long.  Needless to say, he agrees with me that this team is very addictive. 

[Taras Bulba]

I've been talking to my brother who lives in Israel.  With the time difference, its hard for him to watch every game.  But he gets all of the day games and he wakes up early to catch the last few innings of the west coast games.  He has a totally different perspective from us.  Unlike us who go to sleep happy after a great win on the west coast, he just is pumped up all day long.  Needless to say, he agrees with me that this team is very addictive. 

I was on a dig in Israel one summer long ago.  Below the hill was an Israeli paratrooper unit conducting training.  Every once in a while, some of them would come by to see what was going on and a few of them were American born and would ask "how are the Yankees doing."  My answer: "How the fuck should I know?  I'm on a goddamn hill over here, I don't give a shit about the Yankees, and they haven't invented the fucking internet yet."  Yeah, the last part I made up, but the Jerusalem Post didn't have shit as far as box scores.

[toddthebod]

I was on a dig in Israel one summer long ago.  Below the hill was an Israeli paratrooper unit conducting training.  Every once in a while, some of them would come by to see what was going on and a few of them were American born and would ask "how are the Yankees doing."  My answer: "How the fuck should I know?  I'm on a goddamn hill over here, I don't give a shit about the Yankees, and they haven't invented the fucking internet yet."  Yeah, the last part I made up, but the Jerusalem Post didn't have shit as far as box scores.

I spent a year in Israel (90/91) after I graduated from college.  Prior to the internet, it was impossible to follow baseball there unless you were a fan of the NY or Chicago teams.  It's totally different now.  With the internet, mlb.com, and slingbox, anyone who wants to follow baseball can. 

[Greg M]

I lived in Egypt from '87 to '92.  Talk about not being able to get baseball coverage.  We'd get USA Today once or twice a week, two days after the print date.  Man...I'd read the sports page cover to cover every time.  I moved back there in '98 and '99.  Audio feeds and the Big Freight Train.  The internet's a beautiful thing.

[geezerdonk]

I've been talking to my brother who lives in Israel.  With the time difference, its hard for him to watch every game. 

I imagine that the mortar shells and Qassam rockets play havoc with the satellite reception and dodging same may limit his concentration.

[DVauthrin]

Mark and i were there at #4, too. ditto on imagining being at #5. i cannot imagine more noise that we "heard" at #4.

I was at game 4 as well, when raul chavez got a key hit to start the comeback and tavarez had his meltdown.   good times.

[geezerdonk]

it was impossible to follow baseball there unless you were a fan of the NY or Chicago teams. 

You could at least get line scores in the International Herald Tribune. Stars and Stripes usually has box scores.

[Astros Fan in SoCal]

I spent a year in Israel (90/91) after I graduated from college.  Prior to the internet, it was impossible to follow baseball there unless you were a fan of the NY or Chicago teams.  It's totally different now.  With the internet, mlb.com, and slingbox, anyone who wants to follow baseball can. 

They have their own baseball league in Israel now. Go Modi'in Miracle!

[toddthebod]

They have their own baseball league in Israel now. Go Modi'in Miracle!

My brother got me a shirt of the beit shemesh blue sox. 

I heard that the league folded because of suspicious financial problems.  I definitely read somewhere that MLB pulled its support because of these problems.

[Limey]

I lived in Egypt from '87 to '92.  Talk about not being able to get baseball coverage.  We'd get USA Today once or twice a week, two days after the print date.  Man...I'd read the sports page cover to cover every time.  I moved back there in '98 and '99.  Audio feeds and the Big Freight Train.  The internet's a beautiful thing.

I lived in South London from 1965 to 1994.  Fuck-all baseball news available during that time.