Had tickets for me and my dad for Game 5 in 2005...
Same for me and my wife although we did make it to the game 4 loss as well. My rationale back then was to go with games 4 & 5 versus 3 & 4 because there was an outside chance of them winning at home and us being there. Bad move on my part. Fast forward to 2017, and I make the same decision, this time with my entire family. I remember thinking early in game 5, with the Stros down 4-0 to Clayton Kershaw...."Damn it, I screwed this up again. Kids missed at least seeing a win in game 3, saw a loss in game 4 and now game 5 ain't looking too good either."
Boy was I wrong...best decision I ever made. Game 5 will go down as one of the all-timers, and we were there! There were many great moments in that game, but I still get goose bumps thinking about Altuve's homer. That's the one that really sticks out to me for some reason. Our seats were behind the plate (one row from the top), and from that vantage point I remember that I hoped his hit would at least have enough juice to carry up the wall for a double. When it landed by the pump I was stunned....and MM went bonkers!
Sorry to go on a rant. Once I started typing I couldn't help myself.
