We can list all sorts of baseball-related stuff here, but I'm going to start off the thread with some weirdness. (I was cleaning out old e-mails and had to post this passage somewhere.) Date: July 16, 2005 Story: My cousin Walter and I were at Shea Stadium for the Atlanta Braves-New York Mets baseball game. Early in the night Walter farted. The guy seated directly in front of him turned around and said sarcastically, "Nice one." Later in the night, Walter farted again. This time the guy (probably not much older than 30) turned around and was upset. "Hey buddy, how about showing some class? How old are you?" A little later when the game ended, Walter placed a condom on the guy's umbrella.
after opening day last year, one reporter was doing a story in a crowd of people after the game, (this was after the mets won) and some drunk dude ran up behind her and spanked her ass while she was being taped. She pretended like it didnt happen but everyone was laughing.
So, to recap, we have: 1. Spanking. 2. Farting. Who will contribute the next anecdote of this storied stadium's glorious past? I recommend something involving urination.
Oh,it's happened. One of the last Jet games played there. Fans on the upper level pissed on the people below.
Well, in all fairness, its the home stadium of the Jets and the Mets, not many great moments on the field.
In July of 1971 I was patrolling the upper deck, making the vendor rounds ("Hey yearbooks here! Souvenirs, yearbooks here!"). There was a Cub Scout troop of about 20-30 kids in the rightfield corner, and they cleaned me out - baseballs, yearbooks, pins, pens, the works. It was the best game I ever had - a truly great moment in Shea Stadium history. Oh, games 3-5 of the 1969 WS, games 6 & 7 of the 1986 WS, and the 1968 AFL Championship Game were pretty damn good also.
Date: April 22, 2005 Story: My cousin stars as "The Shea Stadium Jerker" First, he went into the bathroom by the opponents' bullpen. He said he was in there jerkin' when an attendant went in and asked, "What are you doin' in there, buddy?" My cousin said, "Jerrrrrkin'". The attendant replied, "Okay." Later, my cousin went at it again- this time while sitting in the bleacher seats. He was wearing an oversized hooded sweatshirt. When it started, I quickly moved away. When he was done he wiped some stuff on the jacket of the guy in front of him. The Hispanic girls near us were the cause. Score: Mets 3, Nationals 1
It may have ended up being pointless, but this was still one of the best moments when i was a kid.. Grand Slam single
Ahh, yes, the 505-foot home run he hit off Kevin Gryboski on June 26, 2002. (If you're going to continue to try to stir the pot in this thread, I'm going to create a Great Moments in Yankee Stadium thread. You won't enjoy my entries there.)
