07-24-2009, 09:08 AM
$tevie wrote:
Sometime back when Mike Mussina was pitching for the Orioles, I saw him pitch either six or seven perfect innings, I can't recall now. It was electrifying once I realized what was happening. I almost cried when the opposing team finally got a hit.
I'm pretty darned jealous of the fans in that stadium today.
Don't be. Most of them left and of those who stayed only about half knew what the hell was going on. I was 16 and skipped school to go to the last game of the season. A really pretty girl caught my attention in the seventh and that's when I mentlly left the game. Later Ted Williams hit his last home run.
I had no idea until after that I could have been witnessing history, I was way too involved in trying to make history. I was 16 so of course I missed either witnessing or making history. The witnessing was gone forever, the making would have to wait another year or so.