MLB didn't bother to ask me, so I will ask you. What is your favorite baseball memory?

For me it happened in 1986 in the Houston Astrodome. A buddy of mine from work and I got tickets from Paul Runge (the umpire). My buddy's wife worked for American Airlines and frequently made travel arrangements for umpires, and she snagged some tickets for us. Anyhow, since we got the tickets from the umpire, our seats were behind home plate. This gave us a pretty good view, as Mike Scott proceeded to throw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants. Not only did Scott pick up his 18th win, but the win clinched the NL West for the Astros. I remember thinking very early in the game that Scott was going to throw a no-hitter that day. He had great stuff and the crowd was electric! All in all a pretty good day to be at the ballpark. 

A friend of my Dad's that worked in Sales at his company was also an MLB area scout for many years.  Through his contacts we were able to get tickets for Nolan Ryan's 300th win in County Stadium in Milwaukee.  I was 8 years old, so driving up to Milwaukee from Chicago was like driving across the country and being able to stay up late and see baseball history with my Dad and my brother was a really awesome experience.

MY DAD TAKING ME TO MY FIRST METS GAME AT BRAND NEW SHEA STADIUM. RIGHT NEAR THE 64 WORLD'S FAIR

1987 WS Game 4. Tom Lawless hits a pinch hit HR off of Viola. Had 1 career HR up to that point. 1. He admires it as he walks towards first, then flips the bat into the air. Great Youtube moment...

Sitting in the right field stands in Anaheim with my Dad for game 5, 1986 ALCS.  I was a senior in high school.  We were with a large contingent of Boston fans who had made the trip, and most of them had left after Boston lost games 3 and 4 (both tragically) and were trailing 5-2 in the 9th.  We stayed...and were there for Baylor and Henderson's HRs and the tense extra innings that followed.  Henderson was the precursor to David Ortiz with his heroics that postseason.

That's by far my greatest memory from a game I attended in-person.

But overall, nothing will top the 3-way conference call with my Dad (then 70) and my brother as Keith Foulke retired Edgar Renteria to end the 2004 World Series.  Three grown man bawling their eyes out over this silly game....

Y'all got all those great memories yet every Tigers and Astros game I've been to has been a blowout. Astros 11-2 in games I've attended and Tigers 13-4.

12 years, old 1st time stepping into Fenway, and getting to see Roger pitch against the Brewers,  It was awesome.  The grass, the wall, Billy Jo Roubidoux playing 1b.  It is still pretty clear image.  At the time I thought Clemens could do no wrong, (OJ, and Hulk Hogan too....I knew how to pick em)  And I got to see him pitch.

But, much like Contrarian,  not being there in person, being in a jam packed bar, on a cool October evening, walking Foulke lob it over to Mienkevitz was simply breath taking.

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS6HGwoRrkY

Much like bottomlee's post. Many years ago, probably around '62, '63, my parents took me to the old Candlestick Park. I was 11 or 12 years old. Had never been to a major league park before. Don't even remember who the Giants were playing. As I remember, the walkway where the concession area was, had a wall and you couldn't see the playing field like you can in modern parks. There were large swinging doors that led to the seating area. I remember the doors opening as we went to our seats and I first saw that GREEN. There were many other memories of that park, but seeing that green playing field has stayed in my mind all these years. I was sold on major league baseball from that moment on!

When I was 13 years old I was passing out promotion sheets for a local grocery store in suburb of KC, MO.  I was ask to go into the beer cooler/walk-in to get something.  There before my eyes was Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Hank Bauer & Mickey Mantle sucking on some brews.  They all said howdy and I left.  Too me ... a very great moment !

I have 2 favorites. My 1st game ever,July 25 1964, when I was 10 years old at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phils scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th and lost 10-9. Like everyone else's 1st game the best memory was walking up and seeing that green grass of a major league field for the 1st time.
The second was game 4 of the 2008 World Series,being a Phillies fan all my life I never thought I would even have a chance to see them play in WS. I paided way to much money for seats behind home plate....and it was worth every penny. Phils won 10-2 and Fat Joe Blanton hit a HR!

Bruce Sutter's third strike against Gordon Thomas in the seventh game of the 1982 World Series.

Two games stand out, not because of what they were (they were significant), but because of how I wound up at them.

First, my best friend had moved out of area and was gone for a few years.  I ran into him at a party; he’d recently moved back.  We used to go to lots of Angels’ games, so agreed to catch one soon; I’d get the tickets.  Well, I was busy at work and it slipped my mind; my friend called me at work one afternoon and asked what was up.  I apologized; he said that night was the last game of the home stand, let’s just go and get tix there.  I said sure, we’ll meet in the parking lot across the street, let’s do it!

We showed up, and the place was packed  The Angels were already well out of it, so we couldn’t figure out what the deal was – this was mid-‘80s, before the Internet and 24-hour SportsCenter.  We found a guy selling his seats, he couldn’t make the game (NOT a scalper; was selling the tix for less than face); we said sure, but he had four seats and no change.  Two other guys came up and wanted the other two; I told them look, you know where we’ll be sitting.  Pay for our tix, we’ll get change inside, and the first round of beers are on us.  They agreed, and we kept up our end of the bargain.  We settled into our seats – 12 rows behind the plate! – and found out why the place was packed.  Don Sutton had 299 wins, and the Angels moved him up to pitch on short rest to try for his 300^th at home!  The decision was so last-minute it hadn’t even made the morning papers!  Needless to say, he pitched a gem and got #300.

The other fluke was a Dodgers’ game.  Some friends of ours called, and said they had the family/company tickets for the game the following Friday, did we want to go?  Wife One wasn’t into baseball (should have known it wouldn’t last) but was happy to go, plus our friends had awesome seats (two rows behind the photogs’ well, 3^rd base side).  A few days later we got a call from my wife’s brother, that he’d be in town and were we free that night?  Wife One’s family was going through some serious crap at the time and I knew she needed to spend time with her brother so I offered up my ticket.  Wine One said no, they’d find something else to do I should use the ticket.  I called my friend and asked if it was OK I use one ticket, or did they want to ask another couple.  He said no, that was fine.  So, I went to the game.

I got home from the game, and Wife One and her brother were sitting in the living room talking.  They asked how the game was, I said good.  “Dodgers win?”  “Yeah, Ramon Martinez threw a no-hitter.”  “No way, you’re joking.”  I picked up the remote and flipped on SportsCenter, just in time to hear them say “… and when we return from break, more on Ramon Martinez’s no-hitter.”

So I’ve seen a no-hitter and a 300^th, and probably should not have been at either!