Send me your worst experience at a New York sporting event as a fan and I'll post the most fascinating ones. You can check out my list under Stuart's Most Memorable.

• October 20, 2004: The Red Sox defeat the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, becoming the first team in baseball history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games. The Red Sox go on to win their first World Championship in 86 years with a 4-0 sweep of the Cardinals. I had to leave the stadium before the final out to avoid seeing the Red Sox celebrate on Yankee turf. To add insult to injury, my wife and daughter insisted I accompany them on a trip to visit friends in New Hampshire. The same friends I gloated all weekend long after Aaron Boone’s 2003 home run. Had to suffer payback.
Hilly Schneider, Brooklyn, NY

• Actually, the most exciting (but devastating) game I was at was Game 6 in Atlanta in the 1999 NLCS where Al Leiter gave up 5 runs in the first but the Mets clawed back and tied it then lost the lead, then got it back off John Rocker, only to have Armando Benitez blow the lead in the 10th. I was in the upper deck busting on all the Braves fans (after they were laughing at us for the first 7 innings). Of course, it all came crashing down when Kenny Rogers walked the winning run in with the bases loaded. I still rememebr screaming to Bobby Valentine not to intentionally load the bases. Well, that game is the reason I moved back home from Atlanta, I couldn't take it down there anymore.
Dave Raphael

New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports

 

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