What MLB Homerun is most memorable for "YOU"?

[Pudge714]

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For me, as a life-long Jay's fan, the homerun that Alomar hit off the cocky Eckersley in Game 4 of the 1992 ALCS was the one for me. The tension and situation makes it my most memorable one ever.

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I realized a week ago this happened on my birthday of course I was 4 so I didn't really remember much.

[JordanIB]

Todd Pratt
Robin Ventura Single
Piazza post-9/11

And for a non-Mets one, I'll go with Aaron Boone

[cookieb]

I remember a Monday night game from when I was a kid where Dave Winfield homered in the bottom of the ninth to extend a game the Yankees eventually won. This homer solidified that Winfield was going to be my favorite player, so it was particularly memorable.

Also, live the first home run I saw was a monster shot to center ny McGwire against O's in 88 I think.

[Marquis]

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i was at the robin ventura grand slam single game live and it was awesome
Gibson/Carter are the two most memorable to me. Todd Pratt playoff homer is etched in my memory as well
And from a negative homerun, i STILL have nightmares about the Mike Scoscia 1988 playoff homerun off of roger mcdowell

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For the record, Scioscia's homer in the 9th was off of Gooden. McDowell gave up a homer to Gibson in the 12th.

[Toro]

Are we talking live? If so, the only one that was truly memorable for me was by an unremarkable player in an otherwise unremarkable game.

I was 8, I think, and my friends father took us to our first game at Fenway, circa 1957. Sammy White hit one out and it was the coolest thing at the time that I'd ever seen.

[metsandfinsfan]

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i was at the robin ventura grand slam single game live and it was awesome
Gibson/Carter are the two most memorable to me. Todd Pratt playoff homer is etched in my memory as well
And from a negative homerun, i STILL have nightmares about the Mike Scoscia 1988 playoff homerun off of roger mcdowell

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For the record, Scioscia's homer in the 9th was off of Gooden. McDowell gave up a homer to Gibson in the 12th.

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yeah i remember that you are correct now

it sucked either way

[I_AM_EVIL]

Mine isn't a single HR. It's actually 4.

Mark Whiten hit 4 HR's in a single game against the Reds in 93. A friend of mine had recently gotten a job in Cincy and called me to round up the guys and come watch the Reds beat the Cardinals. A few of us piled into a car and drove the 1.5 hrs to see the Reds get beat by 1 person. The final score of the game was 15-2.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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I'm not thinking about Fisk's, or Gibson's, Dent's or Carter's, but a homerun that is not a top 25 type but is particularly memorable for you.

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Sorry to break the rules, but I'm a Sox fan who's old enough to remember the Fisk HR. It gets my vote.

Two other Boston HR's from that season:

--Fred Lynn had a game at Tiger Stadium where he hit 3 HRs, a triple, and a single, knocking in ten runs, and tying the AL record for total bases in a game. The last HR was on the roof.

--Jim Rice became the sixth player to hit one over the flagpole in CF at Fenway, and the ball looked like it was still going UP when it disappeared into the darkness.

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I'm with you on the Fred Lynn game vs the Tigers. I remember watching that one on TV in my little apt on Comm Ave and calling my father in NJ to brag about the rookie.

However, to make a point, when everyone mentions dramatic HR's, they always seem to mention the one that in my mind is #1: Bill Mazeroski's walk off HR in game 7 of the 1960 WS against the Yankees.

I was only 9 at the time, and not yet a member of Red Sox nation, but I still remember most of Jersey walking around shaking their heads. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Los Feliz Slim]

Damon's slam, not close. I smile broadly and the hair stands up on my neck just thinking about it. Christ, that ruled so hard.

[stormstarter28]

July 14th, 2006: Dodgers at Cardinals, Pujols hits a walk-off HR in the 14th. Best home run I've ever seen in person.