njmeadowlanders Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 What was your first pro game ever attended, where was it, who played, and what was the outcome?Do it by league, however big or small, whatever.NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ New Jersey Devils, Brendan Byrne Arena, 11/03/88 - Jets 3 Devils 3 (Tie)NFL: Dallas Cowboys @ New York Jets, Giants Stadium, 11/04/90 - Jets 24 Cowboys 9MLB: San Diego Padres @ New York Mets, Shea Stadium, 07/14/91 - Padres 2 Mets 1NBA: New Jersey Nets @ New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, 01/07/98 - Knicks 89 Nets 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 MLB - A's vs Orioles, 1998 (Don't remember the exact date, but it was the day mcGwire was traded). A's lost 1-0 I think.NFL - AFC vs NFC 2001 Pro Bowl. AFC won. Regular season, 2002 Raiders vs 49ers. 49ers won. NHL - Sharks vs Avalanche, Sharks won like 7-6 or something. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 REGULAR SEASONNFL: Saints vs. Rams, Week 17, 2000 NFL Season (Yeah, I know, a Falcon fan's first game is a Saints game at the Superdome. Go figure.)NBA: Hawks game in 2002 (the playoff-guarantee year...Lord that was a terrible idea.)NHL: Thrashers game in 2004MLB: Braves game in 2001PLAYOFFSNFL: Falcons vs. Rams 2004 Divisional Playoffs (Still the most fun I've had at a pro sports game ever.)NBA: Hawks vs. Celtics 2007 1st Round: Game 3 (Considering how sucky the Hawks have been, one of the most surreal moments as an Atlanta sports fan) MLB: Braves vs. Cubs 2003 Divisional Playoffs (Even though I'm mad that there were more Cubs fans there. Wow.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NFL: Oakland Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills, December 5, 1993MLB: Anaheim Angels vs. New York Yankees, Summer 1998NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards, October 31, 2002 (Opening night!)NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, December 31, 2001Since then, I've seen multiple teams in multiple arenas/stadia for every sport except the NHL. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 October 1, 1988: San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, LA 2, SF 1Couldn't tell you the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NFL: Falcons vs. Jets, July 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 MLB: Royals @ Red Sox, Spring/Summer 1997(96? I know it was raining), Royals wonNBA: (still my only one) Pacers @ Celtics, 2003/04(I think) Playoffs, Pacers won by about 40 pointsNFL: Never beenNHL: (still my only one) Lightning @ Bruins, October 1998, Bruins won 3-2No idea when it comes to BC athletics, except BC hockey: UMass Lowell Riverhawks @ BC, January 2008, UMass Lowell won 3-1 or 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NFL: October 1, 1995 Bengals vs Dolphins Riverfront Stadium. 23-26 loss.NHL: October 7, 2000 Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks Nationwide Arena. First ever Blue Jackets game, a 5-3 loss after being up 3-0.MLB: September 6, 1996 Reds vs. Giants Riverfront Stadium. Second game of a doubleheader, Reds win 14-1.NBA: March 31, 1995 Suns vs. Timberwolves. The Suns won that's all I remember. I couldn't find the score on basketball reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-(dp)- Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NFL: Lions vs. Buccaneers - week 7 of last season. Amazingly, my first Lions game was actually a win, and probably the best team they beat all season. The final was 23-16. We sat in the corner, and were lucky enough to have most of the big plays towards our corner, including Calvin Johnson's beautiful end around, where he stiff-armed LB Cato June, made Safety Tanard Jackson miss, then broke the tackle of Barrett Ruud on his way to the endzone. Probably the most exciting play I have seen in person, in any sport. NBA: Pistons vs. Bucks Round 1 game 2 2006. Nothing too exciting, as it was an easy win for the Pistons, which was never really close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 First pro sports event ever attended:CBA - Alberta Dusters at Anchorage Northern Knights - 1981 - Alberta won, but I couldn't tell you the final score, and the program from that game is packed away somewhere...Others:MLB: Baltimore at Seattle, 1982 - Baltimore won 8-1NFL: L.A. Raiders at Seattle, 1987 - the infamous Bo/Boz gameNHL: Calgary at Vancouver, 1988 - Calgary won 6-5NBA: Not sure of this one, I think it was a Houston-Seattle matchup in 1986 or 1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Red Sox game: summer 1977Celtics: March '92, I think. The big 4 (Bird, McHale, Parish, Reggie Lewis) played at the timeBruins: 1988 East Conference Finals, Game 7, vs. New JerseyPatriots: pre-season game, 1987. Doug Flutie was QBAHL: January 1995, Providence BruinsAHL All-Star game: 2000, Rochester, NY Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NHL MLK Day 1999 Sharks 3 Devils 1MLB July 26, 1997 Pirates 10 Giants 3NBA March 15 2000 Clippers 85 Kings 110NCAABBall January 10, 2004 Northern Arizona 76 Sac State 69MLS September 25 2004 LA 0 SJ Earthquakes 0NCAABBall(Pac 10) December 28 2006 Cal 85 Arizona 94(In Tucson)NCCAFBall October 11 2003 Northern Arizona 27 Sac State 20 BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 MLB - A's vs Orioles, 1998 (Don't remember the exact date, but it was the day mcGwire was traded). A's lost 1-0 I think.NFL - AFC vs NFC 2001 Pro Bowl. AFC won. Regular season, 2002 Raiders vs 49ers. 49ers won. NHL - Sharks vs Avalanche, Sharks won like 7-6 or something.Sharks had to be in 1997 when Granato got a hat trick. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 FIRST EVER: MLB, Pirates v. Cubs (I think), spring of 2000. NHL: forget whom it was against, but I know it was the last game of the season in 2001 (the last year we made it to the playoffs until to years ago, the year lemieux came back). NFL: would be a year ago next week. I forget the exact day. It was a preseason game agains the Eagles. The night of the last day of summer (for me). We won, but that didnt help me wake up at 5:30 the next morning for probably only the second time in my life after already staying up until midnight.PLAYOFFS: NHL. Pens/Senators, game 4, april 2007.PLAYOFFS SERIES WINNING GAME: NHL Pens/Rangers, game 5, may 2008CHAMPIONSHIP (game): NHL. Pens/Redwings, game 3, june 2008 (though you can argue that the game of the flyers series I went to was)CHAMPIONSHIP (win): NHL. Pens/Redwings, game 6, june 2008. Obviously, we lost (Its a long story on my theory why...but for some reason I felt no sadness whatsoever that night...I just felt absolute emptiness...and what a wierd feeling of emptiness that was...)COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pitt v. I forget who... first Pitt game ever at Heinz Field, fall 2001COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pitt v. Oakland University (i think that was the name), late fall 2006 Pittsburgh Arsenal - Elite Football League (NFL) - est. 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 I'll add playoffs too:NHL: Game 3 1995 Stanley Cup Finals DET @ NJ (Devils 4, Red Wings 2 - June 20, 1995)NFL: AFC Divisional Playoffs JAX @ NYJ (Jets 34, Jaguars 24 - January 10, 1999)MLB: Game 4 1999 NLDS ARZ @ NYM (Mets 4, Diamondbacks 3 (10 Innings) - October 9, 1999 - Todd Pratt Series Winning HR B 10 off Matt Mantei)NBAL Game 3 2002 NBA Finals LAL @ NJN (Lakers 106, Nets 103 - June 9, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I don't remember the others, but I do remember the year I first saw a MLB game. It was 1961 at old Metropolitan Stadium, the first year of the Minnesota Twins, and they played the New York Yankees. I was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NCAA Football: 1995 Ohio State vs. Purdue. Ohio State won big and Eddie George became my second favorite football player of all time (behind Boomer Esiason) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 NCAAF: Mississippi State's 1998 Homecoming game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 MLB: Montreal @ Atlanta, 7/11/91, Montreal won 11-2. It only stands out because I was laughing at Oil Can Boyd's .100 batting average. 7-year-old kids didn't notice it was the pitcher batting when they see such a low batting average.MLB Playoffs: San Francisco @ Atlanta 2002, Game 2, Braves won 7-2. It was a cool night. And Bonds hit a ball off Smoltz late in the game that still hasn't landed.NFL: Philadelphia @ Atlanta 9/12/05, Falcons won 14-10. The season opener on MNF, a rematch of the NFC Championship Game....those were the days....NFL Playoffs: NoneNBA: Charlotte @ Atlanta 4/28/98, Hawks won 96-64 in Game 3 of the first round. The game was so out of hand that both team brought in their scrub white guys for the last 6 minutes of the game. It felt weird watching a basketball game in a footbal stadium.NHL: New Jersey @ Atlanta, sometime in Spring 2003, Devils won 2-1. NHL Playoffs: NY Rangers @ Atlanta, Game 1 2007, Rangers won 4-3. Most energy I've ever felt in the building, prior to last season's Hawks playoff games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 CFL: BC Lions vs. Montreal Alouettes 88th Grey Cup 28-26 LeosNHL: October 2003 Flames 3-2 Canucks FNHL Playoffs: Flames 4-0 Canucks Quarterfinals first home playoff win of what was to be the one of the greatest runs in NHL Playoff historyNFL: Packers vs. Seahawks 2008 NFC Divisional Playoffs best game i've ever seen in person Pack won 42-20MLB: July 14th 2006 Mariners 5-3 Blue Jays FIFA: FIFA Under 20 World Cup, Austria 1-0 Canada in Edmonton on July 5th 2007 JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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