KansasSoxFan Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 I didn't see any place for new users to introduce themselves, so I'm doing it here. I have been lurking for a while and finally decided to join. Since I live in Kansas, I don't get to see many Sox games, so I find myself checking out the boards here a lot. Anyway, I thought I'd share my memories of my first Sox game in person (so I can keep this post on topic of course! ): It was 1984. I remember because there was still a lot of excitement in the city about the Sox after they won the division in '83. I must have been in 6th grade at the time. My family got tickets to a game because the Sox were running a promotion through my grade school. I think it was, if you get good grades then you can get a discount to selected games. We chose a night game against Detroit. We sat in the left field bleachers, lower deck, somewhere towards the back corner. During the game, Greg Luzinski came up to the plate. He hit a really high fly ball to left and I quickly lost sight of it because the upper deck blocked my view. I thought it landed in the upper deck, but then I hear everyone at the park chanting something. At first I think it sounds like "Oooh! Oooh!", but then I managed to get a glimpse of the scoreboard in center field. It had a picture of a bulldog saying "ROOF ROOF". Then I got it....Luzinski hit it onto the roof of the upper deck bleachers! Wow! I started shouting "Roof!" along with everyone else. Later in the game, a Detroit player also hit a high homer to left. I read later that his also landed on the roof. Didn't matter though -- the Sox still won in the end! We all had a great time. That was my first live Sox game. Sometimes I wonder if my memory is playing tricks on me. Two roof shots in at one game?! That must have been really rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobDylan Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Welcome. I'm also pleased to see you say 'anyway' instead of 'anyways'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KansasSoxFan Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 Thanks for the welcome, everybody! Let's go Sox!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AirScott Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jun 19, 2005 -> 06:43 PM) I'm also pleased to see you say 'anyway' instead of 'anyways'. anyway is good, but not as good as anyhoo. anyhoo, welcome to Soxtalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GASHWOUND Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 QUOTE(KansasSoxFan @ Jun 19, 2005 -> 06:39 PM) I didn't see any place for new users to introduce themselves, so I'm doing it here. I have been lurking for a while and finally decided to join. Since I live in Kansas, I don't get to see many Sox games, so I find myself checking out the boards here a lot. Anyway, I thought I'd share my memories of my first Sox game in person (so I can keep this post on topic of course! ): It was 1984. I remember because there was still a lot of excitement in the city about the Sox after they won the division in '83. I must have been in 6th grade at the time. My family got tickets to a game because the Sox were running a promotion through my grade school. I think it was, if you get good grades then you can get a discount to selected games. We chose a night game against Detroit. We sat in the left field bleachers, lower deck, somewhere towards the back corner. During the game, Greg Luzinski came up to the plate. He hit a really high fly ball to left and I quickly lost sight of it because the upper deck blocked my view. I thought it landed in the upper deck, but then I hear everyone at the park chanting something. At first I think it sounds like "Oooh! Oooh!", but then I managed to get a glimpse of the scoreboard in center field. It had a picture of a bulldog saying "ROOF ROOF". Then I got it....Luzinski hit it onto the roof of the upper deck bleachers! Wow! I started shouting "Roof!" along with everyone else. Later in the game, a Detroit player also hit a high homer to left. I read later that his also landed on the roof. Didn't matter though -- the Sox still won in the end! We all had a great time. That was my first live Sox game. Sometimes I wonder if my memory is playing tricks on me. Two roof shots in at one game?! That must have been really rare. What's up..welcome. nice story.. Your cable or satellite don't offer baseball packages? just wonderin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasSoxFan Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 QUOTE(GASHWOUND @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 12:27 AM) What's up..welcome. nice story.. Your cable or satellite don't offer baseball packages? just wonderin Yeah, we do have that around here. I just can't afford the time or money right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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