I had just moved to Dallas and got a job, and I bailed early for a “doctor’s appointment” to catch an afternoon game against the A’s. Park gave up a pair of solos and Delucci’s 2 RBI in the bottom of the 9th won it. I was with my Dad and Grandfather. It was a perfect day.

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I am drawing a complete blank on which Davis we had at that time to play RF.

4 games, 17 at bats, 4 hits, 3 of which were doubles

but the most fun was Japan – Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

…in ’94 at the time of this game I was hiking in Colorado and when I got off the trail back to the real world I called my parents and this perfect game is the only news my dad had for me. I was a pissed off 14 year old when I heard I missed a K Rog perfect game.

That one of your top 5 games at the Ballpark was the all-star game…that’s not your fault though, it’s just a fact that there haven’t been that many great games here in the last 15 years. I wonder where that will fall on a similar list 15 years from now?

First game that I actually remember being at. 4 rows up from the Ranger’s dugout with my dad. I was young at the time so I didn’t understand what the importance of a prefect game was, and had to have my dad explain to me the whole trip back what it was and why it was so important. This is really the first time of my life where me and my father bonded over sports, and its a great memory for me.

Alas, we still have the tickets of the game, framed with the newspaper clips from the following day of the Dallas Morning News

Bo knows Arlington dawg.

so, is this the game day thread?

• The Angels broadcast is hilarious. Their out to commercials is a freeze frame of attractive women in the stands with cheesy synth soundtracks. They keep dogging Juan for not hustling out a routine grounder… using replays with Chili Davis to state their case
• Rusty was playing center field
• Bo Jackson was the Angels’ right fielder
• Canseco hit a homer and had an awkward handshake with Will Clark after crossing the plate

Gawd Canseco looks like the Incredible Hulk

ESPN Classic is playing something other than American Gladiators or World’s Strongest Man?? shocking.

Petralli hits a pinch-hit 2-run homer off of Clemens in the 8th to tie it. Sierra hits a walk-off in the 9th.

It was our version of Carbo and Fisk. And it was on national TV. Got us closer to the Angels, that was a fun and young team.

but that may be Tim McLellan’s lanky ass calling balls and strikes behind home plate

we had seats that were about halfway up the upper deck. I believe we mainly went to that game because it was Will Clark t-shirt giveaway day or something like that.

and i thought it was unusual that nobody around my seats even knew that Rogers had a perfect game going after the 5th inning was over. I had to tell everyone. The first thing they did was to look at the scoreboard to see if I was kidding. Aren’t Ranger fans great?

I got there during batting practice and was awed by Conseco. I never liked the guy but his show was a thing of beauty. I said, after he finished BP, that he would hit 3 homers that night. I think he hit 2. (Been a long time ago and my memory has faded a bit) It was a once in a lifetime experience though. The most exhilarating moment came when Rusty had to dive for the ball headed towards the right-center gap. I think that was the 8th inning? I literally couldn’t breathe.

I remember also that Chili Davis was on a bit of a hot streak at the time and I was very fearful everytime he stepped to the plate. I think he hit at least 2 balls hard that night. Seems to me that one was a rocket line drive straight to the left fielder.

RUSTY GREER SAVES THE DAY!"

then watching the Super Bowl.

like you know how the game is going to end, but you stop thinking about it being a replay and he gets that 3-0 count and you’re thinking, “crap he’s gonna blow it.” Then you know Rusty makes the diving catch to save the day, but you’re still worried it’s going to pop out as he hits the ground. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me.

After speaking to numerous Rangers fans about this game over the past 14 years, I am convinced the Ballpark had more than 500,000 in attendance.