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The Most Memorable Homeruns in Yankee Stadium History (PICS)

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  • coconew, on 07/15/2008, -7/+1That I want homerun.
  • gibson850, on 07/15/2008, -19/+11Where's the one Ortiz hit in game 7 of the 2004 ALCS?
    • PlayingGangsta, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1You mean the game that ended in a Red Sox victory by SEVEN runs? Somehow not that memorable. Bellhorn and Damon hit jacks in that game too.
      • gibson850, on 07/28/2008, -0/+1Oh I know, I'm just ignoring the actual importance of this article cause I'm a Red Sox fan. But I was just saying there should be more non-Yankee moments.
  • kpmoore, on 07/15/2008, -9/+10The most memorable YANKEE homeruns in Yankee Stadium.
    • JFallon126, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2Actually there are non-Yankee HRs listed as well.
      • db0255, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1I don't think 2 non-Yankee HRs counts as fair. I'm sure there were a lot more they didn't include.
  • AmericanGunner, on 07/16/2008, -10/+2baseballol
  • Hassassin, on 07/16/2008, -16/+8Buried... GO RED SOX!
  • AkaokA, on 07/16/2008, -9/+1While I definitely respect the grandeur and heritage of Yankee Stadium, am I the only one out there who thinks that home runs make for the most boring baseball highlights ever?
    • ngmcs8203, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3Yes. After what took place during the homerun derby's first round the other night, you should have turned into a homerun fan.
    • PunkFenixJT, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3Judging by the way you're getting voted down...I say you are
  • whazdown, on 07/16/2008, -7/+2No Hank Aaron? Bad times.
  • robbh66, on 07/16/2008, -9/+7Josh Hamilton's 28 in the first round will probably be remembered by more than any of those. A-Rod has already hit 500? ***** the only thing I'm remembering about him right now is what an absolute galactic pussy he was for not doing the home-run derby. 55,000 Yankee fans cheering for a Texas Ranger- the sky fell Tuesday night.

    "The All-Star Game can't be any better than last night. Unless Hamilton his the game-winning home run or something. Because already his story dwarfs Rick Ankiel's comeback. ("Oh, you came back from ... sucking at pitching? Well, congratu-*****-lations, I [Josh] don't remember most of 2005.")"
    • dan222555, on 07/16/2008, -6/+2Nobody is going to remember that trash. The homerun derby is a joke. The homeruns on this page are a legitimate part of baseball history.

      Plus, I'm sick of hearing about that guy and his goddamn comeback story. Every ***** time you turn on a sports TV or radio program all you hear about is that guy. I'm sick of it.
      • DaFunk, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1You're right, I hate hearing stories about people overcoming adversity. I'd much rather hear more petty political infighting or maybe some more about Paris Hilton or Brittney Spears.
      • dan222555, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1I'll hear it once, acknowledge it's a good story and then be done with it. I don't need to be bombarded with it every time I turn on the television or the radio. With the amount of play it's getting it's become just as bothersome as the Paris Hilton and Britney Spears stories.
    • DaFunk, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1I'm glad you said it. True, we can bash Hamilton because of drug abuse in his past, but he was able to overcome his demons and become the baseball player he was hoped to be. The fact that his mentor and coach, now in his 70's was the one pitching to him made it even more memorable.
      We have plenty of examples of pro athletes making it to the top and letting it get the best of them (Pacman Jones, Vick, etc.), but here's an example of an athlete that was able to overcome significant personal problems in order to make it to the top. I hope that his are the most memorable home runs of Yankee stadium simply because of the message that they convey; not just a game-winning moment, but a symbol of overcoming an enormous hurdle in life.
      • fadetoone, on 07/16/2008, -2/+1And yet, Hamilton still lost. Now that's a true Texas Ranger.

        And before you guys get mad at that comment, yes, I live in Texas Ranger territory.
      • DaFunk, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2He hit 28 home runs in the first round alone, 13 of them in a row...both records. People will remember that much longer than they'll remember that Justin Morneau actually won the thing.
    • iPood, on 07/16/2008, -2/+2Dude, I hate to tell you, but you're wrong. Hamilton's 28 in the first round were a lot of fun to watch, but in no way will they be remembered with some of the top home runs hit in Yankee Stadium. And why should they be? Because ESPN hyped them up as such? I don't think so. Again, I'm not trying to take anything from Hamilton, it's a great story, but it was a home run derby with no impact on the outcome of any important games.

  • heyreputah, on 07/16/2008, -13/+12Buried because:
    1. YANKEES SUCK
    2. They are tearing down Yankee Stadium. Way to be proud of your history, ya jerks.

    Go Red Sox!!
    • Rev0lver, on 07/16/2008, -7/+2I hope your balls shrivel up and fall off. Such stupidity should not poison the gene pool anymore than it already has
      • heyreputah, on 07/16/2008, -2/+5You're retarded. I'm a female. (This means I don't have balls, you seem a little slow so I edited to clarify for you.)

        Where's the stupidity? Yankees are doing poorly, and they are tearing down Yankee Stadium.

        You should probably see a doctor for your hostility...
    • iPood, on 07/16/2008, -6/+1Wow, you're a retard.
      • heyreputah, on 07/16/2008, -3/+4Original. Judging by your icon, you're a bandwagon yankees fan, right?

        See above. :)
      • iPood, on 07/16/2008, -2/+1Hm, you call me "original" for calling you a retard, but yet it was "original" when you did it. And yeah, I'm a Yankee fan so I must be on the bandwagon. I'm sure you were rooting for your Red Sox before 2004...
  • tcpip4lyfe, on 07/16/2008, -7/+2Baseball needs a pitch clock.
  • freedom998, on 07/16/2008, -6/+0http://youtube.com/watch?v=IWgSNCETA7E
  • drastik21, on 07/16/2008, -15/+1Yankees suck and so do the Red sox!!
    Angels FTW... WEST COAST
  • Feep, on 07/16/2008, -5/+1One thing I hate about baseball is that there are exceptionally few possible offensive highlights. Home runs are important because of their significance within a game or season, not for the act itself: we see the same exact thing all the damn time. It's like calling a free throw a highlight.
    • cawpin, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1Well, considering the defense controls the ball in baseball, it isn't easy to get an offensive highlight.
  • stellarceltic, on 07/16/2008, -7/+6The house that Ruth built...

    The house that Josh Hamilton brought down.
  • drastik21, on 07/16/2008, -4/+1sage
  • dagnabbit, on 07/16/2008, -3/+3Supposedly Josh Gibson his the only fair ball out of Yankee Stadium.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Gibson

    "Although it has never been conclusively proven, Chicago American Giants infielder Jack Marshall said Gibson slugged one over the third deck next to the left field bullpen in 1934 for the only fair ball hit out of Yankee Stadium."
    • cawpin, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1I don't doubt it one bit. Gibson was the best home run hitter of all time.
  • DiscoLando, on 07/16/2008, -3/+4Ah... it does my heart good to see Brett on that list.
  • homah, on 07/16/2008, -2/+4Picture #4 is sweet, seeing the people all dressed up, walking across the field to exit the stadium. Also, 457 ft to the wall in left-center!
  • axisdelasal, on 07/16/2008, -4/+2Number 10 the Blue Day is not as memorable as the Ortiz home runs even their rivalry is more memorable to excluded. And Yankees fans have to accept that come from 3-0 deficit and wining in 7 is historically memorable in any sport.
    • PlayingGangsta, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2The Ortiz home runs came in Fenway and a blowout game 7.
  • northjersey78, on 07/16/2008, -5/+1I was in my company's box suite for #1 - ARod's 500th homerun. That was pretty sweet.
  • JFallon126, on 07/16/2008, -5/+2Game 7 of 2003 ALCS, ending with Boone's walk-off HR, is the best game of baseball played in my lifetime. (I'm 22)
  • JFallon126, on 07/16/2008, -7/+2Game 7 of 2003 ALCS, ending with Boone's walk-off HR, is the best game of baseball played in my lifetime. (I'm 22)
  • serif69, on 07/16/2008, -2/+2The Yankees have a great, storied history that isn't just hype. If you can't respect that, you're not a baseball fan. All you fake Sox fans were Yankee fans in the late 90s. Go root for the Rockies like the front runners you are. The true Sox fans have respect for the rivalry.
  • harvinator24, on 07/16/2008, -2/+3long live yankee stadium.
  • db0255, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1I wouldn't call the Derek Jeter shot over Tony Tarasco a memorable "home run". Poor Jeffrey Maier didn't even know what he did....
    • droford, on 07/16/2008, -0/+0Had it been an adult and not a kid, they would have thrown the adult out of the game and ruled fan intereference instead of ruling it a HR and treating the kid like a hero.
  • FlyingPhotog, on 07/16/2008, -1/+2F the Yankees.
  • Coventrian, on 07/16/2008, -2/+0Grown men playing rounders, only in America.......
  • Butros, on 07/16/2008, -1/+3I hope the demolish Yankee stadium with charges instead of a wrecking ball. They can play the footage before every game at Fenway.
  • maxlightz, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1dugg down for #18
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