When Major League Baseball went on strike in 1994 I was as frustrated as the average fan. Of course, I fully expected that it would not last. Yet, a few weeks later Bud Selig cancelled the World Series, replacements were brought in for Spring Training, and the strike continued. Just before the start of the season with replacement players in the field, the players suddenly called an end to the strike and went back to work, leading to a shorter than 162 game 1995 season. In 1995 the Seattle Mariners went on a tear, made the playoffs, had their stadium proposal voted down, and got a special session of the Washington State Legislature called to get their stadium funded anyways. However, I did not watch a single game of the 1995 season. I did not watch in 1996 either. And, until the last week of the 1997 season I did not witness a single baseball game. It was somewhat easier living in Pullman at the time, but nonetheless, I made a specific effort to not watch any games, and other than a couple of highlights on television here and there, I have not really watched any of that time period. Eventually, I just decided to catch a couple games to see if I could get back into it and slowly did, but my enthusiasm for baseball has never really got back to where it was in 1994 on Opening Night or at the game I saw in Anaheim that summer. I have now seen over half of the National League with the Pirates and the Reds coming this year.
This listing is another part of the ongoing Ephemera Project I am working on to catalogue the ticket stubs, game programs, photos, and memories I have as a sports fan.
07-08-06 Tigers (L) 1-2 - instead of the Club America game next door
07-02-06 Rockies (L) 3-4
06-18-06 Giants (W) 5-1 - Bonds struck out to end the game and 3 times total
05-07-06 Indians (L) 0-2
04-09-06 A's (L) 4-6
09-29-05 Rangers (W) 4-3
06-18-05 Mets (W) 4-1 - The M's finally beat Pedro
06-14-05 Phillies (W) 3-1 - 2 hours and 4 minutes with a single pitching substitution
08-14-04 Yankees (L) 5-7
06-12-04 Expos (W) 3-0 - now the Nationals
06-06-04 Mets vs. Marlins @ Shea Stadium (5-2) with Bob
06-04-04 Yankees vs. Rangers @ Yankee Stadium (7-6) with Richard
07-26-03 Rangers (W) 4-0
06-13-03 Braves (W) 2-1
08-03-02 Indians (W) 12-4
06-12-02 Cardinals (W) 5-0 - Darryl Kile pitched this game and then passed 10 days later
09-05-01 Devil Rays (W) 12-6
06-22-01 Angels (L) 1-8
04-03-01 A's (L) 1-5
08-26-00 White Sox (W) 11-5
04-07-00 Yankees (W) 7-5
07-16-99 Padres (L) 1-2 - 2nd game at Safeco Field but first with roof closed
06-20-94 @ Angels (W) 5-0 - my last game for several years
05-21-94 Rangers (W) 13-2
04-11-94 Twins (W) 9-8 (10) - Opening Night
09-22-93 Rangers (W) 7-4 - Nolan Ryan pitched his last inning and got no outs
08-16-93 Orioles (W) 8-6
06-22-93 A's (L) 3-10
06-15-93 Royals (W) 6-1
04-06-93 Blue Jays (W) 8-1 - Opening Night
05-23-92 Indians (L) 4-5
08-30-91 Red Sox (L) 2-3
06-08-91 Brewers (W) 6-2
08-13-90 Orioles (L) 2-3
06-01-90 Tigers (L) 7-9
05-07-90 Red Sox (L) 4-5 - sat and chatted with Tony Pena until first bullpen call
05-06-90 Orioles (W) 5-4 - anniversary gift to the folks, 2nd row above Orioles' dugout
08-01-89 Angels
07-04-89 Twins
08-13-88 White Sox - if memory serves I went to BP and then left
06-10-88 Twins
04-19-86 A's
06-11-85 White Sox
*** 3 GA Tix from 87-88 / (GA 200) $3.50 #16 / (GA) $5.50 #29 / (GA) $5.50 #30 - I believe the $3.50 ticket stub is from a game with the Bartlett Man in Summer 88 against the A's
** 2 Tix pre-86 logo / (GA) $4.50 #7 / (GA 200) $2.00 #8
* Herfy's Honorary Batkid vs. Brewers 78/79
* Red Sox - MTE game w/GPa 77/78
* Angels - Nolan Ryan game with Dad and Ron - 200 Level - 77-79
* Yankees game in the 300 Level with Reggie and Billie - Rupert Jones Inside the park home run Ron missed
* The Ballpark in Arlington Tour - 1996
* no Spring Training or October games
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