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@Apples55 posted:

Ahhh… the memories, Bob. 1986 was the first year my family had a Saturday plan to Shea. In the World Series, we had tix for 2 games - one of which was the 7th. The 6th game was Saturday night and we were transfixed watching the game, but I had to go out and pick up the Sunday early editions of The NY Times and Daily News (remember those days???). Things were going badly as the game dragged on, so I finally decided to make a run between innings - ran to the car, turned on the radio, and tried to pay attention to my driving. As I passed the “old man’s bar” on the corner of Ave. M and Coney Island Ave, there were a bunch of people standing outside, looking in the window to see the game on TV. When I got to the train station at Ave. M where the paper stand was (remember those???), there were a ton of people standing outside the nearby bagel store which had a TV - one person would go inside, check the game and come out and tell everyone the latest (between the paper stand and the bagel store was… TrainWorld!!!). Luckily I got home in time to see Mookie’s hit. Our seats for Game 7 were so high up and so far out in the upper deck, I finally saw the legendary water near Shea and you had a better chance of getting a beer from a flight attendant on the next plane over than you did of a vendor finding our seats Had that plan for over 30 years until the 10-game magically morphed into a 20 game plan As the song says… those were the days my friend.

I was at my future wife's house the night of game 6. We had plans to go out after the game. Her father and I were watching and were both ready to turn the TV off when the come back began. One of the greatest games in WS history IMHO. The Mets Astros marathon in the LCS ranks up there too.

I had a Daily News route....those Sunday papers weighed a ton!

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