I’m a lifelong Phillies fan and remember watching this game on a big screen in my basement. Baseball on Sundays are almost exclusively day games, with one night game aired nationally on ESPN. Somehow there were no other sporting events that night so it literally was the only game nationwide for sports fans. Phillies-Mets is a classic rivalry with lots of bad blood, especially at this time when both teams were championship contenders full of superstars. Millions were watching this game across the country.
I was watching this game at home and woke my mother and alerted my dad as soon I heard the news. Strange that the two states most effected boy nine eleven (the towers in Ny and flight 93 or 91 where hero passengers took over the plane sacrificing their selves and saved a lot of lives on the ground.
I still remember exactly where I was this night. My band was playing a show in Wilmington, NC. I’m a veteran, and spent time overseas, so when we found out what happened, my band decided that I would announce it to the crowd (we were the last band to play that night), so we came onstage, I had a shot in one hand, a beer in the other, I told the crowd what happened, downed the shot and chugged the beer, then we played our set. I was supposed to be one of the drivers to get us back to Raleigh, NC that night (2 hours drive). Needless to say, I had several drinks bought for me that night and I didn’t drive. I’ll never forget that night for as long as I live. Just like watching the events on 9/11 unfold which led me to join the military. Great reaction, man. Keep up the great work!
That's odd. I live in St Louis and I remember waking up in the morning and logging on. I was in a gaming group and the first message I saw was OMG New York. Turned on the TV in time to see the second plane hit. After watching it for a minute to see where it was and what happened, I called my mother. My sister was a flight attendant and I didn't know where she was. My mother answered the phone, hysterical, saying she was in New York and she had to go, she was trying to call the airlines. So for 6 hours we watched 9/11 unfold in all its horror, made even worse because of my "missing" sister. Finally she called my mother. She had already been in the air when it happened. There was a national ground where all planes must land. She said they were diverted and were in a holding pattern for a long time, then when they landed the phones had lines of hundreds of people. Not everyone had cell phones yet. After the relief of finding about her, the adrenaline from the shock and worry wore off and I felt a profound sense of grief. Just interesting to me you were one time zone ahead of me yet I was waking up and you were on stage at night. How many shots/beers did you chug?
Definitely a "where were you when" moment. I was a freshman at college and I was watching the baseball game on a terrible 12 inch tv screen in my dorm room. That baseball game really was the only major event happening that night so I just happened to have the game on for background noise. Obviously once the news broke the game became my focus haha
My AP world history teacher actually left 2 months into the term the year before I had him for this mission. No idea what he did but he had previously been HIGH up in the Marine Corps and had done some time in special forces intelligence. He was gone for almost a year and I remember when he came back after this it was wilddddd
part of what i think made this specific game so significant for being played at the same time the news broke was because a team from new york was playing like they had the 9/11 attacks in NYC and having all these fans from new york (and a large majority from NYC) get the news while supporting their home team made it feel really special
I remember 9/11 much more clearly than the night bin Laden was killed. I was in Boston, at the airport, waiting for a flight, when the towers were hit. When the second plane hit, the arrival/departure board instantly transitioned from "on time" to "cancelled". People started musing and mumbling in confusion. Then, when the news announced that both planes had originated from Boston, there was panic and a proper stampede for the rental car desks. I got the last available car from Hertz and drove cross country. It was quite surreal. The night bin Laden was killed, I was at home. A news bulletin flashed on the television. The President spoke and informed the public. In my neighborhood, people who had been headed for bed, spilled onto the street. Some people started lighting fireworks. One idiot brought a gun and started firing in the air like it was some sort of Old West celebration. Knowing there were several combat veterans in the neighborhood, many of whom were suffering from varying degrees of PTSD, I admonished several people. As dignified as many of my countrymen were in the immediate wake of the attacks, I felt the closure we got with UBL's death ought to have been treated with greater solemnity and respect for those who had died because of that man.
i remember when this happened! i was in 8th grade and on a school trip our school was experimenting with a marine biology class (this was the first year they offered it) and the whole class took a trip to florida (my school was in texas) for a week to see some of the stuff we learned about up close so at the end of each day it was a bunch of us kids hanging out in our hotel rooms together all sunburned and tired from running around on the beaches all day and we would flip through the TV at the end of the day while we were getting ready for bed and we saw the breaking news broadcast and we were all like oh my god he’s gone it felt so crazy because we had all been like 3-4 years old when 9/11 happened for us that was our first big historical moment we had been alive to see and he was always this symbol of the ultimate evil for our childhood like the ultimate boogeyman and it was crazy seeing this person who had been built up at the epitome of evil almost our whole lives finally be gone and you best believe anyone who packed an old navy flag t shirt for the trip was wearing it that next day and everyone we saw out and about that day after had broken out their 4th of july gear early
No, most baseball games don’t last until 1 AM… Extra innings pushed this past the normal time. Thank you for reacting to this, and thank you for your reaction.
baseball games typically have 9 innings, w/variations for rain delays, etc. - if they're tied at the end of the 9th, they go into extra innings until one team wins. I watched a 22 inning game & I couldn't wait for someone to just win it already. As a veteran, this moment was very grave - having grown up as a part time NYr, this night was cathartic.
I was at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan that day. For us, we got the news when we got to work that morning. Everything stopped so we all could watch Obama's announcement. And then we wondered, how soon were we going home.
I was 11 years old staying at my grandmas house while we were visiting Connecticut looking for houses. I remember how terrified I was because I was flying back out of NYC at 6 am the next morning.
I'm sure other nations feel this way...We are like brothers and sisters fighting, but DONT YOU DARE attack my brother or sister if you are not from this family.
I signed up for the military a few months after the towers fell. There were a number of reasons I made that choice one of the biggest being the sentiment you described. I'm fearful we are not that way anymore. Not enough patriots, not enough middle ground and too large of a portion of the population who live to be served and not to serve. The ask not what your country can do sentiment of the Kennedy democrats is dead for two decades and on the other side men going their own way. Not taking on responsibility in family or greater community. Neither side called to service and perhaps neither even willing to call the other brother or sister.
Games rarely last 14 innings. So that's not even close to normal. We love our country, but some of us don't understand why they supposedly love America, nor what it stands for. This day, watching the game at my girlfriends house with her family, President Obama comes onscreen and announces what just happened... it was the best feeling I've ever had and it's not even close.
Another thing that made this game become a perfect focal point of Americans realizing Bin Laden was killed is this game was Pennsylvania vs New York. Both were part of the aftermath of 9/11. New York because of the towers and Pennsylvania because it's where the passengers crashed the plane before the hijackers could. So all of these people in this stadium were significantly more impacted by the attacks. Since you mentioned how good of a speaker Obama was you made me remember this mash up video that's comparing Obama announcing the death of a terrorist with Trump's announcing one. If you search Trump vs Obama terrorists speech it will come up. It became a big joke in the US.
I was living in Arizona at the time and at home by myself. I remember Obama was on my TV screen for just a couple of minutes then he was off. I remember it all felt strange to me.
I got the news about 7 hours prior to Obama speech from my 13 year old daughter who heard it from her friend. Not sure how a 13 year old got that news but maybe she has family in the CIA or something. I don't know but it was bizarre.
Some one once said and I will quote this. “Americans fight each other like siblings, but once some outside the family fights with one of us they fight all of us.
I was in bed. My mom woke me the morning of the 2nd and told me when she was getting me up from school. I was a few months shy of seventeen and still in high school at the time.
When I see this, I can't help but think: "The Japanese made the same mistake when they attacked Pearl Harbor in WWII. That is... to think that Americans would not avenge the wrong done to them, the lives lost... no matter how long it takes, how much effort is involved. We will NOT stop until the job is done. They very much underestimated American bravery, and heart, spirit, and resolve. That's a mistake any enemy makes at their peril. No matter how divided we may be at any given time, we WILL come together when need be. Check out the boat lift on 9/11. Thats another good example of this American spirit.
I was in my 10th grade JROTC class when the towers fell JROTC is a training program for the military, my school trained for Army A lot of my friend's went to war and died. I was injured badly in a car accident a year later, so I didnt. It was a bittersweet feeling when they killed Bin Ladin. Happy the man was gone, still sad so many of my friends were gone, too. 9/11 changed us. It was corrupt and a lot happened that the American government never answered for. But that was a good day.
Oh please Obama was the *WORST* President in American history. He tried to literally start a Race War that was ONLY prevented because White people showed a level of grace and restraint that would have made even MLK Jr. bow down in respect. Fortunately Trump came next and fixed all that crap that Obama broke. Kinda like next year Trump is going to deport all the illegals Obama let in because Obama relied on criminals to stay in power.
Even Canadians were on our feet screaming while trying to listen to Obama! The President was one of the best and after his last term they voted the biggest fool in USA in office!!
While I can appreciate the fact Bin Laden had bee killed, I do find the celebration of a death distasteful, no matter who the dead is. Like anyone else Bin Laden was entitled to a trial, in the US or Intl Court.
Military Trial had actually already had in his absence. Taking him for a trial would’ve been radically dangerous as his followers would’ve stopped at nothing to get him back. They say him as a prophet, and as long as he was alive their violence around the world would not have stopped. It was more a celebration of the end of a major threat.
I’m a lifelong Phillies fan and remember watching this game on a big screen in my basement.
Baseball on Sundays are almost exclusively day games, with one night game aired nationally on ESPN. Somehow there were no other sporting events that night so it literally was the only game nationwide for sports fans. Phillies-Mets is a classic rivalry with lots of bad blood, especially at this time when both teams were championship contenders full of superstars. Millions were watching this game across the country.
Agreed. ITS RED OCTOBER NOW!
I was listening to this game on WFAN as (I usually tuned in before bed as a kid). I'll always remember that moment.
I was watching this game at home and woke my mother and alerted my dad as soon I heard the news. Strange that the two states most effected boy nine eleven (the towers in Ny and flight 93 or 91 where hero passengers took over the plane sacrificing their selves and saved a lot of lives on the ground.
I miss this feeling of togetherness we had when this happened, I hope it happens again someday
I still remember exactly where I was this night. My band was playing a show in Wilmington, NC. I’m a veteran, and spent time overseas, so when we found out what happened, my band decided that I would announce it to the crowd (we were the last band to play that night), so we came onstage, I had a shot in one hand, a beer in the other, I told the crowd what happened, downed the shot and chugged the beer, then we played our set. I was supposed to be one of the drivers to get us back to Raleigh, NC that night (2 hours drive). Needless to say, I had several drinks bought for me that night and I didn’t drive. I’ll never forget that night for as long as I live. Just like watching the events on 9/11 unfold which led me to join the military. Great reaction, man. Keep up the great work!
That's odd. I live in St Louis and I remember waking up in the morning and logging on. I was in a gaming group and the first message I saw was OMG New York. Turned on the TV in time to see the second plane hit. After watching it for a minute to see where it was and what happened, I called my mother. My sister was a flight attendant and I didn't know where she was. My mother answered the phone, hysterical, saying she was in New York and she had to go, she was trying to call the airlines. So for 6 hours we watched 9/11 unfold in all its horror, made even worse because of my "missing" sister. Finally she called my mother. She had already been in the air when it happened. There was a national ground where all planes must land. She said they were diverted and were in a holding pattern for a long time, then when they landed the phones had lines of hundreds of people. Not everyone had cell phones yet. After the relief of finding about her, the adrenaline from the shock and worry wore off and I felt a profound sense of grief. Just interesting to me you were one time zone ahead of me yet I was waking up and you were on stage at night. How many shots/beers did you chug?
Definitely a "where were you when" moment. I was a freshman at college and I was watching the baseball game on a terrible 12 inch tv screen in my dorm room. That baseball game really was the only major event happening that night so I just happened to have the game on for background noise. Obviously once the news broke the game became my focus haha
My AP world history teacher actually left 2 months into the term the year before I had him for this mission. No idea what he did but he had previously been HIGH up in the Marine Corps and had done some time in special forces intelligence. He was gone for almost a year and I remember when he came back after this it was wilddddd
part of what i think made this specific game so significant for being played at the same time the news broke was because a team from new york was playing like they had the 9/11 attacks in NYC and having all these fans from new york (and a large majority from NYC) get the news while supporting their home team made it feel really special
I remember 9/11 much more clearly than the night bin Laden was killed. I was in Boston, at the airport, waiting for a flight, when the towers were hit.
When the second plane hit, the arrival/departure board instantly transitioned from "on time" to "cancelled". People started musing and mumbling in confusion. Then, when the news announced that both planes had originated from Boston, there was panic and a proper stampede for the rental car desks.
I got the last available car from Hertz and drove cross country.
It was quite surreal.
The night bin Laden was killed, I was at home. A news bulletin flashed on the television. The President spoke and informed the public.
In my neighborhood, people who had been headed for bed, spilled onto the street. Some people started lighting fireworks. One idiot brought a gun and started firing in the air like it was some sort of Old West celebration.
Knowing there were several combat veterans in the neighborhood, many of whom were suffering from varying degrees of PTSD, I admonished several people.
As dignified as many of my countrymen were in the immediate wake of the attacks, I felt the closure we got with UBL's death ought to have been treated with greater solemnity and respect for those who had died because of that man.
Yay! So glad you're back doing videos.
i remember when this happened! i was in 8th grade and on a school trip our school was experimenting with a marine biology class (this was the first year they offered it) and the whole class took a trip to florida (my school was in texas) for a week to see some of the stuff we learned about up close so at the end of each day it was a bunch of us kids hanging out in our hotel rooms together all sunburned and tired from running around on the beaches all day and we would flip through the TV at the end of the day while we were getting ready for bed and we saw the breaking news broadcast and we were all like oh my god he’s gone it felt so crazy because we had all been like 3-4 years old when 9/11 happened for us that was our first big historical moment we had been alive to see and he was always this symbol of the ultimate evil for our childhood like the ultimate boogeyman and it was crazy seeing this person who had been built up at the epitome of evil almost our whole lives finally be gone and you best believe anyone who packed an old navy flag t shirt for the trip was wearing it that next day and everyone we saw out and about that day after had broken out their 4th of july gear early
I was in NY (still am). I wasn't directly affected as I was on the other side of the city, but I remember that day vividly
No, most baseball games don’t last until 1 AM… Extra innings pushed this past the normal time. Thank you for reacting to this, and thank you for your reaction.
baseball games typically have 9 innings, w/variations for rain delays, etc. - if they're tied at the end of the 9th, they go into extra innings until one team wins. I watched a 22 inning game & I couldn't wait for someone to just win it already.
As a veteran, this moment was very grave - having grown up as a part time NYr, this night was cathartic.
Dan Shulman, one hell of a broadcaster!
He's back!!!!!!!!!
Broooo can you do a review on Jimmy Bulter's new approach. He's an NBA player from Miami Heat
I was at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan that day. For us, we got the news when we got to work that morning. Everything stopped so we all could watch Obama's announcement. And then we wondered, how soon were we going home.
I was 11 years old staying at my grandmas house while we were visiting Connecticut looking for houses. I remember how terrified I was because I was flying back out of NYC at 6 am the next morning.
13:12 i was in elementary school i think and in bed sleeping when it was announced. I was 4 during 9/11 and still remember that tho.
I'm sure other nations feel this way...We are like brothers and sisters fighting, but DONT YOU DARE attack my brother or sister if you are not from this family.
I signed up for the military a few months after the towers fell. There were a number of reasons I made that choice one of the biggest being the sentiment you described. I'm fearful we are not that way anymore. Not enough patriots, not enough middle ground and too large of a portion of the population who live to be served and not to serve. The ask not what your country can do sentiment of the Kennedy democrats is dead for two decades and on the other side men going their own way. Not taking on responsibility in family or greater community. Neither side called to service and perhaps neither even willing to call the other brother or sister.
Games rarely last 14 innings. So that's not even close to normal. We love our country, but some of us don't understand why they supposedly love America, nor what it stands for. This day, watching the game at my girlfriends house with her family, President Obama comes onscreen and announces what just happened... it was the best feeling I've ever had and it's not even close.
When people ask you what happened here tell them that America remembers. Tell them winter came for House Bin Laden
Another thing that made this game become a perfect focal point of Americans realizing Bin Laden was killed is this game was Pennsylvania vs New York. Both were part of the aftermath of 9/11. New York because of the towers and Pennsylvania because it's where the passengers crashed the plane before the hijackers could. So all of these people in this stadium were significantly more impacted by the attacks.
Since you mentioned how good of a speaker Obama was you made me remember this mash up video that's comparing Obama announcing the death of a terrorist with Trump's announcing one. If you search Trump vs Obama terrorists speech it will come up. It became a big joke in the US.
My husband and I were watching that baseball game.
I was watching the Phillies game! And for the first and last time ever, it was OK that the Mets won!
I was living in Arizona at the time and at home by myself. I remember Obama was on my TV screen for just a couple of minutes then he was off. I remember it all felt strange to me.
I got the news about 7 hours prior to Obama speech from my 13 year old daughter who heard it from her friend. Not sure how a 13 year old got that news but maybe she has family in the CIA or something. I don't know but it was bizarre.
Some one once said and I will quote this. “Americans fight each other like siblings, but once some outside the family fights with one of us they fight all of us.
Where has this channel been for the past 5 months?
Canada is far more boring compared to the USA.
🙂
I was in bed. My mom woke me the morning of the 2nd and told me when she was getting me up from school. I was a few months shy of seventeen and still in high school at the time.
When I see this, I can't help but think: "The Japanese made the same mistake when they attacked Pearl Harbor in WWII. That is... to think that Americans would not avenge the wrong done to them, the lives lost... no matter how long it takes, how much effort is involved. We will NOT stop until the job is done.
They very much underestimated American bravery, and heart, spirit, and resolve.
That's a mistake any enemy makes at their peril.
No matter how divided we may be at any given time, we WILL come together when need be.
Check out the boat lift on 9/11. Thats another good example of this American spirit.
I was in labor with my son.
well yeah its important one team was from New York where Twin Towers were hit and a nearby team. You asked why it was important.
I was in my 10th grade JROTC class when the towers fell
JROTC is a training program for the military, my school trained for Army
A lot of my friend's went to war and died. I was injured badly in a car accident a year later, so I didnt.
It was a bittersweet feeling when they killed Bin Ladin. Happy the man was gone, still sad so many of my friends were gone, too.
9/11 changed us. It was corrupt and a lot happened that the American government never answered for. But that was a good day.
I am a Phillies fan obviously, based on my name
1st; President Obama was 1 of our best presidents. 2nd; when it comes to our country, we unite, we are all one! Thank you for sharing this. USA!❤
Idk what you're smoking but Obama was one of the worst presidents ever
Yea, execept we're more divided than ever
@Loggers-yg5rxshe said one of the best
Obama is the 26th best president. Still charismatic as hell tho. I respect him
Oh please Obama was the *WORST* President in American history.
He tried to literally start a Race War that was ONLY prevented because White people showed a level of grace and restraint that would have made even MLK Jr. bow down in respect.
Fortunately Trump came next and fixed all that crap that Obama broke.
Kinda like next year Trump is going to deport all the illegals Obama let in because Obama relied on criminals to stay in power.
Even Canadians were on our feet screaming while trying to listen to Obama! The President was one of the best and after his last term they voted the biggest fool in USA in office!!
Love that you are our neighbor. Thanks❤
So true on both counts.
Nope!
While I can appreciate the fact Bin Laden had bee killed, I do find the celebration of a death distasteful, no matter who the dead is. Like anyone else Bin Laden was entitled to a trial, in the US or Intl Court.
Military Trial had actually already had in his absence. Taking him for a trial would’ve been radically dangerous as his followers would’ve stopped at nothing to get him back. They say him as a prophet, and as long as he was alive their violence around the world would not have stopped. It was more a celebration of the end of a major threat.