We all saw the presentation at Game 4 of the World Series of the top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Baseball History. I was shocked that The Shot Heard Round the World didn't even make the top 10. While I didn't feel Ripken's streak should have won, I can see that people voted for it because it helped heal baseball from the strike of 1994. Anyway, without further ado and in no particular order, here are my Most Memorable Moments from baseball, good or bad, whether or not they occurred during an actual game.

1980 — Meeting Joe DiMaggio, Christmas time, Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC. I was six, but I knew who he was (although I probably recognized him from the Bowery Bank commercials). He was very nice and wrote notes for my brother, my cousin and I. When I remarked that he didn't sign mine, he said "Oh, you want that, too?" with a big smile on his face.

1981 — Fleer and Donruss produce their first baseball card sets. I remember not paying much attention to them back then, but they changed the card industry permanently.

1981 — Baseball strike. I still remember watching the All-Star game at the end of it.

1977 — Reggie Jackson strokes three HRs on three pitches in the World Series. I was 3. Reggie was my hero.

2000 — Memorial Day Weekend, Yankee Stadium. My wife and I were lucky enough to see the Pedro vs. Clemens duel. Sure, the Sox won 1-0 on a Trot Nixon HR in the 9th, but it was an amazing game.

1985 — Yankee Spring Training, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. As I was walking up the ramp on the first base side, I spy two guys waiting their turn in the batting cage. Two backs with #23 and #31 — Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield. I watched as Mattingly went into the cage, and then talked to Winfield for a few minutes.

1994 — Baseball strike. It especially hurt because the Yankees had been doing so well that year, and they hadn't won a series since 1978. Also, it helped kill the Expos.

1993 — Nolan Ryan gets charged by Robin Ventura, and Ryan proceeds to beat the crap out of him.

1986 — I hit my first home run in Little League. I was never a power hitter, and got lucky. The pitcher had thrown a no-hitter in his first game, and went through our lineup once. I hit a flare down the right field line (I'm a right-handed hitter). It bounced two feet inside the line, and had such spin that it bounced away at a 60 degree angle. I beat the throw to the plate by two steps.

1986 — The same pitcher hits me in the elbow with the second pitch of the All-Star game. I steal second and eventually score.

I did say these were my most memorable moments, didn't I?

1986 — Game 6. One town laughs, another mourns.

1996 — After 18 years, and being down 2-0 in the Series, the Yanks sweep the Braves in Atlanta (thanks to Jim Leyritz and Andy Pettitte) and take the World Series in 6.

1998 — Mark McGwire hits #62 off of Steve Trachsel in St. Louis.

1989 — Upper Deck produces the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. The era of high-end cards is born.

1995 — Edgar Martinez hits a double off of Black Jack McDowell, and Griffey comes around to score the series winning run in the first ALDS. Heartbreaking because it was Don Mattingly's last game, but the fans of Seattle know that this possibly saved their franchise. If you doubt this, take a tour of Safeco. The first thing you see is that scene.

2001 — Barry Bonds hits #71 and #72 in the same game.

1993 — Joe Carter hits a dramatic World Series winning home run off of Mitch Williams.

1991 — The Yankees, with the first pick in the amateur draft, take Brien Taylor over players like Manny Ramirez, Cliff Floyd, and Shawn Green. The only comparable bust is Ki-Jana Carter, but at least he saw some playing time in the NFL.

1995 — Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak. Who didn't watch this?

1979 — August 2nd. Thurmon Munson is killed in a plane crash. I still remember hearing about this.

2002 — The Cardinals lose Jack Buck and Darryl Kile within a week of eachother.

2001 — In games 4 and 5, the Yankees stage amazing comebacks in the bottom of the 9th to snatch both games from the jaws of defeat. Sure, they lost the Series, but those two comebacks were nothing short of incredible.

1988 — Kirk Gibson hobbles to the plate and hits an improbable home run off of Dennis Eckersley.

1989 — An earthquake strikes San Francisco during the World Series.

1985 — I find out baseball cards actually carry value. I ask my mother what she did with the cards my brother and I had amassed in 1978 and 1979.

Yesterday — I asked my mom again.