st. louis cardinals 2006 seat cushion night from section 501

[peterj7430]

I think you got the date wrong, it was Tommy Herr hitting a game ending grand slam

[raglind]

Seems like this happens every seat cushion night in St. Louis

[stlcardsfan010]

GO CARDINALS BEST FANS IN BASEBALL

[thewhofan99]

that was one of the biggest slumps ever! the fact that we couldn't win was so annoying

[msejedi]

That was the second most awesome game I ever attended. The most awesome one was when Kerry Robinson hit a walk-off home run against the Cubs.

[TvMooVJunkE]

i was there in this section, front row. awesome time!

[mholaday12]

that was an awesome night! my dad was making us leave when we heard the fans start cheering when martinez made that error so we went and watched the rest... it was quite a sight

[tbickle75]

This was the first time I've actually seen this seat cushion night. As cool as this was, I was at the real seat cushion night in 1987 when Tommy Herr had the walk off grand slam and that is a memory that I will always cherish.

[Illiknight40]

One of my favorite memories from that crazy season. I remember listening to Shannon in the car and screaming, "FINALLY!"

[jimeichholz]

I live in Saint Louis- for some reason this was the last seat cushion night they had

[jimeichholz]

Lucky for us in Saint Louis that it wasn't bat night, ball night or Sears Die-Hard battery night

[chrischar1969]

they bring it back every 20 years

[illinifan07]

i was at my friends house playing monopoly and her whole family was asleep. as soon as that happened i jumped up and yelled and woke the entire house up haha.

[jameslenard]

If I remember correctly, Tom Herr hit that grand slam left handed.

[foodyum5530]

omg that is crazy!

[thefreak985]

ah,ironic that the last seat cushion night in stl was tom herr's graaaaaand slaaaaam walk off and the cushion were thrown

[therealmoseph]

After the Cardinals came back and scored 7 on the Reds in the 9th to win a game, I never quit watching til it's over. This was a great day, thanks for posting. I actually looked this game up and watched it in the off-season, when I had a baseball jones last winter.

[stubbs1573]

i was there dude  section 136

threw someone elses kept mine

friggin sweet

[GDB22]

This was a ridiculous game... I remember people starting to leave after the Cardinals gave up the lead in late innings. Even I began to walk around the park in frustration. Then I came to a halt at the Casino Queen Party Porch to watch the bottom of the ninth.

[cdavis2488]

awesome, absolutely awesome.

Love them Cardinals

[GDB22]

After a few misplays, Aaron Miles was on 3rd representing the winning run... everyone was banging seat cushions together(one in each hand) I myself was hitting it against the railing... the sound just echoed through the stadium. Then Eckstein hit a ball to the shortstop and his throw was offline and that was the game! Wow! that was amazing.

[STLBlues6]

this goes to prove that St.Louis is the greatest sports city, im not sure but that crowd looked sold out for the most part, a sold out crowd during their worst losing streaks of the year, and the fans show their appreciation for the cards winning one game by acting like we one the world series by absolutely littering the field with seat cusions. its such a great feeling watching this video. BLUES AND CARDS FOR LIFE

[MurphDawg014]

it was sold out. every game in 06 and 07 was sold out

[valerierettle]

i work @ the stadium in a suite, and when those cushions started flying, it looked like tiles coming down from a ceiling..a little scary, then really cool.

[dmwm7f]

Louder than the world series with 1/3 of the amount of people. Amazing night. I will never take the cushion of my wall of Cards.

[thetick50]

The coolest thing about this night was not that it ended a losing streak. It was that the last time the Cards had seat cushion night was in 1987 when Tommy Herr hit a home run to come from behind and win the game. The fans pelted the field with cushions and the Cardinals didn't do seat cushions again until this game.

So you see, it's the fact that two great Cardinal teams are connected with something as stupid as flying seat cushions that make this game great.

[thedicknavis]

I was there and holy damn, it was amazing.

[ironlurk]

saty home next time kellogs ya geek

[willtt11]

This was the game that turned the season around--What an awesome game...

[keitz007]

I was there, awesome game.

[jsahaida99]

that was so cool especially considering it was because eckstein hit it and if it would have been any other player they probably wouldn't have hustled like he did. and it ended a long, painful losing streak. something i'll always remember even if i wasn't there.

[stlslacker]

What an amazing video. I have tears in my eyes thinking about it. What a great season...

[Deegs]

That storm of seat cushions was definately a high light of the 2006 season. I remember watching that on TV and saying the fans were acting like they just won the world series...

[kellogs715]

Errors are apart of the game. Games are won and lost on these errors all the time. They may not be at the end of the game, but they can still impact the game. As for class, I didn't see anything wrong with throwing my cushion on to the field. For one thing, it was a cheap piece of crap that I would have thrown in the trash. Second, it wasn't like they were thrown during the game. It was a celebration of an exciting come-from-behind victory.

[rustybucks]

I'm an Indians fan who was at the game and boy did I feel sick after it was over. Congrats to the Cards.

[aminor]

Not when hundreds to thousands of them are doing it. Im not sure Metro St Louis police could house all of them. That comment is silly

Co Cards! Its killing me in Savannah to watch the Braves.

[thesniper12379]

Wouldn't the fans all get arrested for throwing stuff onto the field?

[Moneymike123opp]

no they have done it before

[jonp70]

This - of all games - was the game we got to see during our family vacation to St. Louis. It looked like the Cards had blown it, giving up a 2-run lead in the 8th. Then the Indians 2 errors in the bottom of the ninth. Wow. I'm not even much of a baseball fan, but this was incredible - in no small part because of the fans. Our kids - ages 4 and 6 - loved it and really got excited when the cushions rained onto the field.

[MVPujols]

GO CARDS!!!!

[lerocket]

Eck is awesome! He plays the game with heart and intensity. I love the fans comment, "It feels so go to be a Cardinal's fan. Love those birds on the bat.

[Erstie]

WoWwwww! How magical, your fans energy makes me smile.You lucky bastards have our Eck.I hope you love Eckie as much as we Halo fans did and do! :)

I'll be cheering for you guys! :)