Mike, you softy! While I was pretty moved at the stadium, the only tear I shed was watching Jaime's interview on HDNet on the replay last night and then watching the post game celebrations. Tim
I sat at the top of 135 and let everyone file out and was the last to leave. I just sat there for a little while and remembered all the great times and people that have passed thru that section. It got me all choked up. LA BARRA BRAVA
I got a little misty after Nick's final save. Must have been all the dust kicked up from the stomping, right? Then again, I was literally prostrate on the ground at RFK, so the tears were not out of place.
Yeah I have to admit it was a moving experience. It's mostly because of the pure sport and drama elements, but also because it really did feel like a kinda "last" game at RFK for me. I think no matter what happens with stadiums in the next couple years I will remember it as the last one that really counted. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it memorable.
I heard there was somebody that looked jut like me that was all misty-eyed standing beside Chico as the Barra and Eagles filed past. At least, that's the way I heard it. GM
This 'ninety-sixer shed a few tears. What an emotional rollercoaster! This is the first season in a long time where I've regained that magic feeling from the early years. You old timers know what I'm talking about, that feeling that no matter what's happening on the pitch, our boys are again capable of pulling out the win. I teared up twice. Once at the end, as the Stadium crew began setting up the awards stage. And once at the end of regulation. I was sitting in 306, where you can look up and see the catwalks that lead to the Mezzanine boxes. My buddy Scott pointed to the open door above my head and said, "look who's coming out". It was Marco Etcheverry. The two of us started chanting "Etch-Ay! Etch-Ay!" Soon half the section took up the chant or applauded and cheered. The great man looked down at us with what looked like a sad smile and waved and clenched his fist at us. Damn, what a moment! What a fvcking night!
Susan and I did after Nick's final save as well. Then we managed to compose ourselves, went to the bathroom and started hugging and crying again. And like BarbaraJune, when I read it this morning I started crying again.
As Chico, Carlos and I were walking out I said,"Hay man, lets take one last look at the pitch and 135, It won't be the same when they bring in baseball". As we were looking back out the portal, I got choked up. That is till the yellow jacketed bastard said "get moving". Totally ruined my little moment.
Since I wasn't there in the 1990's, and have only been in the area for the past two years (although I made a few games in 2001 as well), it can't mean the same thing to me as it does to you regulars. But I knew that I was a small part of something very special which was coming to an end, and I was grateful and honored to be a part of it.
I'm still in disbelief. After four years of crap I am still going back and forth between elation and struggling to accept it.
Of course it can mean the same thing to you as it does anyone else, regardless of when they became a fan.
I kept it to myself but when I got in my car at Vienna Metro around midnight and was selecting some victory tunes before I started the car, that's when I started to reflect on the evening, the past years and with reflection came tears of joy.
I didn't cry until I got home last night and realized that I didn't set my Tivo long enough to catch the final PK!!! waaaaahhhh!
I thought about the game more this morning while in the shower and thought back about when Nicky saved that final PK and I realized that I wasn't just crying, it was uncontrolable sobbing. One might have thought I was a Rev's fan crying over the loss if it weren't for the United gear.
Im not really the crying type but I did get choked up a bit, especially after our boys hoisted the hardware.
I wasn't crying.... (looks around) it was all that damn tiny confetti that was being thrown around in La Norte... some of it got on my eyes.. yeah.. uh.. that's what happened... Didn't cry, nope..... Ok maybe one little tear... Here and there... And over there too... Dougg LN PS: I'm not crying!
At first it was hard to cry, I was just so damn happy. And then after a few minutes, and as our boys started partyin like its 1999 thats when it hit. I think I cried 3 different times. Once right after, again in the parking lot and then when I got home and realized what I had just experienced. Heck even thinking about it now gets me a little choked up. And while this is only my first year of being able to attend home matches, I like Knave and others out west remember some of the times, both good and bad. And this is hands down, one of the most enduring moments for me when it comes to sports. Just seeing MANY of my fellow Barra and SEs sobbing tears of joy (I won't name names but there many of you), just made me realize and should prove to not only the DCU front office, and Mayor Williams, and MLS community as a whole how dedicated we fans are to our boys! VAMOS UNITED! WE WANT THE CUP!
I didn't cry. I just don't cry much. Maybe I should have cried though cause I missed seeing that game in person!! I played basketball w/a friend he ended up chipping a bone in his foot-he'll be fine (gravity brings the bone chip back?) but for now he's going around using a splint. Must've been really something to be there