Most dramatic moment in the history of baseball?
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There are many contenders of course, my favorite is "The shot heard round the world" because of all of the circumstances leading up to the
game itself. That old grainy black and white newsreel with the announcer yelling "The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant... " is just something special.
"shot" is baseball slang for a home run and the "round the world" refers to all of the servicemen in Korea and elsewhere listening to
the game on radio.
game itself. That old grainy black and white newsreel with the announcer yelling "The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant... " is just something special.
"shot" is baseball slang for a home run and the "round the world" refers to all of the servicemen in Korea and elsewhere listening to
the game on radio.
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Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Oh, you meant the most dramatic moment that ever happened . . . Nevermind...
If you mean it has to include actual baseball, the Bobby Thomson home run is probably right up there, maybe mazeroski's homer to beat the Yankees.
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<< <i> I'd place the Gibson HR against Eckersley to be more dramatic than the Giant's "shot heard around the world". That was more improbable. The fact that it's open to everyone now that the Giants had an elaborate system of stealing signs the helped get them that HR doesn't help either. Still, the Gibson HR did not win the series itself though. >>
I'll have to give it some thought. I will say as a Dodgers fan, the Gibson HR was dramatic, but I think I'll think of a few others that are more dramtic. I'll be back.
/s/ JackWESQ
<< <i>Drama? I'd go with the night McGwire hit number 62. Right or wrong, we scoff at him now; but ten (10) years ago, did you pay attention to the home run race? McGwire and Sosa's home runs captured the attention of a nation, not just a certain teams' fan.
/s/ JackWESQ >>
There is no question that 1998 was the best time in baseball in a very very long time up until that point. That was very enjoyable to say the least, for awhile Griffey was in the runnings as well that year.
My personal "most dramatic" had to be the comeback in the 2004 ALCS and game 4 of the World Series that year.
Steve
<< <i>Buckner's little roller down the first base line...
I don't remember a little roller that buckner hit down the first base line.........was he safe?
Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier
Mazeroski’s 1960 walk off HR against the heavily favored Yankees
Red Sox comeback from down 0-3 loosing in the 9th and facing the best closer of all time to win the series
Hank Aaron # 715
Don Larsen's perfect game (imagine the hype that would get today)
(Although I hate to admit it).....The strike in 1994 that cancelled the season and W.S.
DiMaggio hitting streak reaches 56 games
Johnny Vander Meer’s back to back no hitters
Yankees win 5 consecutive world series
Pete Rose breaking Ty Cobb’s all time hit record
Have to agree with " The miracle of Coogan's Bluff".
Bobby Thompson and Ralph Branca will be remembered forever, HR records, consecutive game streaks, most any record, will be broken and re-broken, it's very unlikely a team will ever again, come from 13 1/2 games back to overcome a fine squad loaded with HOFers, in such specatcular fashion.
There was no wild-card to save a less than a most win performance, TV and sports' wide-spread publicity was in its infancy, back in 1951 baseball WAS the game most were interested in, New York City was certainly the center of media, those and other circumstnces/situations will probably never happen again. The duration and final finish, make it the greatest comeback in sports history, as well.
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, back in 1951 baseball WAS the game most were interested in, New York City was certainly the center of media, those and other circumstnces/situations will probably never happen again. The duration and final finish, make it the greatest comeback in sports history, as well. >>
While I certainly do not disagree with you, because that truly was amazing, I would also add that what happened in the house that Ruth built in 2004 was also the greatest comeback in baseball history.
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, back in 1951 baseball WAS the game most were interested in, New York City was certainly the center of media, those and other circumstnces/situations will probably never happen again. The duration and final finish, make it the greatest comeback in sports history, as well. >>
While I certainly do not disagree with you, because that truly was amazing, I would also add that what happened in the house that Ruth built in 2004 was also the greatest comeback in baseball history. >>
Can we please not ever bring that up again?
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, back in 1951 baseball WAS the game most were interested in, New York City was certainly the center of media, those and other circumstnces/situations will probably never happen again. The duration and final finish, make it the greatest comeback in sports history, as well. >>
While I certainly do not disagree with you, because that truly was amazing, I would also add that what happened in the house that Ruth built in 2004 was also the greatest comeback in baseball history. >>
Can we please not ever bring that up again?
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