The Shot Heard Round the World
Back in the day, there were no playoffs in baseball. The team that won the most games in each league (and there wasn't any inter-league play, either) went to the World Series. Period.
But in 1951 the Giants and the Dodgers (both in New York) had identical records, 96-58. So they had to have a playoff. And in the bottom of the 9th, the Giants down 4-1, Bobby Thomson stepped up to the plate and won the game with a home run that has gone down in history.
Today, Thomson died. But his shot will never fade from memory, and you can hear (and see) it today:
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1 Comments:
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At 10:27 PM, August 17, 2010
fev had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->I heard that on the radio driving home, and the news reader (CBS, I'm pretty sure) referred to the Shot as occurring in "the 1951 playoffs."
KIDS these days!
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