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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (55764)	10/24/2002 12:24:21 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

<<...Ripken was definitely a class act and one of the few athletes that seems to take his station as a role model seriously. I'd have voted for Robinson breaking the color barrier because its importance transcended sports...>> jpgill: good points...I agree with you. -S2 btw, winning is important BUT walking Bonds can deny the fans of a few more of those fantastic home runs....I really enjoy watching him play -- I heard a local sportscaster in Chicago today refer to him as 'another Babe Ruth'...=)

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (55764)	10/24/2002 4:42:04 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 65232

I noticed that Bill Mazeroski's home run in the 9th inning of game 7 of the 1960 World Series didn't even come close to the top 10 moments in baseball history. The were few more exciting plays in a World Series ever, yet Maz didn't even garner an honorable mention. 'Not only was Mazeroski the greatest second baseman in Pirate history, he was also very likely the best defensive second basemen of all time. Yet he achieved instant fame with one swing of the bat on October 13, 1960. He had already made his mark in that World Series against the Yankees with a two-run homer in the opener {and a 2 run double in game 5 to secure Pirate wins in both games}. Batting in the bottom of the ninth in the seventh game, he drove Ralph Terry's second pitch over the left field wall at Forbes Field to give Pittsburgh a 10-9 win and its first World Championship since 1925. That dramatic shot helped earn him the Babe Ruth Award as outstanding player in the Series, and TSN's ML Player of the Year Award. ' Thursday, October 13th IN THE NEWS: In a 9–9 tie, Bill Mazeroski leads off the last of the 9th and hits what is arguably the most dramatic home run in Series history, off Ralph Terry, to give Pittsburgh a 10–9 win and the World Championship. An oddity in this game: it is the only World Series game this century with no strikeouts recorded. Despite Maz's heroics, Bobby Richardson is the Series MVP, as the Yanks outscore the Bucs, 52 to 27. pubdim.net pubdim.net Go figure.