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To: Justin C who wrote (55780)	10/25/2002 6:29:28 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 65232

Hi Justin, That Baseball's Top 10 Memorable Moments gig was all screwed up. Most of those supposed moments were actually milestones in the history of the game. They were long anticipated milestones that took place over an extended period of time. They should rank among the top 10 memorable milestones in the history of Baseball. IMVHO, they weren't memorable moments in & of themselves. Perhaps I'm wrong, but to qualify as the top memorable moments in baseball, they would be events that happened within the moment, or at least the game itself........... Memorable moments like....... - Reggie Jackson's 3 pitches, 3 swings, 3 home runs in game 6 of the 1977 World Series, - Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, Don Larsen became the first and only pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game in the World Series by retiring all 27 Dodgers he faced, - Bobby Thompson's Shot Heard Round the World - a three-run, ninth-inning homer that capped the Giants' historic comeback to win the NL pennant, in game 5 of the National League playoffs in 1951, - the injured Kirk Gibson's near one handed home run to win game 1 of the 1988 Word Series and - Bill Mazeroski's home run in the 9th inning of game 7 of the 1960 World Series - the only World Series ended via a home run. Ya, Gibson's homer made #9 on the list, but the other four were equally, perhaps more dramatic/memorable, because each of them were key to the outcome of the series. Thanks for that very interesting story though. I was a couple of months shy of 4 at the time, but it remains one of the all time great moments in Pittsburgh sports. I've seen Mazeroski's homer a thousand times. A couple of interesting tidbits from those replays....... Yankee catcher, Yogi Bera, was playing left field (where Maz hit the homer)....... a local TV news reporter (later a long time news anchor), Paul Long, got so caught up in the moment that he ran on the field & followed Mazeroski from third to home. Ö¿Ö