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Page 5 • Tuesday, October 22, 2002
MLB announces top 10 moments in Game 4
The Battalion’s top ten MLB historic moments
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O n Wednesday night, during
Game 4 of the 2002 World
Series, Major League Baseball
II announce the greatest moments
baseball history which were voted
on by fans all season.
Moments are times that can only be
described by a single picture in time.
They are the times that bring goose
humps to people’s skin and are talked
about for generations.
Because of this, the following list
has left off some important events
because they do not describe a single
image. Jackie Robinson broke the color
barrier in 1947 and had an exceptional
career. To classify his achievement as a
moment is an insult to him and his
greatness. If the list was “greatest
achievements in baseball history’’ there
isno question he would be number one.
Based on the criteria above, here are
my picks for the 10 greatest moments in
baseball history:
10. Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou
Gehrig’s Iron Man streak
To get to this point, he played in
2,130 consecutive games. Therefore, the
streak is not what is important. The
moment 1 am talking about is when the
game became official in the 5th inning.
On Sept. 6, 1995, the baseball world
concentrated on Camden Yards in
Baltimore as Ripken became the new
Man. He was given a 22-minute
standing ovation and took a victory lap
around the ballpark.
9. Don Larsen becomes the first per
son to pitch a perfect game in a
World Series.
The moment fans will remember is
when Brooklyn Dodger Dale Mitchell
was struck out and Yankee catcher Yogi
Berra ran and jumped into Larsen’s arms
as his teammates rushed him.
8. The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth
to the New York Yankees
Most people don’t realize how good
the Red Sox were before this fatal move.
They had won three World Series from
1915-1918. In January of 1920, to avoid
bankruptcy and pay for a Broadway play,
the Red Sox owners sold Ruth to the
Yankees for $125,000. Since then, the
Yankees have won 38 American League
titles, 26 World Series Championships
and have had the greatest players to ever
play. Ruth went on to be one of the great
est players the game has ever seen. The
Red Sox have not won a World Series
since selling Ruth.
7. Willie Mays makes “The Catch” in
1954 World Series
In Game 1 of the World Series,
Cleveland Indian Vic Wertz hit a 460-
foot blast that would have easily been a
homerun in any stadium today. Mays got
a good jump on Wertz’s blast and some
how caught up to it just enough to make
an incredible over the shoulder catch.
“The Catch” set the tone for the World
Series as the Giants swept the heavily
favored Indians.
6. McGwire becomes the new single
season homerun king with No. 62
The great homerun chase by
McGwire and Sammy Sosa captivated
the nation and every night people would
watch to see if Roger Maris’ record of 61
homeruns would fall. On Sept. 8, playing
against Sosa’s Cubs and while Maris’
children watched from the crowd,
McGwire hit No. 62 off Steve Trachsel.
McGwire was so caught up in the
moment, he looked like a schoolboy run
ning around the bases, almost missing
first base in the process.
5. Hank Aaron becomes all-time
Homerun King
In 1974, in the midst of racial slurs
and bigotry, “Hammerin’ Hank” became
the new Homerun King by hitting No.
715 off A1 Downing. The Hall of Famer
finished his career with 755 homeruns, a
record which stands to this day.
4. Carlton Fisk waves historic home-
run fair in 1975 World Series
It was Game 6 of the 1975 World
Series and the Red Sox managed to tie
the game against the favored Reds. The
game was dragging on into the 12th
inning when Fisk belted a homerun that
seemed to be going foul. After making
contact, Fisk was jumping up and down
waving the ball to stay fair. The ball
bounced right off the foul pole, staying
fair by inches. The Red Sox won Game 6
7-6 in 12 innings, but lost Game 7. If it
wasn’t for Fisk’s reaction, this moment
might not be on many lists.
3. Kirk Gibson hits improbable
homerun in 1988 World Series.
Gibson, 1988 National League
MVP, was injured pJaying in the
National League Championship
Series against the defending champi
on New York Mets.
During Game 1 of the World
Series against the heavily favored
Oakland Athletics, Gibson was sitting
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in the clubhouse, unable to start.
Inspired by what he heard on the
radio, Gibson started taking batting
practice and then told manager Tommy
Lasorda he would bat if needed. In the
ninth inning, the Dodgers were down
4-3 with two outs and a runner on base.
Lasorda gave Gibson the nod and he
limped to home plate. Gibson got the
perfect pitch and blasted it into the
stands. Gibson, barely able to walk,
slowly trotted around the bases pumping
his fist into the air.
2. Bill Mazeroski’s homerun wins the
1960 World Series.
Maeroski’s shot in the ninth inning
gave the Pirates the World Series title
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over the New York Yankees. The shot
was the first time a World Series ended
on a homerun. The fact that the Pirates
won the World Series was remarkable
because they were outscored 56-26 in
the seven games.
1. Bobby Thomson hits “The shot
heard ‘round the world”
Thomson hit the most historic home-
run in baseball history, giving the Giants
the win and the National League
Championship. The play will forever be
remembered by Ross Hodges historical
radio call. After Thomson hit the ball,
Hodges screamed hysterically “The
Giants win the pennant! The Giants win
the pennant!”
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Rockets 5 Yao Ming enjoys his first day of practice, ready to play
HOUSTON (AP) — Yao Ming eased onto the
court for his first NBA practice Monday and
promptly missed his first jump shot. Then he went
to the free throw line and made that shot.
Before long, the NBA’s No. 1 draft pick was
chatting with Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis
during stretching exercises and later, he was
exchanging high-fives with his new teammates who
can t wait to get him ready to play.
Yao joined the team prior to Sunday night’s
game against Orlando and says he’s ready to play in
Wednesday night’s game at San Antonio or
Thursday when the Rockets host the Philadelphia
76ers in their final exhibition game.
“I think so (ready to play) but it’s best to ask the
coach,” Yao said.
Yao noticed immediately the NBA is a quicker
game than international basketball.
“It’s really fast,” he said in English. “How
quickly? I guess every time we (the Chinese team)
were waiting for the shot clock to get to eight sec
onds. Here, maybe only 10 seconds or maybe 15
seconds to shoot. But I like it, a lot of shooting.”
Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich won’t say
when Yao will get into a game, but Yao was
thrown right into the scrimmage mix at the team’s
workout Monday.
“We’ve got to be careful not to throw the weight
of the world on this guy,” Tomjanovich said.
Yao was an attentive student during his first
practice session. Although he spoke frequently in
English, his interpreter, Collin Pine, was by his side
to lend assistance.
“We have to understand that even the players
that have played in the U.S. and been through sum
mer league and in their towns working out, it’s still
a big jump to the NBA,” Tomjanovich said. “I’m
sure he’s going to have some adjustments to make.”
Yao is quickly adjusting to the idea of living
in America.
“Yesterday (Sunday) in San Francisco one guy
asked, ’Can I have your autograph,’ and he said T
live in Houston,”’ Yao said. “I told him I live in
Houston too. I just haven’t been there.”
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