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rich45
I'm from New York City. My dad grew up in two places. Brooklyn and Northern Manhattan. If you were from Brooklyn you died with the Dodgers, Northern Manhattan the Giants and the rich folks "followed" the Yankees (my dad's words). My dad was a Giant fan, even when they moved to the bay area (yep..another team moved in 1957 and broke hearts). I have a autographed picture of his hero as a kid, Mel Ott. Bobby Thompson died the other day and the NY Giants kinda did too.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2010/08/17/famed_home_run_hitter_bobby_thomson_dead_at_86/?page=3
Rich
NY Giants: Time to turn the lights out boys
August 18, 2010 at 01:21AM View BBCode
Bobby Thomson and the New York GiantsI'm from New York City. My dad grew up in two places. Brooklyn and Northern Manhattan. If you were from Brooklyn you died with the Dodgers, Northern Manhattan the Giants and the rich folks "followed" the Yankees (my dad's words). My dad was a Giant fan, even when they moved to the bay area (yep..another team moved in 1957 and broke hearts). I have a autographed picture of his hero as a kid, Mel Ott. Bobby Thompson died the other day and the NY Giants kinda did too.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2010/08/17/famed_home_run_hitter_bobby_thomson_dead_at_86/?page=3
Rich
Hamilton2
August 18, 2010 at 02:47PM View BBCode
Man, that '51 pennant race was one of the most exciting in baseball history. Really, the two decades prior to the move West, the Giants and Dodgers were two of the best and most exciting franchises in baseball. Thompson deserved to be remembered for more than "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" but I guess that was the biggest moment for him.
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http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/08/17/the-giants-win-the-pennant/
Tyson
August 18, 2010 at 05:26PM View BBCode
Here's a good article today from Joe Pos, including the 10 most memorable HRs of all time:http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/08/17/the-giants-win-the-pennant/
Tyson
Hamilton2
Kirk Gibson
Maris' 61st
McGuire's 62nd
Aaron breaking Ruth's record
Those are 5 that I would expect to be on the list, in no particular order.
August 18, 2010 at 05:33PM View BBCode
Bobby ThompsonKirk Gibson
Maris' 61st
McGuire's 62nd
Aaron breaking Ruth's record
Those are 5 that I would expect to be on the list, in no particular order.
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Tyson
August 18, 2010 at 05:38PM View BBCode
Maris's wasn't on it, the others were. I can say that I don't remember ever seeing that HR, outside of the movie 61*.Tyson
Hamilton2
It would be fun for people to try to guess what the HR"s are without looking first.
August 18, 2010 at 05:49PM View BBCode
Ah. (I can't see the article 'cause I'm at work, but I'll read it later)It would be fun for people to try to guess what the HR"s are without looking first.
dirtdevil
why is there never any love for joe carter's?
August 18, 2010 at 06:04PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Hamilton2
Bobby Thompson
Kirk Gibson
Maris' 61st
McGuire's 62nd
Aaron breaking Ruth's record
Those are 5 that I would expect to be on the list, in no particular order.
why is there never any love for joe carter's?
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Tyson
August 18, 2010 at 06:46PM View BBCode
That is actually covered in the article I posted.Tyson
barterer2002
Top 5 HRs in order.
1. Thompson
2. Gibson
3. Mazeroski
4. Aaron
5. Hartnett
August 18, 2010 at 10:08PM View BBCode
Joe Carter beat America's heros so nobody likes him.Top 5 HRs in order.
1. Thompson
2. Gibson
3. Mazeroski
4. Aaron
5. Hartnett
patred
August 19, 2010 at 01:12PM View BBCode
I read [url=http://www.booksamillion.com/product/9780375713071?id=4807747062353]"The Echoing Green"[/url] last year. Albeit kind of dry in some places, it was still a good read on Thomson's homerun (and Branca's side) and how baseball was unquestionably America's Game at the time.
dirtdevil
america's slobs, you mean?
my top 5, in order
1. Carter (only home run that took a team trailing in the game and won it the world series)
2. Maz (breaking a tie to win game 7 of the world series is kind of a big deal)
3. Gibson (more for the dramatics of it than anything. it was game 1, after all)
4. Thompson (no matter how legendary it was, all it did was put the giants into the series, which they lost)
5. Ruth's called shot (maybe it happened and maybe it didn't, but the legend of it still lasts today and baseball is made of legends)
i've left off the milestone home runs, deliberately. aaron's home run was an inevitable occurence that, although huge, would have happened eventually at some point. that makes it hard for me to rank above the 'moment' hr's that had impact on postseason outcomes.
August 19, 2010 at 02:44PM View BBCode
Originally posted by barterer2002
Joe Carter beat America's heros so nobody likes him.
Top 5 HRs in order.
1. Thompson
2. Gibson
3. Mazeroski
4. Aaron
5. Hartnett
america's slobs, you mean?
my top 5, in order
1. Carter (only home run that took a team trailing in the game and won it the world series)
2. Maz (breaking a tie to win game 7 of the world series is kind of a big deal)
3. Gibson (more for the dramatics of it than anything. it was game 1, after all)
4. Thompson (no matter how legendary it was, all it did was put the giants into the series, which they lost)
5. Ruth's called shot (maybe it happened and maybe it didn't, but the legend of it still lasts today and baseball is made of legends)
i've left off the milestone home runs, deliberately. aaron's home run was an inevitable occurence that, although huge, would have happened eventually at some point. that makes it hard for me to rank above the 'moment' hr's that had impact on postseason outcomes.
rich45
Rich
PS Perez is my favorite player of all time. :saint:
Hearing Rizzuto call Maris' shot was the best.
August 23, 2010 at 12:48AM View BBCode
Tony Perez' shot in the 15th to win it for the NL in the '67 all star game.Rich
PS Perez is my favorite player of all time. :saint:
Hearing Rizzuto call Maris' shot was the best.
tm4559
2. gibson. it makes no difference it was game one. mr. hotshot eckersly was supposed to be untouchable. boom. she is gone. and so were the A's.
3. aaron. yes, it was inevitable. but yes, it broke Babe Ruth's record, and that was the greatest record that ever there was.
4. Fred Lynn's grand slam in the all-star game. don't shoot the messenger. it was very memorable.
5. Bucky Dent
August 23, 2010 at 01:29PM View BBCode
1. gary carter. wow. i think everyone knew he was going to hit that home run. it seemed that inevitable.2. gibson. it makes no difference it was game one. mr. hotshot eckersly was supposed to be untouchable. boom. she is gone. and so were the A's.
3. aaron. yes, it was inevitable. but yes, it broke Babe Ruth's record, and that was the greatest record that ever there was.
4. Fred Lynn's grand slam in the all-star game. don't shoot the messenger. it was very memorable.
5. Bucky Dent
patred
August 23, 2010 at 03:37PM View BBCode
Gary Carter hit two homeruns against Boston but I only clearly remember some other significant play from that series.
tm4559
[Edited on 8-23-2010 by tm4559]
August 23, 2010 at 05:58PM View BBCode
well, yeah. but we were talking about home runs, not folks scoring from second on muffed ground balls.[Edited on 8-23-2010 by tm4559]
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