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R.I.P. Bobby Thomson
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 8:36 pm
by Lavabe
The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!
For those who don't know, this is one of the most famous calls in all of baseball history. ESPN.COM has a video of THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD:
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/ ... id=5471194
Re: R.I.P. Bobby Thomson
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 8:56 pm
by EarlJam
Lavabe wrote:The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!
For those who don't know, this is one of the most famous calls in all of baseball history. ESPN.COM has a video of THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD:
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/ ... id=5471194
Aw man. Bummer. Indeed one of the greatest hits in baseball history. R.I.P. Bobby Thompson!
-EarlJam
Re: R.I.P. Bobby Thomson
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 9:01 pm
by captmojo
Just hearing of this from you guys.
RIP.
He became good friends with the the Dodger's pitcher.
Re: R.I.P. Bobby Thomson
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 9:19 pm
by lawgrad91
captmojo wrote:Just hearing of this from you guys.
RIP.
He became good friends with the the Dodger's pitcher.
They made appearances together in their later years.
RIP, Bobby.
His home run was one of the most famous plays in sports history.
Re: R.I.P. Bobby Thomson
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 9:23 pm
by CathyCA
And the Dodgers and the Giants were both New York teams then, not California teams.