tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post6160053118916445289..comments2024-03-28T13:03:58.271-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: The epic home runnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-48696387321574061512011-06-30T09:44:25.990-04:002011-06-30T09:44:25.990-04:00Awesome post.
I give the nod to the Pujols blast ...Awesome post.<br /><br />I give the nod to the Pujols blast for memorability. That's got to be the one that we talk about the most.<br /><br />But given the lack of a specific iconic homerun, what if we go outside the box: I nominate the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyOcp60nMFY" rel="nofollow">Endy Chavez catch</a>. Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS. The Mets still lost, but that play is recalled by more people than any specific homerun of the decade.skoormithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297504834792748549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-80807083611055180362011-06-29T09:55:37.317-04:002011-06-29T09:55:37.317-04:00sorry - that was replay, not reply in the last pos...sorry - that was replay, not reply in the last postBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-70841657614322207562011-06-29T09:55:07.117-04:002011-06-29T09:55:07.117-04:00Am I really the first to bring up Bucky Dent?
The...Am I really the first to bring up Bucky Dent?<br /><br />The other day SportsCenter had college baseball playoff highlights and showed Dent's son. They decided to reply Dent's 1978 HR. The ESPN announcer said - I kid you not - "Bucky Dent had a great playoff game in 1978, with three RBI including a home run."Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-67523245164991474242011-06-29T08:18:23.492-04:002011-06-29T08:18:23.492-04:00Yes, Spiezio, sorry, I got so excited writing it u...Yes, Spiezio, sorry, I got so excited writing it up, Glaus hit the double the next inning, lol, sorry. Please tell me I'm not losing my old mind... <br /><br />I was being tongue-in-cheeky with the Fisk comment. That was exciting, and I can still remember that World Series very well, I was ten years old and that '75 series was basically the birth of my love with watching sports on TV! <br />I didn't know it was responsible for helping save baseball, I didn't even know there was a problem - Angel Stadium was always empty when I was a kid. I thought that was normal :)Anthony Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235433322648199652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-61548854422392983372011-06-29T00:30:42.317-04:002011-06-29T00:30:42.317-04:00Reivax ~
I thought Spiezio hit the 3-run homer in...Reivax ~<br /><br />I thought Spiezio hit the 3-run homer in Game 6. At any rate, it was a rally starter, not an ender, and doesn't fit with the other HRs.<br /><br />The Fisk HR is epic not only because of the situation, but because that game has been credited numerous times with refocusing the public's attention on baseball after a number of years of empty seats and apathy.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71333175004624811262011-06-28T23:20:35.501-04:002011-06-28T23:20:35.501-04:00I'd go with the Aaron Boone homer, but I may b...I'd go with the Aaron Boone homer, but I may be biased by living in Yankee land.<br /><br />The Albert Pujols shot off Brad Lidge is a close runner-up, with the Molina homer getting a dishonorable mention. :)<br /><br />None of the World Series homers were particularly memorable, let alone epic.Paul Hadsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886355050567035004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-8428951183179385492011-06-28T23:18:09.532-04:002011-06-28T23:18:09.532-04:00How can you leave off the 2002 World Series, Game ...How can you leave off the 2002 World Series, Game 6 homer by Troy Glaus that basically turned the tide on what looked like a quiet 4 games to 2 San Francisco series win. That homer was classic, even more important than the 2-run double in the next inning that gave the Angels the lead, the win and the momentum. Fisk's homer is nice and all, but come on, the Red Sox didn't even win!<br /><br />To be fair to the Red Sox the most exciting post season I've ever watched was the 2004 ALCS. Even after Boston had basically knocked the Angels, winless, back to Anaheim and out of the playoffs, I still couldn't cheer the Yankees, regardless.Anthony Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235433322648199652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-61740949649363252242011-06-28T22:55:05.212-04:002011-06-28T22:55:05.212-04:00I might have to vote for Pujols' shot off Lidg...I might have to vote for Pujols' shot off Lidge, if for no other reason than the line delivered by the Astro's charter pilot the next day who suggested the club look out the windows at 33,000 feet to possibly catch a glimpse of the ball.<br /><br />As for the earlier decade selections... no way to argue against them although the Bucky Dent homer in 1978 is pretty iconic as well.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21827729753266049412011-06-28T22:10:31.062-04:002011-06-28T22:10:31.062-04:00I guess there's a little bias, but I favor the...I guess there's a little bias, but I favor the Ortiz home run just for the historical significance of it. I think it's the only one that comes close to the history of the other long balls that you've mentioned. This was the home run that started the only comeback when a team was down three games to none, it took place in the biggest rivalry in the sport and it led to the first Red Sox championship in 86 years.<br /><br />The main negative going for this dinger is that this really isn't the play that turned the series around. Everyone knows that was the Dave Roberts steal and unnerving of Mariano Rivera. Even with taking that into consideration, I still think the Ortiz bomb is the most historic of this group.Offyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528345612847787915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-39224045675246419052011-06-28T21:43:45.799-04:002011-06-28T21:43:45.799-04:00Ugh. And you haaaaad to bring up the Joe Carter ho...Ugh. And you haaaaad to bring up the Joe Carter homer off of Mitch Williams. Now I shall revert back to that memory and cower in a corner.<br /><br />Word verification: "parretho"--a promiscuous bird?Funner Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846338197238534567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-54483800258699248242011-06-28T21:39:54.754-04:002011-06-28T21:39:54.754-04:00That is a tough one. None of them really stand ou...That is a tough one. None of them really stand out to me. Maybe steroids ruined the home run of the decade.<br /><br />If I had to pick just one, I would probably go with the Boone home run. As a fan of Matt Stairs, I loved his homer. But, I wouldn't call it the homer of the decade.zman40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07221290018484413350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34125255707392616322011-06-28T21:35:24.627-04:002011-06-28T21:35:24.627-04:00You forgot Eric Gagne's meatball to Hank Blalo...You forgot Eric Gagne's meatball to Hank Blalock in the All Star Game. <br /><br />Ok, so I'm bitter. Here's a happier memory:<br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2005/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2183208<br /><br />21 year old rookie Brian McCann bopping a homer in his first playoff at bat. OFFA ROGER CHEATIN' CLEMENS. w00t.dayfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-17542688676480745942011-06-28T20:52:03.661-04:002011-06-28T20:52:03.661-04:00I would say Magglio, selfishly, because I was ther...I would say Magglio, selfishly, because I was there and it was an awesome moment.Dean Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835797943104870803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-47795995489267306712011-06-28T20:37:44.910-04:002011-06-28T20:37:44.910-04:00Just haddddddd to bring up the Molina Home Run...Just haddddddd to bring up the Molina Home Run...(...Joe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07085104711886709037noreply@blogger.com