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25 Great Baseball Moments to argue about with your friends, June 15, 2001
"Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments" as selected by the Sporting News is a book that you argue about rather than review. The book begins the top position, Bobby Thompson's 1951 home run, "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" when the Giants won the pennant, the Giants won the pennant, the Giants won the pennant. This is one of a dozen home runs listed in the 25 Greatest Moments, and while you will not be surprised to find Fisk, Mazeroski, and Dent on this list you might be stunned to find that Babe Ruth is absent: no Number 60 and no "Called Shot." The list also includes defensive plays by Mays and Richardson as well as fatal errors by Buckner and Owens, pitching performances by Larsen and Haddix, and record setting performances by Aaron and Ripken. There are even looks at the home run races 1961 and 1998 and the Brooklyn Dodgers "Boys of Summer" season in 1955. Including Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man Alive" speech is a nice inclusion on the list. Even the Sporting News finds it impossible to stop at 25, as the book also offers lists of Other Great Moments that feature The Next 10 (e.g., Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no hitters), The All-Star Game (e.g., Carl Hubble strikes out five straight future Hall of Famers in the All-Star Game), Moments That Changed The Game (e.g., first night baseball game), Unusual and Unforgettable (e.g., Bill Veeck sends Eddie Gaedel to the plate), and Individual Feats (e.g., Wambsganss unassisted triple play in the World Series). This books features lots of great pictures and recaptures those moments you remember actually watching on television as well as those you have only heard about in baseball lore. I especially like the retrospective comments on the players involved looking back on the moments that made them immortal. Okay, for the record, here is my argument for obvious changes: I would put Ruth's 60th home run, DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Williams finishing at .406, and Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on the list. What would I take off the current list? The homers by Chambliss, Brett and Carter, and Cobb's all-time hit record being broken by that compulsive gambler fellow who got banned for life. Now it is your turn at bat...
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