Baseball's Best Moments (a thread to keep your mind off the Indians).

[camakazee]

Since the Indians not only plan on losing this year, but probably next year as well, I figured we all needed a reason to still like baseball. I hate the current state of the sport right now, given its bidding war status due to lack of a cap, but that's neither here nor there.

These are your most memorable baseball moments--the calls that give you chills when you hear them and the video that leaves you in awe. They don't necessarily have to be Indians moments. Here are two of my favorites. I'll spare some of the others since I'm sure everyone will touch on the big ones.




Willie Mays.

Sure, the catch came against the Cleveland Indians, but this was hands down one of the best catches ever (if not the best). In game one of the 1954 world series, on a ball crushed deep to center field in one of the deepest ballparks ever (Polo Grounds - center field wall was 483 ft at the time), Mays puts his head down and makes a basket catch on a dead sprint towards the wall.

Not too many defensive plays can turn the tide of the world series. I would consider this one of the few.

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Bill Mazeroski.

A game seven walk-off home run? Hollywood doesn't even churn out that unrealistic bull. But rest assured, in a tied ball-game, Bill Mazeroski (who hit only 11 home runs that season) takes the plate and knocks one out of Forbes Field. Ridiculessness. On a side note, I've played catch a few times right next to the original Forbes Field left field wall, which still stands today.

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[Cavsfan89]

Mesa blowing the save that would of gave us the World Series in 1997?

 

[Chris]

Mesa blowing the save that would of gave us the World Series in 1997?

I turned on that new goddam MLB Network and the first commercial I saw was some "baseball's greatest championship moments" and it showed quick footage of Mesa blowing the save :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown

I about threw the fuckin controller at the TV

 

[Chardon]

I may be even more sadder now.