Posted on 03/07/2006 7:09:55 AM PST by Rakkasan1
On Saturday night, Oct. 26, 1991, in the sixth game of the World Series, Kirby Puckett made one of the great catches in Series history. It got overshadowed, but not lost, by what followed later in the game, closer to midnight. This was the third inning. Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves hit the ball, and by the sound of it, he hit it for keeps. Puckett started churning and churning and then leaped in the classic, outstretched pose of an old baseball card from the golden era of life itself. His body went into the air between the retired numbers of Rod Carew and Tony Oliva, and his glove slapped the glass. Smack! And we said, "What a catch, did you see that, what a catch!'' A fellow in the press box got the idea to run out there to Section 102 and see who it was who had seats so close to immortality. They were Lance and Ginny Moberg of Mendota Heights, Jon Perkins of Brooklyn Center, Chuck Novotny of Cottage Grove and a kid named Zach Florenzano, 9. The kid was with his dad, Joe, 44, who was out getting a soda. They all said without fail that they
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maybe repeatedly hitting the winning run in game 6...
If heaven and hell ever played a game against each other, hell would win... they have all the umpires.
I'm not a baseball fan, and have never even bothered to go to a pro game.
Still, I liked this article. Even I was able to get a little sliver of the joy and excitement our national sport brings so many.
Thanks for posting it.
I have all 3 of his bobble heads, HOF Induction first day cover wall hanging - # 14 if 600 made, many other things to remember KIRBY.
It's Iowa, isn't it?
The ball hit off the wall into his glove.
Great player. He had his personal demons that showed up after he retired, but what he did on the field was just incredible.
They announced on the radio this morning that Puckett is one of the youngest members of the Hall of Fame at the time of his death (Lou Gehrig was only 37).
Too young.It was tough news when he had to retire so early.Great athlete,and a great person.There aren't enough players around with Kirby's integrity.
It's the individual who achieves something amazing that is to be savored.
*groan*
That was revolting, cat...
Indeed. I just can't tolerate the hours of watching paint dry between the exciting bits.
They just get to play baseball every day. That's my idea of heaven!
lots of good stories will come from this. I love the one about not having $ for cab fare to his 1st big league game.
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