JoeRudi26 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 ESPN conducted a similar poll on their website, but the options (IMO) were a little outdated for my time. I don't remember Bill Mazerowski's homerun in 1960, nor do I remember when Roger Maris hit his 61st to pass Ruth in 1961. I wasn't even born when Bobby Thompson hit the "shot heard round the world" in 1951. As a matter of fact, I wasn't born when ANY of this happened, although I DO remember (April 8, 1974) when Hank Aaron hit number 715 to pass Ruth's all time HR record. I was 8 years old at the time. These were the options, so I obviously voted for Hammerin Hank, since I really had NO idea how the other ones "felt". Of course we all know what significance, through history and the present, that each of these long balls have in baseball. So I thought I would conduct a new updated poll, with an "others" option since we come from all different eras, and HR's in "our history" play a different role for each of us. If you voted "other", please specify. It could be from any era, at any time, what significance did it have for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I don't see the "other" button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRudi26 Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 I guess I "oopsed" it on the other button. If you choose "other", just specify it in your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean O Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Carlton Fisk's is the one that clearly makes me the happiest on that list, but my favorite is either Ortiz's game winner in last year's ALCS Game 4, or Damon's grand slam in game 7. Then there's Hendu's home run in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS, and Carbo's home run in the 9th inning of the Fisk game. As for the greatest home run of all time, there's 0 doubt in my mind that it's Mazerowski's World Series Game 7 winner over the Yankees at Forbes Field. I still want a Bill Maz jersey because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicksta Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 OTHER: I have to go with Kirk Gibson in the '88 World Series, Game 1, pinch hit homerun in the 9th with 2 outs to win. The fist pump as he rounded the bases is now timeless. "Gibson . . . swings! And a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5-4! I don't believe what I just saw! . . . I don't believe what I just saw!" -- Jack Buck, CBS Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 As a Yankees fan, I have a couple of personal favorites that top my list. I was a teenager at the time and I remember watching them on TV: 1. Chris Chambliss' 1976 ALCS walkoff homerun that won the pennant for the Yankees. The Yankee Stadium crowd rushes onto the field as Chambliss starts his home run trot and he is nearly tackled as he rounds the bases. It was such a mob scene that he had to come back out onto the field later (after the stadium has been emptied) with an umpire present to officially step on home plate. The Yankees make their first trip to the World Series since the early 60's only to get swept by Cincinnati's Big Red Machine. 2. Bucky Dent's homerun over the Green Monster in the 1978 one game playoff against the Red Sox After being down 14-1/2 games in July, the Yanks come all the way back to force a one game playoff with the Red Sox for the AL East title. I remember racing home after school to be able to catch the last few innings of the game. After the Yanks fall behind early, Dent hits a homerun to give the Yankees the lead. They later win the game and go on to win their second consecutive World Series title by beating the Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 DAVE JUSTICE. 1995 WORLD SERIES. Enough said. My second would have been McGwire's, but that was a sham. So now my second is probably A. Jones busting one in the world series against the deadly Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRudi26 Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 I have a couple of favorites actually: After Hank Aaron had tied Ruth's record of 714, each and every bat was televised, and on April 8th, 1974 he got it. Even at 8 years old, I could understand what was really happening. After all, Ruth was a legend, and this guy I was watching had just topped him. As I got older, I realized all he had to endure because he was black. I can only think how that must have "dampened" the glory for him, and I am glad I DIDN'T understand it as I watched the ball clear the left center field wall. My second favorite was Carlton Fisk's homerun that hit the foul pole (actually called foul pole back then) to send the '75 series to game 7. The Big Red Machine was a household name at that time. Each and every player was known to every kid on the block. I really didn't think Boston would even avoid a sweep. That homerun was sweet. My WORST favorite is Kirk Gibson's HR in '88 as someone else stated, but I guessed I am biased. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicksta Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 ROFL, aye, sorry bout that JoeRudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northpaw Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Kirk Gibson anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRudi26 Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 ROFL, aye, sorry bout that JoeRudi No prob Bicksta I actually cringe everytime I see that homerun, and they show it alot. :shotgun: That being said, it IS a classic. And I loved the way Gibson played the game. I just got stuck on the wrong end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataris812 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 My favorite is Ozzie Smith's in the 1985 NLCS. "Go crazy folks, go crazy!!!" That has to be one of the most memorable homers for any Cards fan. It sure is for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicksta Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Aye, nice one /em slaps self for not thinking of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 It's way too hard for me to pick just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroll_4_57 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 As a phillies fan i hate that Joe carter home run to win the WS in '93, but i know it was a clutch home run my favorite all time is def the Kirk Gibson HR fist pumping is classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 JOE CARTER!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverineman Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Maz's Game 7 winner in '60 and Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World" are easily 1-2 in my mind... none of the others are even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYYKing Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone homeruns and 2001 World Series Game 4 and Game 5, bottom of the 9th comeback homerun by the Yankees. Unfortunate the Yankee's didn't win that year...it was so close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themewin Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Fisk's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoltinJoeCarter Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 joe carter, straight up, and its not even a biased opinion, come one, everyone should agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzi22 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 kirk gibson off eck 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyCool Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Game 1, 1988 World Series, Oakland leading. Gibson wasn't even supposed to be in uniform that night and he was sitting in the training room the whole game in pain. There was a point when Vin Scully said on NBC that we wouldn't see Gibson at all that night. Gibson got so angry at this that he started packing ice on his legs in an effort to numb them so he could get ready to go out there. At some point Bob Costas passes by the batting cage underneath Dodger Stadium and there is Gibson hitting balls off of a tee. Costas could hear the grunts of pain coming from Gibson as he was swinging: "Thwack UUUHH, Thwack UUUHH, Thwack UUUHH." The battign coach for the Dodgers then goes to the dugout to talk to Lasorda, and like out of a "B" movie says to Tommy "He thinks he's got one good swing in him." So Mike Davis walks to make way for Dave Anderson who's on deck, and they call Andy back in and send Gibby out on deck. Scully: "...and he walked him, and look who's coming up! Kirk Gibson, with two bad legs...you want to talk about a roll of the dice, this is it!" So Gibby gets up there and pretty much looks terrible. Eck is just feeding him fastball after fastball and Gibby can just barely make contact to foul them off. Then Eck made his fatal mistake and tried to sneak through a backdoor slider... Scully: "Sax is waiting on deck, but the game right now is at the plate...High fly ball into RIGHT FIELD SHE IS GONE!!! In a year that has been so improbable, THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Either Joe Carter's in the '93 World Series or Hank Aaron's 715... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 What about McGwire's 62nd homerun to pass Maris. After the homerun he went to Maris's family and hugged them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom2662 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 My favorite HR was the HR when Reggie Jackson in the all-star game hit it into the streets of Detrot. (i am only 12, i saw it taped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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