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Originally posted by PeteBooth
We had the Yanks/ Orioles Series yrs. back where REPLAY CLEARLY showed the young FAN reach into the field of play to catch the ball and therefore, only 2 bases (not 4) should have been awarded.
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Pete,
That story was an instant legend. That boy has gone down in the history books as one of the most infamous influences on the outcome of a baseball championship ever. They play 162 games in a season, and still the whole thing can be boiled down to that one kid who helped steal the series for the Yanks, who went on to win it all.
And that's what's unique about baseball. No other sport has the rich past that baseball has enjoyed. Legends of the future are being created now. That human element makes baseball the wonderful sport that it is. Add computers to replace that human element and the game becomes a little more sterile, the interest becomes more related to stats, and some wonderful magic would be missing from America's game.
Fri Jun 21, 2002, 01:57am
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