In your viewing experience, what's "that one event" from your team that will always stick with you?
For me, it was one night when the Giants were playing the Expos at AT&T Park (at the time was Pacific Bell Park), though I can't narrow down the specific year. Frank Robinson was coaching the Expos, and Neifi Perez was on the Giants, that's the best I can do. Anyway, we had the bases loaded and less than two outs (Perez is on third). Bonds is batting and pops it up in front of the triangle that is the pitcher, the catcher, and the third baseman. They all get around it and miscommunication lets the ball drop. The third baseman picks it up and tags home, then they all continue discussing their miscommunication.
However, little did they know this was an infield fly, so the batter was automatically out when it was determined it was a fair ball, so tagging home plate did nothing to retire Neifi Perez, who was walking down the line. So as the three fielders were talking, Perez crept into home plate and quickly got his foot in on the plate. Boom, run scored. The fielders were bamboozled, and Frank Robinson storms out of the dugout. You'd think he was going to let hell break loose on the home plate umpire, but instead he chews out his players for not being head's up on what happened.
I'll have to find a video. It was fantastic!
EDIT: PERFECT!!!
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For me, it was one night when the Giants were playing the Expos at AT&T Park (at the time was Pacific Bell Park), though I can't narrow down the specific year. Frank Robinson was coaching the Expos, and Neifi Perez was on the Giants, that's the best I can do. Anyway, we had the bases loaded and less than two outs (Perez is on third). Bonds is batting and pops it up in front of the triangle that is the pitcher, the catcher, and the third baseman. They all get around it and miscommunication lets the ball drop. The third baseman picks it up and tags home, then they all continue discussing their miscommunication.
However, little did they know this was an infield fly, so the batter was automatically out when it was determined it was a fair ball, so tagging home plate did nothing to retire Neifi Perez, who was walking down the line. So as the three fielders were talking, Perez crept into home plate and quickly got his foot in on the plate. Boom, run scored. The fielders were bamboozled, and Frank Robinson storms out of the dugout. You'd think he was going to let hell break loose on the home plate umpire, but instead he chews out his players for not being head's up on what happened.
I'll have to find a video. It was fantastic!
EDIT: PERFECT!!!
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