A few days ago, the Mets sent the orange-and-blue-clad fans of the greater New York area into a frenzy by finishing off the rival Phillies in a memorable four-game NLDS that was much closer than some of the final scores indicated. There were several heroes for the victors, of […]
Seven years ago, Francisco Lindor walked to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, the glare and tension of postseason baseball emanating all around – a reality throttled up by a line score showing the home team losing and running out of outs to make up the difference. […]
On October 10, 1981, pinch-hitter George Vukovich stepped into the box to face Montreal’s Jeff Reardon. It was the start of the bottom of the 10th, the Expos and Phillies were knotted at five, and Philadelphia was trying to force a decisive Game 5. A pitch, a swing … and […]