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"I heard him yelling too and reached up to catch it when he bumped into me. He cut my foot a little, but I told him you can cut me like that all the time if you catch the ball."
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1960 World Series"I was almost at second base when it finally went over. I was running so hard, just trying to make sure Id get to third. Then it took moment or two to realize what happened. It was gone. You know, all I could think about was, "We beat the Yankeesǃ We beat themǃ We beat the damn Yankeesǃ"
The 1960 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1960 season. The 57th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. In Game 7, Bill Mazeroski hit the series winning ninth-inning home run, the first time a winner-take-all Worl
"I heard him yelling too and reached up to catch it when he bumped into me. He cut my foot a little, but I told him you can cut me like that all the time if you catch the ball."
"Its a dilly, all right. The ball really spins around that curve, like a pill on a roulette wheel. You cant charge em, or theyll get past you for a home run."
"Sure, I expect trouble. Look at that sun. How can I say I dont expect trouble? Ill tell you one thing, though. It might be an experience. I know theres a good chance Ill be lousy, but the funny thing is, Im looking forward to it."
"We no good when first come home off road. All time during regular season we lose first game after come back to Forbes Field. Same thing happen now. But we get hot in second game now we back—just wait and see. We go out with fire."
"Cant beat the Bucs, can you? No sir, cant beat the bad Buccos, Ill tell you that. Thats for sure. Yessir! Yessir! We got em, we got em. They broke all the records, but we won the game. How about that? Cant beat that."
"I think it was just sheer guts against power, and the guts came through."