I can remember the first playoff game that I watched all
nine innings of. Sure I watched a lot of the 1995 Wild Card round and I had
watched some of the ALDS from 1996 but the first game, due to school, homework
or the fact that I was just 10-years old and had the attention span of a
10-year old, Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS between the New York Yankees and the
Baltimore Orioles was the first game I watched from the first pitch to the last
and boy was I not left disappointed.
If you don’t remember that was the game at Yankee Stadium
that saw Derek Jeter step up to the plate against Armando Benitez with the
Yankees trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning. Jeter would
slap the ball the other way to the right field wall where outfielder Tony
Tarasco and a 12-year old little boy who will forever be remembered were
waiting. His name was Jeffrey Maier.
Maier visibly reached into the field of play and grabbed the
ball from Tarasco leading umpire Rich Garcia to rule the play a home run. The
game was tied thanks to a little help, a game the Yankees went on to win
leading to a series victory as well for the Bronx Bombers.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)