@Arnold D. Cribari posted:I was born about one month after the Shot Heard Round the World happened. Rest assured, that momentous event will be resurrected in THE TWILIGHT ZONE on my Fields of Dreams layout.
Coincidentally, I also have contacts to that game because some of my relatives had strong connections to Ralph Branca who was the pitcher who gave up that home run. Will explain later.
Stay tuned.
LOL, Arnold
I met Ralph Branca through an acquaintance in the 80's, he was very gracious (I am sure he heard a ton of people recant stories around 'the game', given he was on the losing side, well...) and a genuinely decent man. Among other things in Montreal he roomed with Jackie Robinson when none of the other players were willing to, and at Brooklyn he was one of the first players on the Dodgers to embrace him being there. He also had a great sense of humor, he laughed when I asked him if the rumor was true, it was a hanging spitball he threw to Thompson, and said "Nah, that was Preacher's specialty, he gave up trying to teach me to throw it, said I was hopeless". He then laughed and said it was a screwball that didn't **** (blanked out for forum sensibility).
