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Lower the flags, and raise the 1951 National League Pennant..
Giants Legend Bobby Thomson has died at 86.
Thomson, despite a great career, will forever be linked with that one swing of the bat. The Giants were down 13.5 games to the Dodgers in the second week of August only to go 37-7 the rest of the way (including a 16 game winning streak). They tied the Dodgers on the last game of the season to face a 3-game playoff for the Pennant. They were down 4-2 in the 9th inning of game 3 of that series when Thomson hit the most famous home run in baseball history. Amazingly enough, Russ Hodges' iconic call was only recorded because a Dodgers fan was recording the Giants' broadcast to torment a friend who followed the Orange and Black. Instead, he captured one of the best home-run calls of all time.
Thomson, despite a great career, will forever be linked with that one swing of the bat. The Giants were down 13.5 games to the Dodgers in the second week of August only to go 37-7 the rest of the way (including a 16 game winning streak). They tied the Dodgers on the last game of the season to face a 3-game playoff for the Pennant. They were down 4-2 in the 9th inning of game 3 of that series when Thomson hit the most famous home run in baseball history. Amazingly enough, Russ Hodges' iconic call was only recorded because a Dodgers fan was recording the Giants' broadcast to torment a friend who followed the Orange and Black. Instead, he captured one of the best home-run calls of all time.
