Tonight was one of those reminders of why I love sports. Every once in a while you see the really special things. In over 90 years of "live ball" American League baseball, no one has ever had 18 total bases in a game. Not Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, DiMaggio, Mantle, or Griffey. I walk in, turn on the Rangers, hear them say Hamilton had a 2-run dinger in the first. 2nd at bat: boom. Next at bat, double to the wall. Next at bat: boom. I think: 1 more at bat? Hope he goes for it. Final at bat: BOOM. He hits 3 homers to dead center, 1 to left, and a double to right-center. The most talented baseball player in 50 years gives us one more tasty memory to file away as evidence. A feat accomplished a mere 16 times in the grand history of baseball, and we were witnesses. Something even more rare than a perfect game. The Natural can't seem to give us complete years, but the moments are something special.
S
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I was very happy to get your text and be able to watch the final homerun.
It truly is amazing. Everything thing he does is just more impressive than i ever imagined.
J.
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