#4. JI
JIM THOME
#13. Twins Beat Phillies on Father's Day, 2010
This is a personal moment for me. I watched this game with my dad, and even though they were down 9-4 in the ninth, we kept watching. Thome hit a two-run homer and Mauer tied the game with his own two-run homer. Drew Butera caught Thome's homer on the fly from the outfield bullpen.
Then, impossibly, Butera hit the go-ahead pinch-hit homer in the 10th inning. It wasn't the game winner, but the Twins tacked on three more in the 11th to win 13-10. Don't think I'll ever forget this game.
The Better Moment
- JI (95%, 18 Votes)
- Butters! (5%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
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- Arraez Pinch-Hit Walk (53%, 10 Votes)
- Dozier Walks-Off Tigers (47%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
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- Mauer Tags Out Gardner (95%, 19 Votes)
- Dozier/Rosario Homer Off Severino (5%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 20
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- Joe Mauer's Final Game (79%, 15 Votes)
- Kepler 5 in a row off Bauer (21%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
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I watched the Sox broadcast of the Thome game. Just beautiful and pure silence the entire trip around the bases, then a quick and dejected "We'll be right back," and push to commercial break. It was glorious.
Hawk to Benetti might be biggest upgrade in history
Ha, I just noticed the ump had to bail before getting beaned by Thome's helmet.
This was literally the only time I’ve preferred Hawk’s home run call to any non-Yankme announcer.