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[Mustang Driver]

Good for him. Any other time, any other circumstance, you say take your base. You don’t break a record that way.

[Fiji Hill]

Personal note: I've attended very few major league baseball games in my life, but I did attend this game. This was an unforgettable night for me. If I recall correctly, Giants manager Herman Franks was ejected from the game for arguing the call.

I, too, was at that game. The California primary election was a few days away, and a supporter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY), who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination stood at the entrance to Dodger Stadium passing out fliers and asking, "do you want to vote for Senator Kennedy"? I replied, "no, I don't!"

That was absolutely the most dramatic baseball game I have ever seen. The suspense was building inning by inning and climaxed when Dietz was hit by that pitch. And yes, the Jints' manager was, indeed, thrown out of the game, but that didn't shut him up. He continued to bellyache at a news conference the next day.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[TBP]

Sorry to see him go. He was an excellent umpire.