#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #60

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#60 September 21, 1969  Half Up, Nine Left



The Giants were a half dozen games out on July 3, but by August 3 had caught the Braves in the West and then battled for the lead the remainder of the year.

This is game 153, the Giants, who hadn't been in the playoffs since '62, needed to win to maintain a half game lead with 9 to go.  They beat the Dodgers 4-3 in 10.

With two out and no one on in the 10th, the Dodgers decided to intentionally walk Willie McCovey; the Giants followed with walks to Bobby Bonds and Ken Henderson - then scored the winning run on an error by Maury Wills.

A three walk+error walk off win against the Dodgers in 10 innings to maintain a half game division lead with 9 to go.

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College Football Picks - Week 10

Last week is here. I'm 30-32-1.

Memphis +3 Cinc loss
VT -5 BC loss
NC -3 NC St win
MTenn -4 UAB loss
Idaho +11 Tex St loss
Aub -9 Ark win
SAla -3 Ark St loss

2-5
32-37-1

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #61

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#61 December 29, 1996 Playoff Shutout

The first playoff game to make the list of the 100 greatest moments in Candlestick Park history; the '96 Niners were 12-4, earning them a home playoff opener against Ty Detmer and the Eagles.  This was a slog, wind gusts up to 62 mph; the Niners got 3 picks and shut out Philadelphia 14-0. A week later the season came to an end in Green Bay.

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A Year Ago

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #62

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#62 May 2 1995 5 Hours of Scoreless

I don't know how many games in MLB history have been scoreless through 14 innings.

Fewer still were rivalry games, scoreless through 14 innings, where in the top of the 15th the hated opponents scored 3 only to then have the hometown heroes score 4 to walk off winners.

This was that - it was Hideo Nomo's MLB debut for the Dodgers (one of 17 pitchers in the game). LA left a runner in scoring position in the 9th and had runners on the corners with 1 out in the 12th, but in the 15th got to Mark Dewey with three straight singles and then a two run Eric Karros double.  3-0 LA, bottom of the 15th.

The first two Giants made outs, giving San Francisco a 0.0% win probability.

Admit it, you're not still at the ballpark, right?  5 hours later on a Tuesday in May?

Jeff Reed walked.
Darren Lewis hit a two strike single.
Robby Thompson hit a game tying 3 run homer.

Barry Bonds singled.
Matt Williams doubled him home.

Giants 4 Dodgers 3

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