#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #21

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#21 January 5, 2003 39-38

Down 24 with less than 20 minutes left in the Wild Card game the Niners began the greatest postseason comeback in NFC history.

A touchdown/two point conversion for Terrell Owens to close the third quarter.
A Jeff Garcia run/Jeff Chandler FG to cut it to 5.
A Tai Streets TD, Niners 39-38 with a minute to go.

The muffed field goal attempt at the gun, giving the Niners their most improbable playoff win ever.

Owens finished with 177 yards/2 scores; Garcia threw for 3 and ran for 1. The Niners scored the last 25 points of the game.

We're 80 down - The 20 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History Start tomorrow.

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #22

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#22 October 11, 1987 1987 NLCS Game 5

The Giants would end this day up 3-2 in the NLCS and headed back to St. Louis needing just a game to win the pennant.

Rick Reuschel got hit; the Cards were up 3-2 in the 4th when Whitey Herzog brought in Forsch (the Bob version) and we slapped him around. Chili Davis led off with a single. Will Clark followed with a single. Bob Brenly walked and we had the bases loaded with nobody out – Jose Uribe, late cousin of our future World Series hero shortstop, singled home 2 to give us the lead – and a Mike Aldrete pinch sac fly plus a Robby Thompson triple would plate 2 more and that 6-3 score would hold up the rest of the way. 

Joe Price – Joe Price came on in the fifth and he only gave up two baserunners over the last five innings of the game, completely shutting down the Cards to put us a game – A Game! – from going to the World Series for the first time in a quarter century.

#21 is tomorrow.

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #23

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#23 October 8, 1989 1989 NLCS - Game 4

Game 4 of the '89 NLCS was tight. The Giants had taken a 2-1 series lead over the Cubs the night before but Scott Garrelts gave up a run in the top of the first and another in the second.

Fortunately, we got one back in the first and then 2 in the 3rd, a Matt Williams single driving home Brett Butler and Will Clark. We chased Greg Maddux with another run in the 4th, but Garrelts loudly gave it back up in the 5th, and it was 4-4 when Matt Williams hit a two run homer in the bottom of the 5th to give us the 6-4 lead in the last runs scored in the game. 

Kelly Downs, the worst pitcher on the staff in ’89, was terrific getting us into the 9th – but with two outs Ryne Sandberg’s single brought Steve Bedrosian in. A single and a walk loaded the bases for Andre Dawson – but Bedrock struck him out swinging and we were up 3-1, a game away from the first Giants World Series in 27 years.  

#22 is tomorrow

NFL Supercontest Week 14

Last week is here. I'm dead even.  32-32-1.

Wash +3.5 KC loss
Buffalo +2.5 TB loss
GB -3.5 Atl loss
Tenn +12 Den loss
Chi -1 Dall win

1-4
33-37-1

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #24

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#24 December 3, 1990 Monday Night War

By now the late season Niners/Giants MNF matchup was a standard part of the sports calendar.  This was the matchup of 10-1 teams that ended with Ronnie Lott and Phil Simms going nose to nose.  There weren't many penalties, there was only one turnover - this wasn't a mistake filled defensive struggle - this was the two best teams in the NFL punching each other in the neck for 60 minutes.  John Taylor's second quarter touchdown was the only one either team would get in the 49ers 7-3 win.

The 23rd greatest moment in Candlestick Park history is tomorrow.