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Baseball's Greatest Moments
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Thanks everybody! Welcome to our latest baseball survey! This one's easy, I'm going to list off a bunch of baseball moments -- you simply tell me how you feel about them.
All you have to do is see a moment -- say Babe Ruth's called show -- and if you think it's a GREAT moment, click that. If you think it's a GOOD moment, click that. If you think it's less than a good moment, just click NOT TOO INTERESTING. And if you're unfamiliar with Babe's called shot, you can simply click NEVER HEARD OF IT.
Simple, right?
One thing I'd love for you to keep in mind -- the book will be called "Why We Love Baseball." And so I'd love for you to think of the moments in that context. That is to say, ask yourself this: "Is this a moment that gets at the heart of why I love baseball?"
For example, you might think a moment was important or legendary, but it doesn't mean much to you personally. It doesn't get at why you love the game. If that's the case, please don't click on GREAT MOMENT. I really want moments that you love.
OK, here are your first 10 moments!
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Fred Snodgrass muffs an easy fly ball
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Eddie Gaedel, at 3-foot-7 inches, walks for St. Louis Browns
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Ted Williams goes 6-for-8 on final day to hit .400
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Shohei Ohtani whiffs 12 in six innings and also homers
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Royals beat A's 9-8 in wild wildcard game
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Mickey Mantle hits baseball's first "tape-measure" homer
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Bucky Dent homers in 1978 one-game playoff
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Don Larsen pitches perfect game in World Series
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it
Frank Robinson hired as first African-American manager
Great moment
Good moment
Not too interesting
Never heard of it