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DEVOTION
The Shot of a Lifetime
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. – Romans 8:28
Baseball is a game with a long and rich tradition. Over the past 125 years, there have been many incredible players and unforgettable moments that have captured the greatness of our “American pastime.” Unfortunately, many of those moments have been lost to history. The first several decades of major league baseball were played before video, television, or even radio existed. You can find some grainy clips of players swinging a bat or staticky soundbites of old radio broadcasts offering a glimpse of the players and the games. but they are little more than novelties. They simply don’t capture the drama of the moment. As the years passed and technology advanced, more games were broadcast, giving wider audiences the chance to witness the feats of all-time greats like Williams, Mantle, Aaron, Koufax, and Mays. People were no longer dependent on a radio announcer or sportswriter to tell them about incredible games. They could see them for themselves
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One such moment happened in the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox. The Reds had taken a three games to two lead in the best of seven series, making game six a must-win for Boston. To add to the drama, rain in Boston had delayed the game for three days, forcing the players to sit and wait and think about the game and its significance. Game 6 was a back-and-forth affair until the Red Sox finally tied the score at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth. The game would go into extra innings still knotted up at 6. Finally, to lead off the home half of the twelfth inning, Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk stepped up to the plate.
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