Bobby Thompson “Shot heard ‘round the World” Dead at 86

I wasn’t born yet when Bobby Thompson hit his dramatic homer to give the New York Giants the 1951 pennant.

But, as a huge baseball fan and knowing the baseball history of New York where frenzied Dodgers, Giants and Yankees fans battled every year for bragging rights, there wasn’t a bigger moment than this:



For one brief moment for Giants fans, the world was a perfect place.

RIP Bobby we’ll miss you!

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