Simple Baseball Things
1. Walking through the tunnel into the stadium.
2. The Green Monster.
3. The Ivy at Wrigley.
4. The Warehouse at Camden Yards.
5. Being Champions.
6. Splash Hits.
7. Bernie Brewer’s slide.
8. AT&T Park.
9. Night Games.
10. Vin Scully’s voice on a summer night.
11. Walk off Wins.
12. Homers around Pesky’s Pole.
13. Minor League Baseball.
14. Roll Call at Yankee Stadium.
15. The Racing Sausages.
16. Military Day at Petco Park.
17. Bob Sheppard announcing Derek Jeter.
18. Tony LaRussa managing his 5000th game.
19. Pepsi T-shirt launch at Citi Field.
20. No hitters.
21. Perfect games.
22. Opening Day.
23. The Tomahawk Chop.
24. Back to back home runs.
25. Stolen bases.
26. Pedroia the Destroy-ah.
27. Bases loaded double plays.
28. The Racing Presidents.
29. Monument Park.
30. Sunday Night Baseball.
31. Sweet Caroline at Fenway Park.
32. Stealing home.
33. Slider.
34. The triple play.
35. Singing ‘Go Cubs Go’ after a win.
36. A Pitcher’s duel.
37. Laser Show.
38. Diving into the stands.
39. Kruk and Kuip.
40. Caught stealing.
41. October Baseball.
42. Jackie Robinson Day.
43. Walk off Home Runs.
44. Getting to the ballpark early.
45. Wally the Green Monster.
46. Ernie Tyler.
47. Meeting your favorite players.
48. Run downs.
49. Freddy Sez.
50. Hitting for the Cycle.
51. Busch Stadium: Baseball Heaven.
52. Home Plate Collisions.
53. When your favorite team plays in your hometown.
54. John Adams.
55. Small Ball.
56. Great American Ballpark.
57. The Subway Series.
58. ‘Hey Baby’ at Coors Field.
59. Old Timer’s Day at Yankee Stadium.
60. The Yankee Stadium Façade.
61. Benches clearing brawls.
62. Lou Seal.
63. Extra innings.
64. The Giants double sweeping the Rockies and Diamondbacks.
65. Pick offs.
66. Lead off home runs.
67. Tacoby Bellsbury.
68. Kung Fu Panda.
69. Celebrating a big win.
70. Gary, Keith, and Ron.
71. Unassisted Triple Play.
72. The Phillie Phanatic.
73. Grand Slams.
74. Mr. Met.
75. The Skyline at PNC Park.
76. Interleague play.
77. The All-Star game.
78. The Home Run derby.
79. MVP.
80. Cy Young winners.
81. Pies after a walk off win.
82. Ernie Harwell.
83. Curtain Calls.
84. High Socks.
85. Dodger Dogs.
86. Johnny Pesky.
87. The home run apple.
88. Odd promotions.
89. Inside the park homeruns.
90. Cow-bell man.
91. Dick and Bert.
92. The ‘Tulo’ Chants at Coors Field.
93. The Liberty Bell at Citizens Bank Park.
94. Strike ‘em out, throw ‘em outs.
95. Stand up triples.
96. At bat music.
97. Battle of the Bay.
98. Getting an out at home.
99. The 7th inning stretch.
100. Comeback wins.
101. Pinch-hits.
102. Going to away games.
103. Free Tacos when the Rockies score 7 runs.
104. Ken Rosenthal’s bow ties.
105. Magic numbers.
106. Ejections.
107. Ian Kinsler and Michael Young’s bromance.
108. Batting practice.
109. Harry Kalas.
110. Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus.
111. Armando Galarraga’s 28-out perfect game.
112. Twins/Brewers border battle.
113. Yankees/Red Sox rivalry.
114. Remdawg and Don Orsillo.
115. Doubleheaders.
116. Ralph Kiner.
117. Shake Shack.
118. Getting autographs.
119. Foul balls.
120. Rookies’ first major league hit.
121. Bobbleheads.
122. Retired numbers.
123. Fear the Beard.
124. Home run fountains at Coors Field.
1. Having the best bullpen ERA in the majors.
2. Pitchers hitting home runs.
3. Outfielders taking away home run balls.
4. The hidden ball trick.
5. Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols.
6. Bases loaded walks.
7. Dodgers/Giants rivalry.
8. Not leaving until after the final out.
9. Ceremonial first pitch.
10. Mr. November.
11. Milestones.
12. The homeless man who chants ‘Eat em up Tigers’.
13. Derek Jeter’s chase for 3000.
14. ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ and ‘Eye of the Tiger’ at Comerica Park.
15. 756.
16. Beat LA.
17. The Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field.
18. Loyalty.
19. Overwhelming Passion.
20. Mets/Phillies rivalry.
21. The National League.
22. Triples.
23. Bases clearing hits.
24. Peaches.
25. Jon Miller.
26. Minor league call ups.
27. Joe Morgan.
28. Double steals.
29. Crab fries.
30. The ‘M & M’ boys.
31. When a closer gets a save.
32. The crack of the bat.
33. Mother’s day bats.
34. Web gems.
35. Helton Burgers.
36. Josh Hamilton’s 28 home runs in the 2008 home run derby.
37. Wall climb catches.
38. Beating division rivals.
39. New stadium features.
40. Breaking balls.
41. Ichiro.
42. Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp.
43. Reds/Cardinals rivalry.
44. Outfield assists.
45. Big Papi and Dustin Pedroia.
46. Bromances.
47. Matt Holliday and Troy Tulowitzki’s love affair.
48. Spring Training.
49. Keeping Score.
50. Cody Ross the Boss.
51. $1 hot dogs.
52. Tim Lincecum.
53. Don’t Stop Believing.
54. Moneyball.
55. Comeback wins.
56. ‘Jose Jose Jose’ chants at Citi field.
57. Jose Reyes and David Wright’s bromance.
58. The Lone Star series.
59. “In play, run(s)”.
60. Jose Bautista’s home run surge.
61. 3 home run games.
62. Ken Griffey Jr.’s swing.
63. Home plate celebrations after walk off wins.
64. The World Series.
65. Rooting for the underdogs.
66. McCovey Cove.
67. Mr. Baseball.
68. Seeing players smile.
69. Throwback uniforms.
70. Karl Ehrhardt.
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