In 1978
Bucky Dent prevails. In any other park, Bucky Dent's three-run
home run likely would have been a routine fly ball for an
out. But in Boston's Fenway Park, which isn't always friendly
to the Olde Town Team, it was the final nail that sealed the
coffin of the Red Sox' 1978 season. Then in 1979 Yaz Hits
Number 3,000. A soft ground ball made a path through the infield,
out of the reach of defender's gloves and into the plush green
grass of Fenway. It was a defining moment of the game, a quiet
single that reminded us of how simple baseball could be and
a monumental statistic that told the story of a ballplayer
for the ages. Finally, in 1983, Carl Yastrzemski's last game.
It was Yaz Day. "New England," he said. " I love you." Carl
Yastrzemski was ready to play the last game of an amazing
Red Sox career. It was "Yaz Day" at Fenway Park. A late summer
afternoon where the hard-working left fielder would stand
before the shadow of the "Green Monster" for the last time.
In 1986 Roger Clemens fans 20. Red Sox manager John McNamara
said it was the most awesome display of pitching he had ever
seen. Roger Clemens warmed up a cannon before a Tuesday night
game in April of 1986 and shot down 20 Seattle Mariners by
night's end to break the Major League record for strikeouts
in a nine inning game.
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