{"id":1077,"date":"2013-01-12T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T22:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2013-01-12T17:03:52","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T22:03:52","slug":"thomson-and-branca-together-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?p=1077","title":{"rendered":"THOMSON AND BRANCA TOGETHER AGAIN!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/?attachment_id=1078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rrmPU_St_8.jpg\" alt=\"rrmPU_St_8\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rrmPU_St_8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rrmPU_St_8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newyorkgiantspreservationsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rrmPU_St_8-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This never gets old and seems to never die (Thank goodness). Just back from the Billy Crystal movie Parental Guidance. Crystal ambition was to become the SF Giants broadcaster. A major story line is the&#8230; famous call by Russ Hodges:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Bobby Thomson&#8230;up there swingin&#8217;&#8230;He&#8217;s had two out of three, a single and a double, and Billy Cox is playing him right on the third-base line&#8230;One out, last of the ninth&#8230;Branca pitches&#8230;Bobby Thomson takes a strike called on the inside corner&#8230;Bobby hitting at .292&#8230;He&#8217;s had a single and a double and he drove in the Giants&#8217; first run with a long fly to center&#8230;Brooklyn leads it 4-2&#8230;Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances&#8230;Lockman with not too big of a lead at second, but he&#8217;ll be runnin&#8217; like the wind if Thomson hits one&#8230;Branca throws&#8230;[sound of bat meeting ball] <!--more--><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a long drive&#8230;it&#8217;s gonna be, I believe&#8230;THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! Bobby Thomson hits into the lower deck of the left-field stands! The Giants win the pennant and they&#8217;re goin&#8217; crazy, they&#8217;re goin&#8217; crazy! HEEEY-OH!!!&#8221; [ten-second pause for crowd noise]<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t believe it! I don&#8217;t believe it! I do not believe it! Bobby Thomson&#8230;hit a line drive&#8230;into the lower deck&#8230;of the left-field stands&#8230;and this blame place is goin&#8217; crazy! The Giants! Horace Stoneham has got a winner! The Giants won it&#8230;by a score of 5 to 4&#8230;and they&#8217;re pickin&#8217; Bobby Thomson up&#8230;and carryin&#8217; him off the field!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t want to spoil it for you but look out for one of the judges near the end of the movie and the smile on his face. Great flick BTW!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This never gets old and seems to never die (Thank goodness). Just back from the Billy Crystal movie Parental Guidance. Crystal ambition was to become the SF Giants broadcaster. 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