Instead, the Indians came back to tie the game. The Cubs would do what they could to run out the clock and win the World Series. Indians fans would have started filing out of Progressive Field. How different would Game 7 between the Cubs and Indians have been had the Cubs taken a 6–3 lead with only two minutes left to play? There would be no comeback. All of these moments were possible because nobody ever had to look at a clock and think, “We’re running out of time.” The list could go on for quite some time. Derek Jeter’s walk-off home run in Game 5 of the 2001 World Series, three minutes after the clock struck midnight, marking the first time in history a World Series game was played in November. Carlton Fisk, waving his arms to will his fly ball to to left field to stay fair for a walk-off home run against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. Joe Carter’s walk-off home run, against the Phillies’ Mitch Williams, in the 1993 World Series. Bobby Thomson’s Shot Heard Round the World, lifting the New York Giants past the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951. Baseball will forever be defined by these moments.
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