Each MLB Team’s best gift ever received

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    shakenbake McBride
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    Royals: Don Denkinger’s World Series call
    In umpire circles, Denkinger was a star. But because of one call in a crucial moment, he’s an enemy on the eastern side of Missouri and somewhat of a cult hero on the western side. In Game 6 of the 1985 World Series, with the Cardinals leading the Royals, 1-0 — and 3-2 in the series — the Royals came to bat in the bottom of the ninth. Pinch-hitter Jorge Orta hit a chopper on the AstroTurf and steamed up the line. Cardinals first baseman Jack Clark fielded the ball in front of second baseman Tom Herr as reliever Todd Worrell ran to first, and Clark threw it sidearm to the bag. It’s a close play at first glance — Denkinger rules the runner safe as the Cardinals begin arguing. On the replay, it’s clear Orta was out. But there was no instant replay challenge then, and the call stood. Of course, the Cardinals contributed to their own demise after that; Clark didn’t catch Steve Balboni’s foul popup, and then Balboni singled. After a passed ball, two men were in scoring position, and Dane Iorg got to be a hero against his former team, driving in two runs with a single to right and sealing the Royals’ victory. And perhaps the greatest gift for the Royals was 21-year-old Bret Saberhagen’s stellar performance in Game 7, shutting out the Cardinals to give Kansas City its first World Series title. –Anne Rogers

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    Ratsbuddy
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    Mets – Bill Buckner

    Yankees – Acquiring Ruth from the Red Sox

    St. Louis – Acquiring Brock from the Cubs

    Pirates – Mazeroski’s one swing

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    CariocaCardinal
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    I would argue that DeWitt buying the team might be our biggest gift.

    Carlton is the biggest gift we ever gave

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    bicyclemike
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    Packaging them together, dealing away Carlton, Reuss and Mike Torrez was incredibly poor management. Keep those three guys and even given the other blunders (Tolan, Jose Cruz, Bake McBride), the Cards would have rivaled the Reds for ownership of “The Big Red Machine” moniker.

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    stlcard25
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    I would argue that DeWitt buying the team might be our biggest gift.

    It certainly has brought us a lot of good times. Maybe only the Yankees have been overall more successful since that time.

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