Five Alive

Thursday, October 6, 2011
While the World Series and the League Championship Series rightfully garner much of the attention in October, there is no denying that the NLDS and ALDS have provided their fair share of indelible baseball moments through the years. The memory of a young Ken Griffey Jr. rounding third and sliding home with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 at the Kingdome still sends a chill down the spine of any diamond devotee. Unless, you're a Yankees fan. In that case, you're probably still wondering why Buck Showalter left Jack McDowell in to pitch to Edgar Martinez after he'd let the first two batters reach.
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