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The MLB postseason is here (which can be watched on FOX Sports 1) and in order to appreciate the present, we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments in baseball playoff history.
Today, we remember Sid Bream’s series-winning “mad dash” in Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS.
Truth be told, this play was incredibly unlikely for multiple reasons. Little-used Francisco Cabrera came up huge in a rare plate appearance by hitting a ball into left field towards Barry Bonds. Sid Bream, the slowest member on the Braves, lumbered across the bases due to several knee injuries which had robbed him of his speed. Barry Bonds, one of the best outfielders in the game at the time, was out of position to field the ball and consequently tossed it a little wide of home plate which gave Bream just enough time to get home safely.
Watching it now, the play is a bit of a miracle. The slide represented a changing of the guard. The Pirates would slide back into irrelevance following the 1992 NLCS and the Braves would go on to become one of the most successful franchises of the decade.
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And to think, it all hinged on Sid Bream and his bad knees.
