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His 1984 World Series story made me rethink pressure
Honestly, I was at my cousin's place last weekend and his old neighbor, a guy who must be 70, started talking about Game 5 in 1984. He was at Tiger Stadium and said the whole place went quiet when Kirk Gibson stepped up. That single at-bat, down by a run, with the Padres one out away, it decided the whole series vibe. It got me thinking about my own clutch moments, like that roof job in Detroit last July where my crew had to redo a valley in 40 mph gusts before a storm hit. We pulled it off, but the pressure felt similar, just with shingles instead of a bat. Anyone else ever hear an old sports story that made you see your own work differently?
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piper_thompson318d ago
Did you ever hear about the guy who caught a home run ball in the '84 series and then used it to propose to his girlfriend right there in the stands? My uncle swears he saw it happen on TV, though I've never been able to find it on YouTube.
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