RIP Bobby Thomson

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I didn't know he was still alive. He played a major part in Giants History with the Shot Heard Round the World, and while I am way too young for that, it remains one of the most famous homeruns in baseball, as well as one of the most famous Calls I've ever heard.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5471194&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines

NEW YORK -- Bobby Thomson, who hit the famed "Shot Heard 'Round the World" that won the 1951 National League pennant for the New York Giants, has died. He was 86.


Thomson's death was confirmed Tuesday by the funeral home in Savannah, Ga., that is handling the arrangements. He had been in failing health for several years and died at his nearby home Monday night, funeral director Joe Wall said.


Thomson connected off Brooklyn ace Ralph Branca for a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning at Polo Grounds in the decisive game of a best-of-three playoff.