9.30.2006

#1: A Ticket to Game 5

"Here comes Bell, rounding third, heading home....here comes the throw.....IT'S OVER!!"

We could watch this video all day. It's a perfect combination of game footage, amateur filming and a killer soundtrack (and you thought Enya couldn't enter into your daily routine). Ollie Fu's creation begins with Santiago's game four-winning home run, a rare chance to see a baseball player pretty much close his eyes and swing as hard as he can...and actually connect. If you don't get chills watching this video then you should be banished across the Bay Bridge where you can watch a baseball team outscore your football team every Sunday. The expressions of pure, unfiltered joy running through the stadium and on the field are magnified by Enya and Jon Miller, whose call of Lofton's immaculate single shows why he is the marquee voice in baseball announcing.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Number One Bay Area YouTube clip:


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