It was a moment that I had been anticipating, along with the rest of the baseball word, for three years prior to April 8, 1974. And even though I witnessed it on television — I missed it — and then realized it much later in life. And it had nothing to do with the actual home run.

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ps. (apologies for the occasional bird noises and the occasional audio pops, which I fixed to the best of my ability. I hope that the content compensates for these minor technical flaws)