I just think there were so many little things that could have happened to change the outcome of the game....If the bad hop doesn't hit Kubek in the throat, If Mantle get's tagged going back to first, if Long get's thrown out going to 3rd and Clemente doesn't bobble the ball (and what the heck was Long doing out on the bases anyway? He was a pinch hitter that wasn't going in for defense. Why wait till he gets to 3rd to pinch run McDougald), if Smith is called out on strikes, if Stengel starts Ford or brings him in for relief...it goes on and on. But I guess that's what makes baseball so much fun and why we are debating a game that took place 50 years ago...and why I collect the 1960 Pirates autographs.
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