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Originally Posted by Mark17
This is the first one I thought of. A big reason is that visual. The TV guys who made the decision to keep the camera on Fisk, rather than just following the ball through the air, created a lasting moment in time. It was TV broadcasting genius.
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It was genius with maybe a bit of luck mixed in as I recall. I remember my parents letting me stay up late to watch the end of that game, and it ended up solidifying my interest in baseball. It's too bad though, that when I finally had the chance to meet Fisk (when he was signing at an exhibitor booth at a convention I attended), he expressed doubt when I told him that that game had hooked me on baseball!