Tim McCarver's Grand Slam that Wasn't
It's a shame that nothing like YouTube was around in the 1970s. Because if it were, I'm sure that the play I want to discuss would have gone viral. It was that unusual, and it was that entertaining. It happened on July 4, 1976, when I was about two weeks shy of my fifth birthday. So I don't have any independent memory of it. But, it gave my father and my grandfather such a kick, that they talked about it for years afterward. And that is Tim McCarver's grand slam that wasn't. Most young baseball fans know Tim McCarver as a broadcaster. He only retired seven years ago. But before his TV career, McCarver was a fan favorite among the Phillies faithful. In fact, he was the player who introduced the world to the Phillie Phanatic in 1978, on the popular local kids' TV show on Channel Six, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark. McCarver had two stints with the Phillies. The Phillies first acquired McCarver in 1970 from the Cardinals....