:31:02
...you're bigger than the game.
:31:05
This is your one shot...
:31:08
...to go out there
and show them what you're made of.
:31:12
And that, you owe to yourself.
:31:16
Ill tell you what.
:31:18
Play the first inning
and if you wanna come out...
:31:21
...you give me a look, Ill take you out.
:31:25
All right.
:31:28
Sounds fair.
:31:30
My fans, you couldn't have picked
a worse night.
:31:33
Roger Maris has got 58 home runs.
He needs two to tie, and three...
:31:36
...to break Babe Ruth's record.
:31:39
But the winds of Hurricane Esther are still
swirling through Memorial Stadium.
:31:42
As if that weren't bad enough, Mel...
:31:44
...he'll have to do it here
in the Babe's backyard...
:31:46
...where he hasn't had a home run all year.
:31:48
So, sit back, open up a Ballantine,
'cause tonight could be history.
:31:52
Batting third, center fielder, Roger Maris.
:31:55
Without Mantle batting behind him,
I wonder if they'll pitch around Maris.
:31:59
Nobody wants to give up the big home run,
but it's a matter of pride...
:32:02
...and they'll pitch to him.
:32:04
- I certainly hope so.
- I wouldn't, but that's me.
:32:07
Okay, here comes Maris.
All eyes are on Rog, 58 home runs.
:32:12
But it's a nasty night here in Baltimore.
:32:15
- Come on, Rog. Get one!
- Get a piece of him!
:32:19
Bill looks in.
:32:21
Here's the pitch.
:32:25
Go!
:32:27
That ball is high and deep to right field.
:32:29
Shit, the wind's got it!
:32:31
Going, going, to be caught.
:32:37
Its gonna be a tough night.
:32:40
Guys, come on, now.
:32:43
Shit.
:32:46
All right, here comes Roger.
Go out to right field, his first time up.
:32:51
I imagine someday, someone...
:32:53
...will write about the month-long,
day-in-day-out pressure on Roger Maris.