"There's a whole meme thing about "core memories" or "marking a core memory" that apparently began in the Pixar film Inside Out and then like most things in pop culture was first run through twitter and the TikTok (not the good one). Anyway. One of my core baseball memories doesn't come from childhood but from much, much later. While I do not at all disagree with what my colleague Bob Osgood wrote yesterday"
"In the bottom of the ninth, up 6-2, Torre summoned Broxto to pitch in a non-save situation. Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, and Robinson Cano were due up, but this was still 2010 and this was a bit of a bold experiment. Teixeira strikes out looking on four pitches. Then A-Rod reaches on one. Then Cano doubles on five pitches to bring home Rodriguez. Then it's 10 more pitches for Jorge Posada to single. Then 10 more pitches for Curtis Granderson to draw"
ESPN Sunday night broadcasts produced memorable baseball moments, including a June 2010 Dodgers–Yankees game at Dodger Stadium. Joe Torre, managing the Dodgers, brought in Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning while the Dodgers led 6–2. The Yankees then rallied dramatically: Mark Teixeira struck out, Alex Rodriguez reached base, Robinson Cano doubled in Rodriguez, Jorge Posada singled, and Curtis Granderson walked. Subsequent at-bats by Chad Huffman and Colin Curtis drove in runs, and Derek Jeter was intentionally walked. The sequence transformed a comfortable Dodgers lead into a chaotic, multi-run inning witnessed by millions on live television.
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